Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-22
ELEVEN

Sec. g.. Members of the Corhmittss shall indicate their choice of the candi- front Of the name of the candidate for whom the member of the Committee y, wishes to vote. Each ballot shall be voting the same, who shall also write his or her postoffice address under his or her signature. and the said ballot the Committee by fifst class mail Printed self addressed envelopes shaii be furnished members of the Committes eehEeiopes, containing the individaul bal lots, upon which shall be printed ths words Election Returns" shall be filaS with the secretary of the Comnoittaa who shall indicate in writing inc trn. date upon which it was received. after which said envelopes, unopened shall ee deposltsd in a hailot box prepared
 Sec. 2. Immediately following tb. date named for the closing Of the aIec tion the State Board of Election cor- and declare the result Of said election Before counting the ballots and the nun. Der of votes for the nominees said Flee tion Commissioners shall compare inc names signed to each ballot with tha names appearing upon the roster pro. ylded for in Section 2, and in case the pear upon the official roster such ballot will not be counted After the ba allots have been counted and the result de- Clarcd the State Board of Election Cow missoners shall issue their certificates of election 10 the successful candidate, aHa 3,i 'lie ' the same with the Governor. who shall issue commissions for the terms indicated in Section 8.
 Sec. 10 Within ten days after tho dafc Of thcir election the Commissioners Sli3l5 meet in the city of Little Rock law Tor other state officials and shalt immediatcly. enter upon the discharge or thelr duties as herein defined. They. shall organize by elccting one of their number as chairman and another of their members as secretary
 Sec IT. It is hereby made the duty of the State Tex. Rock Commission to adopt a uniform system of text books for the common schools of the State Of ;hrNanSaF, and to provide that said n4"tS n9 tt snail be supplied to the patrons manner:
 l. By contracting with publishers of adopted books a nrices advantageous to school patrons by huyIng h, such auan- tltl's az will induce such publishers to reduce the margin of profit to the mini. mum,
 2. Ky preparing, or causing to be prepared. manuscripts for text books ana causing the same to he printed by the state when state printing plant small be established by law. said books When printed to be supplied to the school patrons at actual cost Of production and delivery.
 't i'N tht puTtlldSe or manuscripts or copyrights, or the securing of manu- scripts and copyrights by the payment or royalties upon books which may be printed and distributed by the state.
 4 The State Text Book Commissio shall be governed by the following policy: It shall hasten the publication of text books. beginning with books for the primary grades, as fast as approv- ed manuscripts can be secured and piib- iita1ioh facilities are afforded by the state, and the Commission shall mako yr-itt |, l;,,l,% longer period than six years and no contract shall be made for any book which shall interfere With the publica- tion of q substitute by the state at any time.
 Sec 12 That members of the State i,,n rcHt Book Commission shall receive as the sum of $500. per day. for each and every day they are actually engaged in tne perlofmance or their duties ana actual railroad fare to and from thcir time each Con missioner shall devote to the work of the Commission shall be de- termined by majority of the Commis- sion:., and for the purpose of supplying the Commission with printing, stationery and other incidental expenses there is allowed said Commission contingent fund amounting to $600.O6 per year.
 Sec 13 That to cover the per diem, railroad fare and contingent expenses of said Commission for biennial periods December 12. 1914. there is hereby ap- proprated from the state treasury from any money not otherwise appropriated the sum of s10.000.O0, or so much there- of as may be necessary and the chairs man and secretary of the Commission shall file with the auditor of state vouchers for the per diem, railroad fara and contingent expenses. herein pro- vided for. and the auditor is authorized to draw his warrant on the state treasJ urer therefor.
 Sec. IA. That the text books, the pur- chase or production of which are pros vided for in this Act. shall'be distribut- ed in the following manner Where books are purchased or contracted foH from publishers other than the stato4 they may be sold by regular dealer4l whose margin of profit shall be fixed by the Commissions; where the books are printed by the state they shall be dis1 tributed by the county examiners ana county superintendents or public tnstruc- tion under such terms and limitationn as may be prescribed by the State Text Book Commission.
 Sec IS. That all acts and parts oA acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed and this act shall take effeoe and be in force from and after the date of It's adoption by the people. Filed in the office of the Secre-
 tary of State on the 9th day of May, 1912.
 Each clector may vote for or against the above Act
 Witness my official signature. this goth day of May. 1912 EARLE w. HODGES. otayv nF kotA