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ACTS OF THE TWENTY-NINTl CONGRESS
OF THE UNITED sTsTES,
Passed at the first session, uhsch seas be-
gun and held in The City Of Washington,
IN the District Of Columbia; on Monday,
the first day Of December, ,one thnnisnnd
eight hundred and forty fse.
JAsxs K. Polk, President. g EoRo E. M.
DALLAS, Vice President. john w.
DAVIS, Speaker Of the: Eouse
Of Representatives.
mo. la.l-A RESOLUTION authorizing the
sale of certain lands at Bstor Rouge to the
State of Louisiana.
Resolved by the Senate and Hssuae of Repre-
septatives Of the United States sof America in
Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War
be. and he is hereby, authorized sni empowered
to sell and convey (for the use aga benefit Of the
State of Louisiana) to the three commissioners
appointed bv the legislature of sid STATE, to Sc
lect site on which to erect State house, two
or more acres of the tract of lana owned by the
United States, lying in the parish Of East Baton
Rouge, State of Louisiana, above aud adjoining
the town of Baton Rouge: prosiaed, That, in
the Judgment of the President Of the United
States, said sale may be made without detri-
ment to the public interest,
Approved, July %, 1876.
mo. 16.]-JoINT RESOLUTION directing
The manner of procuring the printing for the
two houses of Congress
Resolved by the Senate ant. House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States: Of America in
Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the
Senate and Clerk of the House .of Representa-
tives be, and they are hereby. authorized and
required, at the beginning of the:faal session of
every Congress, to advertise for fear weeks sue
cessively, in all the newspapers pT'lished in the
city of Washington, for sealed proposals for sup
plying the Senate and House of Representatives
respectively, Of the next ensuing Congress, with
the necessary printing for eacl:; which adyer-
tizement shall describe the kind soi printing and
The quality of paper required, as~nfar as may be,
in the execution of the work ana faid advertise
ment shall divide and classify the printing of the
respective houses as follows: 5ne of bills and
resolutions; one of reports Of sotnmitteess one
of journals; one of executive sloacuments; and
one for every other description sf printing; each
class to be separate job, and t. he provided for
by separate contract. The saia advertisement
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proposals shall be received, and ahe day and time
Of day at which said secreta11 and clerk will
cease to receive any further oposaIs. And
The secretary and clerk azores shall provide
suitable samples of the printin |equired, and of
abe paper on which the same Isl 10 be executed,
10 be kept at the place so desiS hated as afore-
said, al least twenty days success. lively before the
lime of receiving proposals. sh.l expire, open
to the inspection Of all persons desiring to make
proposals for the printing afore<al, intelligence
whereof shall be contained IN. said advertise
ment. Immediately Oh the expiration of the
time for receiving said proposals. they shall be
opened by the secretary and clEr:, aforesaid in
the presence of the Vice President, or President
OF the Senate, and the Speaker ef the House of
Representatives, and Of such persons making
proposals may wish to be present. And the
Secretary of the Senate under tie supervision of
The Vice President, or Presde1t of the Senate,
and the Clerk of the House of Representatives,
nnder The supervision of the Speaker, shall
thereupon, let each class of sad:ptintins to the
lowest bidder, who shall furnish satisfactory ev-
idence of his practical skill and zlis ability to do
the work, and who shall offer coed and sufficient
security for the faithful ation IF the Jobs and
contracts undertaken by him. And thererpon
the Vice President or President # the Senate
and its secretary, and the Speaker of the House
and its clerk, shall proceed to take bonds, with
good and sufficient security, for the due and
faithful performance of the work; aud the Off
GERS aforesaid shall Immediately thereafter re-
port 10 their respective houses all such lettings
Of printings, and the contracts relating to the
same. Provided, That the said proposals shall
remain sealed until the time appointed for exam
ming the same.
Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That
committee, consisting Of three msmbess of the
Senate and three members of the House of Rep
resentatives, shall be chosen by their respective
Houses, which shall constitute q committee on
printing, which shall have power - adept such
measures as may be deemed necessary 10 rene
dy any neglect or delay on the par. Of the con-
tractor TO execute the work ordered by Con-
gress, and 10 make pro rata reduction in the
compensation allowed, or to refuse the work al
together, should it be inferior to she standard;
and in all cases, the contractor and his securities
shall be responsible for any increased expendi-
lure consequent upon the nonS performance of
the contract. The committee shall aaldit and
pass upon all accounts for printing! but no bill
shall be acted upon for work that il not actually
executed and delivered, in eh:they may re-
CURE TO ne properly Authenticated
SEC. 3 And be it further resoF-ed, That all
motions to print extra numbers sany bill, pa
per, or document, in either house, shall be re-
ferred to the members OF the coinraittee of that
house, VINO snail report upon inc prOE]rlety OF
printing, and the probable expense thereof, as
early as convenient. And all expenses for prin-
ting shall be paid from the contingent fund of
The two Houses, in proportion to tie number of
copies ordered by each, except the expense of
composition, which shall be paia by the house
which shall have first ordered the printing of
the paper or document; and if there shall be
second composition, it shall be paid fer by the
house which shall authorize and direct the same;
and when any extra copies OF any document or
paper shall be ordered by both houses, they
shall be delivered to the two houses simultane-
ousy, in proportion to the number of copies by
them respectively ordered.
SEC 9. And b it further resolved, That all
laws and parts OF laws now in forcs, no; in con-
formity with the provisions of this Joint reso-
luton, be, and the same are hereby repealed
Approved August 3, 1916.
ENo. 20. JOINT RESOLUTION directing
the payment Of certain volunteers anG militia,
under the limitations therein prescribed.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives of the United States O. America in
Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War
be, and he is hereby authorized ans required to
cause to be paid out of the appreciation made
by the act providing for the prosecution of the
existing war between the United States of
America and the Republic of Mexico, approved