The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-06

sac. x Members of the Commitre Fhai indicate thei~ choice or the cand dates by piacifv an x in tho square ir front of Che name of tie candidate fol whom the member of the Committed wishes to vote Each ballot shall be signed by thc member or tho Committee votinp the same who shall also write his or her postoffioc address under his or her signature and inc said ballot l may he transmitted ta the secretary of the Committee by first class mail l Printed self-addressed envelopes shall | be furnished members of the Committee by the secretary for this purpose The envelopes. containing tho indivldaul bal | lots upon which shall be printed the | words Election Returns. shall be filed with the secretary of the Committee, who shall indicate in writing the true date upon which it was received. after which sniG envelopes. unopened. shall be deposited in a baUot box prepared for that purpose.
 Sec 9 Immediately following the date named Nr the closing of tho cleo ton the State Board of Election Com m sstoners shall canvass the returns and declare the result of said election Before counting the ballots and the rum ber Of votes for tho nominees. said Flee ton Commissioners shall compare the names signed to each ballot with the names appearing upon the roster pro vided for in Section Q and in case the names signed tn the ballots do not ap- pear upon the official roster such ballot will not bc counted After the ballots nave been counted ana the result de- clared the state Board of Election Com missioners shall issue their certificates | of election 10 the successful candidates and file the same with the Governor who shall Issue commissions for the terms indicated in Section 8
 Sec 10. Within ten days after the l date of their election the Commissioners shall meet in tho city of Little Rock | and tako tho oath of office prescribed bv ! law for other state officials and shall | immediately enter upon the discharge lac NIaf.s anc ,1s.F4V ! shall organize hy electlng one of their | number as chairman and another of | their members as secretary
 Sec l l. It is hereby made the duty | of tho State Text Book Commission to adopt uniform system of text books | for the common schools of the State of books shall be supplied to the patrons of tho public schools in the following | manner
 T. By contracting with publishers of | adopted books at prices advantageous to | school patrons hy buying in such quan- l titles as will induce such publishers to reduce the margin of profit to the mini mum
 { 2. By preparing, or causing to be prepared. manuscripts for text books, and causing the same to he printed ny | the state when state printing plant | shall be established by law said books when printed to be supplied to the school patrons at actual cost Of production and B. By the purchase or manuscripts 1 or copyrights. or the securing of manu- scripts and copyrights by the payment l of royalties upon books which may be | printed and distributed by the state | l. The State Text Book Commission l shall be governed by the followlng | policy: It shall hasten the publication l of text books beginning with books for | the primary grades, IS fast as approV- | ed manuscripts can be secured and pub- 1 lication facilities are afforded hy the | State. and the Commission shall make l no contract with any publisher for a l longer period than six years. and no contract shall be made for any book | which shall interfere with the puhltca- tion of a substitute by the state at any time.
 Sec 12 That members of the State Text Book Commission shall receive as | full compensation for their services the sum of 500 per day, for each and every day they are actually engaged 1T l actual railroad fare to and from theii places of residence. The amount oi time each Commiss toner shall devote tC the work of the Commission shall be de
 termined by majority of the Commis sion. and for the purpose of supplying l the Coinmissiob with printing. stationef, ! and other incidental expenses there | ' allowed said Commission contingen
 fund amounting 10 S600.00 per year Sec 13 That to cover the per diem 1 railroad fare and contingent expenses o l said Commission for a biennial period beginning December I 2. 1912 and ending December 12 1914 there is hereby ap prOprtdted from the state treasury ron any money not otherwise appropriated the sum of S10000 %. or so much there Of as may be necessary, and the chair man and secretary of the Commission shall file with the auditor of state vouchers for the per diem, railroad fare l and contingent expenses herein pro vided for. and the auditor is authorized to draw his warrant on the state treas urer therefor
 Sec. lf. That the text books the nur- 1 chase or production of which are pro | vided for in this Act, shall he distribut- 1 ed in the following manner; Where | books are purchased or contracted for from publishers other than the state | they may be sold by regular dealers | whose margin of profit shall be fixed bY the Commission. where the books are 1 trihuted by the county examiners and 1 county superintendents or public instruc- l tion under such terms and limitations l as may he prescribed by the State Text l Book Commission.
 Sec 15 That all acts and parts of | acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after the date ! of its adoption by the people.
 Filed in the office of the Seere-
 tary of State on the 9th day of
 May, 1912.
 Each Aector may vote for or against the above Act
 Witness my official signature.
 this goth day of May 1912.
 EARLE W. HODGES.
 Secretary of State.
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