Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-08-04
The New Text Book Law.


The New Text Book Law.
NaIae g. trustee aud the pu5nc.
YoUr attention is respectfully !
called 70 Secs. g and . OF House .
BIZ SO. @3t which WAS approved F.
March 7, 1889. These sections acre
given herewith in fun:
- SECTION s. Not later than the
Glst Monday III August, 1899, and
at such other times as may he nee
essalY Ia properly supply the
schools of said district the chair
man 81 each Of the several boards
d trustees Of The county shall for
ward to the county superintendent
Of his county a list OF the kind Of
books. and the number of each
kind, which will he required
to supply the pupils of the public
schools of his district lmmedi-
ately upon the receipt of this re-
QUESTION from the chairman Of the
board OF trustees, the county super
inteudent shall order from the
nearest book publisher or publish
ers furnishing said books the books
designated therein, aud upon re-
ceipt of the duplicate bills from
said publishers, and upon compare
son with the original bills sent to
the trustee or other person to whom
the order was consigned, and after
comparing the same with published
price furnished him by the state
superintendent as hereinbefore pro-
vided, shall order the county treas
urer to remit the purchase price to
the said publisher from the funds
of said district: provided, that if
the district had no funds to its
credit in the.hands of the county
treasurer, then the said county
treasurer shall at once remit from
the current expense fund of the
county, the same to be reimbursed
to the current expense fund of the
county, from the funds of the dis
trict, as soon as the amount has
been paid into the treasury to the
account of said district; and, pro
vided, further, that if from any
cause the accounts are not paid
within ninety days, the same shall
draw interest at the rate of I per
cent per annum from the date of
the shipment of the books to the
date of payment.
Sec. o. The county superin-
tendent and the county treasurer
shall each keep an account of all
books ordered, showing the num-
Der of the district, the number and
kind of books, the date of the
order, the place from whence
ordered, the date aad amount of
the remittance, and such Other
items as will in their judgment
render the whole transaction easily
understood. Provided, thaf TIA
trustees OF each district shall de
termine whether or not the text
books for said district shall be fire
text books, and Il il shall he de
termined by slid trustees thai sail
text books STALL net be free thea
person having ,he legal or uctua'
control Of a Child OF children. sbal
be required 10 purchase necessary
books for such child OF children
from the trustees OF his district a.
actual cost TO thut district, and Tie
trustees shall pay The purchase
price back into the treasury, tn,
same to be placed to the credit Of
the said district: provided, in eases
where il is deemed by said trustees
that any parent OF guardian is un.
able to pay Tor said text books, tn,
same may be furnished free.
House Bill No. POI makes the
proviso that the text books adopted
shall be in use in all the public
schools of the state for a period o.
six years from and after the frs
day of September, 1899, to the ex
clusion of all others.
Dated July 26, 1899.
LEWIS ELsENsoHN,
County Sup't.