, 1854-07-29
Az ACT n provide for the Public Printing and the
distribution Of the Laws and Journals.

distribution Of the Laws and Journals.
Sec. |. Be IL eR1etsd By the Legidgiire
Assembly Of The Territory IF WasliHgica
That there shall be elected annually by the
legislative Assembly upon join, ballot, q
Territorial Printer, who shall serve for one
year from the date of bis election, and until
his successor shall be elected and qualified ;
and such Printer shall, within ten DAYS af
ter bis election, or before entering upon
the duties of his office, enter into bond
with sufficient surety, to be approved by
the Secretary of the Territory, with condi-
tons for the prompt and workmanlike exc
cution of the public printing, and faithful
performance Of all the duties required Of
him BY law.
Sec 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Ter
ritorial Printer to execute all the inciden-
tai printing ordered by the Legislative As
sembly during the sessions thereof, and he
shall annually cause seven hundred copies
Of the laws, one hundred and fifty copies
Of the journal of the Council, one hundred
and fifty copies of the journal Of the House
Of Representatives TO be printed aud dis
posed Of as follows: One copy of each to
the members of the Legislative Assembly,
their officers and clerks; one copy of each
to the civil officers of this Territory ap-
pointed by the United States; Sixty copies
Of each to be placed in the Territorial Ii
brary, one copy Of each to be deposited
with the county auditor Of each county
for the inspection Of the public the re-
naming portion to be distributed among
the several counties.
Sec. 8. The prices to be paid to such
printer are hereby established as follows !:
For composition, per thousand ems, two
dollars and fifty cents figure work, per
thousand ems, three dollars rule and iig-
ure work. per thousand ems, four dollars;
press work, per token, common form, two
dollars and fifty cents; folding reports and
bills, per thousand copies on each signature
three dollars; stitching reports and bills,
per hundred copies, one dollar and fifty
cents; paper for the same, six dollars per
ream; and for binding in strong paper or
otherwise, reasonable compensation shall
be allowed, to be fixed by the Secretary OF
the Territory and the Secretary shall de-
fray the expenses Of the same out of any
money in his hands appropriated by Con
gress to pay the expenses Of the legislation
Of this Territory, and shall annually report
to the Legislature the amount Of work
done and the cost. ...s-
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty Of the said
Secretary to procure the services of some
practical printer to see that the work furn-
ished by the Territorial Printer is execu-
ted in workmanlike manner, and to mea-
sure and estima'e tie same, and to give a
certificate under affidavit TO said Secretary
to that effect and the said practical prin-
ter shall receive, as compensation for his
services, the sum of five dollars per day
for the time necessarily employed in said
duty.
Sec. s. It shall be the duty of the said
Secretary to make a complete index Of
said laws and journals with marginal notes
to the volumes Of the general laws, and he
shall receive for his services under this act,
one thousand dollars, 20 be paid out Of any
money appropriated by Congress TO defray
the expenses Of the legislature of this Ter
ritory.
Sec. 6. Manuscript copies Of said laws
and journals shall be furnished ihe said
Territorial Printer by the chief clerks OF
the two branches Of the Legislative As
sembly within twenty days af'er the ad-
journment, for which services they shall re-
ceive the sum Of Eve dollars per day, to be
paid ont of any money appropriated by
Congress to dafray the expenses Of the lie
gislaiure Of this Territory the clerk Of
the House to furnish copy of all laws or
iginating in the House, and the clerk of
the Council to furnish copy Of all laws
originating in the Council.
Sec. 7. This act to take effect from and
after its passage. ,--..l.,-.,,-
Passed April 10, 1854. U 50
certify the foregoing is true copy of
the original act.
c. H. MASON,
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