The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-04-30


therein, shall follow each ofherinas close com.
pact order As is eonsiatentw good workman
ship, Without the intervention Of unnecessary
blanks Of seperale titlepF half title pages; and
the paging thereof shall be consecutive; and al
the conclusion there shall be an index, I'd be
made ont BY the printer, referring to the par
Ocular page at which each separate docum en-
commences. In all cases where any document
is printed in pamphlet form by order Of the
General Assembly, or either branch thereof, by
the contractor for the printing Of the volumes
Of public documents, which shall also BIZ IN.
serted in the volume Of public documents, and
~, all cases where any such document is print
ed in pamphlet form by the contractor forthe
printing Of the journals, which shall also be
printed ~ the journals, but one charge shall be
made or allowed for the composition thereof.
Sec. 6. The laws shall be printed Ia royal
octave form, on good small picatype, the pages
to be Of The same size and form as those in the
laws OF the session of one thousand eight hun
dred and fifty, and one thousand eight hundred
and ffty-one, with similar marginal notes 10 the
general laws.
Sec. Z. That in composition, all pamphlets,
laws, journals, and volumes of puslic uocu-
ments, every necessary fraction ofa page shall
be counted as full page, but no entire blank
page. shall be counted or charged for; and If in
any branch Of theprinting, tabular statements
occur, which it shall be impracticable to print
on the ordinary sized pages. the, e,same shall be
printed on tabular sheets of the necessary Size,
and the amount Of composition on the same
shall be ascertained by measuring the printed
surface, and thereby ascertain the number OF
ems; and for all rule and figure work, double
price for composition shall be allowed, the
same to be asccrtained by strict measurement
and count. But one charge shall be made for
the composition of all documents ordered to be
printed by both branches Of the General Assem-
bly,, and no charge or allowance shall be made
for composition when'e extra and additional cop
es are ordered to be printed. +-'tl = W :
Sec. 8. In charging and counting the press
work, whether on bills, journals, laws, pamph
lets, or volumes of public documents, the token
shall consist of one hundred and twenty five
sheets printed on both sides, or two nundred
and fifty sheets, printed on one side only.
Sec. 9. Each contractor for any branch oi
the State Printing, shall deliver over to the Sec
retary of State, or on his order, in the Sheet al
copies ordered to be printed, in good order.
Z Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the Score
tary of State, 10 give immediate notice to thu
successful bidder, that his proposals have beer
accepted. and each successful bidder shall
within ten days after receiving such notice, en-
ter into bonds, payable to the State OF Ohio, in
the sum of five thousand dollars, for each and
every branch Of the public printing SO awarded
to him, with at least two sufficient and approx.
ed sureties, conditioned for the faithful per.
formance, pursuant to this act, Of that branch
ior branches Of the printing to which he has
been adjudged the successful bidder; and if he
shall fail so to give bond within ten days, then
The contract shall be given to the next lowest
bidder who will give bond as aforesaid. 90
Sec. IL. The folding Of all bills, resolutions,
or documents ordered to be printed,
together with the stitching Of tie same, and
the brochure covering Of all documents order,
ed to he covered by the General Assembly, OF
either branch Thereon, shall be let in one con-
tract; and the folding, stitching and binding ol
the laws, Journals. and volumes of public doc
uments, shall be let in another contract.
Sec l2. The secretary, auditor, and treasu-
rer Of State, at the same time and in the same
manner as is prescribed in the first section Of
this act, shall give notice that scaled proposals
will be received for the folding and stitching
of all bills, resolutions, pamphlets or docu-
ments, ordered to be printed, and the brochure
cd, and for the folding, stitching and binding OF
the laws, ournals, and volumes Of public doc
uments, which proposals shall specify the rate
per hundred sheets for folding, the rate per
huadred copies for stitching all bills, resolu-
tions, pamphlets or documents, the rate per
hundred copies for brochure covering all docu-
ments ordered to be covered; and the rate per
hundred sheets for folding, the rate per humid
red copies for stitching, and the rate per hun
dred copies for binding the laws, journals, and
volumes of public documents, at which the con-
tractor is willing to do the same; and each sue
cessful bidder to whom the contracts, or either
of them, may be awarded, shall enter into bond,
in the sum Of two thousand dollars, in the same
manner as is prescribedi in the tenth section of
this act, for the faithful performance of the
same. lfEat .,fH, 5-f.M( st1 f a.sd
Sec. l3. The binding of the laws, journals,
and the volumes of public documents, shall be
in the same style, and of the same materials,
as Of the volumes Of laws, journals and docu
ments of the session one thousand eight hun
dred and fifty, and one thousand eight hundred
and fifty-one. IS 98J3
Sec. ia, That in counting the folding and
stitching of all bills, resolutions, pamphlets
or documents, no half sheet shall be counted,
charged for, or allowance made. NeEg.1
Sec. Is. Folding, stitching, and binding,
shall include the collating, drying and pressing,
aud no charge or allowance shall be made for
drying and pressing. -
Sec. l6. That each contractor for any branch
Of the Public Printing, shall file and preserve
one copy of each document, or other matter by
him printed for the state, which file he shall
deposit, together with his accounts for print
ing, with, the Secretary of State, on or before
the first Monday in November, annually; in
which account shall be specifically stated the
yariousjobs performed, the number of ems com
position in each, the extra charge, if any, for
rule and figure work in each, the number of to-
kens Of press work in each, designating wheth-
er ordered by the Senate, the House, or jointly
by both, by other officers or agents of the
state. together with the kind and quantity Of
paper used for each job. .s.sS 5.-,s 5sy.1..
Sec. II. Each contractor for the folding,
covering and binding, shall file and
preserve one copy Of every document or other
matter by him folded, stitched or bound, which
file he shall deposit, together with the accounts
for the same, with his Secretary Of State, ON or
before the first day of November, annually;
which account allspecifically state each item
as provided for in the twelfth section Of this
act and the number Of copies Of each bill, res
olution, pamphlet or document, folded, stitch
cd or covered, and the numberof copies Of laws,
journals and documents bound. s..s.as
Sec. ls. That on the filing of any account
and vouchers, under the two lastprecedingsec-
tions, the Secretary, Auditor and Treasurer Of
State, shall carefully examine such accounts,
together with the vouchers therefor, and the or
ders for the same; and ifany errors be found in