The Harrison times., 1912-06-22
FOR ACT NO. a.
AGAINST ACT NO. 4.
Re It Enacted by the People of the state

of Arkansas:
Section l. That every school teacher
who resides in this State who holds first
grade certificate to teach in the public
schools of the State and who is now
and at the date of the approval of this
Act shall have been engaged in the voca-
ton of school teaching for the three
previous consecutive years, Is hereby de-
clared to be a member or a Popular Edu-
cational Committee, the duties of which
shall be hereinafter particularly defined.
That the superintendent of public In
struction is hereby made the chairman
of said committee, and the said chair
man shall designate some cmploye 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. g. That II 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 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 ! of this Act, ana
shall indicate opposite the name OF each
teacher his or her postoffice 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 desig-
mated as the Committee.
Sec 3. 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
Is hereinafter prescribed, is hereby ere
ated. Said Commissioners shall serve
terms as follows; The two receiving
the greatest number or votes shall
serve for six years. the two receiving
che next greatest number of votes shall
serve 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
ehe same manner In which tho origlnas
Commission Is chosen.
Sec. 4. That within ten dayg after
che date OF the completion Of tho off
cial roster named In Section the chair
man and secretary OF the Committee
shall mail to each and every member OF
said Committee call for nominations
OF committeeman who may be elected
members of said State Text Book Com
mission by the Committee. Each mem
Der OF said committee may nominate as
many candidates as there are Text Book
Commissioners to be chosen, which nomi-
nations. made upon blanks TO be pre-
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 as n
candidate for n place on said Commits
sion, and the nominee so notified shall
within five days from and after the re.
oeipt OF the notice, II he or she desires
20 serve on said Commission, fil0 with |
said secretary an acceptance which shall |
embrace an agreement TO serve on Bald |
Commission II elected, Nominees who
fail 10 file such acceptnnoes thin the
time required shall be deemed 20 have
declined 20 serve and their names Will |
not appear upon the official ballot
Sec O. That Immediately after the
date for the closing OF nominations and |
for declin0tions ana accoptanocs the |
chairman and secretary OF tho Commit
tee shall compile list of oil nominees,
giving opposite tho name OF each nom- |
nee tho total number OF nominations re-
ceivcd by each OF them, which list shall |
be printed and mailed TO each member
OF the Committee.
nominations are returned and filed and
ho names of those who have accepted |
tbe nomination shall have boon nsoer-
tained, tho chairman and secretary of
the committee shall prepare the official
those who have received 10 or moro
nominations and hnvo accepted the samo, |
with tho usual nstruotions as In other
elections stating tho number OF Com
uiaaioncra 10 be elected, and the man
ner Of voting and tho time within which
the boilots must be returned which shall
bo 10 days from the date tho ballots
arc mailed to members OF the Commit
TOO. The names OF candidates shall np.
ponr on tho ballot In alphabetical or
ma thg uNpTltnIV or tlo IDmml n |
ahnil mail one OF said ballots TO each
aud every member OF the committee by
first class mail ana the mailing Of all
tho ballots shall be upon the same day
Reo, \, Members OF tho Committee
shall indicate their choice OF the eandl- |
dates by placing an X IN the square in |
front OF the name of the candidate for
whom tho member OF the Committee
wishes 20 vote Each ballot shall be
signed by the member or the Committee
voting the same who shall also wrlteI
hia OF her poatoffleo Oddreaa under hia !
or her signature, and the said ballot
may ,be transmitted 20 the secretary ofI
the Committee by fret class mail |
Printed Helf-addfeBsed envelopes shall
be furnished members OF the Committee
by tho secretary for this purpose rhol
envelopes containing the lndlyldnul ball
lots, upon which shall DO printed thcl
words Injection Returns" shall be filed
with the secretary or the Committee
who shall indicate IN writing the true
date upon which Il was received. after
which said envelopes, unopened, shall
DO deposited IN botiot box prepared
for that purpose.
Sec, o. Immediately following the
date named for the closing OF the eleo-
tion the State Board OF Election Come
mHhonerH shall canvass the returns
aud declare the result OF said election
Before counting the ballete and the num-
her OF votes for the nominees said Blec-
tion Commissioners shall compare thel
names signed TO each ballot with thcI
names appearing upon the roster pro-
Vlded Tor ln Section :, and IN ease thoI
names signed t0 the ballots do not ape
near unon the official roster such ballot
will not be counted After the hall0tH|
have been counted and the result de-
olhred the State Hoard OF Election Com
misHlpnerH shall issue their certificates
OF election 10 the successful candidates
and file the same with the Governor,
who shall Issue commissions for the
tarma lndlentcd IN Section o.
Hee TO- Within ten days after the
date OF their election the Commissioners
shall meet IN tho city OF Little Rock
end take the oath OF once prescribed by
law for other state officials and shall
Immediately enter upon the DISCHARGE
OF their duties hH herein defined They
ehnll organize by oleutlnH one OF their
number M chairman aud another OF
their members as secretary,
nee 81, II " hereby made the duty
OF the State Text Book Commission Go
ad0pt n uniform system OF text books
FOR the common schools OF the Whte Of