The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-07-30
AN ACT
TO PROVIDE FOR THE sTATE PRINTING.

AN ACT & go
TO PROVIDE FOR THE tTATE PRINTING.
SEC. L.. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Ohio, Thatthel
Secretary, Auditor and 'I'reasurefof State,
shall, Immediately on the passage of this
act. give notice intwonewspapers printed
in the 'ci,ySof Columbus, twoiu the city
of CINCINNATI, and two in the city oil
Cleveland, for two consecutive weeks,
thai sealed proposals will be received ar
The office Of the Secretary Of State until
the fifteenth day after The first publication
Of said notice, for the executing OF the
several branches Of the State Printing; in
separate contracts, as hereinafter specr-l
fed, uath the first Monday in Noveinber,g
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two,I
and the Secretary, Auditor, and Treasur-
er, shall, during the first week in May
one th6usand eight hundred and fiity-s
two; and bienniaIly thereafter; give no.
tice as above prescribed, for the period OF
sixty days, forithe executing OF the Sow
eral branches Of the State Printing, Tor
the term OF two Years from the first Nom,
day Of November next thereafter; which
proposals shall distinctly and specifically
state the price per ,housand ems for the
composition of all bills, resolutions, or
other matter, thet may be ordered to be
printed in bin fern, the price per athoa---
sand ems for the composition oi all PAM
phlets orreports ordered to be printed Ia
pamphlet form, the price per thousand
ems for the composition Of the Journals
ofthe Senate aud House of Representa-
tlves, the price per Thousand ems for the
compositions of the General Laws, the
price per thousand ems for the composl-i
ton of the Local Laws, the price per to-
ken for press work ofall bills, resolutions,
or other matter ordered 10 be printed lni
bill FORM the price per token for press
work Of all pamphlets, reports or commu-
nications to be printed in pamphlet form,
the price per token for press work ior the
journals Of the Senate and House oil Rel'-
resentatves, The price per token for the
press work Of the General AMI Local
Laws, the pice per token for press work
of the volumes Of Legislative Docu-
ments, and the price per thousand ems
for the composition and the price per
quire for press work Of blanks and clrcu-,
lars for the Executive Officers, at which
the bidder is willing 10 take the contract.
bid for; and in such notice as prescribed
in this act, the Secretary, Auditor and
Treasurer Of State, shall publish an sb-
stract Of this law, stating distinctly each
item to be bid for, the character of tho
work, and the mode Of allowing compen-
sation for the same; and the said Secreta-
ry, Auditor and Treasurer, or any two Oh
them, shall, within two days after the ex-
piraiion Of such notice, proceedto open
all such proposals by them received, and
they shay, on careful examination and
strict compensation, give the contract for
each of the hereinafter named branches
of State Printing, to the lowest bidder
therefor, who will comply with all the
provisions Of this act; Provided, that If
two or more bidders shall propose for the
same contract, and the proposals of the
one be lower on composition, and the
proposals Of another be lower on press
work, then the said Secretary, Auditor
and Treasurer, taking TO their assistance
a disinterested practical printer, shall
proceed to compute the same by taking
as basis lhe aggregate number Of ems
and the aggregate number of tokens Of
press work, Of the same kind Of print
ing, for the last session OF the General
Assembly preceding, and they shall give
the contract to the lowest bidder under
the computation aforesaid; And provided,
further, that nothing herein contained
shall be construed so as to prevent the
same person from becoming contractor
for two or more branches OF The public
printing, irhe shall be The lowest bidder
therefor; but The said Secretary, Auditor
and Treasurer of Stale, shall in no case
whatever, receive. or take into considera-
tion, The bid ofan Irresponsible person;
Provided, however, Go person shall be
deemed Irresponsible, who shall tender 10
the exscatise officers aforesaid, along
with his bid, satisfactory assurance, sub
scribed by bis proposed security, that he
win executel,hs sdbonds reqaiied by tho
tenth section Of this act.
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