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SECTIoN    . The school trustees of each district shall be designated
as the legal custodians of the books, and shall have the power to make
such arrangements for the distribution of books to the pupils as they
may deem most effective and economical; provided, that no district shall
have the power to make any regulation in regard to text books which
is at variance with the provisions of this Act, or with the regulation of
the State, made by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and
approved by the State Board of Education.
SECTIoN 8. Books shall remain the property of the State, and after
purchase through requisition according to the provisions of this Act,
shall remain in the charge of the district school trustees as the legal
custodians of the books. The district school trustees shall have the
power to delegate to their employes such power as to requisitions and
distributions of books and the management of books as in their judg-
ment may be best; provided, that such plans shall not be at variance
with the provisions of this law, or with the State Rules for Free Text
Books, formulated by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction
and approved by the State Board of Education.
SECTION 9. One or more members or employes of each district board
of trustees shall enter into bond in the sum of -fifty per cent in excess
of the value of the books consigned to them by the State, payable in
Austin, Texas. to the Governor of the State of Texas, or his successors
in office, said bond to be approved by the county judge of the county
in which the school is situated, and by the State Superintendent old
Public Instruction and deposited with the State Superintendent, con-
ditioned on the faithful discharge of his duties under his employment
and under this Act, and that he or they will faithfully account for al
books coming into his or their possession and for all moneys received
from the sales thereof ; provided, that all moneys accruing from the
forfeiture of the bonds shall be deposited by the governor to the credit
of the State Text Book Fund.
SECTION 10. Requisitions for books shall be made in the following
manner: On the first day of April each teacher shall make report to
the principal of the maximum attendance of his or her grade, or school.
if not a graded school. If the school has only one teacher, said report
as to the maximum     attendance of pupils of each grade of work shall
be made by the teacher to the board of school trustees and to the county
superintendent. In case of unorganized counties, or counties having
an ex-officio county superintendent, reports shall be made to the State
Superintendent. Reports as to the maximum attendance for the school
shall be made not more than one week subsequent to the first school
day of April by the principal to the city or town superintendent or by
the principal to the county superintendent if the school is not situated
in a city or town. The city or town superintendent of schools shall
compile reports of principals and make report to the State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction. The county superintendent shall make