In the first place tho Chlnu bill provides
that, within ten days after tha
bill becomes a law, tho governor shall
appoint a commission of Beven citizens
of Kentucky who shall bo chosen
With special reference to their scholarly
and business qualifications, one
member to be chosen from each appellate
district and not moro than three
of them belonging to tho samo political
party. This commission shall bo
known as the "Kentucky School Commission."
Their term of office shall bo
for four years, and their compensation
shall bo $5 per day and traveling expenses
while In the actual dlschargo
of their duties. No session of the commission
shall exceed 20 days at ono
time. As soon as the commission
shall have been selected the superintendent
of public Instruction shall advertise
for bids from all reliable publishing
houses In tho United States
for furnishing books for tho schools
of the stato for a term of five years,
each bid to be accompanied with a
sample, of tho book or books proposed
to bo furnished and a deposit of $500
with tho auditor for dnmages for failure
to enter Into a contract with tho
state of their bhl Is accepted. Tho bids
shall stato the kind and price of books
to be furnished; tho price at which
they aro supplied to dealers and tho
price at which the dealer Is to sell
them to the citizen; the price at which
all books now In use iji the public
schools of 'the state ate to be taken In
exchange for new books, and the prlco
at which books will be mailed to purchasers.
Before this contract is entered
Into the publishing house shall
filo with the secrctay of. state a bond
for $10,000 fdr the faithful performance
of tho contract.
