The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-13
LEGAL.

LEGAL.
the president of the State Normal School
and the heads of other state educational
institutions OF Of other educational institu-
schools under section eight OF this act,
shall, upon the same conditions as to
payment, make like acquisitions upon the
secretary for books for use in the schools
under their supervision. It shall be the
duty of the secretary to report to the State
Auditor on or before the tenth day of
each month the number OF books as near
ly as can be ascertained, sold by him
during the preceding month and to pay
daily the money received for the same
into the state Treasury. All moneys re-
ce1ved by the State Treasurer under the
provisions of this act shall be kept by
him in a separate fund to be known as
THE State School Book Fund and shall
be used as a revolving fund by said COM
mission for the purchase of material, pay
ment of labor, royalties, copyrights and
all other expenses incurred in the pur-
chase or publication and distribution Of
school books as provided in this act.
Sec 10. Amy retail dealer who has been
designated as purchasing and diStri hitting
agent by any school district board or
board of education, shall make APPLICATION
to the secretary of the School Book Com
mission accompanied by agreement
duly executed, which shall be in substance
as follows:
In consideration Of having been desig-
mated as purchasing and distributing
agent for school district No. or for
the city of and of re-
ceiving for sale on the enclosed order or
upon any future order, the state series of
school books OF any part thereof provided
by the State School Book Commission of
Kansas, 1, hereby, agree that I will not
sell said state series of school text books
or any part thereof at price exceeding
ten per cent above the price established
by the said State School Book Commits
Sion.'
Said agreement shall be endorsed by the
| County Superintendent of Public Instruc-
| ton in the following words, to-wit:
st hereby certify, that is a
regular retail dealer in books in
county, and has been authorized to act
as purchasing and distributing agent for
board of education of the city of ---."
Sec. IL. 1t shall be the duty Of the
State Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton to furnish to each County Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction and each
superintendent of Schools in cities of the
first and second class, for the of any
apply for permission to sell the books of
the state series. printed copies of the
above agreement together with lists of
maximum prices of such books as fixed
by the State School Book Commission.
And any dealer who shall fail, neglect or
refuse to comply with the condition of
such agreement shall forfeit his right to
any further purchases of said school books
| from the state.
Sec. u. The sum of one, hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, or so much there
| OF as may be necessary is hereby appro-
| priated out of any money in the State
Treasury not otherwise Appropriated to
purchase the necessary grounds upon
| additional building or buildings or an
| addition to the present state printing
plant, and for the purchase of necessary
machinery, presses, type, eiectrotypins
apparatus, and such other appliances and
| equipment as may be required in the man.
| ufacture of the school text books provided
| for in this act. If the School Book Com
mission is unable to purchase the neces-
| sary ground on which to erect the neces-
Sary additional building or buildings it
| is hereby authorized to proceed to in
| stitute condemnation proceedings and to
condemn and appropriate such land as is
necessary. Such proceedings may be in
| itiated and carried to completion as near
| ly as may be, in the mode provided by
article 3, chapter %, of the Statutes OF
| 1909. There is also appropriated out of
| any money in the State treasury not 9TH
| erwise appropriated, the sum of fifty
thousand dollars, or much thereof as
sDsy be necessary, to pay authors, artists,
| compilers, stenographers, and to purchase
| copyrights and plates, and other supplies,
| as provided in this act. There is also
| appropriated out of any money in the
| State Treasury not otherwise appropriate
| ed, the sum of twenty five thousand dol
| lars as a revolving fund for the purchase
| of paper, printers and binders material
| to pay for labor, and the secretary of the
state School Book Commission shall re-
place the moneys paid out of the revolv-
| ing fund with cash received by him for
| books sold. There is also appropriated.
| out of any money in the State Treasury
/ not otherwise appropriated, the sum OF
| two thousand dollars a contingent fund
to cover postage, express, freight. stenog-
! raphers and other necessary expenses of
| the office of the secretary of the State
| School Book Commission for the year
| ending June 90, 1914 and two Thousand dol
| lars for similar purposes for the year
| ending June 30. 1915. There is also appro-
| priated out of any money the State
| Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
| sum of five hundred dollars to pay the
| salary of the secretary Of the State Schoo
Book Commission for the quarter ending
| June go 1913 and twenty hundred dollars
| for the year ending June so, 1914, and
| twenty hundred dollars for the year end
| ing June 80, 1915; said secretary'S term OF
| office to begin April 1, 1913. There is
| also appropriated out of any money ir
| the Treasury not otherwise appropriated
| the sum of fifteen hundred dollars to pay
| the necessary expenses of the said Com
! mission. The term of office of the mem
| bers of the State School Book Commission
! shall begin April l. 1913 The State Audi
| tor is hereby authorized to draw warrants
| on the State Treasurer for the above
| amounts in the manner provided by law,
| upon duly verified vouchers approved by
| the chairman of said Commission. The
executive council shall provide office
and such office furniture and fixtures as
| may be necessary to properly equip the
| office of the secretary of the State Schoo
/ Book Commission.
Sec. g. Any person or persons who shall
| directly or indirectly demand receive
| money or anything of value for any bOoE