The Van Buren press., 1912-07-06

filed with the secretary OF the Com
mittee within rs days from and after
the dafe Of the call for nominations and
nominations received after that date
will not De considered.
Sec 3 Whenever any member Of the
Committee shall have received 10 or
more nominations the secretary Of the
Committee shall notify said nominee
that he or she has been nominated as a
candidate for a place on said Commits
sion and the nominee so notified shall
within five days from and after the re-
ceipt Of the notice. II he or she desires
TO serve on said Commission, file with
said secretary an acceptance which shall
embrace an agreement to serve on said
Commission If elected. Nominees who
fau to file such acceptances within the
time required shall be deemed 10 have
declined to serve and their names will
not appear upon the official ballot
Sec g. That Immediately after the
date for the closing of nominations and
for deClinatious and Hcceptances the
chairman and secretary Of the Commit
tee shall compile a list of all nominees,
giving opposite the name of each nom-
nee the total number OF nominations re-
ccived by each Of them, which list shall
be printed and mailed to each member
of the Committee.
Sec. :. Within 10 DAYS after the
nominations are returned and filed and
the names Of those who have accepted
the nomination shall have been ascer-
the committee shall prepare the official
ballot. which shall contain the names Of
those who have received 10 or more
nominations and have accepted the same.
with the usual Instructions as in other
elections stating the number of Com
missioners to he elected. and the man
ner Of voting and the time within which
the ha ailOts must be returned, which shall
be & days from the date the ballots
are mailed to members Of the Commit
l. "a Of To- tao hul on
pear on the ballot in alphabetical or
der and the secretary or the Committee
shall mail one OF said ballots TO each
and every member of the committee bv'
first class mail and the mailing Of all
the ballots shall be upon the same day.
Sec g. Members OF the Committee
shall indicate their choice Of the cand-
dates by placing an Y In the square In
front of the name of the candidate for
whom the member OF the Committee
wishes to vote Each ballot shall be
signed by the member or 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
envelopes containing the individual bal
lots upon which shall be printed the
words ELECTION Returns" shall be filed
with the secretary of the Committee,
who shall indicate in writing the true
date upon which II was received after
which said envelopes, unopened. shall
be deposited in a baIIot box prepared
for that purpose.
Sec. Q Immediately following the
date named for the closing of the cleo
tiou the State Board Of Election Com
missoncrs shall canvass the returns
and declare the result Of said election.
Before counting the ballots and the num-
hor Of votes for the nominees. said EleC-
ton 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 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
who shall issue commissions for the
terms indicated i'm Section g.
Sec TO- Within ten days after the
date Of their election the Commissioners
shall meet i'm the city Of Little Rock
and take the oath Of Office prescribed hv
law 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
Sec II. 1t is hereby made the duty
Of the State Text Book Commission to
adopt uniform system Of text books
for the common schools Of NE state OF
Arkansas. aud to provide that said
books shall be supplied to the patrons
OF the public schools in the following
manner.
l. BY contracting with publishers Of
adopted books at prices advantageous TO
school patrons 10y buying in such guam
titles as will induce such publishers to
reduce the margin Of profit TO the mini
mum.
@ BY preparing or causing to be
/ prprarpd manuscripts for text books,
and causing the same TO be printed hy
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 or production and
O. Ry the purchase or manuscripts
or copyrights, or the securing of manu-
scripts and copyrights by the payment
of royalties upon books which may be
printed and distributed by the state.
The state Text Book Commission
! shall bo governed by the following
| policy It shall hasten the publication
/ Of text books beginning with books Tor
/ the urinary grades, us fast as approx
/ cd mlnuscripts can be secured ana pub
/ llcatlon facilities are afforded by the
/ state and the Commission shall make
/ no contract with any publisher Tor a
/ LONGER period than six years, and no
| contract shall ho made for any book
+ which shall Interfere with the publica-
/ tion of a substitute by the state at any
/ time.
/ Sec. 12 THAT members Of the state
/ Text Book Commission shall receive as
/ FUN compensation for their services
/ the sum Of 81 90 per day, for each ana
/ every d0y they are actually engaged IN
the performance OF their duties, ana
| actual railroad fare 20 and from their
] It,I#. % "a
| time each Commissioner shall devote 20
! the work OF the Commission shall be de
/ trrmincd by a majority OF the tommis-
! sion and for the purpose or supplying
! the Commission with printing stationery
| and other incidental expenses there ~
| allowed said Commission contingent
| fund UmoutNng 10 100000 per year
Sec 49, That TO cover the per diem,
| railroad fare and contingent expenses ot
/ said Commission FOR "a biennial period
/ beginning December 10, 1912, ana ending
! December H. lgll there is hereby APP
/ proprlOtod from the state treasury from
/ any money not otherwise appropriated
/ the sum OF $40 GOO 90, or go much there
| man ana secretary uf the Commission
! shall flr with the auditor Of state
! vouchers for the per diem, railroad ialo
| and contingent expenses, herein pro.
| ylded for and the auditor Is authorized
/ tp draw his warrant ON the state treas.
/ uror therefor
Sec II, That the text books the pur,
chase or production OF which are pro-
/ yidrd for I'm this NCt shnll hc dlstrlhut
| cd I'M the following manner Where
/ books are purchased or contracted Tor
| from publishers other than the state
/ they may hp sold ny regular dealers
! whose mnrgIn of profit shall he ilNoI
] hy the Commission, where the books are
! printed hy the state they shall ho dls.
! tNhutcd by the county examiners oud
| county suporutrudcnts " public insirue.
| tluu under such terms and limitations
| ua may De prescribed boy the state Text
| Book Commission
Soc 49, Tint ull ncto and parts oi
ncts ln conflict with this net ARE hcTrny
! repealed ana thla act snail take effect
ana hc I'm forru from and uflor the date
/ OF itg udopyuu hv the people
Filled IN the o1lco of the Soorc
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