The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29

| | publication of all such books or for | any one or more separately; and pro- | vided, further. that the State itself | shall not under any circumstances9 en- ter Into any contract binding it to pay | for the publication of any book or
 books. but In the contract with the | owner of the manyscript 1t shall be | provided that he shall pay the compen-
 sation to the publisher for the publi-
 cation and putting in book form the manuscript together with the cost and l expense of copyrighting the same; and provided, further, that in all cases. bids
 or proposals shall be accompanied with
 the cash deposit of from five hundred
 to twenty-five hundred dollars as the
 Commission may direct. and as pre- | viously provided in this Act. And it is
 further expressly provided that any l person, firm or corporation now doing ! business. or proposing to do business in
 the State of Alabama shall have the | right to bid for the contract to be
 awarded under this Act in the manner | as follows: In response to the adver-
 tisement when made as hereinbefore | provided. said person, firm or corpora ton may submit in writing bid or bids l to/edit or have edited, publish and sup I ply for use in the public schools in this i State, any book or books herein pro- | vided for. provided that instead of hl-
 ing with said bid or proposal a sample | or specimen copy of each book pro-
 posed to be furnished, he may exhibit | to the Commission manuscript or 1 printed form, the matter proposed to l be incorporated in any book, together | with such a description and illustra-
 ton of the form and style thereof, as | would be fully intelligible and satis-
 factary to said Commission, or they ! may submit book or books, the equal | nf ioh fx. f h Ax Y1rh
 furnish, and they shall accompany their
 bid or proposal with the cash deposit | and execute contract and bond as hsre-
 in before provided.
 l Sec. s. That as soon as said Com
 mission shall have entered into con-
 tract or contracts for the furnishing or ! supplying of books for use in the pulp | lie schools in this State. 1t shall be the | duty of the Governor to issue his proc
 lamation announcing such facts to the | people of the State.
 1 Sec g. That the party or parties, with whom the contract shall be made | shall place their books on sale at not | less than three places in each County l of the State for the distribution of the
 books to the patrons and the contrac- l tor shall be permitted to make ar- l engagements with a merchant or other | person for the handling and distribu- | tion of the books. All books shall be
 sold to the consumer at the retail con-
 tract price and in each book shall be | printed the following: (The price fixed 1 herein, is fixed by State Contract and l deviations therefrom shall be reported
 to your County Superintendent of Edu- | cation or the State Superintendent at ] Montgomery.) And 1t is expressly l provided that should any party con- | tracting to furnish books as provided
 for in this Act, fail to furnish them, or | otherwise breach his contract. in ad- | dition to the right of the State to sue | on the bond hereinabove required, the ' County Superintendent of any County | may sue in the name of the State or l Alabama in any court of competent ju- | risdiction in the County in which he
 resides for the use and benefit of the
 school fund of the County, provided,
 that the right of action of the County 1 Superintendent shall be limited to
 breaches of the contract committed in 1 the County of his residence, and pro- ! vided further, that in all cases under | this Act service of process may be had l and deemed sufficient on any agent of | the contractor in this State.
 Sec. 10. That said Commission shall from time to time make any necessary | regulations to secure the prompt dis trihution of the books herein provided | for. and the prompt and faithful execu- | ton of all contracts and 1t Is expressly | now provided that said Commission
 shall maintain it's organization for five years. and at the end of said period of | five years, the Governor shall name similar Commission with lSke powers and a like term as the first named | Commission.
 Sec. H.. That as soon as practicable
 after the adoption provided for in this Act, the State Superintendent of Edu- cation shall issue circular letter to each County Superintendent of Educa-
 ton and each teacher in the State, and to such others as he may desire to send | 1t, which letter shall contain the list of books adopted, the prices, location Ot | agencies, the manner of distribution.
 and such other information as he may | deem necessary.
 Sec. 12. That as soon as the existing
 contract for books expires the books adopted as a uniform system of Text | Books for the next five years shall be
 introduced and used as text books to the exclusion of all others in all the l public free schools in this State, pro- | vided that nothing herein shall be con- | strued to prevent the use of supple ! mentary books, but such books shall 1 not be used to the exclusion of the | books prescribed or adopted under the | provisions of this Act provided that | nothing in this Act shall prevent the | teaching in any school any branch l higher or more advanced than the us- | ing of any previous section of this Act. | nor the using of any book upon such ! higher branches of study. provided that 1 such higher branches shall not be l taught to the exclusion of the branches
 mentioned and set out in this act. | Sec. 13. That nothing herein shall be | construed to prevent or prohibit the l patrons of the public schools through | out the State from procuring books in | the usual way in case no contract shall | be made, or the contractor fails or re- | fuses to furnish the books provided for | in this Act, at theAtime required for l their use in the resi- pective schools. Sec. IA That any person or teacher violating the provisions of this Act shall become guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction be punished by fine of not less than ten dollars nor
 more than fifty dollars
 Sec 15 That any teacher who shall
 use or permit to be used in his, or her school any text book upon the branches embraced in this act, where the Com mission has adopted a book upon that branch, other than the one so adopted,
 except supplement tary books, shall be guilty of misdemeanor and upon con viction be punished as provided for in Section fourteen of this act.
 Sec. IS That If any local agent, dealer. clerk. or other person handling or selling the books adopted under this
 Act, shall demand or receive for a copy of any of the books herein provided