Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-09-01
Approved, June 20, 1864.
(PUBLIo--No. 1911

AsAor TO expedite and re ,ulae the printing of
public documents, and for ether purposes
Re II enacted 6y he Senate and House Of Repre-
sentdtipeS Of the ORlted StdteS % A"tFtV@ w C0"-
0r,sS assembled
That hereafter, instead of furnishing manu-
script copies of the documents usually acc1mpa-
nying their annual reports TO eaeh mouse OF Cvh
presy the heads of the several depart rents OF
Government shall transmit them, on or before
the first day of Move her IN each year to the
Superinte adent of Public Printing, who shall
cause to be printed the usual number, ana, IN
addition thereto. one thou and copl7s Tor the
NE of the Sen ate and two thousand copies r
the use of the House of representatives. And
that it shall b. the duty OF the j. ONT COMMITTEE
on Printing 20 appoint some competent peIs n,
who shall edit and seeo such portions OF 'he
documents so placed in their han1s as shat, IN
the iud sment of he committee, be desirable for
popular distr butt n, and TO p.epare an alpha
beiica index to the sane.
Sec Q And be ii further enacted, That the
Secretary of War be, and he is hereby authoriz-
ed TO app 9int some competent person to edit the
printing of the Official reports OF the opera IONS
of the aTmi s of The United ates.
Sec 8. And be it further enacted, Tnat 1t
shail be the duty of the heads OF the several de-
nartments of Government, to furnish the super
inoendent of Public Printing vita c5Ples OF the
respective reports, on or before the tmrd Mon
dsy in November in each year,
Sec A. And be 10 further enacted, That it
aha he the Guty of the sUpern' endent OF Psb
lie Printing, to print the Pre- rents mes age,
tae reports of he e'ds of departments and the
abrid gment of accompany nG docume nts prepar-
cd undtr the direction of the JOINT ommitt tee on
Public Printing, suitably b 'und; end that, IN
addition TO the number now required by law,
and un ess otherwise ordered by either mouse OF
Congress, it shalt be his duty TO PRINT ten thOu-
sand COPIES of the same for the OF the Senate,
and twenty five thousend cop es for the use OF
the House and % deliyerthe same to the proper
officers of each fouse, respectively on or before
the third wednesday IN december following the
lin nj Congress, or as so IN THEREAFTER de
practicable. Ana 1urtner, 1t shall also be he
duty OF the sad Superintendent to cause 10 be
printed and stitched in paper covers twenty-five
hundred copies of the annual repo Is OF the exc
cntive departments for the use Of sa depalt-
ments, respectively; and also one thousand cop
les of tho reports of the Commissioner OF the
General land Office, Commissioner of Pensions,
Comm ss ontr of t e Internal Revenue, and such
nnmher of the report of the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs to be bouzd, not excee ing three
thousond copies, as may be dlrec ed By the Sec
retary of the Interior for their use, respect Velyj
and also five hundred COP eS OF the rep IRIS OF tae
| sunerintendene of the WASHINGTON ACquednct,
| Architect of the Capitol Exten ion Metr pol tan
| Police Board, Third Auditor OF the Treasury, and
! of the Insane Asylum, CoIumbil institute, and
| Commissioner of Public Bulldog, respectively,
for their use. and one hundred copies OF the re-
| port of the Bureau of Engineers, for the use OF
| said bureau. And he shall not priut any greater
| number of said reports unless otherw! directed
| BY either house of Congress.
/ D.,
| thousand copies ofthe &C Commercial Relation"
| annually prepared under he direction of the
Secretary of State, be prin ed aud distributed as
| follows viz: the usual number Zone thousand
| five hundred and ffty) for the houses of Con-
| press, four hundred and fifty for the ate De-
| partment two Thousand for the use of the men,
| bers of the Senate, and three thousand for the
use of the memb rs of the House.
| Sec g. And be it further enacted That the
usual report of the Postmaster nsral of offers
| received and contracts fJr conveying the mails,
| in compliance with the twenty-fourth and TWEEN
ty-ff h sections of the act Of Congress approved
| July two, eighteen hundred and tn rty six, be
| no longer printed. unless specially o -deIed by
| eli her house of Congress; and that such portion
| of the above mentioned act authorized the
said publication be, and the same is hereby, re-
| pealed.
and after the passage of tits act it shall be he
| duty of the Secretary OF the Senate to furnish
| the Superintendent of Public Printing with cor
| rect COPIES of all laws and joint resolutions as
soon as poss bic after their approval by the Pres
ident OF the United States, and that the Super n
| tendent sha immediately cause 70 be printed,
| separately. the usual lumber for the two houses
| Of Congresr: and, in addition thereto, he sha'l
| causs to be painted and bound, at the close Of
each session OF Con .ress, taree thous N C)pes
thereof for use OF the Senate and ten thou
| sand copies for the use OF the House, with COM
| plete alphabetical INDEX prepa ed under the
| direction of the Joint Committee on Public
Printing.
Sec s. And be ii further enacted, That Sec
ton seven OF the joint resolution in relation to
| the public printing, approved June twenty-t rec,
| eighteen hundred and sixty, be so amended as
| to require the Superintendent of Public Pr mt
| ing to advert only in two newspapers, pub
| lishet in the cities of New York, Cincinnati,
| Boston, Phillde phia, and Baltimore for thirty
| days plior to the first dsy of November Of each
wear, for op1sals for furnishing the paper ne
| cassary for the execution of re publ printing.
| Sec. 0. And be IL further enacted, That a
inc pha tb.arN hail
total cost of the maps or plates illust ating or
recommending any one work ex eeds two hun
| bred and fifty dol ars, shall be awarded 10 the
lowest and best bidder for the interests of the
| Government, due regard being paid to the exc
| Gu ion of the work, after due advertisement by
| the Superintendent ofPablic Printing, under
| the direction Of the Jont Committee on Print
| ing: Provided That the Joint Committee on
| Public Printing be authorized to empower the
| Superintendent of Public Printing TO make i'm
| mediate contracts for engraving, whenever, IN
| their opinion, the eXige cies OF the public SER
| vice will not justify waiting for advertisement
| and award.
Sec 10 And be ii fJ,f' " '.'-' mat when
i, ever any person may desire extra copies OF any
| document printed at the Government printing
| office by authority OF LAY, and shall notify the
| Superintendent of Public Printing of the num-
Der o. copies desired previous to its being put to
| press, and shall pay, in advance, the estimated
cost thereofto said Saper ntendent, the Super
| intendent shall be suthorizsd, under the direc-
/ ton of the Joint Committee on lie Printing,
| to furnish such extra copies; and the money SO
resolved, together with moneys received by him
from the sales of paper shsyings and impe fec
lions. shall be deposited in the treasury Of the
United States to the credit of the appropriations
for public printing, binding, and paper re-
| spec.ively, as designated by said Superin-
tendent and further, the Secretary Of the
| Treasure ia hereby directed 10 cause the
moneys heretofore deposited by said Su-
perintendent in the~ treasury of the United
States, being the proceeds ofpaper shavings and
imperfections, to be placed to the credit Of the
appropriations aforesaid, which said several sum,
Of money shall be subject to the rsquisiion OF
s5i1 srperintendentin the manner now proyid-
ed by law. tsss f t
Sec IL. Ind Be i, further enacted That when
ever papers relating to foreign afaitS shall bt
communicated to Congress accompanying tht
L usnal mesa of LII. PIesiaent. IL shall Ia tn.