Smyrna times., 1865-07-12
PUBLrC-No. 1911
AN ACT to expedite and regulate ,ba ~

1 thRFn
ne u enacted LY The Senate and HirPr r 80 d
.a"oeS % me United States dhAuerjco IN Cdno1e"
Soe"to1e", , That hereafter, instead of f,rn;Shino
nving ~ pies Oh 'he documents usually accotona
the heads of ItPors 10 each house ofCongress
sbII auS t VI the several departments of (;ovornno
.iallS"lt The on or before the first dav If N,
PrinIina L year 10 The Superintendent of Public
ber an6 "; nv sau cause to be printed The usual NUN
tba rm III iiuoh hereto. thousand comics "a,
@ w use use oi th9 Senate and two thousand comics e. ~,
S ~ 'ie house Of Representatives. And thot IL 49, y,
no,nt uuy vi the JOINT Committee on Printing 1o an
! r. r.. ,ne competent person who shall audiI aud sa
h ut Such portions OF the documents so placed in ,b
i i"IS as snail IN the judgment of the cOmmtoe L
sInhohttI I popular distribution, and to repare an
oP,iaDGtcal index TO the same ="
| sec. T. And be 1t further enacted That tho Soo,-
al DC ana he Is hereby authorized TO appoint some
renor, 81 person 10 audit the printing of The official
cyprus oi me armies OF the UnIted States
sec And be 1t Jtrtttr enacted Thai II shall ho ,h
uuy Vi tle heads OF the departments Of Cover
viii " iulhsn ihe Superintendent Of Public Prntne
T opieS Oh thelr respective reports on or heiora ,bo
utru MOndaI in November in each wear WV ''0
3ec g. and be 1t further enacted That it shall he tho
tba e uFe'hiehdent OF Public PrIhIing to print
~ 'esluehls message, the reports of the heads nC do
partmenls, and the abridgment of accomnonvin@ a.
@ nents prepared under the direction of the IoHi Com
li''ee on Fnbllc Printing suitably bound; and ihaI
III audlton to the number no required Inv Ia,y ond
olherwlse ordered by either house Of Congress-
u shai De his duty TO PRINT ten thousand comics
- wi I !"e use OF lhe Senate and twenty-five thOu
sau copies Tor the use Of The House and To
so " che proper officer Of each house respectively
o VI oelore The thd Wednesday in December CnIlo,y
a .e :asse,hOg OF Congress, or soon thereafter
oc ih S ana iurther II shall also be The duty
VI me superintendent to cause TO be prin,ed and ,,S
eu IN paper covers twenty-five hundred comics F h
ua C ~ pofts oI the executive departments tor the
use oi Shlo departments, respectively; and olsn ono
''hu copies OF HE reports of the Commissioner nj
tne GENERAL Land Office, Commissioner Of P,u,,,,
commissioner ol the internal Revrnae and snch rnn,
oef q lhe report Of the Commissioner OF lndiou An;
10 ne oouhd ~" exceeding three thousand cories A.
may he directed by the Secretary Of The Interinr t
er use respecilvey and also tive hundred comics o
"e reports OF the superintendent OF The WashIooton
aqueIuC Architect ui the CauituI LxlarsinI NI9'
poIi'ah FoIIce Board Third Auditor of The Trrp.nry
@ anu oil Inc name Asylum Columbia Institute IA
'h'liSSioHer OF Puhhc Buildings respectively tor
"Se ana one hundred copies Of the reuort of The
bureau Oh Engineers, Tor the use Ofsad bureau And
nc "il 10" prlnl any greater number of sand renor,s
"."e."iSr directed by either house Of Congress
SCI .. -1nd he FURTHER eaGcted, That 81 ven hon
sahd copies OF The Commercial Relations annnaI1,
prepared under the direction of the Secretary OF State
" pt"eo anu distributed as follows VIZ: the usual
numDcI zone thousand five hundred and fIv) for the
houses o Congress tOur hundredand tiIv for The S,ai
Department, two thousand for The use Of the SeuaIe
and three thousand ipr The no ~ ,I. r,n,ni.e
House '''' VI '"e
Sec. G. And he IL further enacted That tho ar,,,
al report OF the Po>m sier General of offers received
h" coH'Tac's l"r conveying The mails, in compliance
with The twehy fourth and twenty fifth sections of The
ac' Ct congress approved July two eighteen hundred /
Snd hrty siG ne no longer printed unless specia
ordered by either house Of Congress; aud that such
VI the 6bONe mentioned authorized The |
Salu Pnhiicaon be and the same hereby repeated.
Sect And be II further enqcted, That from and |
alteT The passage OF Tins shall be the duty of the
senate 10 furnish the Superintendent of Public PRINT
ing with correct copies Ol all laws ard oml resolutions
as soOR as possible after their approval by The PIes
dent Ot the United States and that the Superintendent
shall immediately cause to he printed separately the
USUAL number Tor the two houses of Congress- and in
addition thereto, he shall be printed and
hound aI the close Of each session of Congress three
thousaHd copies thereof nr the OF the Senate and
ten thousand copies lOr tie OF the House with
complete al aphabeIIca intex. prepared under the d.
rectop OF the JOINT COmn..tlee on Pub'lc Printing
Sec. .. And be 1t further enacted, That section |
seven Ot the resolution relation to The public prnI.
ing, approved June twenty three. eighteen hundred |
anu sxly be so amended 10 require the Superinten.
dent OF Public Printing To adv erlise Onewslapefs
published IN the cities Of New York. CncinroI Bos-
'oh fhlladephia and Baltimore. tor thirty days prior
10 The first day nj November OF each year for PROPOSALS
lor furnishing the paper necessary for the
ol The public printing.
Sec. 3. And be IL further engrted That all litho |
graphing and engravug where the probable total cost
O The maps plies illustrating accompanying any
Dne work exceeds Two hundred aud fifty dollars shall
be awarded To the iONes aud best bIdd the inter-
est Of the Government due regard being paid TO the
execution Of the work, after due ad by the
Au superintendent OF Public Pnnung. under the direc-
lion OF the Joint COmniliee Printing Provided.
That the joint Committee on Public Printing b. au-
hhrIzed 10 empower the Superintendent OF Public Prm
ling To make immediate cuniracls for ravIng when
ever IN their OpHOn the exIgences of the public SER
vice Will not justify waiting Or the advertise and
award
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That whenev-
OF any person may desire copies OF any document
~ Peu ' at he Government printing office by authority
D. NV an snail notify the Superintendent of Public
Ii'hg oi me number of copies desired previous 10
N Deihg put 10 press and shall pay in advance The es
mated cost the eOi 10 said Supe tinendent ;he Snor
neHdeni shall be authorized under the direction M
the JOINT Committee on Public Printing io Cnrn,sh
such extra copies and The money so received toge,h
with moneys received hy him from the of INNER
shavings and ImperfectOns. shall be deposited in tbe
treasury Ofthe United States TO the Appropriations for
printing. binding and paper respectively designa.
ed by said Superintendent; and, further the Secretary
II the Treasury hereby directed TO the moneys
heretofore deposited by said Superintendent in the |
treasury of the United States, being the proceeds of
he sales of paper shavings and impeTectlOns 10 be
placed to the credit Of the appropriations ai0re-
aid which SAID several sums OF money shall be SUBJ
ect to the TequlsOn OF said Superintendent In the
manner now prescribed by law.
Sec. IL. And be IL further enacted That whenever :
'aPers relating TO foreign affairs shall be cOmmunca-
ed 10 Congress accompanying the annual message OF
he President, il shall be the duty Of the Supernten
lent of Public Printing TO cause TO be printed and Il
Ound in addition TO the usual number, four thousand :
Opes Ol the use Of the members of the Sepate seven :
hOusand copies for the of the members OF the
IOuse OF Representatives and such number for the
culive department as the President shall direct. II
Sec. 10. And be IL further enacted, Ihat the forms
nd styles which the printing or binding ordered by G
ny Of The departments shall Oe executed the material
nd size Of type used, shall be determined by the
superintendent of Public Printing having proper re-
ard TO economy, workmanship and the purposes Tor
'hIch The work is needed Il
Sec H. And be IL further enacted, That all laws /
parts OF la Joint resolutions parts OF JOINT reso.
lOns' conflicting with the above PROVISIONS be and a.
hey are hereby repealed. 4"