The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-07-22
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JOINT RESOLUTION 10 expedite the Printing Do.
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JOINT RESOLUTION 10 expedite the Printing o. the
Presidents Message and accompany iug Documents
ResolUsd by the Seaste and House Of If-orss aaatius 3
Of oe Unisd states ef A|eica ia C1ngr-si osIcm5Ied
That, instead Of furnishing manuscript copies each
house Of Congress the heads Of the euartmente
~ Government be required furnish she superuteud
ent of the public printing with copies u the documents
usually accompanying their annusi reports before
the nrst day Of November Of each year duty t
shall be 10 print addition 10 the number now requir
ell by law thousand copies for tho use or the eu
ate and i've thousand for the II the House in vol
umss (bOund Ina the usual manncr) of convenient sse
AMI 10 deliver the 70 the proper ocer 0f each
house respectively, before the Monday Ia
December oi each rear II snail also De hls duty to
print for the Of zach Of sat heads Of departments
one thousand copies OF their sd reports proper Tor
the ol the commissioners u the gener. Office
each of their reports respectively And Il shall not be
lawful for said superintendent to print Any greater num-
Der Of said report the reports heads OF N
bureau their spectve supsrOrs unless directed u
DO a. by either house Of Congress
See p Ind b. Il further re'olr>d That h-rosfter the
number OF any b or JOINT resoiutioD urasr- reguir
ell 90 O- printed by either the senate House Rep
resenstves, under any rule 81 either house. shall
exceed six hundred uniess specially directed by the
house ordering the same.
see ). And be Further Tesoref, Ist shall bs the
duty II the Secretary oi the Treasury furnish a
densed statement OF the aggregate amogst Of Tia sx
ports TO- aud imports from foreign countries to the
perrntendent Of the public printing Or before the
nrst day Of November Of each year who shall print and
bind as soon thereafter practicable ter thousand
les thereof 70 be distributed follows viz The usua
number Zone thousand i've hundred and ffy) Tor the
two houses Of Congress three hundred copies for
treasury department. thousand for the use s the
members OF the senate and six thousand hsHdred
and nifty copies for the Of the members OF the
House Of Representatives..
sec J. And BE- Il furthsr Tes0lred I'.-, thousand
copies Of the Commercial Relations annually Pre-
pared under the direction OF the Secretary Of state be
printed and distributed follows The usual ~
ber zone thousand five hundred and y) for the houses
Of Congress- four hundred and y FOR the depart
ment two thousand for the use Of the members Of the
Senate and three thousand for the Of the members
Of the House OF Representatives,
Sec 5. And bs u further resolved, That all liEhOgraph
ing and engraving where the probable cost exceeds tive
hundred and fy dollars. shall be awarded the swsst
and best bidder FOR the interest OF the government
ter due advertisement by the superintendent OF pub
lie printing, under the direction Of the committee on
printing
Sec 8. And be Il further resolpsd That the form and
style which the printing ordered by either house sf
Congress by any Of the departments shall be eIecu-
ted aud the size Of type be ussd shall be determiz
ed by the superintendent Of public printing having
proper regard To economy and workmanship
SEE. !. And b. Il further resOlvsd That all laws or
parts Of laws conflicting with the abOvs provision be-
and they are hereby repealed.
Approved March 3, 1853