Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-06

Sec ;: Members Of the .-an shall indicate their choice of tnn dates by p.acing an < in tha sa front Of tAe name of the cand,ds whom the member Of the Cn- wishes [" vote, Each ballot sh signed ny the member of the Con- voting the same, who shall aiaab his or her postoffiee address md or her signature and the sai1 may be transmitted to the ssan1 the Committee by first e1ass Printed -addressed envelnnss be furnished members of the Cnr,, by fhe secretary for this purnoan envelopes. containing the indiyida,, words "Election Returns" shall hs with the secretary of the Co,n,, who shall indicate in writing tha date upon which it was received which said envelopes. unopened he deposited tn q barIot box nra for that purpose. >ls
 Sec 9 Immediately followine date named for the closing of ths tion the State Board of Election missleners shall canvass the TO and declare the result of said ola. Before counting the ballots and the ber of votes for the nominees, said tion Commissioners shall compare names signed to each ballot With names appearing upon the roster names signed to the ballots do moi pear upon the official roster such h will not be counted. A fter the ta have been counted and the result clared the State Board of Election missioners shall issue their eertifif of election to the successful candid and file the same with the Govel CS iT,rNs terms indicated in Section g. Sec. 10. Within ten days after date of their election the Commissio shall meet in the city of Little and take the oath of office prescribe, law for other state officials and ' irnmediately enter upon the disch of their duties as herein defined { shall organize by electing one of number as chairman and another their members as secretary
 Sec. II. It is hereby made the of the State Tex. Book Commissio adopt a ul form system of text ' for the common schools of the SXI Arkansas, and to provide tMY7 books shall be supplied to ths9D of the public schools in the AT manner:
 l. By contracting with pu adopted books at prices advan1 school patrons by buying in sS titles as will induce such pull reduce the margin of profit to mum.
 g. By preparing, or causing prepared. manuscripts for text and causing the same to be pr4l. the state when a state print1n1 shall be established by law. said@ when printed to be supplied tosthe r. patrons at actual cost of productlou delivery.
 
 or copyrights, or the securing Of m scripts and copyrights by the pay of royalties upon books which ma printed and distributed by the stat
 I. The State Text Book Commit shall be governed by the folio policy: It shall hasten the publici of text books, beginning with book ed manuscripts can be secured and lication facilities are afforded by State, and the Commission shall I no contract with any publisher longer period than six years, ant contract shall be. made for any ! which shall interfere with the pub tion of q substitute by the state at time. ,s fo5s
 See. 12. That members of the s Text Book Commission shall receiv full compensation for their serv the sum of $500 per day, for each every day they are actually engage the performance of their duties, actual railroad fare to and from places of residence. Thsi amour, the work of the Commission shall bt terminsd by majority of the Com sion.- and for the purpose of suppl the Commission with printing. static and other incidental expenses there allowed said Commission a eontin fund amounting to $600.00 per year:
 Sec. 13. That to cover the per railroad fare and contingent expense said Commission for biennial pc December t2, 1912, and en December IF, 1914. there is hereby propriated from the state treasury A money not otherwise appropri tk 1um of .s10.000.0O, or so much u man and secretary of the Commis shall file with the auditor of { vouchers for the per diem. railroad and contingent expenses. herein vided for. and the auditor is author to draw his warrant on the state tr urer, th0refOr
 , Sec. s @ |! l.. That the the text ho9ks. the vided fer in this Act. shall be distri cd in the following manner: w books are purchased or contracted from publishers other than the s they may be sold by reGtaaar dea whose margin of prorit snail be i by the Commissions; where the books tributed by the county examiners county superintendents of public inst tion under such terms and limitat as may be prescribed by the State Book Commission.
 Sec. IS. That all aots and part acts in conflict with this act are he repealed and this act shall take e@ and be in force from and after the of its adoption by the people.
 Filed in the office of tho 8.
 tary of State on the 9th da
 May, 1912.
 Each elector may vote for or ags the above Act.
 Witness my official signa
 this 20th, day of May, I9fi
 EARLE w. HODGE
 Secretary of S