The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-01
TEXT BOOK QUESTION.
THE BILL SUBMITTED ny EVANS OF
tsRAYSoN As A SOLUTION.
Hoard Provided Fur, which IL Au-
thcrised TO Adopt tnfform SER
ties OF Text nooks-1he Hill.

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rnornins providing solution OF the school
sexs hook question
A hill 10 be entitled an act to empower
| the State hoard Of education TO procure
| Cox use IN the public free schools OF the
| STATE @. Texas series Of text books,
dsenine the duties Of certain officers
therein named with reference thereto.
l iaAktus sYproqriatlo1s therefor, defining
certain misdorneanors, providing penal
sics for TIE violation and declaring an
emergency.
BE II enacted by the legislature OF the
STATE cf Texas:
Section /. Thai the State board o, eduoa-
sion, together with the State supeSntead-
Ell, 81 pnblic instruction, shall constitute
| board los the purpose Of adopting uni
form system OF text books for the use OF
4 the public free schools 0f This State and
Z lu- the further purpose Of executing tho
/ provisions O! ms Acl Sssa board Is hereby
authorized TO select ana ADOPT uniform
series o. text books for The purpose above
Indicated, said se-lcs 20 include all text
+ books now Used In The public free schools
+ q the state ct Texas a. prescribed In tue
laws of this STATE fov the examination 81
I teachers q frs; grade, secoud grade anu
j third grace 81 that NAY be hereafter ire
{ scrshed by lsW. provided that nothing Of
j See tloaai iarslSGn or sectATian character
I SHAH be contained In said books
provided. thai The books adopted shall 10
al least equal in size and quality as 10
subject matter. material style OF binding
and mechanical execution. TO books now Ia
Use 10 tie panllc free schools OF this State.
see :. Thai said board shall immediate
Is uQeu taking effect o. this act adHertee
Coy slch tigle ard In such manner az 'he!
6eeu best 10 oaiain toe desired iniormH-
tra that 81 { time and place 10 be hNeu
b. sac uo,ire, and not later than two
months AFTER the first publication thereof,
aai4 board win reccl7e sealed proposals as
Fellows From he publishers Of school text
oo-As Ger furnishing books 20 the schools
O.. the STATE through agencies established
- sails publishers In the several counties
ci INC State. as may he provided for In such
relulAiiors IS The said board may adopt.
No hid from any publisher shall be enter
taircd ty said board made FOR less period
% Ihue than ~. sears. Said bid or bids
shall state specifically at what price each
book viii be furnished and shall be accom-
named by specimen copies OF each and all
books proposed TO be furnished, provided it
shall be required Of the bidders TO deposit
with the treasurer of the State such sum
q money AS the board may require, not
less Than $500 nor no more :han S2500 ac-
ccrdug 20 the number OF books each bidder
may propose to supply, Such deposit shall
he forfeited to he state absolutely II such
bidder 80 dtposltng any sum shall fail TO
make ana execute suoh contract anu pond as
- h,leih required W'hih such time as the
N1'n may require "nlch time shall ne
s,ol.a III the notice advertised. All bids
shall be deposited. sealed with the comp
NNi,ei ~ ths H,''e' w ~ ny hlh ueiiVereu
10 the beard when they are in session for
TIE purpose of considering the same when
hey shall be opened In the presence OF
ihc board. whenever any person has been
u'n ruhVact ana tiled MS pond ana
~. Iao' win the BOARD the SAID board SHAH
make an order on the treasurer OF the state
',V'tins sueh iao'' "hereupon the treasurer
,,,I,ta. ,'' ,''e ueposi, ol SuVh suocesfiui
N,uI.T, nul II any such successful bidder
sAal IAN to make and execute the contract
ana BOND as hereinhefore required the
sHAll pace such special deposit
~ me state treasury to the credit of the
available school fund and the board shall
'rSN. Vr',he' they conclude to do so. for
st'I u'uue,A 1" supply sucn books. which
Ss'uI nluuer may nave failed TO
sunny Al unsuccessful bidders shalt have
'Aeif special deposit returned to hem az
soon as the board has decided not to ar-
c"pi their bids. Ali school books selected
ana aaopied by the board shall be written
az printed IN tho English language The
n.lra may slipulaie IN the contract Of sup
plsing books as herein provided ,hot NO
contractor or contractors shall exchange NO
contract books for all books actually in rsa
and for which purpoge the value NJ H.
books IN use shall b. dedueted fro,,, ,ha
contract price OF the new h,oka nrosiaca
The suceeEsful bidder To SUNNY ,n,, 49,.
who may have awarded IN ~, -, "'V"N'
contract. shall wi,htn am, TO-, an ~. s,y
board enter inio contra, a,,, - ~ 'ne
and execute a ,ood AZ, 20 SHai' MAKE
uayable 10 the So, ~ r. boHu'
sum Of not loss then s,o onN @na IN me
less than three sol,.,, 800 slsneI ny not
be residents NJ The VINO shaii
approved b,. tho ae ~'"'e VI itNas, 10 be
may no mn a., 80. Nor' Wnich said pond
restion of ,be t."' my time nron sug-
fonditlo,sd ~ ~. ou'h tond shall be
ors shall f,,,ns,,,,. Ire contractor or contract
tho condi,;1r. ana honestly perform
tr,ct 80 80, ne contract said con-
,qrnc, .,.,'1,, -nu'I De prepared by the at
~. r,,,,e.lN una ne made to conform to
81 =, III, u,s ~ mis- act
o, So. ~ sAsIi be the duty Of said board
80 80" ,'nIt ana place mentioned In such
-, uteH aud tNnmlne all scaled pro
-, -'tl'c1 pursuant 10 the notice prl