Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-15
ELEVEN

U. ehall indicate their choice of the candi- dates by placing an x in the square fn front of the name of the candidate for wishes to vote Each ballot shall be signed by the member Of the Committee voting the same, who shall also write ] his or her postoffice address under his or her signature. and the said ballot may be transmitted to the secretary of the Committee by first class mail: Printed self addressed envelopes shall | be furnished members of the Committee by the secretary for this purpose The 1 envelopes, containing the individual bal 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 said envelopes. unopened. shall be deposited in bafTot box prepared for that purpose
 date named for the closing of the elec- tion the State Board of Election Com missioners shall canvass the returns and declare the result of said election. Before counting the ballots and the num- Der of votes for the nominees, said Elec- | tion Commissioners shall compare tho names signed to each ballot with the names appearing upon the roster pro- vided for in Section 2 and in case the will not be counted. After the ballots have been counted and the result de- clared the State Board of Election Com- mssioners shall issue their certificates of election to the successful candidates and file the same with the Governor. terms indicated in Section 3. Sec. 10 Within ten days after the date of their election the Commissioners shall meet in the city of Little Rock 1 and take the oath of office prescribed by law for other state officials and shall immediately. enter upon the discharge shall organize by electing one of their number as chairman and another of their members as secretary.
 Sec. 1T. It is hereby made the duty Of the state Text Book Commission to adopt uniform system of text books for the common schools of the State of Arkansas. and to provide that said books shall be supplied to the patrons of the public schools in the following
 1. By contracting with publishers of adopted books at prices advantageous to titles as will induce such publishers to reduce the margin of profit to the Mint- mum.
 2. By preparing, or causing to be and causing the same to be printed by the state when a 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 | delivery.
 5. By the purchase Of manuscripts or copyrights. or the securing of -manu- scripts and copyrights by the payment of royalties upon books which may be i printed and distributed by the state.
 A.. The State Text Book Commission shall be governed by the following l policy: It shall hasten the publication of text books, beginning with books for the primary grades, as fast as approV- ed e, manuscripts ,, can be secured and pub State. and the Commission shall make no contract with any publisher for 2 longer period than six years. and no i which shall interfere With the publica- ton 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 servSces, tf,e, the sum m of $500 per day; for each and I the performance of their duties, and actual railroad fare to and from their time each commlssioner shall devote to | the work of the Commission shall be de- termined by majority of the Commits sion. and for the purpose of supplying the Commission with printing stationery and other incidental expenses there is allowed said Commission a contingent fund amounting to $600.00 per year.
 Sec. 13. That to cover the per diem, railroad fare and contingent expenses of said said Commission ,1; for a biennial o, period. December 12 1914, there is hereby ap- propriated from the state treasury from the sum of s;oooo.oo, or so much there of as may be necessary, and the chairs man and secretary of the Commission
 
 vouchers for the per dicm railroad fare and contingent expenses, herein pro- vided for. and the auditor is authorized to draw his warrant on the state treas1 urer therefor 4
 Sec. IA. That the text books the pur- chase or production of which are prc- 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 stateJ they may be sold by regular dealersl whose margin of profit shaSl be fixed i by the Commission; where the books arel printed by the state they shall be dis1 tributed by the county examiners and county superintendents or public instruc-l tion under such terms and limitatidno as may be prescribed by the State Text l Book Commission. A'
 Sec. 5. That all acts and parts oh 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 Secre-, 1 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 Secretary of State.