The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-03-30
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the FIRST Session Of the Thirty Ninth
Congress

CHAP. CCLNNNNT.-An act to further reg
ulIte the printing of public documents. and
the purchase OF paper for the public print
ing.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States OF America
in Congress assembled. That hereafterft shall
De the duty OF the superintendent of public
printing, in place of me reports Of the execu-
tive departments ordered by the act Of June
twenty-five. eighteen hundred and sixty-f0ur,
to cause TO be printed and bound twenty-five
hundred copies OF the annual reports of 5Ite eN-
Ccutlvc departments, with such accompanying
documents as the heads OF those departments
may respectively select, but not 10 exceed
three hundred pages for the use of said de
parJments, respectively.
SIC. = Aud ha II fl-thpr enacted slat
whenever papers relating to foreign shairs
shall be communicated to Congress, alcom-
panying the annual message OF the President
it shall be the duty Of the superintendent of
public printing to cause TO be printed and
bound, IN addition to the usual nUmiser. two
thousand copies for the use Of the members of
the Senate. four thousand copie, for the use Of
the House, and two thousand FIVE hundred
copies fer the Use Of the state Department. in
place Of tnenum bcrS ordered by the act Of June
twenty nv re, eighteen hundred and >ixty-fcur.
SEC. }. And be If further enacted. That in
the publication OF the report offhe Secretary Of
the Navy the detailed statement of offers for
supplies and Of articles embraced in each class
under contract be omitted. and in lies thereof
submit with his report S schedule embracing
the okers by classes, indicating such rs have
been accepted.
Sec. And be it further enacted. That it
shall be the DUTY of the superintendent Of pub
ne printing at tie commencement cf each ses-
sion OF Congress. TO submit to the Joint COM
mittee on printing estimates Of the quantity of
paper Of ali descriptions which will in his
opinion, be required for the execution Of the
public printing during the coming year. The
joint committee on printing shall then fix upon
standard ofp8per for the different descrip-
tons Of congressional aud executive printing
and it shall be the duty Of the superintendent
Of public printing, under the direction of tae
joint committee on printing. TO advertise in on
lv two newspapers published in each Of the
cities Of New ork, Cincinnati, Boston. Phila-
de phia, Baltimore and Washington for sealed
proposals 70 furnish the government Of the
United states with paper. Of the quality and IN
and it shall he the duty of the snperintep
dent 70 furnish samples CT the standard papers
adopted by the committee 10 applicants there
for; the said sealed proposals 70 he opened be-
fore aud the award OF contracts to be made bv
the joint committee on printing to the lowest
and best bidder for the interest of the govern
ment; Provided, That the a4lverti Senent for
sealed proposals for furnishing paper shali de-
slgnate the minimum portion Of each particu-
lar quality Of paper required for either three
months, SIX months, or enc year. as the
JOINT committee on printing nav determine:
buf when the minimum portion so specified
snalt exceed IN any case one thousand reans
the advertisement shall state that proposals
VIA be reseaved for one thousand rearls or
more ana provided furths-, That no propo-