Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-05-17
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
CINU. II. dIV dC
- To Provide for the State Printing.


Sec. l. Be 1t enacted BY the General
Assembly of tile State Of Oh,o, That
the Secretary, Auditor and Treasurer Of
State, shall Immediately on the passage OF
this act, give notice in two newspapers
printed in the city of Columbus, two in the
city Of Cincinnati, and two in the city OF
Cleveland, for Two consecutive weeks. that
sealed proposals will be received at the of
fice Of the Secretary Of State, until the
fifteenth day after the first publication OF
said notice, for the executing Of tine seye
raj branches Of the State Printing, in sepa.
rale contracts, as hereinafter specified. un.
Ill the first Monday in November, one
thousand eight hundred and fliy-two; and
the Secretary, Auditor, and Treasurer,
shall, during the frs. weeksin May, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-lwo; and
biennially thereafter, give notice as above
prescribed, for the period Of sixty days, for
the executing the several branches of the
State Printing, for the termSof two years
from the first OF November mex, thereafter;
which proposals shall distinctly and sreci>
fcally Stale the price per thousand ems for
the composition Of all bills. resolutions, or
other matter, that may be ordered 10 be
printed in bill form, the price per thousand
ems for the composition of all pamphlets or
reports ordered TO be printed in phamphlet
form, the price per thousand ems for the
composition Of the Journals Of the Senate
and House Of Representatives, the price
per thousand ems for the composition Of the
General Laws, the price per thousand ems
for the composition of the Local Laws, the
price per token for press work Of all bills,
resolutions, or other matter ordered to be
printed in bill form, the price per token for
press work Of all phampElets, reports or
communications 10 be printed in phamphlet-
form, the price per token for press work
for the journals Of the Senate and House
of Representatives, the price per token for
the press work of the General and Local
Laws, the price per token for press work
Of the volumes of Legislative Documents,
and the price per thousand ems for the
composition and the price per quire for
press work Of all blanks and circulars for
the Executive Officers, at which the bid
der is willing TO take the contract bid for;
and in such notice rs prescribed in this act,
the Secretary, Auditor. and Treasurer of
State. shall publish an abstract of this law,
stating distinctly each item to be bid for,
the character Of the work, and the mode of
allowing compensation for the same; and
the said Secretary, Auditor and Treasurer,
or any two of them, shall, within two days
after The expiration of such notice, proceed
TO open all such proposals by them received,
and they shall, on careful examination and
strict computation, give the contract for
each Of the hereinafter named branches OF
State Printing, to the lowest bidder thereof,
who will comply with all the provisions of
this act; Provided, that if TWO or more bid
ders shall propose for the same contract,
and the proposals Of one be lower on COM
position, and the proposals of another be
lower on press work, then the said Secreia.
ry, Auditor and Treasurer, taking to their
assistance disinterested practical printer,
shall proceed to compute the same by TAX.
ing as q basis the 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 per-
son from becoming contractor for two or
more branches ofthe public printing. if ne
shall be the lowest bidder therefor; but the
said Secretary, Auditor and Treasurer Of.
State, shall, in no case whatever, receive,
or take into consideration, the bid OF an
irresponsible person; Provided, however,
no person shall be deemed irresponsible,
who shall tender to the executive officers
aforesaid, along with his bid, satisfactory
assurance, subscribed by his proposed Sc,
curly, that he will execute the bonds re-
ouired by the tenth section Of this act.
Sec. 2. That the printing Of all Bills
for the two houses of the General Assem-.
bly,, together with such resolutions and
other matters as may be ordered by the
Two houses, or either Of them, to be printed
in bill form, shall be let in one contract;
the printing ofthe Journals of the Serate
and House Of Representatives, and OF such
reports, communications and other docu'
ments, as enter into and make part Of the