Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-20

reports and bills, per 100 COPIES. twelve and a
hall cents; Provided. the state printer shall il
no ease sutch (stretch) out the matter. on sny
page. beyond what would give the page a neat
worknanlike appearance land provided further,
that when a form, at the bose of q report or 9th.
e. work, shall Rat exceed eight pages. it shall be
printed and charged as eight pages; also, provi-
ded further. that in 20 case shall composition be
charged for more than one psge of printed Gov
ers, except where such printed cover has necessa-
rily more than one page of printed matter
SIC. 2. II is hereby made the duty of the
state printer to keep separate and apart from any
other stationery furnished him on account Of the
state aud It IS further made his duty to &C
count % the secretary Of state for all stationery
placed in his hands on account Of the state.
SIC. 4. 1t is hereby made the duty of the
state printer to furnish 10 the secretary of state
quarterly, 8 specified statement, verified by afh-
davit. of all work done by him for the state :
and it is made the duty of the secretary Of state
10 keep such statement on file for the inspection
of the General Assembly, or a committee
thereof.
SEC. 5. No charges shall be made for an,
specific work. unless such work shall have been
actually formed. TT T1 HTr
SIC. 6. All laws or parts OF laws coming in
conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed.
SEC. 7. Whereas, in the opinion OF the Gen
eral Assembly, an emergency exists for the i'm
mediate taking effect of this act. therefore this
act shall be in force from and after its passage.
This act in no wise repeats the act of 1913, in
so far as the mode and manner Of paving the
public printer is concerped.
The Supreme Court of the state of Indiana.
IN the case of Ellis and another w.. the State aud
another, Indiana Reports (Porter's) vol 1,
page l. defines public printing TO be "such a. i.
directly ordered by the legislature or performed
for the agents of the government authorized to
procure it to be done"
The Statutes referred to. the authorities re
ferred ito, and the continuous usages of this
Office, afford full authority. as | conceive, for the
issue of all the orders for public printing during
the years 1863 and 1864
In answer to the inquiry touching the authori-
ty for issuing warrants in favor of the agent oil
state, | would respectfully refer your honorable
body TO the act entitled IAN act in relation TO
applying certain funds therein named to the pay.
ment of the public debt" Approved June Is,
1852. And also the act authorizing a loan OF
two millions of dollars, approved May -. 1861
and an act making additional provision for the
payment of the same, approved June 4, 1861
together with the order of the commissioners Of
the state debt sinking fund, a copy of which is
as follows.
Pursuant to a call, the board of the state
debt sinking fund commissioner met at the
office of the auditor OF state in the city of Indi
annapolis, on the 18Th day of August, 1863.
1t was ordered that the sum of one hun
dred thousand dollars from the war loan tax, ia
be applied TO the purchase OF the six PER cent war
loan bonds of the state OF Indiana, in the man
mer contemplated by law. Also, fifty thousand
dollars out of the state debt sinking fund, to be
applied 10 the purchase of the FIVE aud two aud a
half per cent stocks of the state. in the mannet
contemplated by law.
1t is directed that the auditor of state shall al
once issue. his warrant IN favor of the agent OF
state, for Fifty thousand dollars. which shall be
invested by the said ageat in the two and q hall
or five per cent stocks or SIX per Cent war bonds
as the public interest may suggest not paving
more than par for the war bonds aud that when
the said fifty thousand dollars shall be exhausted
in the said purchase of stocks or bonds then
on the requisition of the agent of state, the audi
ter shall issue his warrant to the agent in New
York for fifty thousand dollars more ; and so or
until the one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
here designated are exhausted.
1t is furthermore enacted that the agent OF
state report TO the board his proceedings in the
premises every two weeks.
j. RIsTINE, Auditor.
D G. WALKER, Agent OF state.
W. l. BRETT, Treasures of state.
The amount of warrants issued from this of
fee to pay the interest on war loan bonds is one
hundred and nine thousand. FIVE hundred and
thirty dollars.
Under the order OF the board of state deb,
sinking fund commissioners 4 warrant was issued
to the agent of state for fifty thousand dollars.
Herewith | annex a statement showing total
amount of orders drawn by me on the treasures
of state for printing for the years 1863 and 1864,
to be fifty one THOUSAND three hundred and sew.
enteen dollars and forty-two cents. 1851 ,3l7 IL
as follows:
For paper, twenty thousand nine hundred snd
nine dollars and thirty one cents $50 ,909 81
for binding, fourteen thousand two dollars and
~fity-two cents (Sl4 .OO2 52); for ~priating, fifteen
thousand nine hundred aud ten dollars and forty
cents CSl5,9lO 40); for advertising. four hun
bred and ninety four dollars and eighty -four
cents (s494 81; and the parties to whom said
amounts were paid. -
| All OF which is respectfully submitted.
j. RIsrIsE, Auditor .
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