The Harrison times., 1912-06-01
ron ACT NO. 4.
AGAINST ACT NO. T.
he Il Enacted by the People OF the State
OF ArknnanS,

Afe ~ IlldtAtu ny lllG i NblAN 0A sAhe |N'NN
Section l. That every school teacher
who resides in this State, who holds nrSt
grade certificate 20 teach in the public,
schools of the state and who IS now
pnd at the date Of the approval Of TINS
Net shall have been engaged in the voca-
ton of school teaching for the three
previous consecutive years Is hereby de-
clared 20 be a member or Popular hdu-
Cational Committee, the duties Of which
ehall be hereinafter particularly defined.
THAT the superintendent Of public IN
Rtructon 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 @ That It shall be the duty of
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 nstruc-
tion and tho offices OF the several county
examiners of this state complete ros-
ter or list OF all the teachers of the state
OF the residence, grade and term of serY-
fee named In Section | OF this Act, ana
shall indicate opposite the name Of each
teacher his or her postofiice address
and said roster or list so compiled shall
constitute the official Popular Educa-
tional Committee Of the state Of Ark
ansaS, which shall In this Act bo deslg-
mated as the Committee
Sec g. The Arkansas Text Book Com
mission, composed OF SIX members of
(he Committee, 10 be chosen IN the man
ner herein provided, the duty OF which
IL hereinafter prescribed, is hereby cro-
Oted, Said Commissioners shall serve
terms as follows The two receiving
the greatest number or votes shall
serve for six years; tho two receiyingI
the next greatest number OF votes shall
servo four years, and the two receiving
the next greatest number OF votes shall
serve for two years, and every two years
from and after the date Of first election
two Commissioners shall be chosen in
Che same manner In which the original
Commission Is chosen
Sec. T. That within ten days after
tho date OF tho completion Of tho off
Clnl roster named In Section the chair
man and secretary of tho Committee
shall mail to each and every member OF
said Committee n call for nominations
OF committeeman who may be elected
members Of said state Text Book Com
mission by tho Committee Each mem
Der OF said committee may nominate as
many candidates As there are Text Book
Commissioners to be chosen, which nom- |
nations, made upon blanks TO be pro-
pared and mailed 10 the mamberR OIL
tho Committee, shall be signed by the
Committee member ana returned and !
filed with the secretary OF the Com
mittee within 10 days from and after
the date Of the call for nominations ana |
nominations received after that date
will not be considered
Sec g. Whenever any member OF the
Committee shall have received 10 or
moro nominations the secretary OF the
Committee shall notify said nominee
that he or she has been nominated as a
candidate FOR u place on said Commls-
tlon, and the nominee 80 notified shall
within five days from and after the re-
Ceipl of the notice, If he, or she desires
60 serve on said Commlsslon file with
said secretary an acceptance which shall |
embrace an agreement 20 serve on said |
Commission II elected Nominees who
fan to file such AccCpt0nccg within the
time required shall be doomed to hnyc
Declined TO serve ana their names win |
not appear upon the official ballot
Sec G, That Immediately after thC|
Date for the closing Of nominations ana |
For docllnutlons ana ncccptunccs the
chairman aud secretary of tho Commit !
Giving opposite the name Of each nOmi. |
nee the total number OF nominations Ne.
CoiVed by each OF them, which list ghull |
be printed and mailed TO each mombcrl
Sec. Z. Within 10 daya after the
nominations are returned and filod and |
Me names OF those who have accepted
Inc nomination shall have been Osoer- |
iNined tho chairman ana secretary OIL
the committee shall prepare the official
ballot which Nhall contain tho names of
Ihoap who have received 10 or more
nominations ana have accepted. tho snmo, |
with the usual lnstructloug as IN other
elections, stating the number OF Com !
mlaalonera 60 be elected ana tho man |
uer Of voting aud the time Within which
tho hniloia must be returned which shall |
be 10 days from tho date The ballots
Gto mailed to mombcrH Of the Commit |
tA0 Tho nnmCH OF candidates nhnll up |
pear on the ballot I'M alphabetical or |
DOR and tho secretary or the Committee |
thpll mall one Of said ballots 20 each |
aud every member of the committee hyI
flrsl class mail, nnd the mailing Of all |
the ballots aholl ho upon the same day |
Gee g. MomhoIp Of the Committee
fhall Indicate their choice Of the CUndi |
Gates by placing an Y I'm the square in |
front Of the uOmo OF the candidate furI
whom the mombcr of the Committee
aligned by the memher OF the Committee |
voting the same. who shall also WrItcI
hia or hof poHtoffiee address Wler llh|
or her hlgnnlurc 0nd the mil ballot
may hc transmitted TO- tho secretary oi |
tho Committee hy first class mail |
BrMtcd self addressed envelopes shall |
he furnished mumhnrH of the Committed
Wy tho secretary for This purpose. Thu|
onvclopca. containing tho ln0lylduul bal. |
Tots upnn which aOnll hc printed lhp|
Vorda Election BotuwH" shall ho rIIul|
with the secretary of The Committee. |
who phHll Indicate I'm writing the trUuI
CUlo upon WOltN " NNN lrNnlNrlI NIlnl /
which tuid puyulOpun. unopened, BhUll |
W. deposited lu u hui'ot hoN prepared |
for that purpose.
see D. Immediately following tho|
Gate named for the rloHng of tho pleo
tion the State Board of Election Com |
miHHiouera shall canvass the returns
end declare the result of said election |
Before counting the ballots ana the uum !
her OF votes for the nominees said nluu |
ton Commissioners shalt compare tho|
uumcn signed tn oOch ballot with tho|
rpmea appearing upon the ruJior PRO |
Nlded for len Section p, ana In vHHa tho|
Uamoa signed tn the hNllolH do not pn. |
pear upon tho official roster such ballot
Nlll not hp counted After the ballot |
have been counted ana the result de- |
tlRrpd the state board uf Election Com |
inbHrnofH shall Issue their certificates
tt election to the HuceeHHful candidates
end fllp the sumo win the Governor |
Who shall Issue commbHpna for thpI
terms indicated IN Section 2,
Sec 80 Within ten days after tho|
Gate OF their election the OommaaoRers
thall meet IN the city OF Little Rock
fnd take tho oath Of ONCE proserlhrd by !
law FOR other state oncblH ana shall
Immediately enter upon tho dHonlpoI
tf their dutlrh H herein defined FhrN
fhhll organize by clretnB one ur thprI
uumher aH chairman ana another OIL
their members hs secretary
Hpe. iil n u hereby made the dliNI
tf the state Text Hook Commission lN|
b1Upt uniform Hybirm of iptt hluhH|