The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-06

shall any book OF books be changed
at the expiration Of any fire wear
contact mads BY said commission
upon fewer than I'VE Affirmative
votes. When selections and adopts
ions Of books have been properIy
made, it shall be the duty OF fhe
chairman Of the state school Book
conmlsion to execute contracts there
fore with the publishers there for 4
period of five years; beginning Jsly
/. 1912. Such contracts shan Sc nrez
pared by the attorney general in ae-
cordance with the terms ana proyis-
ions Of this act, and shan be exc
cuted in duplicate. one copy held by
the contractors and one by the state
Superintendent of Free Schools. The
said commission shall select one OF
Its members as secretary and 1t shall
be his duty to keep fun and COM
plete record of the proceedings OF
the said commission, said record to
be kept in the office of the state SUI
perintendent of free schools for the
Inspection of any citizen Of the stats.
Should any successful bidder fail to
contract or, II for any cause any
book or books adopted cannot be Sc
cured. the commission shall proceed
at once to the selection OF other
books in lieu thereof.
Sec. 5. AT the time Of the execn-
ton of the contracts aforesaid the
contractors shall enter into a bond
in the sum of not less than ten thou-
sand dollars CstO,0OO.oO), payable to
the State of West Virginia. condition.
ed on the faithful and honest per-
formance of their contract; any
guaranty company authorized to do
business in the state Of West Virginia
may become surety on said bond. ana
it shall be the duty OF the attorney
general to prepare ana approve said
bond. After all contracts have been
executed as herein provided, 1t shall
be the duty Of the said commission
to notify the state treasurer to return
all bidders such cash deposits here
tofore required as have not been for
feited in accordance with the provis-
ions Of this act receiving therefor re-
ceipt in duplicate. one copy Of which
shall be filed with the state superin-
tendent of free schools. Any deposit
forfeited in accordance with the pro-
visions Of this act shall be placed 10
the credit Of the school fund.
Sec. 9, It shall be the duty of the
State School Book Commission at the
last meeting aforesaid to fix the prices
at which tho various books adopted
shall be sold, the excess of which
above contract price representing the
profit to the retailer; but in no case
shall 1t exceed twenty per cent. Of tho
contract price. The state superintend-
emit OF free schools shall notify each
county superintendent Of the list Of
books adopted and the prices at
which they are to be sold, and any
person selling such books at a higher
Iprice than that fixed by the State
School Book Commission shall be gun
ty of misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof, shall be fined not less
than ten dollars nor more than fifty
dollars The books furnished during
the contract period shall be equal In
all respects to the sample copies fur
nished the said commission; and it
shall be the duty of the state super
intendent of free schools to carefully
preserve in his office as the standard
of quality, sample copies OF all books
contracted for.
Sec. Z. 1t shall be the duty of each
contractor at his own expense, 10
place with agents selected by the
county superintendent on consign-
ment, at no fewer than three places
in each county, a sufficient quantity
Of books to supply the demand. He
shall also arrange for the exchange
of books at such places, allowing pu-
pills not less than fifty (5O) per cent
of the retail price of new books for
the old books of like kind and grade
displaced. The exchange privilege
shall extend through one entire
school year; and the dealers making
the exchange shall be allowed by the
contractors ten (1O) per cent OF the
cash proceeds OF same. Any teacher
permitting in his school the use Of
any unauthorized books shall be de-
prived of his salary during the period
of such violation OF this act. Moth
ing in this act is to be construed as
preventing the use of supplementary
readers, provided they do not displace
the adopted readers, nor the use Of
higher boows in such schools as may
be ready for the same. Boards OF
education in cities containing Ave
thousand $4,000 population or more.
may reserve the right to select their
own text books; but should they elect
to use the books adopted by the State
School Book Commission they shall
purchase them upon the same terms
as hereinbefore provided. and shall
not change them during the period
such books are under contract.
Sec. 8. Should any contractor
furnish the same books contracted
for in this state, at lower prices to
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