The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-08
ADVERTISEMENT
OF Text Book Commission for S hool
Books for the State Of Oklahoma.

.NHt AN. AT'Ns anu Iu pul Tudl'' ol
resolutions adopted at regular meet.
ing of the Text Book Commission for
the State of oklahoma, held In the
city Of Guthrie ON the 3rd day OF June
1905. at the onloe Of the chairman OF
said commission. the Text Book Com.
mission of the state OF Oklahoma Will
receive bids from publishers Of school
text books. registers, records, and ap
paraus Tor use in all the public
schools OF the state OF OLllN ma in
cludng high schools, for period Of
five years from August /. 1898.
All bids must be sealed ant dcpos.
tied with the chairman of me TcS'
Book Commission ON or be'r.' 10
O'Clock A. m Of July 20. 1905. TO bc
opened at o'clock p m. of ia, came
day, and must state specihctIy the
retail and exchange price OF .ho boukg
offered. The publisher or bidtt
must file with his bid a statement
showing the lowest price at watch The
book or books offered for ad ,p,ion
are sold anywhere in tha United
States under similar conditions.
Bids must be accompanied b. sam.
pie copies Of al books offered. and by
a deposit OF not less than $500 TO, lie
FIST book offered and 500 sor eacn
additional book until ml.lu,um Of
$1,000 is reached, payabl, TO the
treasurer of the state of Oklahoma
said sum TO be forfeited to the state
of Oklahoma II the successful bidder
fails or refuses to execute . contract,
and furnish bond In the sum OF not
less than ten thousand $lO,O0OOOj dol
lars for the faithful periormanc. OF
the terms Of his contrdc.. said cond
to be executed within thirty days
rua ;hc time the succr irm b.adcr
is notified
Each bidder shall subscribe TO al,
afliuayit as to whether
1sL Said corporation is stock.
holder of or is financially Interested
IA any other school book publishing
company, or firm, and If so give the
date when such interest was acquir.
ed and the extent OF such interest.
2nd. Whether said corporation IS
a borrower or lender OF money di.
rccty or indirectly or through any
third party, from or to any other
school book publishing company, firm
or publisher
3rd. Whether any individual stock
holder director, or trtntee Of said
corporation, is acting as director or
trustee either directly or through any
third party Of any other school book
publishing house, firm, or publisher.
Ith. Whether said corporation has
any agreement, contract, or UNDER
standing, either directly, or Indirect
ly with any other corporation, firm
or individual publisher, whereby the
profits that may arise from the con.
tract or the expenses incident in Sc
curing the same are to be in any way
divided or pro rated with any other
corporation, firm, or individual pub
Usher.
All firms and individual publishers,
submitting thew bids, shall file a
sworn statement as to,
lst. Whether said individual pub
Usher or firm is a stockholder or is
financially interested in any other
school book publishing company, or
firm.
2nd Whether said indiyldua pub.
Usher or firm Is a borrower or lend.
er of money, directly, or indirectly,
through any third party, from or to
any other school book publishing com.
| pany, firm, o. publisher.
Srd. Whether any individual pub
Usher or any member or trustee of a
school book publishing company, is
acting directly or through any third
party or any other school book pub.
fishing company, firm or publisher.
4th. Whether said individual pub
Usher, or firm, has any agreement.
contract, or understanding either di-
rectly or indirectly, with any other
individual publisher firm, or corpor.
alton whereby the profits that may
arise from the contract, or the ex.
| peuscs incident to securing the same,
are 70 be in any way divided pro rata
with any other corporation, firm, or
Individual publisher. "That no mem.
ber of the commission is Interested
dire tly or indirectly in said firm,
corporation, or as an individual pub
Usher or bidder"
All amdayits shall be executed and