The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-14
GENERAL LAWS
Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama.

als will be received from the publishers Of school text books for furnishing books to the public schools in the State Of Ala bama, through agencies established by said publishers in the several counties. and places in counties, in the State, as may be provided for in such regulations as said Commission may adopt and pre- scribe. The bids or proposals to be for furnishing the books for a period of five years and no longer, and that no bid for a longer period will be considered, said bid shall state specifically and definitely the price at which the books win be furnished. and shall be accompanied by one or more specimen copies of each and every book proposed to be furnished and 1t shall be required of each bidder to de- posit with the Treasurer of the State a sum of money such as the commission may require, not less than five hundred dollars. nor more than twenty-five hun dred dollars, according to the number of books each bidder may propose to supply. and notice shall further be given in said advertisement that such deposits shall be forfeited absolutely to the State If the bidder making the deposit shall fail. or refuse to make and execute such contract and bond as Is hereinafter required, with HI ouSh tiiic dS the COiiltlllSSlou may Tc- quire. which time shall also be stated in said advertisement All bids shall be sealed and deposited with the Secretary of State to be by him delivered to the Commission when they are in executive session. for the purpose of considering the same when they shall be opened in the presence of the Commission
 Sec. 6. Be 1t further enacted That 1t shall be the duty of the said Text Book Commission to meet at the time and place designated in such notice or advertise ment and take out the sample or speci- men copies submitted, upon which the bids are based and refer and submit these to the sub-commission as provided for and directed in previous sections of this act, with instructions to said sub- commission to report back to them at a time specified, with their report, classi- fcation and recommendations as pro- vided in previous section of this act. When the said report is submitted 1t shall be the duty of the said Text Book Commission to meet in executive session to open and examine all sealed proposals submitted and received in pursuance of the notice or advertisement provided for In Section of this Act. It shall then be the duty of said Commission to exam inc and consider carefully all such bids or proposals, together with the report and recommendation of the sub-commission and determine in the manner provided in Section of this act what book or books, shall be selected for adoption, taking into consideration the size quality as to sub- ject matter. material, printing, binding, and the mechanical execution and price, and the general suitability for the pur- pose desired and intended; Provided, however, That all books selected or adopted shall be written or printed in English. Alter their selection for adop- ton shall have been made, the said com mission shall. by registered letter, notify the publishers, or proposers. to whom the contracts have been awarded, and 1t shall be the duty of the Attorney Gen. eral of the State to prepare the said contract or contracts in accordance with the terms and provisions of this act, and the said contract or contracts in accord ance with the terms and provisions of this act, and the said contract shall be executed by the Governor and Secretary of State. with the seal of the State at- tached upon the part of the State of Alabama, and the said contract shall be executed triplicate, one copy to be kept by the contractor, one copy by the Sec retary of the Text Book Commission, and copied in full in the minute book of said Commission and one copy to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State at the time of the ex- ecution of the contract aforesaid the con- tractors shall enter into a bond in the sum of not less than ten thousand dollars nor more than thirty thousand dollars, payable to the State of Alabama the amount of said bond within said limits, to be fixed by said Commission conditioned for the faithful, honest and exact per formAnce of his contract, and shall fur ther provide for the payment of reason able 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 Alabama, or any guarantee company au- thorized to do business in the State of Alabama may become the surety on the said bond. and 1t shall be the duty of the Attorney General to prepare said bond and approve the same; Provided, how ever. That said bond shall not be ex- hausted by a single recovery, but may be sued on from time to time, until the Sull amount thereof shall be recovered, and the said Commission may at any time, by giving thirty days notice, re- Quire additional security or additional
 
 when any person, firm or corporation shall have been awarded a contract and submitted herewith the bond as required here under the Commission through It's Secretary shall so inform the Secretary of State, and it shall then be the duty of the Treasurer to return to such con- tractor the cash deposit made by him, and the said Commission, through its secretary, shall inform the Treasurer of the names of the unsuccessful bidders or proposers. and the Treasurer shall upon receipt of this notice return to them the amount deposited in cash by them at the time of the sub mission of their bids, but should any person. firm, company or corporation fail or refuse to execute the contract, and submit herewith his bond az required by this act within thir- ty days of the awarding of the contract to him and the mailing of the registered letter containing the notice, provided the mailing of the registered letter shall be sufficient evidence that the notice was given and received, the said cash deposit will be deemed and is hereby, declared forfeited to the State of Alabama, and it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to place said cash deposit in the Treasury of the State to the credit of the general school fund. and provided, further, that any recovery had on any bond, given by any contractor, shall enure to the benefit of the said fund of the State, and when collected shall be placed in the Treasury to the credit of the said fund and be prorated among the several counties Of the State.
 Sec. !. Be it further enacted, That the books furnished Under any contract shall at all times during the existence