The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-01
Fcb.-26-2w.
Advertisement for Bids to Fur
niSh School Books for the
Public Schools of North
Carolina.

Office of State Text Book Commission.
Raleigh. n. G., 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 tie 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 &c 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-
ton of the United States; Physiology,
Hygiene, Nature of Effect of Alcoholic
Drinks and Narcotics, Elements CT Civil
Government, Elements of Agriculture,
Theory and Practice of Teaching.
Bids Will he made on books for sepa-
rate branches and shall state specifcal-
ly and definitely the price at which each
book will be furnished-all expense, in
Guiding freight or postage in placing
postage in placing books in the hands
of patrons to be borne by the contractor
or contractors.
Accompanying each bid, but under
separate cover. shall be ten or more
specimen copies of each and every book
proposed to be furnished, and each bid
der shall deposit vita the Treasurer
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State Text-B Book Commission may re-
quire, net 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,
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 Textbook Com
mission as provided in said act.
At II o'clock noon, March 18th. 1901 .
the State Text Book Commission will
meet in the Executive Office in the city
of Raleigh and take out such samples
or specimen copies submitted upon
which the bids are 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 of
North Carolina and in the presence o.
the Text Book Commission, and while
the same is in executive session. The
right is reserved to reject any and all
bids. The successful bidder or bidders
shall maintain in each county in the
State, provided the commission shall
deem it advisable and so demand. not
less than one or more than six agen-
cies for the distribution of the books
to the patrons. or the contractor il the
commission shall deem it advisable.
shall be permitted to make arrange
mcnts With merchants or others for the
handling and distribution of the books
and parties living in a county whore no
agency has been established. or no ar
ransement made for distribution. NAV
order the same from one of the con
tractors and it shall be the duty OF
the contractor or contractors to deliver
any book or books so ordered to the
person ordering to his postoffce ad-
dress. freight. express. postage or otba,
charges prepaid at the retail contract
price. provided the prlce Of the book OF
books so ordered shall be paid in adj
vance.
Each person, firm or corporation. 10
whom a contract is awarded shall Il.
required TO take UP and receive Tho
books now in use in the State in ex-
change for new books on the same sub-
iect at a price of not less than frtv
per cent of the contract price of such
new book or books Each person on. NH
Usher. submitting bid or bids for s1n-
plying any book or books, shall stato i,
such bid or proposal the exchange price
at which such book or books SHAH he
furnished.
No bid will be received for FURNISHING
books at a greater price than the SANE
books are now furnished by tho blddo,
to any State, county or school distr,c,
in the United states unless like condts
lions prevailing in this State and under
the act above mentioned.
All contractors will be REQUIRED -
print plainly on the back of each hool
The contract price, as well as tho az.
change price at which it is contractoa
10 he furnished but the books subnitt
ed as specimen copies shall not have
the price printed ON them.
State Textbook Commission.
CHARLES b. AYCOCE, President
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