The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-13
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4Published in The Topeka State Journal
March Is. 1918.
SENATE BILL NO. 81.


SENATE BILL NO. 81.
AN ACT creating a State School Book
Commission, transferring to it the pow
School Text Book Commission, with
power to acquire by purchase, or by
condemnation proceedings, the ground
necessary on which to erect building or
buildings additional to the present state
printing plant, to construct buildings
thereon, to purchase necessary machin-
cry, type, and other printing and binding
material to print and bind school books,
to procure copyrights for same, or 70 con-
tract for the right to publish said school
books on a royalty basis, and to provide
for the preparation, publication, pur-
chase, sale and distribution of a. state
series of school text books at cost, MAX
y viding penalties for the violation OF this
Nact and repeating all acts and parts OF
acts in SO far as they conflict, or are
inconsistent with this act.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF tes
State of Kansas:
Section 1. For the purpose of carrying,
out the provisions of this act, there is
hereby created a State School Book Com
mission consisting of seven members
which shall be composed OF the state
superintendent of public instruction, the
president of the State Normal School. the
president of the State agricultural college,
the state printer, the president or the
State Board of Agriculture, and two other
persons to be appointed by the governor
for a term of two years from April 1st,
perform the duties and exercise the power
granted in this act and shall have all the
powers and authority heretofore belonging
to the School Text Book Commission, ex-
cept so far as these duties are modified
by the provisions of this act. The MEM
bers of the commission shall take an oath
of office, the form of which shall be pre-
pared by the attorney general W1thln
twenty days after this act shall take et-
struction shall call a meeting for the pur-
pose of effecing an organization; ana
fhereupon all authority heretofore belong
ing to the School Text Book Com
State School Book COMMISSION,
and the said School Text Book
Commission shall cease to exist. All All
contracts made by the School Text Book
Commission and in force at the time when
this act takes effect shall be enforced by
the State school Book Commission GRE
have authority to make its own rules ana
regulations, and to determine the metnoo
provisions of this act. Each member OF
said commission who shall, at the time
of service thereon, be receiving stated
salary from the state, shall not be allowed
Der diem but the other members shall re-
ceive as their full compensation the sum
of five dollars for each days actual ser
vice in attending the meetings OF the salo
commission And each member shall re-
ceive all necessary and actual traVenns
and hotel expenses incurred In attendln a
all meetings of the commission anu III
discharge of their duties
Sec ,. The commission thus created
shall select one of its members as chair-
man of the State School Book ComnnS-
sion. the commission shall choose Secre-
farv who shall not be member Thereon,
but who shall be person OF rec9snl4 4tsd
ability and well qualified to determine the
educational value and use OF scnool text
books and who shall maintain his once
in the state capitol, and devote an ms
time to the duties of such secretary snip;
He shall keep all accounts and records OF
Nshe State School Book Commission; shall
AIrnish the commission with full and com
Diefe information as to the character,
worth, aoaptability, educational, and me-
chanical value of such books as are used
in the public schools of this state, ana OF
other states, and shall report any viola
lions of the pr DIVISIONS of this act TO the
said commission Immediately on learning
thereof. 1t shall also be the duty OF the
secretary to see that the books are prop
erly distributed, and collections made Tor
same. The secretary shall hold his offlce
for two years, or until dismissed by the
commission for cause, and shall receive
an annual salary to be fixed by the com
mission, not to exceed two thousand DOL
lars The secretary shall give good and
sufficient security company bond in the
sum of ten thousand dollars ($loUso), the
cost of which shall be borne by the state.
conditioned on the faithful discharge OF
his officiaI duties and shall be approved
by the State School Book Commission.
Sec s. The said School Book Commits
sion shall. as soon as practicable. adopt,
write. select, compile. or cause to be writ
ten, or compiled, or purchase copyrights
for a complete series or school text DOCKS
for use in the public schools in the state
of Kansas, or may contract for the r1ghi
to publish any or all of such books on the
payment of an agreed royalty therefor
The said series of school text books shall
consist of one spelling book; one primer,
one each. first. second, third. fourth, ana
fifth reader; one each elementary. inter
mediate and advanced written arithmetic
one oral arithmetic; one each. elementary
and advanced geography; one each, ele-
1neutary and advanced English grammar
one each, elementary and advanced physl-
ology and hygiene; one history or the
United States; one history of the state OF
Kansas; one civil government and consul
fution of the United States. and OF the
state of Kansas; one elements OF agricul'
fIIre and stock raising; one system OF pen
Tnanship; text books containing collection
- masterpieces of American and English
literature, one each, for the fifth, sixth
Eseyentt and eighth grades, and such 9th
= or text books as, in the judgment or the
school Book Commission, may be deslra'
ble to publish or procure for use In the
oIibItc schools of the state.
Sec T. The State School Book Commits
sion shall have the power, and is hereDy
authorized to have written or computed
or TO purchase the several text BOOKS
and manuscripts to be used in the pubht
schools, and shall fix the remuneration OF
authors and compilers. and compensation
for other necessary services in the pre-
nar@1ian and publication of said books