The Forrest City times., 1899-04-07
TEXT BOOK BILL.
Conformity Of school Books Left 70 t's
option of Electors In Each
County.

signed by the governor April /, is given
in full below:
The electors OF every common school district
shall, when lawfully assembled In annual
district school meeting on the third SATURDAY
In MAY. with not less than ave electors pres
ent, have the power In addition 70 the powers
already provided by Law. TO vote on the oues-
ton OF county uniformity in text books
The ballot OF the electors shall have written
or printed on It for county uniformity ana
against county uniformity"
The county court at its regular meeting TOT
levying taxes shall open the returns ana Aseef-
tain In addition to its other duties Is nov pro-
vided, whether . majority OF all the votes cast
st that election In the county be TOR county
uniformity" and II such be the fact the county
clerk shall. within ten days thereafter SO GER
tify to the county examiner. and TO the stsss
superintendent Of public instruction
In each county in which . majority OF al the
votes cast shall be for county uniformity.
the county examiner. together with TWO resi-
dent teachers of the county holding nrst graoo
certificates, to be appointed by the state super
intendent Of public instruction within thirty
days after receiving notice ss in section ., ana
two citizens OF the county interested IN inc
public schools. to be appointed by the county
Judge within thirty days. shall constitute the
county school book board.
The co lnty examiner, who shall be Chairman
OF the county school book board shall call It's
members to meet together at the county seas
in the court house. on or before the third Tues
day in November, for the purpose Tor which
the board was constituted. The board. after
its organization, shall proceed TO carefuliy eh
anime and compare the school text DOCKS anu
their prices. which may be submitted TOT It's
consideration, and shall, within sixty days, by
q majority vote OF al It's members, select ana
adopt list or series OF school text DOCKS on
the following subjects, to-wit: Writing. spell
ing. reading. arithmetic, language lessons.
English grammar. geography, history OF Ar
kansas and OF the United States. civil govern
ment of Arkansas and Of the United States,
physiology and hygiene elementary Algebra
for uniform use in the public school districts
OF the county for a period OF six years from the
date OF their adoption. In making such adop-
tions the county school board shall give due
oonsiderati ton to the school text books which
are used in the ma jority OF the school districts
Of the county and to the wishes and recon-
mendations Of the teachers and school patrons,
as may be expressed to the board by petition
or otherwise provided equally as good terms
can be obtained for the regular supply OF the
books already in general and satisfactory use
In the schools OF the county. and for any eS-
change Of books required. as can be obtained
from publishers OF other school books of equal
merit and workmanship and no school books
shall be adopted the price OF which exceeds
the price at which said books are furnished or
sold to school patrons in any other state or
territory.
The county school book board shall be In
session not to exceed ten days in any one year
and each member Of the board shall receive "
per day for each day he shall serve to be paid
out of the common school funds Of the county.
The chairman Of the board shall file with the
county clerk statement showing the number
OF days each member has served and the county
clerk shall issue his warrant on the county
treasurer in favor of each member In accord
ance with such statement, payable out OF the
common school funds Of the county.
The county examiner shall keep record OF
the proceedings Of The county school book
board and OF the books adopted by 1t for uni
form use iu the schools Of the county. with the
contract prices of the same. of which adopted
list and prices he shall give due notice TO the
teachers and school directors OF the county by
circular letters or otherwise. The books so
adopted shall be brought into exclusive use In
all the public schools Of the county as soon and
as rapidly as practicable; and any teacher or
school director permitting any other book
books than those adopted by the county board
to be used in schools under their charge sfeH
one year from the time OF their adoption shall
be subject to fine of not less than SIS and
any person selling any book so adopted to &
school patron at price greater than the con-
tract price thereof. shall be subject to q fne
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this act shall be so construed as to prohibits
any board or school directors, superintendent.
or teacher from using readers or other books
Tor supplementary purposes, but no such sup
Elementary book shall take the place Of any
adopted book on the county list.
Before any school book may be lawfully
adopted by any county school board In this
state the publishers shall deposit In the once
OF the state superintendent Of public instruc-
tion sample or standard copy thereof with ito
regular wholesale mailing price plain,y
written or stamped therein, together with a
written proposition to furnish such school book
to any school or school board or to their
authorized agent at the lowest wholesale o.
mailing price thereof. And any Publisher
making proposition to the state superintend-
ent for furnishing school books In this state
shall hle with the auditor OF state o duplicate
copy Of his or their proposition to the state
superintendent, and shall enter into O bond to
and with the state OF Arkansas in the sum OF
10000 for the faithful performance OF his or
their stated proposition. said bond to be made
through some reputable guaranty company
Each county board, before adopting any text
book, shall require it's publisher to deposit In
the ONCE OF the county examiner q copy OF the
same, and after its adoption shall require said
publisher to enter into contract to furnish said
text book for the entire period of its adoption
and use in the schools OF the county at its low.
the state superintendent; and shall require
the publisher OF each and every school book 50
adopted to guarantee and maintain the me-
chanical quality and execution OF such book
equal to the sample or standard copy thereof
filed In the ONCE of the county examiner; and
no county school book board shall adopt any
school book whose publisher shall not have
complied as to said book with the provisions
OF this act
Board OF directors Of special school districts
In any county which shall adopt uniform
series Of books as provided in this act. shall
each have the option Of adopting the county
uniform series or different series in whole or
In part for use in It's schools.
In counties in which the vote is against uni
formity" there shall be no change In the school
books In use In the public schools therein for
one year; provided the publishers of the books
so In use shall furnish them upon the same
terms as the same books are furnished I'm
counties voting for county uniformity. ac-
cording TO the provisions of this act
To Certify to Their Reports.
H. Is ~ an act allowing school directors 10
certify TO their general reports under their
Official oaths-
That the annual and enumeration re,o-ts q.
the directors OF the various school districts Of
the state OF Arkansas. shall be good under their
omeial oaths when signed by them officiallv
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