The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-10
ADVERTISEMENT
OF TEXT BOOK COMMISSION FOR
SCHOOL BOOKS FOR THE
STATE OF OKLAHOMA

0GflOOL 6OOkS FOh Tx
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
In accordance with All act approved
Nav l8 1908, and in pursuance of
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 Office 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-
paratus for use in all the public
schools OF the state Of Oklahoma, in
Gliding High Schools. for period Of
i've years from August / 1908.
All bids must be sealed and deposit
ted with the chairman of the Text
Book Commission on, or before 10
o'clock a. IN. of July 90 1908, to be
opened at / o'clock p. m. of the same
day, and must state specifically the
retail and exchange price OF the books
offered. The publisher or bid|er n ust
file with his bid statement SHOW ing
the lowest price at which the bovR or
books offered for adoption are SOLD
anywhere in the United States under
similar conditions.
Bids must be accompanied by
sample copies Of all books offered,
aud by a deposit of not less than $500
for the first hook offered and 500 for
each adj - a. book until maximum
Of $1000iis reached, payable to the
TREASURED of the state OF oklahoma
said sun 70 be forfeited to the state
of Oklahoma IL the successful bidder
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and furnish bond in the sum of not
lees than Ten Thousands (s10,O00.00)
collars for the faithful performance
of the terms of his contract, said
bond to be executed within thirty
days from the time the successful
bidder is notified.
Each bidder shall subscribe to an
affidavit as to whether,
lst Said corporation is a 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 acquired
and the extent Of such interest
2nd. Whether said corporation is a
borrower or lender OF money directly
81 indirectly, or through any third
party. from or to ony ether school
book publishing company, firm, or
publisher.
3rd Whether any individual stock
holder director, or trustee 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.
4th Whether said corporation has
any agreement. contract or under
standing. either directly. or indirectly,
with any other corporation, firm, or
Individual publisher, whereby the pro-
fits that may arise from the contract,
or the expenses incident in securing
the same are to be In any way divided
or pro rated with any other corpor-
alton, firm, or individual publisher
All firms and individual publishers.
submitting their bids. shall file a
sworn statement as to.
Ist Whether said individual pub
Usher. OF firm is a stockholder or is
financially interested In any other
schoolbook publishing company or
frm
end Whether sala individual pub.
fisher or firm is a borrower or leLdeT
of money, directly or indirectly
through any third party from or to
any other school book publishing
company. firm, or publisher.
3rd Whether any individual pub
Usher or any member or trustee of a
school book publishing company. Is
acfing directly or through any third
party or any other school book pub
iishing company firm or publisher
ith. Whether said individual pub
Usher or firm. has any agreement
contract. or understanding either di
reclly or Indirectly, with any other In
dlidual publisher. firm. or corpora
ton whereby the profits that may
arise from the CONTRACT or the expen
se incident 70 securing the same
ara to be N any way divided pro rata
with any other corporation. firm. on
individual publisher 'That no mem
Der Of the commission is interested
directly or indirectly IN said firm. cor
poration or as an individual publish
er or bidder"
All afndavits shall be executed and
sworn to IN regular form By the prop
IN officers and individuals. (Blank aff
davits may be had from the Secretarl
oi the Commission, Rev Theo. +
nrewer) II is provided that II th,
iacts adduced IN these said affidavit
ara such that said Text Book Commits
sion considers that there was not
leir and open competitive biddinl
aoone tho publishers. then, no con
tract With any corporation. lrm o
Individual publisher, failing TO max
satisfactory alfdWlts TO the Commi.
son. shall Be executed.
L Is further provided, that Il 4