The Harrison times., 1912-06-08
FOR ACT NO. A.
AGAINST ACT no. 4.
BE It Enacted by the People Of the stat
OF Arknnens,


section /. That every school teacher
who resides in this State who holds hrst
grade certificate to teach in the pubic
schools of the state and VINO Is now
and at the date of the approval OF THIS
Act shall have been engaged in the voca-
Cion OF school teaching for the three
previous consecutive years is hereby de-
clared TO be a member or a Popular Edu-
oational Committee, the duties OF when
shall be hereinafter particularly detlned.
THAT the superintendent of public in
struction is hereby made the chairman
of said committee, and the SAID chalr-
man shall designate some employe OF hiS
office to act as secretary thereol; i sd,u
chairman and secretary TO serve without
further or other compensation than is
now allowed by law.
Sec o That It shall be the duty Of
che chairman and secretary of said com
mittee 20 Immediately prepare and com
plo from the records Of the office OF the
state superintendent OF public instruc-
tion and the 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 serV-
fee named in Section l of this Act ana
shall indicate opposite the name of each
teacher his or her poStoftice 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 be deslg-
mated as the Committee.
Sec. 8. The Arkansas Text Book Com
mission, composed of SIX members or
the Committee to be chosen in the man
ner herein provided. the duty OF which
w hereinafter prescribed, Is hereby ere
ated Said Commissioners shall serve
terms as follows; The two receiving
che greatest number or votes shall
eerve for six years; the two receiving
the next greatest number OF votes shall
serve four years, and the two roceiyingI
che next greatest number OF votes shall
serve for two years, ana every two years
from and after the date OF first election
Cwo Commissioners shall be chosen in
che same manner In which tho original
Commission Is chosen.
Sec. 4. That within ten days after
che date OF the completion of the Off
cial roster named in Section the chair
man and secretary OF tho Committee
ehall mail TO each and every member OF
eaid Committee a call for nominations
of committeeman who may he elected
members Of said State Text Book Com
misson by the Committee, Each mem
Der of said committee may nominate as
many candidates as thero are Text Book
Commissioners TO be chosen which nomi-
nations, made upon blanks to be pre-
pared and mailed TO the members OIL
the Committee shall be signed by the
Committee member and returned and
filed with the secretary OF the Com
mittee within 10 days from and after
the date Of the call for nominations and
nominations received after that date
will not be considered
Sec g. Whenever any member OF the
Committee shall have received 10 orl
more nominations the secretary OF the
Committee shall notify said nominee
that he or she has been nominated M n
candidate for place on said Commits
aon, and the nominee 80 notified shall
within five days from ard after the re-
colpt OF the notice If he or she desires
Go serve on said Commission file with
Euld secretary an acceptance which shall
embrace an agreement 10 serve on said
Commission n elected, Nominees Who'll
Fail TO flo such acceptauocs within the
time required shall hc deemed 10 haVoI
declined 60 serve and their names Will
not appear upon the official ballot
Sec, G. That Immediately after thcI
Gate for the closing OF nominations and
FOR decllnOtlons ana uccCptunCeg the
chairman aud secretary OF the Commit
Gee shall compile Hist OF all nominees,
Giving opposite the nOmC OF each nomi-
nee the total number or nominations re,
celVed Ivy zach OF them, which list shall
be printed and mailed 60 each member
OF the Committee,
SEC, Z. within 10 days after tho
nominations are returned aud filed and
lhe names OF those who have accepted
Inc nomination shall have been naCcr-
(nined, the chairman ana secretary ofI
the committee shall prepare tho official
ballot, which shall contain tho names ofl
nominations ana have accepted the same
with the usual Instructions az In other
elections, RtAtng the number OF Com
miRnonerB 20 be elected, and the man
ncr of voting and the time within which
she ballots must be returned, which shall
bo i6 days from the date the ballots
are mailed 90 mcmborB OF the Commit
Goa, The names OF candidates shall apa
poar on tho ballot I'm alphabetical or
dor and the secretary OF tho Commit ttcO
ghNI nnn NuIl hnllDIN puTb
aud every member Of the committee by
Jlrat class mail and the mailing OF all
che ballots Hhpll be upon the aNmo day
aee, S, Memhors OF The Committed
shall indicate thoir choice Of the cRndiz
dates by placing an \ IN the square in|
front OF The name OF the candidate furI
whom the momhcr OF the Committed
Wlnhes TO vote. Each ballot shall bel
olpnod by the member or the Committee
voting the same, who shall also write
hia or her poatuffloo address under his
or her signature, aud the said ballot
may ho transmitted tO the Hccrotury of
the Committee by firAt class mail
Printed RolfaaddroHFod envelopes uhnll
We furnished momhorH OF tho committee
by tho secretary for thlH purpose The
enveopoH containing the iudvidlul bal.
totp, upon which Ehull be printed tho
words objection RotumH" Hhnll ho filed
with The secretary OF The tuWWlttou.
who shall Indicate I'm writing the true.
dNte upon witch it WlH received, after
which enid cnyclopoa unopened shall
he deposited IN % haUut h1N prepared
Cor that purpose
Soc o. Immediately following the.
dNto unmed for the closing of The oloua
tlon the State Board of Election Com
mlaHlonerH shall ennyUss the returns
Hnd declare tho result ut RRid election.
before counting the hHllutH ana the NUM-
her OF votes for the nominees said Elue.
ton Commissioners shall compare the
namet signed 90 each hbllut with the
nnWce appearing upon tho roster pro.
numea Hrncd tn the ballots do not up-
pear upou the official roator such ballot
win not ho counted After tho ballots
have been counted and the result de-
elRred the State Hoard ~ Election Com
miAHltutrH shall lHbup thnir errtlfivHtpH
of election To tho successful candidates
und file the same with the Governor
who shall lsHup coWWigHiunH for the
terms indicated in Section o.
bee. 10 within teu dbyH after the
date OF their election the Commissioners
rhnll meet in the city Of Little Rock
hnd take the oath OF ottite prescribed Nv
law for other state Ol1pinlB ana shall
Immediately enter upon th1 dlHuhhtUe
Of tholf duties uH herein defined 'rhev
phhil organise hy rloutluu one uf their
Number pn chairman ana another Of
their memherH UH secretary
hae, ~ II iR hereby made the duty
Of the State Text lonk Commission tn
pdnpt a uniform system of tuNt hnakB
,6r the common schools OF tho State OF
Arkansas aud tn provide that Hhld