The Harrison times., 1912-06-15
FOR ACT NO. 4.
AGAINST ACT NO. 4,
Be II Enacted by the People Of The State

schools or the state ana WHO ~ now
and at the date of the approval of this
Act shall have been engaged in the voca-
tion of school teaching for the three
previous consecutive years, Is hereby de-
clared TO be a member or Popular lidu-
Cational Committee, the duties of which
shall be hereinafter particularly defined,
That the superintendent of public IN
gtruction is hereby made the chairman
of said committee, and the said chair
man shall designate some employe or ms
office to act as secretary thereof SAID
chairman and secretary to serve without
further or other compensation than is
now allowed by law.
Sec, g. That IL shall be the duty or
the chairman and secretary OF said com
mittee to Immediately prepare and com
pile from the records Of the office OF the
state superintendent of public instruc-
tion and the offices of che several county
examiners OF this State a complete ros-
ter or list of all the teachers of the State
of the residence. grade and term OF serV,,
ice named in Section I Of this Act ana
shall indicate opposite the name or each
teacher his or her postoffice address,
and said roster or list 80 compiled shall
constitute the official Popular Educa-
Clonal Committee OF the state OF Ark
ansas, which shall I'm this Act bo deslg-
mated as the Committee,
Sec 8. The Arkansas Text Book Com
mission, composed of SIX members of
the Committee, TO be chosen In the man
ner herein provided, the duty of which
ts hereinafter prescribed, Is hereby Gre
ated. Said Commissioners shall serve
terms as follows; Tho two receiving
che greatest number or votes shall
serve for six years; the two receiving
the next greatest number of votes shall
serve four years and the two receiving
the next greatest number or votes shall
serve for two years, ana every two years
from and after the date Of first election
two Commissioners shall be chosen in
the same manner In which the original
Commission 10 chosen.
Sec T. That within ten days after
the date OF the completion OF the off
cial roster named In Section the chair
man and secretary of the Committee
shall mail to each and every member or
said Committee call for nominations
OF committeeman who may be elected
members OF said state Text Book Com
mission by the Committee, Each mem
Der OF said committee may nominate as
many candidates as there are Text Book
Commissioners to be CHOSEN, which nomi-
nations made upon blanks to be pre-
pared and mailed 70 the members of
the Committee, shall be signed by the
Committee member ana returned ana
FILED with the secretary OF The, Com
mittec within 10 days from and afterI
che date OF the call for nominations, and
nominations received after that date
will not be considered.
Sec. B, Whenever any member OF the
Committee shall have received 10 orl
more nominations the secretary OF the
Committee shall notify said nominee
that he or she has been nominated az n
candidate for place on said Commits |
sion, and the nominee 80 notified shall |
within five days from aud after the rec
ocipt OF the notice, If he or sho desires
Go serve on said Commission file with |
said secretary an acceptance which ehall
embrace an agreement 10 serve on said
Commission " elected Nominees who
fail 20 file such gCCeptancos within the i
time required shall be deemed 30 havoI
declined to serve and their names viii |
not appear upon the official ballot
Sec, G, THAT Immediately after thcl
dNto for the closing of nominations and
FOR doClnutlons ana OcccptOncoS the |
chairman and secretary OF the Commit, |
zoe shall compile n list OF all nominees |
giving opposite the name OF cOch nom- |
nee tho total number OF nomlnntlo re. |
colyed by each OF thom which list Hh0ll |
bo printed aud mailed TO each mombor
OF tho Committee
Sec, z. within 10 days after tho
nominations are returned and filed ana |
ho nnmoa OF Those who have accepted |
Inc nomination shall have been asccr. |
tAincd, the chairman and secretary Of |
thN committee shall prepare the official |
bnlot which shall contain the names OF
thoRo who have received 10 or moro
nominations ana have accepted the s0mo. |
with tho usual Instructions rs In Othorl
elections, stating tho number Of Com |
miaaionera 10 be elected ana tho man |
the ballots must be returned, which shall |
be 10 dAya from tho date the ballots
pTe mailed 60 members OF the Commit |
zoe The names OF candidates shall Hp |
pear on the ballot IN alphabetical or |
der, aud the secretary OF tho Committee
ahnll mail one of said hulluls a. each !
aud cVory momhor of the committee hyl
flrat class mail, ana tho mailing Of all |
che ballots shall ho upon the Same day |
See, g. Momhera Of tho Committee
uhAll indicate their choice OF the cnndi |
dates 10y placing an y I'm tho squire IN !
front or the name of the candidate for !
whom the member or the Committee
wishes Go vote. Each ballot shall bel
slEned by tho mombcr of The Committee !
voting tho same, who shall also wrllcl
hlH or hor poHtofflco NddrUHH under NlHI
or hor signature, ana the said ballot |
may he transmitted to l4e secretary 0tI
Printed Relr-nddroERod envelopes shall
be furnished momhcrH Of thu Committee
by the secretary for lhlr purpose ThuI
envelopes containing the iudINldnul hnl !
lots, upon which shall hp printed lno|
words Election RetuWH. Hhil hu fIlnI|
with the secretary of the Committee |
who shall Indicate I'm writing The tWu|
date upon which II WAS received AFTER
we deposited I'm "a lhuul box prepared
Soc. .. tmmcdlntcly following hcI
date named for the closing ui the rluo. !
NuN the NlNlu lAuUlN or llNIIluN com !
mlAHlonera shall canvass the roturnH|
hnd declare the result of HAId election
before counting the hAiiOtH ana the num-
her of votes fur the nominees. said iilue
zion Commissioners shall compare thpI
nameB signed ~ each ballot with thpI
names appearing uuuu the roster pro
Vlded FOR in Section .. nnd Ia pnHp thoI
names signed ~ tho ballots do not up
pear upun the uiil1lhl roster such ballot
will not be counted After the hulloiHl
have been counted ana the result de-
eisrpd tho state tinArd 0f Election Com
miaaiaberH shalt issue their certificates
Of election 10 the Huceosslul candidates.
ana flle the Same with the unyolnOr
who hhhll isbue commissions Cor thpI
terms indicated Ia Npollpn y.
aee 10 within ton days after thuI
GATE or their election the Commissioners
ehAll meet IA the city OF Little Uoul
ana take the oath of office prescribed hyI
law for other state Olilpnls ana shall
Immediately enter uruu the DISCHARGE
of their dutioh bn herein defined. thuy|
uhnil 0rpnulHn hy pleptlNH one nf ihplrI
number uH chairman ana another ul|
thair members Hh secretary
HaR ~, " Va hereby made the duty
ef Tie state Text Book Commission iu|
pdent a uniform hysihm bf ttNl books
,6f the common schools Of the State Of.
htkahsns. and to provide that said
bo6Fa shall be supplied to the patrons
Of The public schools In the Following
manner
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