Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-06-12

Academy approved March ID 1857 and all stockholders
47-3t II. r. GOLFER Chm.
PROPOSALS. FOR PRINTING
THE REVISED STATUTES,
CtEAIED PROPOSALS are invited for furnishing in
- accordance with San Act relating to the publication
OF Revised Statutes, approved May 18th 1885, ten
thousa nd copies of the(one) volume of Revised Statutes,
complied laws and other matter in said law directed to
be published the to be delivered to the Supelin
.endent of Public property at Madison, within four
months of the time making the contract. competent
person will be appointed to attend personally to the
printing Of said Statutes read the proofappend the mar
gna notes. the chapters and prepare the index
He will be empowered to supervise the work throughout,
and reject any portion not done in accordance with the
of the contract All acts ola general nature pas
ed at the session of 1885, required to he published
in the volume, together with such other matter as is
pub she'd with the present volume of Revised Stitut-s
The volume is required to be large Oetavo the text
small plea type the notes in mion and printed
on good quality ofbook paper. bound in good substan
ti law book STYLE to be equal in quaty ind of mater
rial and workmanship to the Revised Statutes of Maine
published in 1857, which is adopted and placed in the
Executive Office, standard.
The copyright Of the said rolume, against indyidu
ais is secured to the contractor the retail price of the
work to be not more than $780, The contractor to give
bonds 10 theanounts of so 00O With two sureties who
shall lie residents of this state, and each justify to that
| amount, for the performance of the contract.
Preference will be given to bid from this state all
other thing being equal
Proposals must be made for furnishing the work at
certain per volume of 1000 pages, and certain
mount for each additional hundred pages Proposals
viii guarantee the time within which the book will be de-
liver land the shortest time well as the lowest price
| will be considered in declaring the awards:
Proposals will be received until p NJ. of Tuesday,
June 18TH IS 5, at which time they will be opened and
The award made. They should be seled and marked
Proposals for printing the eyised Statutes, and en-
closed in envelope. addressed to the Executive OF
| flee, Madison, Wis.
Il is not psoo'bs that the payment can be made fol
The law authorizing the publication is published
herewith. ALEX. ". RANDALL.
| Governor,
! SAMI. D. HASTINGS
| State Treasurer,
GABRIEL B0UCK,
| Madison, May 21st 1858. Atty General.
Published May 18th, 1851
CHAPTER CXNXIV.
| AN ACT relating to the publication OF the Revised
| Statutes.
People efhe State of Wisconsin represented in Sen
ate and Assembty, do enact asJoiLoWs:
section1 The printing of the Revised Statutes shall
be done under the general SUPERVISION of one of the com
nissoncrs revse the laws, competent per-
son to be selected by the Governor, who shall be demon
mated Superintendent Of the printing of the Revised
Statutes, and he shall receive such compensation the
Governor may deem just and proper; Provided that the
Ter diem shall not be more than six dollars per day
The said superintendent shall attend personally 10 the
printing OF said Statutes shall read the proof, append
such marginal notes, on all the pages, indicating the
subject matter of each section respectively
quired arrange the chapters and prepare proper index
Tor the same He shall compare the work progress
SEES, with the specimen or standard volume hereinafter
provided for and shall haze full power, with The
sent of the Governor, to stop the work any iiine if i'll
his opinion it is not being done in accordance with the
contract and not allow it proceed until he is satisfied
that the execution of the work is in every respec equa
to the standard and is such its Importance demands.
All acts of general nature passed at the present
sion Of the Legislature shall be included in said volume
of the Revised Statutes and it shall be the duly of the
said superintendent he is hereby authorized to com
pile and properly said acts Tor publication there
H. And the Secretary OF State, ON the completion OF
the publication ofe Revised Statutes is hereby author
lied TO draw warrant the State Treasury for the
mount OF compensation OF the said superintendent and
there is hereby appropriated out of the State Treasury
sum sufficient to meet the expenses provided in this
section.
Sec 2. The Revised Statutes shall be published liz one
volume large octave, the text small plea type,
the notes in and printed good quality of book
paper, bound in good substantial law book Style and
shall be equal in quality and material and workmanship
TO specimen volume which shall be selected by the
Governor, and placed in the Executive Office stan
dard and by which the work shall be executed and said
volume of Statutes shall contain such matter besides the
general and permanent laws Of the State and such
gnai notes and index, as shall be prescribed by law
And it shall be the duty of the person having the
tract for furnishing the said Statutes, to be
printed on the cover under the te the back of each
| volume the words State Property.
Sec B. The right of heRevised Statutes is here
by secured to such person persons shall become the
contractor Or contractors to furnish the same Provided
such person persons SHALL within twenty days after
he or they shall be notife OF the acceptance Of his
to the Governor of this State bond in the penal sum
of twenty thousand dollars with two more suretes,
each OF whom shall be resident of this State and shall
each justify in the amount of the bond to be given,
to be approved by the Governor conditioned for
the faithful performance of the work. in accordance with
The standard deposit i'll Executive Office and for
delivery Of the said volumes as hereinafter proy ed
Provided further, That the retail price shall exceed
four dollars per volume. Provided further that such
copyright Shall only hold good against individuals
/ See i, The Governor, Attorney General and State
Treasurer are hereby required immediately after the pas
sage OF this act to ADVERTISE in at least sA newspapers
in this State, giving not less tina ten days notice. for
sealed proposals for delivering to the Superintendent of
Public Property ten thousand copies of the said Revised
Statutes III provided for in the second section
OF this act and Mt the time fixed the Governor Attor
General and State Treasurer shall proceed TO omen
such proposals, and award the work to the person or
persons whose proposition shall be by them considered
the lowest and BEST and the Governor shall
contract with such persons for performing the
work in accordance with he terms proposed and ac
cordance with this act Provided that the preference
lsha be given to bid made by persons pro-
posing to do the work in this State, the terms and
ditions being equal.
Sec 5. The said revised statutes shall be delivered at
the seat OF of this State within four months
after the contract entered into and proposals for
nishing said statutes shall guarantee the time within
which 1t shall be completed, and Governor, Attor
Eney General and ate treasurer, shall consider the
shortest teas well as the lowest price in awarding the
contract and the overnor Of this State is hereby au
thorzed to receive and accept said statutes delivered
and to deliver to said contractor receipt for the same
and to cancel his bond
Sec g. Upon completion and delivery Of the entire
ten Thousand copies before provided upon the pre-
sentaon of the receipt of the Superintendent of Public
Property that they delivered and accepted by the
Governor, Attorney General and State Treasurer shall
audit the entire account for furnishing the statutes in
accordance with the contract price and draw his
| upon the State Treasurer therefor
Sec l. The Secretary of State is hereby authorized and
directed, to furnish to the contractor for furnishing and
publishing the Statutes the copy for the same rapidly
as it can be prepared from day to day. the is
posted in his office.
Sec The Constitution of the United States and of
the State of wisconsin, the Declaration of Independence
and such United States Laws and Ordinances in
the present Statutes shall be published with the Revis
| ed 81 atutes.
Sec g. There is hereby appropriation of any money
in the State Treasury not otherwise appropated
of money sufficient to pay all warrants drawn IN accor-
dance with the provisions of the preceding sections
this act.
Sec. TO- The bid hereinbefore mentioned shall be
much per volume Of thousand pages, and SO much
for each additional hundred pages.
Sec IL. This act shall tke effect and be in force from
and after its passages and publication, and the State
Printer is hereby required to publish it Immediately after
its passage.
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