The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-04-29
LAWS OF OHIO.
Published by Authority.
No.. IL AN ACT OBJ
Tn nrnYde for the Printing of the Ohio Rnnnrts
No. IL


To provide for the Printing of the Ohio Reports.
SEC. 1. Be il enacted by the General Assembly
ofthe State of Ohio, Tint the Secretary of State
shall on the first Monday Of April 1853, or SOON
or il a majority Of the Judges of the Supreme
Court shall direct, give notice in two newspa-
pers published in the city of Columbus, that
eealcd proposals will be received at his Office un
til the third Monday Of said month, for the
printing and binding OF two thousand copies Of
the reports Of cases decided in. the Supreme
Court Of this State, at the January term thereof,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-,hree, to
be entitled the Ohio State Reports, which print
ing and binding shall be in form, style and exc
cuton, as the Judges of the Supreme Court
shall direct, and it shall be the duty of such
Judges to direct the Secretary of State as to the
form, style and execution thereof, 50 that the
Secretary shall specify the same in the notice to
be published as aforesaid; said proposals shall
specify the price per thousand ems for compost
ton, the price per token (of one hundred and
twenty five sheets) for press work, and the price
per copy for binding in good law sheep, and no
extra charge whatever shall be paid to the con-
tractor for folding, pressing, collating stitching,
drying, or such other work, but all such work
shall be included in the bid for binding. .-.
SEC. q On the third Monday Of April next
the Secretary of State, in the presence Of the
Auditor and Treasurer of State, shall open all
such proposals by him received, and the said
State Officers, or any two Of them, on examin-
ing said proposals, shall accept the proposition
OF the lowest bidder therefor, Provided, that the
contract for composition and press work may be
given to one person or firm, and the contract Cor
binding let to another person or firm, if the bids
or proposals warrant such letting, and in such
case the contractor for the binding shall take
the printed sheets from the office at which they
may be printed without extra charge to the
State.
q I-f l,l,ol
mmcdiutcy after the opening and acceptance
of any such proposals notify the successful bid
der or bidders of such acceptance, who shal
within five days after the receipt of such notifi
cation, enter into bond to the State OF Ohio, witt
two or more surcties to be approved by the See
rotary Of state, in the sum OF three thousant
dollars each, il there be moro than one condi
toned for the faithful performance of'h his con
tract in compliance with tho provisions Of thi
act, which bond or bonds shall be deposited il
the office Of the Treasurer OF State, and if sait
bidder or bidders shall fail to give bond as aforc
said, then said contract or contracts shall be le
to the next lowest bidder under the same rcstric
tions
SIC. H. The printing of said Reports shall b
completed within sixty days from the time Of ex
ecuting such bonds aud the contractor for tn,
bndiNg shall have the work finished, and tn,
volumes delivered at the Office OF the Secretary
of State, in ninety days from the time OF execu
ting his bond, and said contractor for the bind
ing, shall furnish all the materials necessary fo
performing his part of the work without extr'
charge for said materials or for delivering thu
volumes when bound.
SEC. S. The furnishing Of paper copy for th
printer, ard the auditing of the accounts Of th
printer and binder shall be governed by the pro
visions OF the act "to provide for the State Prin
ting" passed, April IL, 1859.
SEC. 6. That hereafter the printing of til
Ohio Reports shall be considered u separat
branch or part of the Public Printing OF the State
and notice shall bc given biennially at tho sam
time and in the same manner us is required b.
the first section Of the act "To provide for tn
State Printing" passed, April 10Th, 1852, sub
jcct in other respects to the provisions of thi
act as fer asapplicable thereto.
JAMES G. JOHNSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
GEORGE REX,
President of the Senate, pro tcmporc.
March II, 1853.