The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-13
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Said State School Book Commission shall
also have the power'to procure copyrights
for the state of Kansas of any school
text book, manuscript. or subject matter
thereof authorized by the provisions of
this act, and to contract with authors and
publishers upon a royalty basis, upon an
exclusive right to publish, and use in the
state of Kansas any school text book
written or published by them. The State
School Book Commission shall furnish to
the state printer copy and design for all
any school text book published by the
state under the provisions of this act
nnblished bv the state. and nrovided for
in section three of this act, and all me
chanical work connected Herewith shall
be done by and under the supervision of
the state printer, at the state printing
plant.
Sec. 6. Whenever any one, or more, of
the said text books shall have been au-
thorized or published. the State School
Book Commission shall issue order re-
Quiring the exclusive use of said book or
books in the public schools of Kansas, but
such an order for the exclusive use of
such book books shall not take effect
as to any book or books within a time
that shall interfere with any present legal
contracts, or legal adoptions heretofore
made by the School Text Book Commits
sion, or under the provisions OF this act
order requiring the exclusive use OF any
text books in the public schools or TINS
state no public school superintendenI
PRINCIPAL teacher or any other public
school authority in this state shall nave
the power to use, or authorize the use OF
any book or books for pupils other than
those directed to be used by order OF said
commission; provided, that nothing hereln
contained shall exclude the use OF books
for reference only, but such books may De
provided by the school districts, or local
board of education, in the school libraries,
and no school patron shall be compeAeo
to buy such books.
Sec. Z. The State Printer shall furnish
the State School Book Commission a state
ment of the cost Of the materia! and
labor required to publish each book pro-
vided for in this act, and from this state
ment, together with the cost of copyrights,
royalties, authorship, and other necessary
expenses, said commission shall fix max
imum prices, based on the actual cost
of production and distribution at which
said books shall be sold for cash only to
school patrons of this state, and school
text book shall be sold at a price in ex-
cess of that fixed by said School Book
Commission, except as provided for in
section eight of this act.
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty of each
school district board, and board of educa-
ton OF cities of the first and second class
in the state of Kansas, to provide a
volving fund for the purpose of enabling
the district clerks, or the clerks of the
boards of education, to purchase for the
use of the schools under their control the
necessary state school text books for use
in said schools. The treasurer of each
| district board and each board of education
| is hereby authorized and directed to pay
out of said funds all orders lawfully
| necessary
state school text books for use in such
school districts or>city schools Each dis
| trict clerk, and each clerk of the board of
| education shall replace the moneys paid
out of the revolving fund with cash
| ceived by him for the books sold to the
| patrons of said schools; provided, that
each school district and each city may
/ have the privilege of providing the pupils
/ in said district, city with text books
| free of cost if SO authorized by majority
vote Of the qualified electors in such city
] or school district voting at election
| held for the purpose of determining how
| the books shall be distributed. and pro-
| vided, whenever, and SO often as any
educational institution in this state shall
/ adopt text books published under this act,
such institution for all purposes Of pur-
chase and distribution of such books shall
/ be deemed as included in the term public
/ schools as used herein; provided further,
that the district board of any district,
/ the board of education of any city may
designate dealer or dealers in said
school books, who shall be authorized to
| act as distributing agents for said school
| district, or city, in which case the said
dealer or dealers shall be allowed a COM
| of the books as authorized by the school
book commission, which commission shall
| be added to the cost price, provided how
/ ever, that the said dealers shall purchase
no book shall be furnished to such dealer
| except upon the payment of cash in hand.
| Sec. 9. If the district board, board
of education desires to deal directly with
| the School Book Commission instead of
| through authorized agents, they shall.
| through the district clerk, or the clerk of
! the board of education, or before the
/ first day of July in each year, make
| upon the secretary of said SchooI
| Book Commission requisition for such
! books such schools may re-
| quire, based upon careful estimate for
! the ensuing school year; provided that
| subsequent acquisitions may be made from
| time to time during the school year ior
! such additional books as may be needed.
| All acquisitions shall be accompanied by
| cash payments in full The said school
| text books so procured shall be sold to
| school districts authorized dealers for
| cash at prices not in excess of those
| authorized by the State School Book
| Commission, except as provided in
| section eight of this act, the
books may be furnished free or loaned to
pupils as may be determined by the cleo
| tors in such city districts. On requisi-
ton being made the secretary shall ship
| the books, carriage prepaid, to the rail-
| road station nearest to their deSt1na tion-
| All acquisitions for books by district
clerks, clerks of boards Of education and
dealers shall be accompanied by an
| amount of money sufficient to pay for
the same at the prices fixed therefor, but
the State School Book Commission and
| the secretary shall ship no books unless
i he shall have received from the district
iclerk clerk of the board of education or
authorized dealers the full amount there
for at the established price; provided, that