The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1853-03-12
SANTA F, NEW MEXICO, MARCH l2, 1853.

aforesaid IL shali DC 'ne uuty OF tne
superintendent Of the public printing 10
deliver the paper for the printing Of the
United States upon the acquisitions Of
the public printer or printers, and to
charge him or them herewith; and as
the printing is returned and passed by
the said superintendent, he shall credit
the public printer with the quantity us
ed in the public service. 1t shall be
the duty of said superintendent to have
the acquisitions of the printer and the
returns of paper by the printer balanced
at least once in each year, and in default
thereof to report the same to Congress
for such proceedings as Congress may
direct IL default of any contractor
under this law to comply with his con-
tract in furnishing the paper in proper
time and of proper quality, the snperin-
tendent is authorised 10 advertise for
proposals, as hereinbefore provided, and
award the contract TO the lowest bidder;
and for any increase Of cost to the gov
eminent in procuring a proper supply Of
paper for the useIof the government, the
contractor in default and his securities
shall be charged With and held respon-
Sble for the same, and shall be prose.
cuted upon their bond, by the superin-
tendent, in the name of the U. States,
in the Circui, Cont of the U. States for
the District of Columbia
Sec. 5. And OeH ,fwtAer enacted,
That the pubic printer shall be requir-
ed to execute each job of printing in
trusted to him within thirty days from
date of its delivery by the superutend,
ent, except bills, reports, and joint res
oln,ions, which shall be returned as the
Clerk of the House, OF Secretary of the
Senate shall require, unless, for good
reasons shown, the superintendent ol
printing shall exteOd the time, And
should the printer detain any matter
longer than thirty days., a deduction oil
five per centum shall be made by the
superintendent, from the account of the
printer, for such job, and additional de
Guction of five per Sentum for an add.
iional detention of twenty days II The
public printer shall delain such matter
for sixty days, the superintendent shall
withdraw it entirely, and shall employ
another printer to execute the same with
piomptness, upon t1e terms provided by
law; and IN such case the public prin.
lrr shall not be allowed therefor.
See. G. And be 1t further enacted,
That the superintendent of the public
printing shall not be directly or indirect
y interested in the business of the pub.
lie printing, or in any material to be US
ed by the public printer, or in any con-
tract to furnish paper to Congress or lc
any department or bureau of govern.
ment of the United States For any
riola,on oflIis provision the superin'
lcndent of the public printing shall fol-
felt his Office, and may be indicted be-
fore the District Court for the DStric
of Columbia, and il found guilty, shaI
be imprisoned in The penilentiary Of Che
District of Columbia for any term no
less than one nor more than five years
and in addition thereto, may be fined il
any sum from one thousand TO ten thou
sand dollars
Sec. 7, And b ii further enacted
That when any document shall be or
dercd to be printed by both houses o
Congress, the entire printing of sucl
document shall be done by tie printe
of that house which first ordered th'
same. And whenever the same persol
or the same firm shall be printer TO
+ both houses Of Congress, and both hou
ses shall order the same document II
be printed within three weeks of tl'
same time, composition shall be charged
but once for said document; and no sun
shall be paid to said printer for altering
The headings from the form in which HI
printed them first to the form or form
in winch such document shall alterward
f be printed. art. to. # ,m. r.H
Sec. 8. And be II further enacted
f That there shall be elected public prin
Ter for each house of Congress, TO do tn
public printing forthe Congress lorwhicI
he or they may be chosen, and sue
! printing for the executive department
/, and bureaus of the government of th
United States as may be delivered1t 4
, him or them to be printed, by sup
erintendent of the public printing, Th
following rates of compensation shall b
paid from time TO time for such printin
as may be ordered by Congress:--raiI
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