People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-25

party. The only compensation which
members Of The commission shall re-
ceive is SO per day and 10 cents per
mile OF necessary travel. The state
superintendent is chairman OF the
board, empowered to vote upon all
propositions. The commission shall
hold Office for four years and will hold
meetings on the first Monday in April
and at such other times as may be
necessary.
Here are the maximum prices for
books:
Spelling books, 10 cents.
\ First reader, 10 cents.
Second reader, Is cents.
Third reader, 20 cents.
Fourth reader, % cents.
Fifth reader, 80 cents.
Mental arithmetic, % cents.
intermediate arithmetic, % cents.
Complete arithmetic, 80 cents.
Elementary geography, 80 cents.
Complete geography, 70 cents.
Physical geography, 70 cents.
Elementary grammar, 20 cents.
Complete grammar, IS cents.
Physiology and hygiene, so cents.
United States history, so cents.
Elements of natural philosophy, so
cents.
} Civil government, 40 cents.
Bookkeeping, 40 cents.
Writing books, 5 cents.
Algebra so cents.
These prices include delivery Of
books to any point in the state.
The bill provides that counties,
townships or districts, if hereSidenJs
so desire, may own their own text
books and furnish them to the pupils
free of charge. However, nothing in
this acL shall be held to interfere
with any such contracts now in exis-
tence.
The members of the committee On
education have provided all possible
safeguards for the protection of the
commissioner from onslaughtS by loby-
jSts representing school book cOmpan-
les and have incorporated in the bill
a prOviSO making it penalty for any
member of the commission to divulge
any of the proceedings of the board
before completion, and further that
no one except members of the com
mission shall be permitted to be pres.
ent at meetings thereof.
At the close Of each session of the
commission, the proceedings shall be
published in pamphlet form and dis
tributed among the people.
Any member of the commission who
violates these provisions shall be
deemed guilty of a miSdemeanOr and
+ upon conviction thereof shall be fined
: not less than 500 nor more than $500
not exceeding six months in Jail and
removal from office.
The bill provides that the state
shall not be liable for the amount Of
any contract with publishers, WHIT
must secure their compensation eX-
clusively from the sale Of books fOl
which they have contracted.
After contracts are made it is made
the duty of the publishers to arrange
with local dealers for the distribution
of the books. Such dealers will bt
permitted to charge ten per cent OF
the contract price for handling thu
books. However, the publishers arr
required to furnish books direct tt
the people at contract price.
The bill precludes the possibility O
a "rake-Off" on the part of DEALER
authorized to handle the books BY
providing that any person who shall
receive money or any other thing o
value in excess of the contract price
shall be deemed guilty of misde
meanor and subject to a fine of no
less than s25 or more than 800 ant
Imprisonment in the county Jail TO
not to exceed ninety days.
To carry out the provisions of th
act 81, 800 is appropriated. Successful
bidders will be required to furuisl
bond in the penal sum Of $4,000 will
resident securities for faithful pei
Torrance of contract