The news & observer., 1901-03-15
Advertisement for Bidsto Fur
nish School Books for the
Public Schools Of North
Cro' mi.
Office of State Text -Book Commission.
Raleigh, N c., February 2G. 1901.

Raleigh, N c., 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 tie said year. and
entitled an Act to Establish n Text
Book Commission, sealed proposals win
be received at the office of the Secre-
tary of State until 12 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
Guided in the public school curpiculum:
Orthography, Defining, Reading, Writ
ing, Drawing Geography,
Grammar Language. Lessc MS, 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 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 specitical-
~ and definitely the price at which each
book will be furnished-al 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 "''M the Treasurer
of the State such sum OF money as the
State Text Book Commission may re-
quire, 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,
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 i'm said act.
At 12 o'clock, noon. March 26th, 1901.
the State TeXt-Bo 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 theinto 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 OF
the Text-Boo 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
| ieem 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, if the
, 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 where no
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 CT ntractors to deliver
any book or books so ordered to the
person ordering to his postoffice ad-
dress, freight. express. postage or other
charges prepaid at the retail contract
price. provided the price of che book OF
books so ordered shall be paid in ad-
vance.
Each person. firm or corporation, to
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 a bid or bids for sup
plying any book or books. shall state in
such bid or proposal the exchange price
at which such book or books shall he
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
IN the United States unless like condi
tions prevailing in this State and under
the act above mentioned.
All contractors will be required to
print plainly on the back Of each book
the contract price. as we'll as the ex-
change price at which it is contracted
TO be furnished, but the books SUBMIT
ed as specimen copies shall not have
the price printed on them.
State Text Book Commission.
CHARLES b. .AYCOCK. President.
r. II. TOON Secretary.