Case Name: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DIST. NO. 102, OF COOK COUNTY, ILL., et al.
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1921-08-20
Citations: 278 F. 366
Docket Number: No. 2981
Parties: CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DIST. NO. 102, OF COOK COUNTY, ILL., et al.
Judges: Before BAKER, ARSCHUEER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter
Volume: 278
Pages: 366–370

Head Matter:
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DIST. NO. 102, OF COOK COUNTY, ILL., et al.
(Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
August 20, 1921.
Rehearing Denied November 22, 1921.)
No. 2981.
1. Constitutional law <&wkey;276 — Schools and school districts <&wkey;167 — Illinois Text-Book Law held constitutional.
•Illinois Text-Book Law, in force July 1, 1917 (Laws 1917, p. 754), while it contains provisions which, standing alone, might be an invasion of the constitutional right to contract, taken in its entirety and construed in view of its purpose, is limited in its application to the sale and purchase of books for actual use in the public schools of the state, and as so limited is constitutional and valid.
2. Schools and school districts &wkey;>80(l) — Filing of list of text-books by publisher and giving bond constitutes contract to furnish books adopted during its tern».
Under Illinois Text-Book Law, in force July 1, 1917 (Laws 1917, p. 754), which requires publishers desiring to ‘sell books for use in the public schools to file with the state superintendent of public instruction a list of their books, with prices, and to give a bond conditioned that it will furnish any of such books as required during a term of five years at the list price, and requires the superintendent to furnish copies of such list to the authorities of each school district in the state who may adopt therefrom such books as they desire, the filing of such list by a publisher and the giving of the bond is not a mere offer, which may be withdrawn at will, but constitutes a contract binding it to furnish such books as may be adopted by a district during the term.
3. Schools and school districts <&wkey;81(l) — “School district” and “school corporation” defined.
Under Illinois Text-Book Law, § 1, subd. 2 (a) (Laws 1917, p. 754), providing that, before any person shall offer any school text-books for adoption, sale, or exchange, lie shall file a bond conditioned that he will furnish, for a period of fire years, the books listed in accordance with the act, and at the list prices, to any “school district” or “school corporation” in the state, the term “school district” has reference to the public school system, and “school corporation” means boards of education and other public school corporations, if any there are, existing under public or private laws of the state.
[Ed. Note. — For other definitions, seo Words and Phrases, First and Second Series, School District; Second Series, School Corporation.]
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois.
Suit in equity by Charles Scribner’s Sons, a corporation, against the Board of Education of District No. 102 of Cook County, Ill., and others. Decree for defendants, and complainant appeals. On petition for rehearing, after entry of order of affirmance without opinion.
Denied.
William Rothmann, of Chicago, Ill., for appellant.
Clarence X. Boord, of Springfield, Ill., for appellees.
Before BAKER, ARSCHUEER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed, without opinion.