The news & observer., 1901-03-21
Advertisement for Bids toFur-
nish School Books for the
Public Schools Of North
Carolina.
Carolina.

Carolina.
office of state Text Book Commission
Raleigh N. c., February &C. 1901
Tn 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 SecTe-
| tary of State until II o'clock, noon
March &c, 1901, for furnishing books lor
the public schools of the State cf North
| Carolina for the perior OF f1Ve years
The following branches of study are IN
cluded in the public school currlcuum'
| 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-
ton of the United States; Physiology
! Hygiene Nature of Effect OF Alchohc
! Drinks and Narcotics, Elements Of ClVll
Government, Elements of Agriculture
Theory and Practice Of Teaching
Bids will be made on books for sepa-
rate branches and shall state specihcal-
ly and definitely the price at which each
book will be furnished-all 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, bat 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 u''th the Treasurer
or the State such sum Of money as tht
State Text Book Commission may re-
quire, not less than $500 or more than
50 500 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 in said act.
At - o'clock noon, March 2Gth, 1901,
the State Textbook Commission will
meet in the Executive OFFICE in the city
of Raleigh and take out such samples
or specimen copies submitted upon
| which the DlQS are D1Seu, anu SuDAhiN
Each person, firm or corporation, to
whom a 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 a 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 hid or proposal the exchange price
at which such book or books shall he
furnished.
No bid will be received for furnishing
books at a 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
t print plainly on the back of each book
| the contract price, as well 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.
I CHARLES B. AYCOCK, President.
, r. f. TOON Secretary.
! and refer them to the sub-commission.
3 All bids will be opened on April 23rd,
4 1901 in the office of the Governor OF
!, North Carolina and in the presence of
d the Textbook Commission, and while
the same is in executive session. The
! lieht 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
4 to the patrons, or the contractor, II the
commission shall deem 1t 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 Contractors 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 the book or
books so ordered shall be paid in adj
vance.
! Each person, firm or corporation to
Z whom a contract is awarded shall be
required to take uD 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 ffty
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 in
such bid or proposal the exchange price
! at which such book OF books shall be
furnished.
No bid shall be received for furnishing
books at greater price than the salne
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
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