Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-01
ELEVEN

sec. S Members Of the Committee shall indicate their choice of the candi- dates by placing an in the square in front of the name of the candidate for whom whom the member of the Committee signed by the member of the Committee voting the same. who shah also write his or her postoffice address under his or her signature. and the said bal1ot 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 envelopes. containing the individsul bal lots upon which shall be printed the with the secretary of the Comnittee who shall indicate in writing the true date upon which II was received after which said envelopes unopened shall be deposited in baYfoi box prepared for that purpose.
 See. 9. Immediately following the date named for the closing of the elec- tion the State Board of Election Com
 misSlonerS shall canvass the returns and declare the result of said election
 Before counting the ballots and the mum Der of votes for the nominees said Flee tion Commissioners shall compare the names signed to each ballot with the names appearing upon the roster pro- vided for in Section 2. and in case the names signed to the ballots do not ap- pear upon the official roster such ballot will not be counted. After the ballots have been counted and the result dc clared the State Board of Election Com missioners shall issue their certificatrs of election to the successful candidates who shall issue commissions for the terms indicated in Section 2.
 Sec. 10. Within ten days after the date of their election the Commissioners shah meet in the city of Little Rock and take the oath of office prescribed by luw for other state officials and shall Immediately. enter upon the discharge of their duties as herein defined. They shall organize by electing one of their number as chairman and another of their members as secretary.
 See. H. 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 manner:
 adopted books at prices advanta geous to school patrons by buyIng hl such quan- titles as will induce such publishers to reduce the margin of profit to the mini mum.
 ?. By preparing. or causing to be prepared, manuscripts for text books. the state when q 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.
 ;. By the purchase or manuscripts 1 or copyrights, or the securing of manll-
 scripts and copyrights by the payment
 of royalties upon books which may be printed and distributed Dy the state. 4. The State Text Book Commission shall be governed by the following
 of text books beginning with books for the primary grades, as fast as approv- ed manuscripts can be secured and pub
 State, and the Commission shall make
 no contract with any publisher for q
 longer period than six years and no contract shall be made for any book
 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 services
 the sum of $500 per day. for each and every day they are actually engaged in
 the performance of their duties. and actual railroad fare to and from their places of residence The amount of time each Commissioner shall devote to
 termined by a majority of the Commis- sion. and for the purpose of supplying the Commission with printing. stationery and other incidental expenses there is l allowed said Commission a contingent fund amounting to $6O0.OO per year. Sec. 13. That to cover the per diem: said Commission for a biennial period. beginning December l2. 1912 and ending December 12. 1914. there is hereby. ap- propriated from the state treasury from
 
 the sum of $10,000.0O or so much there of as may be necessary. and the chair man and secretary of the Commission shall file with the auditor of state vouchers for the per diem, railroad fare and contingent expenses. herein pro- vided for. and the auditor is authorized to draw his warrant on the state treas- urer therefor.
 See. IA That the text books, the pur- chase or production of which are pro- vided for in this Act. shall be distribut- ed in the following manner: Where books are purchased or contracted for from publishers other than the state! they may be sold by regular dealers. whose margin of profit shaSl be fixed by the Commission; where the books are printed by the state they shall be dis. tributed by the county examiners and county superintendents Of public instruc- tion under such terms and limitations as may be prescribed by the State Text Book Commission.
 Sec. 15. That all acts and parts of 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 it's adoption by the people. Filed in the office of the Secre- tary of State on the 9th day Of May, 1912.
 Each elector may vote for or against the above Act. this goth day of May, 1912. - EARLE w. HODGES. o<or nF Gfotn