The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-05-27
LAW No. I'll

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fLaw No. Isl
An Act to provide for the Letting Of the state
Printing, Binding and Advertising.
BE il enacted by the Legislature Of the state Of
Minnesota:
.sNE;ex s. Tia. tsc- ps:n.inS, E4Ea.Es sssi
Advertising, for the Senate and House u
Representatives, for the Governor, Secretary
OF State, Attorney General, state Auditor,
state Treasurer, for the School and Banking
Departments, and all other Printing, Bind
ing and Advertising, for any and every one
OF the State officers which are now or may
hereafter boz created, and which !rnay or
shall be done under the authority and at the
expense Of the state OF Minnesota, shall here
after be done As follows: The State Auditor
shall. on the first Monday in July uext, and bi
enDially thereafter, forward by mail for publ
cation in one or more papers printed In each
Senate District OF this state, "a notice specify
ing, rs nearly rs may be estimated, the kinds,
character and quantity Of Printing, Binding
and Advertising which will be required to be
done for the state during the term Of two years
therein designated. and that on or before the
frat Monday in August next ensuing, and up
to ~ n. Of said day, the said Auditor will re-
ceiye proposals from any person or persons &C
tuaily engaged in the business Of printing, pub"
fishing and binding, or either, within this state,
for the execution vi the said printing, binding,
and advertising. or any portion OF said print
ing, binding or advertising ESQ required to be
done; each Of which said proposals shall be
accompanied by u sw orn statement to be made
by the bidder or bidders, specifying the place
where such printing, binding and advertising,
or any portion thereof so bid for Will De per
formed. and the facilities possessed by hlm or
them for the execution thereof, together with
the name and circulation OF the paper in which
the advertising will be published and at the
expiration Of the time limited IN said notice for
receiving such proposals, the Auditor shall
open the same, and award the said contract or
contracts for said printing, binding aud ad'er'
tisng to the lowest and best bidder or bidders
for the whole or any portion OF SAID printing,
binding OF advertising Tor said term OF two
| years specified in said public notice; Prorid,d,
hocstsr, that no proposal shall be considered
by the Auditor from any person or persons not
actually engaged in sach business OF printing,
publishing or binding, respectively, within tAls
State, and that tho bidder or bidders shall en-.
close with his or their proposals. guaranty OF
such form and amount rs shall tc prescribed
by the Auditor, that the person or persons max
ing such bid or bids, wilt 1t the same be ac.
cepted, enter into contract according TO the
terms thereof, aud give security in q bond to
the people of the state OF Minnesota, in a pen
atty not less than double the estlmatedsun TO
which the contract SO awarded VIII amount TO
be determined by the Auditor, the form Of
which bond shall be prescribed by, an the
sureties OF which shall be satisfactory to such
Auditor, conditioned for the faithful perfor-
nance OF the requirements Of such contract
| which bond. together with the contract, shall
| be deposited IN the Office OF the Secretary OF
| state; PTOrned, tnlJhsr, that nothing here
| In contained shall be construed to interfere
with the rights. emolumen,s and duties OF the
( present State Printer, the Incidental Printer
/ OF the two Houses and the state Binder, dur.
10. e., tlA I.v kaa
specuyely, elected.
SK,. ,. The Secretary Of State shall annually
| cause indexes to the laws, journals and doeu.
ments Of the two Houses TO be prepared as
! soon as practicable after the adjournment OF
| each session OF the Legislative assembly, aud
| the said laws. journals and doc nments shall he
printed and bound within ninety days after the
: copy and such indexes are furnished to the
contractor or contractors for the printing there
I OF.
SCI. g. All laws. journals, documents and
| advert semcnts. printed aud published by the
! person or pSrsoas receiving the contract there
tor, shall bc deemed to be officially printed and
! published, and full faith aud credit shall be Civ
1 en- to them as such, IN all places whatsoever.
SEC. 1. The State Auditor shall have author
{ ~, and IL Is hereafter made his duty. during
[ the progress 81 the public printing and binding.
and IN accordance with such regulations as " Il
secure the state from loss TO audit the accounts
TOT the state printing AMI binding, and 10 ISSUE
/ his warrants therefor against any moneys IA
/ the State Treasury which may have been az
propus,ed tot such purpose, to the amount o.
seventy tue per cent OF the printing az binding
: 80 done and audited but the said Auditor ,hs.i
withdraw his warrants Tor the remaining iweE'
/ ~ tive per cent on each job Of printing and
( binding, uati, the whole Of such Job shall be
Completed and delivered 20 the proper officer
authorized 20 receive the same.
/ Sc. S. All Acts and parts Of Acts. ConirAye'
[ nius tbs provisions Of THIS Act, are hereby re-
( pealed.
So. o. This Act shall take edec, and be in
toIcc from AMI after is passage
Approved March 10. l>jS.
GkuBGE Bradley,
speaker pro fs, Of the II. " L.
RWH,Rp q MJEyHN,
President pro frm Of The senate.
CHA~. l. CH,sE. Acting Governor.
, sAcgxr,NY'- oFFICs, Nunsso;4i
March 10, l>5N.
/ Z htrcbv certify the foregoing 10 be a true
I copy o; tie origin or n,e 10 ias Office.
Chs. l.. luAss, -eC'y.