The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-06
TEXT BOOK bill.
Text "f the Proposed Measure, Witch
Hns nern EnNornhIN Rcnnrich


AUSTIN. Texas. March 5.-The following
'F Senator Presler's school text book bin.
which has been favorably reported IN by
the senate Committee on education:
bill--To bo entitled an act to ,upo,ysr
we state board OF education 10 procure
Tor use In the public schools OF the state
OF Texas a series OF Uniform Text Rocks .
atiInins the duties OF certain officers
therein i1mel with reference thereto
making appropriations therefor. defining
e1F'alh mlsd"mtanors providing penalties
Tor Inc violation OF the provisions of this
act ana declaring Al emery ency.
Se'u"n l. BE ii enacted, the state board
~ education, together with the state SUPER
intendent Of public instruction and the
president OF the state university shall con-
f'iiute a board for the purpose Of adopting
uniform system OF text books for tho uso
O. we public free schools OF this State and
LOT the further purpose OF executing the
provisions OF this act said honrd Is here
~ authorized TO select and adopt unif,r
system OF text books Tor the purpose above
'halcated. and the text books SO selected
shaIi lie used tn the public schools of this
state for a period OF not less than Ave years
trcw the from the date OF their said alop-
yer. SAID series To include the following
branches Of study, to-Wlt. Spelling, read
ing English grammar. geography, arith-
Httl'. me elements OF ply siOlogy and nv
gene history OF the United States, history
Of me state o. Texas. and a graded system
~ "riiihr sDc rs provided. that any OF said
tex books shall not contain anything n,
hartman or sectarian character. ana nro
Nmrd further. that the foregoing books shall
d" al least equal In size and quality as TO
matter. material style Of binding and me-
vhaulcal execution to the following text
pouhA now IN general use. viz: The speller
Z az u
Appleton readers. the arithmetic to Rays
arithmetic series, the geography to the
hIerle series Of Biographies the grammar
10 harvey grammar. the history uf the
tnittd States to Barnes History OF the
United States. the history Of Texas TO
ihralIs Su'niier history OF Texas: and the
wfiung books equal TO the Eiectic copy
books.
See, ?. That said board shall im.nedia.e.
ly upon the taking effect OF this act. ad
Neriise for such time and In such manner
as theN deem best to obtain the desired in
formation. that al time and place TO be
hNtu by SAID rotiee. and not later chan two
months after the first publication thereof.
sara board will receive scaled proposals as
lolio"s' from the publishers OF school text
DOCKS Tor furnishing TO the schools
VIZ state through agencies cs-
Ablished by said publishers In the
several counties of the State. as NAV be
provided for Ia such regulations as said
board may adopt. No bid from any pub
fisher shall be entertained by said beard,
made for less period than Ave years. Said
pa or bids shall state specifically at what
price each book VIII be furnished and shall
be accompanied with specimen copies OF
'aen and all books proposed TO be furnished
ana II shall be required OF the bidders and
each of them to deposit with the treasurer
OF the State such sum OF money as the
BOARD may require. not less than $500 nor
more than $500. according To the number
OF DOCKS each bidder may propose to sup
ply. such deposits shall be forfeited to the
state absolutely II such bidder so depositing
any sum shall fail to make and execute
auch contract and bond as Is herein &C.
uulred within such time as the board may
REQUIRE. which time shall be stated in the
notice advertised All bids shall be depos-
ited with the comptroller OF the State. to
be ny him delivered to the board when they
are In session. for the purpose Of consider
ing the same. when they shall be opened in
the presence Of the board. When any per-
son has been awarded a contract and filed
bis bond and contract with the board, the
said board shall make an order on the