The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24

be by him delivered to the commission
when they are in executive session, When
they shall be opened in the presence of
the commission.
After the selection shall have been
made, the said commission shall, by
registered letter, notify the publishers to
whom the contracts have been awarded,
and it shall be the duty of the Attorney
General of the State to prepare the said
contracts which shall be executed by the
Governor and the Secretary of State, and
the seal of the State attached. AT the
time of the execution of the contract
aforesaid, the contractor shall enter into
bond in the sum of not less than ten
thousand dollars, payable to the State OF
North Carolina, the amount OF said bond,
within said limits, to be fixed by said
commission, conditioned for the faithful,
honest, and exact performance OF this
contract, and shall further provide for
the payment of reasonable attorneys fees
in case of recovery in any suit upon the
same, with three or more good and solvent
sureties, actual citizens and residents OF
the State of North Carolina, or any
guaranty company authorized to do bust
ness in the State of North Carolina, may
become the surety on the said bond.
That the books furnished shall, at all
times during the existence of the con-.
tract be equal to, in all respects, the
specimen, or sample, copies furnished
with the bid, and it shall be the duty OF
the Secretary of State to carefully pre-
serve in his office, as the standard OF
quality the specimen, or sample, copies
of all books which have been the basis
of any contract, together with the original
bid. or proposal 1t shall be the duty OF
all contractors to print plainly on the
back of each book the contract price, as
we'll as the exchange price at which IL is
agreed to be furnished.
That it shall always be a part of the
conditions of every contract made in pur-
suance of this act, that the State of North
Carolina shall not be liable to any con-
tractor for any sum whatever, but all
such contractors shall receive their pay
in compensation solely derived from the
proceeds of the sale of books as provided
for in this act:
Provided. That the commission shall
stipulate in the contract for the supply
ing of books that the contractor shall
take up school books now in use in this
State and receive the same in exchange
of new books, allowing a price for such
old books not less than fifty per cent OF
the contract price of the new books And
each publisher making a bid for the sup
plying of any books shall state in such
bid the exchange price at which sucn
books shall be furnished.
That the Textbook Commission snail
have and reserve the right to reject all
bids, if they shall be of opinion that all
should, for any reason, be rejected Ana
in case they fail from among the bids 10
select any book, or books, from any OF the
branches mentioned they may re-adVer-
tise for sealed bids, or they may adVer-
tise for sealed bids from authors, or pub
fishers, of books, who have manu-
script of books not yet pubnsned, lot
prices at which they will publish and
furnish in book form such manuscripts
for use in the public schools in North
Carolina. Provided, The State itself snail
not enter into any contract binding 1t TO
pay for the publication of any book, Dut
in the contract with the owner OF the
manuscript, it shall be provided that he
| shall pay the compensation to the pub
| Usher for the publication and putting in
book form the manuscript, together with
| the cost and expense of copyrighting the
same.
| That as soon as said commission shall
have entered into contract for the
furnishing of books for use in the public
| schools in this State. it shall be the duty
/ of the Governor to issue his proclamation
announcing such fact to the people of the
State.
That there shall be maintained in each
county in the State, provided the COM
mission shall deem it advisable, and so
| demand. not less than one, or more than
six, agencies for the distribution of the
/ books to the patrons, or the contractor
shall be permitted to make arrangements
! with merchants, or others, for the dis
! tribution of the books, and parties living
! in the county where no agencies has been
1 established or no arrangement made for
distribution may order the same from
one of the contractors, and it shall be
the duty OF the contractor to deliver any
books. so ordered, to the person ordering
to his postoffice address, freight, express
postage. or other charges, prepaid, at the
retail contract price: Provided, The price
of the books, so ordered shall be paid ii
i advance All books shall be sold to the
consumer at the retail contract price
and on each book shall be printed the
following: ''The price fixed hereon il
fixed by State contract, and any devia
tion therefrom shall be reported to you
county superintendent of public instruc
ton, or the State Superintendent at Raj
eigh." And it is expressly provided tina
should any party contracting to furnish
books, as provided for in this act, fail t,
furnish them, or otherwise breach hi
J contract, in addition to the right of tn