The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-06
is introduced IN State Senate
by Senator Ashburn Of
This District
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Ashburn OF the Twelfth Senatorial
district, reads as follows:
A Bin to create. a State School
Book Commission and to procure for
use in the public schools Of the state
a uniform series OF text books; to de-
fine the duties and powers Of said
commission; to- make an appropria-
ton for the carrying into effect this
TACT and to provide penalties for the
violation Of the same.
Be It enacted by the Legislature Of
the State Of West Virginia:
Sec. i. There is hereby created a
State School Book Commission,
which shall consist OF the state SUI
perintendent of Free Schools, who
shall be ex-ofieio chairman, and six
Experienced educators OF known
character and ability. representative
of the primary, secondary and high
er grades. not more than four of
whom shall belong to the same POI
litical party, who shall be appointed
by the governor during the month OF
January, 1911. and every fifth year
thereafter: said appointees shall take
office February following their APP
polntments and serve for five years,
unless removed by the governor for
good and sufficient cause. Vacancies
on said commission shall be filed by
the governor by appointment. Said
appointees shall receive 1--WE dollars
per day for each day and every day
actually engaged in the work of the
commission, not exceeding five days
in any one year, and their actual noe
essary expenses in connection there
with. Before assuming the duties of
office they shall each take an oath
or affirmation before some one quail
lied by law to administer the same,
to faithfully and honestly perform
their duties as herein prescribed to
the best of their ability, and that
they are in no way interested in the
preparation, manufacture or sale of
any text books that may be submitted
to said commission for consideration.
Such oath or affirmation shall be filed
in the office of the State superintend-
emit of Free Schools.
Sec. 2. The first meeting of the
State School book Commission shall
be held in the Office of the state SUI
perintendent of Free Schools on the
first Tuesday in June, 1911. It shall
be the duty of the commission at this
meeting to recontract for the period
of one year from July 1, following,
with the publishers thereon, for such
text books as are now in use. and for
which county contracts win expire
June 80, 1911.
Sec. .. The State School Book
Commission shall meet again at the
office of the State superintendent IF
Free Schools on the second Tuesday
of March, 1912. and each fifth year
thereafter, at which time 1t shall ask
various publishers of text books IN
the United States to submit samples
and prices OF text books on all sub
jects required to be taught in the free
schools of the state, viz: spelling,
reading, writing, arithmetic, language
and grammar, physiology and hy-
gene. civil government, state history,
United States history, general his
tory, bookkeeping. geography, ele-
mentary algebra, plain geometry, ele-
ments of agriculture, literature and
English dictionaries. All bids or
proposals shall be under seal, sub
mitted to the chairman of said COM
mission to be opened by him in the
presence OF said commission at an
executive session to be held at the
place aforesaid, on the first Tuesday
OF June following. Each bid or
proposal shall be accompanied by n
sufficient number of specimen copies
Of all books offered for adoption, to
supply each member Of said commits
sion. When said bids and sample
copies are submitted to the chairman
of said commission, each bidder shall
deposit with the State Treasurer such
some of money as said commission
shall designate; such deposit not to
be less than $1,000 nor more than
$4,000, according to the number OF
books each bidder may propose to
supply. Such deposit of any bidder
shall be forfeited to the school fund
Of the state, If such bidder shall fail
or refuse to make and execute such
contract and bond as hereinafter re-
quIred. in case of the acceptance Of
such bid or any or all OF the books
so offered. No bid or proposal is to
be considered by said commission
until such deposit is made, and until
the commission is informed IN wr1-
ting of the name and address Of an
agent residing in this state upon
whom process may be served in any
action brought against said bidder.
Sec, 4. Upon the opening Of said
bids the said commission, having
adopted rules governing its order Of
procedure, shall Immediately proceed
10 the consideration OF the merits Of
the books offered taking into consid-
Grafton their subject matter, print
ing. binding. and their general suit
ableness for the purposes intended.
rs well as the pY.Ices ~ aaid h0oi,s