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County superintendents shall furnish to the state superintendent of public
instruction whatever reports he may require for the enforcement of the provisions
of this act not later than the first day of February of each year. The state
superintendent shall on or before the fifteenth day of March in each year, certify
to the state auditor the amount due from the state school aid fund to each school
district for the ensuing school year, and at such time shall also certify to the
county treasurer and county superintendent of each county with school districts
entitled to money under this act in such ensuing school year, the amount of money
allotted to the school districts in such county.

Sece 7. On the fourteenth day of May in each year, the auditor of
state shall draw his warrant on the treasurer of shee payable to the county
treasurer of the several counties having districts entitled to money from the state
school aid fund as herein provided, for the total allotments due, or so much thereof
as is available, the school districts in such county upon duly itemized and verified
vouchers of the state superintendent of public instruction. If such date falls on
Sunday or a legal holiday, said warrant shall be drawn the preceding day.

Sec. 8. The distribution provided in section 4 of this act shall be
made onee each year on the first day of June and the auditor of state shall draw
his warrant on the treasurer of state payable to the county treasurer of the
several counties having districts entitled to money as herein provided,

Sece 9. Upon receipt of such county's apportionment, the county
treasurer of each county shall apportion the same to the free textbook fund of the
school districts in said county as shown by said certificate of the state superin-
tendent, and thereupon such funds so apportioned to a school district shall be
subject to withdrawal by the several school district treasurers for the purpose
of paying for school textbooks as provided in this act. Any balance remaining
in the free textbook fund at the end of the school year shall be available for the
purchase of textbooks the succeeding year.

Sece 10. All books purchased as provided in this act shall be held as
property of the school district and loaned free of charge to the pupils of the
school while pursuing a course of study therein; but the governing body of the
district shall hold such pupils responsible for any damage to, loss of, or failure
to return such books at the time and to the person designated by the governing

body of such district.