SEC. I. The text books in the several branches re- Text quired by law to be taught in the public schools of Mon- shall tana shall be uniform throughout the territory.

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SEC. 2. School text books shall be adopted for periods of four years, and such text books, when adopted, time of their shall be the only text books for the several branches adoption limused in the public schools of the territory, except as hereinafter provided: Provided, that nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent school trustees from authorizing the use of such text books supplementary to, but not to the exclusion of, the text books adopted for the territory, as the special needs of their schools may require.

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SEC. 3. That the text books hereinafter named are hereby adopted for exclusive use in the public schools of For what perithis territory for the term of four years from the first day of July, A. D. 1885, or until changed in pursuance of law: Provided, that this section shall take effect only when the publishers of the books hereby adopted shall have filed with the territorial secretary their bonds with at least two Publishersto sufficient sureties, to be approved by the governor, in the give bonds. penal sum of ten thousand dollars for each publishing house, conditioned that they shall, for the period of this adoption, keep the said books, and each of them, for sale at wholesale in the city of San Francisco, Cal., to all merchants in this territory, or to school trustees desiring To be kept to purchase the same from time to time, in such quanti- for sale in this ties as may be requisite to supply their schools, at prices territory. not exceeding the wholesale prices hereinafter named; and they shall also keep, or cause to be kept at all times during said period, the said books at retail in sufficient quantities in at least one town in each county of this territory at prices not exceeding the retail prices hereinafter named. That in case the current wholesale market rates of said books shall ever hereafter be reduced below the said wholesale prices hereinafter named, then all merchants and all school trustees desiring to purchase books for the supply of their schools shall have the benefit of such reduction, and a corresponding reduction shall be ers, &c., to reforthwith made in the retail prices guaranteed to the peo- fit of any reple of this territory; that for the period of one year from duetion in the first day of July, A. D. 1885, they will cause the said books to be sold at retail in at least one town in each county in this territory, and on the aplication of any

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school officer, they will forward the same by mail or express, carriage free, from San Francisco at the prices hereinafter named, set opposite the names of said books in the column headed "introduction;" that they will for a period of six months from the said first day of July, A. D. 1885, in at least one town in each county of the territory exchange copies of the books hereby adopted grade for grade, for old books of other series now in the hands of pupils upon the payment in cash at the time of Terms of ex-surrendering the old books, of the price hereinafter set opposite the names of said books in the column headed "exchange," except the Bancroft series of readers, which shall be exchanged free by giving a new book of any grade required for an old book of any grade surrendered; in any other series that they will prepare for Harper's school geography, a full page map of Montana, from latest compilations, engraved in the best style, together with such a reasonable and proper amount of special geography of Montana as shall be satisfactory to the territorial superintendent of public instruction, and will cause the same to be included in all copies of said geography supplied by them to the people of this territory; that they shall maintain the mechanical excellence of said books at least equal to their present standard, in respect to binding, printing, quality of paper and all Standard of other essential features; and that any of said books paper to be which require revision from time to time, and that those sold to the people of this territory, shall always be of the latest revised edition.

Map of Montana.

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maintained.

SEC. 4. In case the publishers of the books hereby adopted shall not on or before the first day of July, A. Mode of pro- D. 1885, file with the secretary their bonds as hereinbeof failure to fore provided, or in case they shall not, on or before the gations by pub- first day of July, 1886, have performed all of the obligations

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of their hond, in respect to the introduction and exchange of books, and the preparation and supply of the special map and geography of Montana for Harper's school geography, or in case they shall, at any time thereafter, violate or fail to perform any of the conditions specified in their bonds as hereinbefore provided, and shall fail, within a reasonable time after due notice, mailed to them by the territorial superintendent of public instruction, to make good their guarantee in any respect in which they may have failed, then this adoption shall become null and void, and the series of text books now in use in the

schools shall remain the legal text books until changed by law; and the said books hereby adopted, upon compliance with the conditions aforesaid, shall be continued in use until otherwise provided by statute. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of public instruction to proceed by suit in the name of the territory, to enforce and collect the bond of the publishers so failing, for the benefit of the common schools of the territory.

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prices.

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SEC. 5. The following are the titles of the text books adopted by this act, with the introductory and exchange prices which the publishers shall be bound to maintain Titles of text as hereinbefore provided: to-wit, the introductory prices for one year from and after the first day of July, 1885, and the exchange prices from said first day of July, 1885, to the first day of January, 1886, and the wholesale and retail prices which they shall be bound to maintain thereafter:

SEC. 6. Whenever the publishers of the books hereby List of prices adopted shall have filed their bond, as hereinafter pro- to be publicly vided, it shall be the duty of the territorial superintendent posted.

Forfeiture for

text books.

of public instruction to cause all prices of the text books, as guaranteed by the publishers, to be properly printed and distributed, through the county superintendents, to the trustees of the several school districts, who shall cause the same to be kept constantly posted in a conspicuous place in each school room in their district, and it shall be the duty of the several county superintendents to keep themselves informed as to whether such prices are actually maintained by the said publishers; and in case of failure, to at once notify the territorial superintendent, who shall then proceed as hereinbefore provided.

SEC. 7. Any school district which shall, after the first using other day of July, A. D. 1886, use other text books than those herein adopted for the same studies, shall forfeit twentyfive per centum of the county fund apportioned to it, and the sum so forfeited shall be reapportioned among the other school districts of the county which shall have complied with this act.

officers.

SEC. 8. All school officers and teachers are charged with Duty of school the execution of this law, and the county school superintendent shall require the trustees of the several school districts, or the clerks thereof, to report annually whether the authorized text books are used in their schools.

Other books

SEC. 9. The publishing houses with which contract is made for furnishing the school books herein adopted, to be furnished, shall furnish at the same discount from the wholesale and at what rates. list of prices, all supplementary and high school books which may be required by trustees and other school officers throughout the territory, and which are published by said houses or either of them.

SEC. IO. The legislature may at any time alter or repeal this act.

Approved March 12, 1885.

School text

SCHOOL TEXT BOOK COMMISSION.

AN ACT to create a school text book commission.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Montana:

SEC. I. There is hereby created a commission, to be book commis-known as the school text book commission. Said comsion to be ap- mission shall consist of the territorial superintendent of

pointed.

public instruction, and two other persons, one of whom shall be a practical teacher, to be appointed by the gov- How appointernor, by and with the advice and consent of the legisla- ed. tive council. They shall hold office till the end of the session of the next legislative assembly.

SEC. 2.

It shall be the duty of the school text book Duties. commission, during the ensuing two years, to carefully examine the school text books now in use, and to report to the next legislature what changes, if any, should be made in the present series, with their reasons in full therefor, and, in case any changes are recommended, the terms on which the books recommended can be obtained, and such other information as, in their judgment, may be useful to the legislature.

Duty of supublic instruction.

SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the territorial superintendent of public instruction, in behalf of the commission, to correspond with firms known as school-book perintendent of publishers, inviting them to send samples of school text books, with the prices at which they will be supplied at wholesale. The members of the commission shall be repaid their actual expenses in traveling to and from the capital of the territory, on or before the assembly of the Compensation. next legislative assembly, for the purpose of making the report contemplated in the second section of this act, and shall also be paid five dollars per day while engaged in preparing said report, provided that not more than three days' time shall be thus employed and paid for.

SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 12, 1885.

SWINE.

AN ACT to amend sections 1193 and 1194, fifth division, revised statutes of

Montana,

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Montana:

That sections 1193 and 1194, revised statutes of Montana, be amended to read as follows: