Evansville daily journal., 1864-08-01
[PUBLIo--No. Isl. ]

An Aef to expedite and regulate the printing Of
pubiir documents, and for other purposes
.Bs Il Enacted bg NE Senate and HOase of Repre-
seatafiges Of me Oaied statss Of Ameyiee fs Goa
gyess asssBtbfed, That hereafter, instead of fur
nishing manuscript copies OF the documents
usually accompanying their annual reports TO
eaek house Of Congress, the heads Of the several
departments of Government shall transmit them.
on or before the first day Of November ia each
year - the Superintendent Of Public PTiatiBg,
who shall cause 10 be printed the usual number.
aud, in addition thereto, one thousand copies for
the use Of the Senate and two thousand copies for
the use Of the House Of Representatives. And
that il shall be the duty OF the Joint Committee
on Printing 70 appoint some eompstent person,
who shall edit aud select such portions Of the
doc amsats so glazed 10 their bands rs shall, 10
the Judgment Of the COMMITTEES, 30 desirable for
popular distribution. and to prepare an aiphsbst-
ieal index to the sane.
see. 2 ARd Be further enacted, That The Secre.
taFy Of War be, and he is hereby, authorized TO
appoint some competent person, TO edit ths print
lng Of the Official reports Of ths operations Of the
armies Of the United States.
Sec g. And BE- u furfheY enacted, That Il shall
BE- the duty of the haada OF the several depart
menta Of Govern niant to furnish the superintsn-
dent Of Public Printing with copies Of their
spseetivs reports, on or before the third Monday
Ia November GA each year.
Sec. 4. AHd be u further enacted That Il shall
be tho duty Of the Superintendent Of Public
Printing to pint the Presidents message, the re-
ports of the heads Of departments, and the abrids
Insnt Of accompanying documents prepared under
the direction OF the Joint Commisise on Public
Printing, suitably bound, and that, fn addition 10
this number aow required by law, aud uuiess
otherwise ordered BY either house Of Congress, IL
shall be his duty to print tea thousand copies Of
the same for the Of the Senate and twenty -hss
thoufand copies for the use ef the House, aud 20
deliver the same to the proper officer Of each
house, respectively, on OF before the third We'd
nssday in December following the assembling of
Congress, or as soon thereafter praetieabia.
And further, II shall also be the duty Of the said
Superintendent to cause to be printed aud stitch
ed In paper covers twenty-five hundred copies Of
the annual reports Of the executive departments
for the use of said departments, respectively aud
also thousand copies Of the reports Of the
Commissioners of the General Land ONCE, Com.
missioners OF Pensions, Commiszioner of the In
ternal Revenue, aud such number Of the report II
the Com missioner Of Indian Afiairs, 90 be bouad
not exceeding three thousand copies, as may be
directed by the Secretary OF the Interior for their
use, respectively: and also Ave handrsd copies sf
the reports OF the Superintendent OF the Wash
ington Aqueduct, Architect OF Capitol Extension.
Metropolitan Police Board, Third Auditor OF the
Treasury, aud Of the Insane Asylum, Columbia
Institute, and Commissioner Of Public Buildings,
respectively for their USE and one hundred copies
Of the report ef Bureau Of engineers, for the uss
Of said bureau. And he shall Hot print any great
number Of said reports unless otherwise direct
ed by either house of Congress
Sec. 5. Ind Be u farther enacted, That seven
thousand oepss Of the Commercial Relations"
annually prepared under the dirsction Of the
Secretary Of State, be printed and distributed as
follows, viz; the usual number (sne thousand Eve
hundred and any for the houses of Congress four
hundred aud ATTY for the State Department, two
thousand for the use Of the msmbers ofthe Senate.
and three Thousand for the use Of the members Of
the House. s.#s
sec 9. And Be L further enacted, That the an
nual report ef the Postmaster General Of offers re-
eeived and contracts for conveying the mails, in
compliance with the enty-fourtir aud twenty
hfth sections Of the act Of Congress approved July
two, eighteen hundred and thiFty-six, be no
lsngsr printed, unlesa speeisly ordered by either
house of Congress; and that such portion Of the
above mkniioned act as authorized he saia pub
lieaiion be, and the same is hereby, repealed
Sec. 7. AaS be farther enacted, That from aud
after the passage Of this act it shall be the duty
of the Secretary of the Senate 70 furnish the
Superintendent of Public Printing with correct
copies Of al laws and eint resolutions soon as
possible after their approval by the President Of
/ the United States, aud that the Superintendent
shall Immediately cause 10 be prin ted, separately
| the usual Humbsr for the use of the two houses
OF c. gresS and, in addition thereto, he sha n
cause b. printed and bound, the close Of zach
session OF Congress. three thousand copies there
I Of for the use Of the Senate, aud ten thousand
copies for the OF the fHsuse with q complete
alphabetical index, prepared under the direction
/ Of the Joint COMMITTEES on Public Printing
| See s. Aad Be H further eaaesed, That seetios
seven ef the joint resolution in relation TO the
| public printing approved June tweufysfhres
I eighteen hundred and sixty, be amended as to
require the Superintsadent Of Public Printing TO
advertise only in two newspapers, published ia
the cities Of New York, Cincinnati, Bosten Phil
adelphia. and Baltimore, for thirty davs prior 10
| the first day Of November of each ysar for pro-
possls for furnishing the paper necessary for the
execution OF the public printing.
Sec. 2. Aad b e fsrsAer eRdcfsC, That ali 1.-the
graphing aud engraving, where the probable total
COST Of The maps and plates illustrating or ac-
companying any one work exceeds two hundred
and nfsy dollars, shall be awarded t. the loves,
aud best bidder for the interests Of the Govern
Inent, due regard being paid % the execution Of
the work, after due advertise mt by the Super{n
: tendent Of Public Printing, nudsr the direction
/ of the Joint Committee on Printing: Prs~als4
Z That the geins Comnfttes on Pablic Printing be
authorized 70 empower the Superintendent of
7 Public Printing TO make immediate contracts flr
4 engraving, whenever, in their opinion, ths rxir
encies Of the public service VIII not Justify wait
{ 4 for advertisement aad award
Sec. 10. AHd Be 4 fsTtAsr enacted. That wheuexer
I any person may desire extra copies Of anv doe0-
nlent printed 81 the Government printing ofsee bv
authority Of law, and shall notify the Snpariatea-
dent 0f Public Prtating Of the number sf COMES
/ desired previous TO its being put 70 pre.s and
shall nay, in advance, the estimated ceSt thereof
/ TO said Superintendent. the Superintendent shalI
be authorized, under the direction Of the Joint
Conmittse on Public Printing, TO furnish such
extra copies; and the money 80 received, together
with moneys received By him from the sales Of
paper shavfngs and imperfsctions, shall be de-
posted IN the treasury Of tha United States 70 the
credit Of the appropriations foF public printing,