The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1904-08-31

And, whereas the contractor, The
American Book Company to whom the
said contract to furnish said books was
so awarded, has entered into the re-
quired contract with the State School
Book Commission. and has executed a
bond in the sum of $4,000, with good
and sufficient surety, to faithfully per
form all duties and obligations OF said
contract; now therefore
I,J.C. w. Beckham, Governor. in
pursuance Of Section OF said Act, and
bv virtue of the power thereby confer
red, do hereby proclaim that said books
are the legally adopted text books for
uniform use in the common schools Of
this Commonwealth, and l hereby fix
September LIST. as the date on and after
which all public common schools in
COUNTIES having no existing legal con
tract for school books, shall use the
same for a period of five years from
said date. The attention of COUNTY
School Book Commissions and teachers
in such counties is called to the penal
ties imposed hy Section 10 of said Act
for violation thereof.
In counties having existing legal
contracts with the said American Book
Co., the said State series of text books
may be introduced in lieu of the cor
responding books of said contractor, II
such counties elect to do so, on and
and after July l, 1905. If s1ch counties
do not so elect to use the State Series
before the expiration of such contract,
they shall do so immediately after the
expiration of such county contract,
thereby conforming to aud fully estab-
fishing the State uniformity of text
books contemplated by said act.
In testimony whereof, have here
unto set nv hand and caused the Great
Seal of the Commonwealth to be affixed
Done at Frankfort this ninth day OF
August, nineteen hundred and four,
and the one hundred and thirteenth
year of the Commonwealth.
j. @. w. Beckham.
By the Governor:
H. V. McChesney,
Secretary of State.
SPECIAL Instructions.
Superintendent, County School
Book Commissions and teachers will
please note the following special insiruc-
tions relative to the new Uniform
School Book Law, and its application
to their respective schools:
/ l L is the duty of each County
School Commission TO select two OF
more agents or dealers in such coun-
ties to supply patrons and pupils with
the book provided for. (SectiOn ~
These appointments of dealers should
be reported to the contracting publish
ers. the American Book COmpany. Gin
cinnati. Ohio, whose duty il is to ar.
range with the dealers so appointed to
supply and sell books. (Section l5J
2 Toe prices of the books, as printed
above, shall appear on the respective
books. and it is unlawful for anv agen'
or dealer to sell any of said hooks at a
retail price higher than that printed
on the back OF the hook Anv dealer
who sells any OF the State Series oil
books at higher prices than those
printed on the back thereof is liable t.
fine of not less than fifty dollars MOI
more than one hundred dollars Sec
ton n.
3 All counties whose contracts have
expired. and all cities which have nc
legal contract for books must use the
State Series from and after September
1. 1904. Failure to do so Subjects tlie
members Of the County School Book
Commission in such county to a fine 81
not less than one hundred dollars moi
more than five hundred dollars, and
teachers in snch counties who use
other books than those provided by laU
cannot legally receive any salary 60
long as sneh violation continues. (Sec-
ton 10).
Counties having existing legal con-
tracts will continue to use the books
/ covered by said contracts until the ex-
piratinn thereof. unless the County
School Book Commissions Of any such
county elsst 10 abandon the books pnb-