The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-02-26
the County Superintendent shall
be chairman.

With the provisions OF this act and
within thirty days after the date
provided for the submission OF
sealed bids as provided In section
two OF this act shall transmit to
the several County Superintendents
Of Public Instruction complete
list OF such books so offered by the
various bidders and shall notify
said County Superintendent OF
Public instruction TO convene the
County School Book Commissions
OF their respective counties on the
day TO be designated In such notice
for the purpose OF examining and
selecting books from said list for a
uniform and exclusive use Of the
common schools OF this Common
wealth.
I Tho County Superintendent
shall convene tho County School
Book Com mission on the date de-
signed by said State School Book
Com IN ission and said County Com
mission shall at said meeting or at
u subsequent adjourned meeting
within thirty days select from said
lists such books on the various
branches required To be taught In
tho common schools as In their
Judgment will be best adapted to
tho educational requirements OF
the pupils and most desirable In
every way, considering the subject
matter, binding and mechanical
cxcellency. The lists selected
shall be forwarded at once TO the
secretary OF the State School Book
Commission at Frankfort. within
ten days after all counties shall
have reported the State School
Book Com mission shall meet, can
vass said reports and tabulate the
results OF selections OF books so
mado aud reported by the various
County School Book Commissions
as hereintefore provided, and shall
record for each book 80 voted fol
by said county boards the names
OF the counties fsvorlng such boob
or books. Provided, that salc
State School Book Commission
shall not contract for any book oI
books, unless said book or book
be adopted by a majority OF thu
County School Book Commission
In this State. In case any OF thu
books do not receive a majority o
all the County School Book Com
missions, then said state Schoo
Hook Commission shall, within
ten days, re-submit to the Count!
School Book Commissions, tn
, names OF all books unsolicited, to
? gether with list OF said book
. having received the three highes
c number OF votes from said Count,
School Book Commissions, an
: from this list the unsolicited book
. shall be chosen then u any OF th
c unsolicited books do not receive
: majority OF all the County Scho,
Q Com missionsI the State Schot
: Book Commission shall, With
: ten days, again submit to II
b County school Book Commission
the names Of all books yet III
y selected, together with a list
Q said books having received Il
i two highest number Of votes froI
g said County School Book Uomml
" sions, from which the remainlr
:, books shall be selected. The boz
Q or books on each subject require
n TO be taught in the common schoo
" found to be the choice OF the greS
y est number OF County CommI
70 slons, shall be declared by d
s. State School Book Commission
$, be the duly adopted book or boo
70 and the complete list thus select,
y covering the common scho
10 branches shall constitute II
Is books to be used uniformly and G
Id clusively In all the CONNIE
Al schools OF this Commonwealth
DC a period OF Ave years from al
10 after the dato fixed by the Cove
no nor In his proclamation as herei
CT after provided. Nothing Ia tn
or act shall prevent the use OF supp
Id mentary books In any school,
~ which the series provided for
or this act Is continuously and
III good faith used,