Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-115
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Contractors - Book depositories - Insufficient stock or
Official statutory text
supply.
All contractors shall establish and maintain a suitable and
convenient depository or depositories in the State of Oklahoma where
a stock of their books to supply all immediate demands shall be
kept. Said depository or depositories may be operated jointly with
other contractors. Each contractor shall maintain at the depository
a sufficient supply of textbooks for individuals or boards of
education desiring to purchase the same and shall be required to
sell such books to any individual or board of education at the same
price at which the textbook is sold to the State of Oklahoma plus
cost of transportation to the individual or board of education
purchasing the textbook. Upon the failure of any contractor to
carry a sufficient stock of books at the depository to take care of
all immediate demands of the State of Oklahoma and others requesting
the same, or to furnish the textbooks as required by the contract,
the State Board of Education shall have power to recover on the bond
given by such contractor for the full value of the books not
furnished as required by the contract and terminate said contract.
All contractors shall establish and maintain a suitable and
convenient depository or depositories in the State of Oklahoma where
a stock of their books to supply all immediate demands shall be
kept. Said depository or depositories may be operated jointly with
other contractors. Each contractor shall maintain at the depository
a sufficient supply of textbooks for individuals or boards of
education desiring to purchase the same and shall be required to
sell such books to any individual or board of education at the same
price at which the textbook is sold to the State of Oklahoma plus
cost of transportation to the individual or board of education
purchasing the textbook. Upon the failure of any contractor to
carry a sufficient stock of books at the depository to take care of
all immediate demands of the State of Oklahoma and others requesting
the same, or to furnish the textbooks as required by the contract,
the State Board of Education shall have power to recover on the bond
given by such contractor for the full value of the books not
furnished as required by the contract and terminate said contract.
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