The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-14
GENERAL LAWS
Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama.

| 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 1--WE
years and no longer, and that no bid for
longer period will be considered, said
bid shall state specifically and definitely
| the price at whicA the books viii 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
In such time as the Commission may re-
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 I'm executive
session, for the purpose of considering the
same when they shall be opened in the
presence of the Commission.
Sec 6. Be it 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 a
| time specified, with their report, classi-
| hcation and recommendations as pro-
yided in previous section of this act.
| When the said report is submitted 1t
shah 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 1t 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-eommission
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
jeet matter, material, printing binding.
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. After 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 Cen
i AroI .E
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 tripicate, one copy TO be kept
| by the contractor, one copy by the Sec
rotary 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 OIL Sdlu DOnu Wltnln Sdlu DmllS, TO
be fixed by said Commission, conditioned
for the faithful, honest and exact per-
formance of his contract, and shall fur
Their 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 single recovery, but may
be sued on from time to time, until the
full amount thereof shall be recovered
and the said Commission may at any
time, by giving thirty days notice, re-
quire additional security or additional
bond within the limits prescribed. And
when any person, firm corporation
shall have been awarded a contract and
submitted Herewith the bond as required
here under the Commission through its
Secretary shall SO inform the Secretary
of State. and 1t 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 al the
time of the submission of their bids
but should any person. firm. company
or corporation fail or refuse to execute
the contract, and submit Herewith his
bond as 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 T. Be 1t further enacted, That
the books furnished Under any contract
shall at all times during the existence
of the contract be equal to, in all re-
spects, the specimens or sample copies
furpished with bids; and 1t shall be the
duty of the Secretary of State to care
fully preserve In his office as the stand
ard of quality and excellence to be main
tained in such books during the contln-
uance of such contracts the spec