Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-08-09
Public Resolution -.
JOINT RESOLUTION in relation to the pub
printing.


Rosoiped By Lhe Senate and House of Representa- ,
tires Of the Luited States Of Amoricd in Congress
assembled, That the Superintendent of Public
Printing be, and is hereby authorized and directed
10 have executed the printing and binding auiho-
rized by the Senate and House Of Representatives,
the executive and judicial departments, and the |
Court of Claims And to enable him to carry cut
the provisions of this act, he is authorized and di
rccted to contract for the erection or purchase Ol
the necessary buildings, machinery, and materials
for that purposc said contract to be subject to the
approval of the Joint Committee on Printing Of
the two Houses of Congress: PTOUid6d, That the
sum contracted to be paid shall not exceed one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. 1Hd be further enacted, That il shall
be the duty Of said Superintendent to supcrncnd
all the printing and binding, the purchase of paper
her einaiter directed, the purchase OF other nee
essary materials aud machinery, and the employ
ment of prool-readers, compositors, pressmen, la
bOrets and other hands necessary to execute the
orders of Congress and of the executive and judi
cial departments at the city Of Washington. And
10 enable the said Superintendent efiectually
to perform the duties OF his ohcc, he shall appoint
foreman of printing, at an annual salary of cigh
teen hundred dollars, and foreman of binding, at
an annual salary Of fifteen hundred dollars; but
40 one shall be appointed to said positions who is
not practically aud thoroughly acquainted with
their respective trades. 1t shall be the duty Of
the said iOremen of printing and binding TO make
out and deliver to the said Superintendent, month.
ly statements of the work done in their respective
departments, together with monthly pay-ros,
which shall contain the names of the persons en-
poyed, the rate of compensation md amount due
to each and the service for which it shall be due.
They shall also make out estimates of the amount
and kind of materials required, and file requisi
tons therefor, from time To time, it may be
needed, and shall receipt for the same 10 the Su-
pcrintendent. And the said foreman shall be ac
cOuntnble for all materials 50 received by them
II hall
time employ more hands in the public printing and
binding establishment than the absolute necessities
VI the public work may reqIircj aud further, that
the Superintendent report tO Congress, MT the
beginning OF each session of Congress, the number
of hands 40 employed and the length of time each
has been employed
SIC. 3. dbd be il FURTHER enacted, That said
Superintendent shall take charge of and be re-
epousibe for all manuscripts and other matter to
be printed, engraved, or Autographed, and cause
the same 10 be promptly executed And he shall
render to the the Secretary of the Treasury, quar-
terly, full account Of all purchases made by h NJ,
and of all printing and binding done in said office
Tor each of the houses oi Congress, and for each
Of the executive and Judicial departments. For
the payment Of the work and materials, there shall
hc advanced 10 the said Superintendent, from time
to time, ~ the public service may require it, and
under such rules as the Secretary Of the Treasu.
ry may prescribe, sum Of money, at no time ex-
ceedng two thirds Of the penalty of the said Su-
uprlutpulpul's Dpul. a I'M lp saiu
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di.hur.nmantsin in ,l, ,,n,,.r ,,,y rr,irod nr n,h
cr disbursin, on,,ra. pyo,iJ,d La,eroy That
said Superintendent shall not be allowed credit at
Tue treasury lor payments On account of services
rendered IN said printing establishment, at higher
p1ces than those paid Tor similar services in the
private printing and binding establ lislncuts of the
div of w Wnshingtnu
SIC. 5. And be Il further enacted, That 1t shall
he the duty OF said Superintendent to ch irge him
All nnnor n ni ntL,r ,,,,,,,i,I., ,ii;,,J 49, Li e.
thc n,,lLic ,,so ,,,l ~, rih 49, ~ ~ ~ ' ~" "
men onnlovci hy hi,, ,n .Iai. nisi,is - i
in provided for ns thn nuhlic s,r,icn ', ',,i,o
,t; i,, ~, ' W w, P"'''o eo'N,0o may REQUIRE
man az tl, Lond or tbe dcnar'ont wv "
nnpor or other n,,t,ri,I h,sLao,, ,,sal 0 Wv
Sro. 4 Iod Ls ~ G,,b .,,,y ~, IN !, .
nriutin,, and LinIiu. ',,I IN It'I ','A' ~ W.
bv the bcnds of ,L,, ,,xc,,,,i,, J ili1I i
mont. f ,h r,,', ' -, III ~ Ju'o,'' uei'''
thereof nnd nil ,ho nrintin,, and hi,d;a, ,', M
HMM hnnls nr,,,,aI n h,' "''a p'"''ns, anu al
house of Cnnrrss sG, III on a', & & G' -, o''nel
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and executed under .,iI ' ''t, n w 1911 WI,
nucc with tho n,nyisin, r ~ y, ,'''y'u
That all prutng ordered mad I' ha o,., ,"I'"t" M
the Thiry si, th Cnn,,ros, Lii L , ~
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the hrnd. nf ~ D,,r,,,,,n,. az fa', ' ~ 81 'v1' W
.x,r,t.l in said ''Gi', w "'o'''''''' SH"' DC
sEc. &. And he n h,,,Ler .,,,.,., ,u,.,t..u
he the duty of aid Snno,i',,on, @ ln'l ~ sn'n ~
tL, gec,rtgry of th, ,,, -, ~ w t,i ru'"
lI,usr ol R.n,n.o,,o,i, ",,' WV H'''s VI ''o
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ed IA h hnnI s' ,I, ,, y 'no S''''c Is o'"'r
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III, -, I. '''' w. ''o "''cer OF 'hc senate or
,5,I,,.,',,' =, '''"''' ", IMPAIRMENT, ahthu
I,uL, . .,.,,, "v SAINT "'nr' receipt therefor
.,t a. ,i'I" i,iI ''"'"'h ny u'' Suionnt,nd
Soc A"J IVY,
L,in, C.,,,,..',,' " l"f'"' r"arhd, That the
Cnng,,.' s,ll W., l,nluf 'o' Tue two houScs of
49,, ~, ,'', ,t ~. W anu IA upon standard OF
inr,ts IN ,,,.idL 'f Wv, !" we ouhgr'S''ohhl docu-
roam of 6Y,, G,,nJ.I % ''," my pounds to the
tbrty.niaht in,L''' w." G",'u' vt twenty -FOUR by
d. ~ IN sSi' "''a ~ s''', p1 ue duty of
Ct' ,i'''i't U, ue '"hhc PRINTING to
go ,L,s'l " e''u St,nu"'u paper I" nPlli.