The news & observer., 1901-03-07
AdvertiSementfor Bids to Fur
nish School Books for the
Public Schools of North
CarOIlna.

III OlllItt'
Office of State Text Book Commission.
Raleigh, y. G.. February 26, 1901
In accordance with the provision of an
Act of the General Assembly, passed
at it's session of 1901, ratified on the Sth
! day of February of the said year and
! entitled an Act to Establish a Text
| Book Commission, sealed proposals viii
be received at the office of the Secre-
tary of State until Il 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:
| Orthography, 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 Alcoholic
| Drinks ana 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 specifical-
! ~ and definitely the price al which each
book Will be furnished-al expense, in
cluding 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 witt the Treasurer
| of the State such sum of money as the
! State Textbook Commission may re-
| quiIe, not less than $500 or more than
- 900 according to the number of books
! each bidder may propose to supply
| such deposit to be forfeited absolutely
/ to the State il 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 Text- Book Com
! mission as provided in said act.
/ At - o'clock, noon, March 26th. 1901
the State Textbook Commission viii
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
+.
| All bids will he opened on April 23rd.
| 1901. III the office of the Governor of
| North Carolina and in the presence OF
| 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
SHAH maintain IN each county in the
! state. provided the commission shall
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less than one or more than six a9en-
| cies for the distribution of the books
to the patrons. or the contractor. if tbs
commission shall deem it advisable
/ shall be permitted to make arrange
| ments with merchants or others for the
handling and distribution Of the books
and parties living in a county whore nc
agency has been established. or no ar
| rangement made for distribution, may
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 postoftice ad-
dress, freight, express. postage or other
charges prepaid at the retail contract
price, provided the price Of the book ol
| books so ordered shall be paid in ad-
varce.
| Each person, firm or corporation. tc
whom contract is awarded shall be
] required to take up and receive the
books now in use in the State in ex-
} change for new books on the same sub
| ject at price OF not less than fifty
per cent of the contract price Of such
new book or books Each person or pub
Usher, submitting bid or bids for sup
plying any book or books, shall state III
| such bid or proposal the exchange price
at which such book or books shall be
FURNISHED.
| No bid will be received for furnishing
books at greater price than the same
| books are now furnished by the bidder
| to any State. county or school district
III the United States unless like condi-
tions prevailing in this State and under
the act above mentioned.
All contractors viii be required tc
print plainly on the back Of each book
the contract price as we'll as the ex-
change price at which it is contracted
10 be furnished. but the books submit
cd as specimen copies shall not have
the price printed on them.
State Textbook Commission,
CHARLES B. AYcOCK. President.
i. r. TOCN Secretary.