The news & observer., 1901-03-12
Advertisementfor Bids to Fur
nish School Books for the
Public Schools of North
Carolina.

Public Schools of North
Carolina.
office of State Textbook Commission,
Raleigh, N. c., February 26, 1901.
In accordance with the provision of an
Act of the General Assembly, passed
at its session of 1901, ratified on the Sth
day of February of tne said year, and
entitled an Act to Establish a Text
Book Commission, sealed proposals will
be received at the office of the Secre-
tary of State until II o'clock, noon,
March 26, 1901, for furnishing books for
the public schools OF the State of North
Carolina for the perior of five years.
The following branches of study are in
cluded in the public school curriculum:
photography, Defining, Reading, Writ
ing, Drawing, Arithmetic, Geography
Grammar, Language, Lessons, History
of North Carolina containing the Con-
stitution of the State History of the
United States containing the Constitu-
tion of the United States; Physiology,
! Hygiene Nature of Effect of Alchollc
! Drinks and Narcotics. Elements of Civil
| Government, Elements of Agriculture
| Theory and Practice of Teaching.
Bids will be made on books for sepa-
rate branches and shall state specifcal-
ly and definitely the price at which each
i book will be furnished-all expense, in
cluding freight or postage in placing
postage in placing books i'm the hands
| of patrons to be borne by the contractor
or contractors.
| Accompanying each bid. but under
separate cover shall be ten or more
1 specimen copies of each and every book
proposed to be furnished, and each bid
der shall deposit u'th the Treasurer
of the State such sum OF money as the
! State Text Book Commission may re-
| 1uire. not less than $500 or more than
/ $500 according to the number OF books
! each bidder may propose to supply
| such deposit to be forfeited absolutely
TO the State If the bidder making the
deposit of any sum shall fail or refuse
4 in case of acceptance Of his bid, to make
and execute such contract adm bond
as required by said act within thirty
days after notification of the acceptance
Of his bid by the State Text-B Book COM
mission as provided in said act
! At ~ o'clock, noon March 2blff 1871
meet in the Executive Office i'm the city
| Of Raleigh and take out such samples
or specimen copies submitted upor
| which the bids arc based, and submit
and refer them to the sub-commission.
All bids will be opened on April 23rd
1901. in the office of the Governor o.
North Carolina and in the presence O
the Text Book Commission, and while
right is reserved to reject any and al
bids. The successful bidder or bidders
shall maintain IN each county i'm tht
| State provided the commission shall
| ieem it advisable and so demand, no
less than one or more than six agen
cies for the distribution of the book
to the patrons. or the contractor. If tn
commission shall, deem il advisable
shall be permitted 10 make arrange
ments with merchants or others for tn
handling and distribution of the books
and parties living in county where n
| agency has been, established, or no ar
rangement made for distribution. ma
order the same from one of the con
tractors and it shall be the duty 0
the contractor or contractors to delive
any book or books SO ordered to tn
person ordering to his postofflce ad
dress, freight. express, postage or othe
charges prepaid at the retail contrac
price. provided the price of the book o
books so ordered shall be paid in cd
vance.
Each person, firm or corporation. t
whom a contract is awarded shall b
required to take up and receive th
books now in use in the State in ex
change for new books OH the same sub
J ject at price of not less than fiCt
per cent of the contract price of sue
new book or books Each person or pub
Usher, submitting bid or bids for sup
plying any book or books, shall state i
such bid or proposal the exchange pric
at which such book or books shall h
furnished.
No bid will he received for furnishin
books at greater price than the sam
books are now furnished by the bldde
! Ia any State. county or school distric
in the United States unless like condi
tions prevailing i'm this State and unde
the act above mentioned.
All contractors will be required t
print plainly on the back of each boo
the contract price, as well as the ex
change price at which it is contracte
to be furnished, but the books submit
cd as specimen copies shall not hav
the price printed on them.
State Text Book Commission,
| CHARLES B. AYCOCK, President
T. II. TOON Secretary.