The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-15

SCISSOR taking into consideration the in.
crease or depreciation in the value OF
said property from time to time
District Ownership of Text Books.
District ownership of school books is
nrovided for in a bill introduced in the
house this morning by Sheffield ingalls,
of Atchison county. The proposed law
| makes it the duty of district schooi
boards boards of trustees of high school
districts board of education in cities
| of the first and second class, to enter
into contracts for the purchase OF
school books, provided that the cor
| tract price for such books ana supplies
shall not exceed the lowest price theh
| granted to any dealer, state. county,
| to1vnshiD school district or other IN
| dividual or corporation in the Unlteo
| states and provided further that sucn
| contracts shall guarantee TO such us
tricts any further reduction that may
be granted elsewhere during tne Ile oI
| such contract" 1t is provided IN the
| hill that anv contract entered into with
| anv publisher or dealer who shall mere
! after become party to any conDlna
| ton or trust for the purpose OF raising
I tie price of any textbooks or suppnes,
/ shall at the option of the school board
/ of the district become null and VOID
| School book companies are required
| 10 file with the state superintendent or
| public instruction, a sworn statement
/
| les of text books or school supplles are
sold anywhere in the United States
| All books and supplies purchased by
the district are held as the property OF
| the district and loaned to the pupils OF
! the school free of charge. But the
| board holds pupils responsible for any
| damage or loss of the books The act
specifically provides that it snail not
be construed to prohibit any pupil or
parents from purchasing from the
4 Ifae-c q
be desired at cost to the district
No Trespassing Law.
A hill was introduced this morning
by ]. w. Holdren of Montgomery
county making it misdemeanor Tor
any person to hunt or fish on the lana
obtained permission from the owner
of the land.
Teach Patriotism by Law.
The United States flag must float
over every public school house in the
state provided a bill introduced this
becomes a law. When the weather
will not permit the display of the nag
out of doors it must be placed con-
spicuously in the principal room OF me
school house 1t is the duty of the
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton to prepare programmes for the
salute of the flag at the opening OF
each school day, and such other
expedient.
Against the Lightning Rod Fraud.
F. Foley of Rice county intro |
duced a lightning rod bill this morn
ing, the object of which is to protect
the purchaser of lightning rods from
designing agents. 1t provides that !
any obligation in writing for the erec- |
tions of a lightning rod shall contain |
the words, "Given for lightning roo
or for the erection of lightning rod |
nf a building
thereNitil" 1t provides further that |
any person purchasing any note or |
obligation of this kind, shall have only |
such rights against the maker of the !
obligation as the man who constructed |
the lightning rod would have. Th1s |
is intended to protect the purchaser OF
lightning rods from defective work |
and other misrepresentation
New Bills in House.
No. So BY Ingalls-An act to provide |
cheaper text books and school supplies |
and for district ownership of the same. |
No. 81 BY Plumb-An act giving to
the mayor and council of cities of the |
second class. additional powers relating |
to the improvement of streets, avenues |
and alleys.
No. sS. BY Plumb-An act to amend |
section 81 of chapter 19 of the general |
statutes of Kansas of 1901, relating to |
the general powers of the mayor and |
council in cities of the second class.
No. SO. BY Plumb-An act to amend |
chapter 116, session laws 1905, being en- |
session laws of 1903. relating to the gen
eral powers of the mayor and council |
in cities of the second class.
No 80. BY Banks-An act to amend |
section 1921 of general statutes of Kan
sas of 1901 article Is, chapter 106.
No. 81. BY Holdren-An act prohibit
ing any person from entering upon the |
enclosed premises of another person |
and fishing or lettering, or killing or |
wounding any bird or domestic animal
or fowl thereon, without the permission |
of the owner or person in the lawful |
possession thereof, having been first |
obtained so to do and providing penal
ties for the violation of any of the pro-
visions of this act.
No. 80. BY Bird-An act regulating |
the issuance of mortgages or bonds by
corporations.
No 93 BY Foley-An act to amend |
section SO of chapter 50 of the general
statutes of Kansas of 1858, being sec
ton SO of chapter 81 of the general sta |
tutes of Kansas 1901, and repeating
section SO of chapter 80 of the general |
statutes of Kansas 1868, and all acts |
and parts of acts in conflict with this
act.
No. "a BY Mr.. Foley-An act to !
amend section 79 of chapter % of the |
general statutes of Kansas of 1901, be-
ing section 55 of chapter % of the gen.
eral statutes of Kansas 1858, and re-
pealing all acts and parts of acts in
conflict with this act.
No. 90 BY Foley-An act relating to /
the taking of written obligations for |
lightingrods and erecting the same.
the rights of purchase, and |
providing penalty for the violation of
the same.
No. 96. BY Rall-An act to provide for
the display of the United States flag
on the school houses of the state in |
connection with the public schools, and
to encourage patriotic exercises in such
schools.
No. 81. BY Potts-An act regulating
the rate of interest and amendatory Of l