The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-06-06
PROPOSALS
PUBLIC PRINTING.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STAFF,
an DAYr Juno dth 1870

OFFICE OF tue SECRETARY OF srAr.,l
ST.. PAUL, June 4th, 1872.
In pursuance of an act of the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota, approved March 6th 1868, enti
tied IAN act to amend chapter five Of the General
Statutes" relating to the printing aud distribution
Of the Laws and Pablo Documents, and Of an act
smendatory thereof approved March 9TH, 1869, Seal
cd Proposals will be received at the office of the Sec
rotary Of State until Friday the 18th day of Jnly, A.
D. 1872, at IL o'clock meridian, for the several class
es of State Printing aud Binding mentioned in said
It's, from the first day of November, A. D. 1872
til the LIST day of November, A.. 1873 the same be-
ing divided into five different classes, and let in seq
arate contracts, as follows:
LIST. For the printing and biuding of all bills for
the two Houses of the Legislature, the Legislative
Manual, and minutes or record books together with
such blanks, resolutions and all other matters
or the olhcers thereof, other than in pamphlet
form, to be printed in folio foolscap FORM with small
plea type, eah page to contain not less than thirty
lines Of solid matter of the usual length. with
great primer ralet only in each space between the
lines. For all other WORK than bills and resolutions
the same rule of measurement to be applied as is
provided by law tor the work embraced in the fifth
Clads.
3D. For tho printing and binding of the Journals
of the Senate and House of Representatives, with
such reports, communications and other docu mems
as enter into and make a part OF such Journals by
law, to be printed in medium octave form, on small
plea type, with at least fourteen hundred ems in a
page wthe ut any unnecessary Lead blank or broken
lines or pages.
Sd. For the printing and binding of reports aud
Ill communications or other documents ordered by
the Legislature or either branch thereof or by the
executive departments, to DO printed in pamphlet
form, together with the volumes Ofpublc document
to be printed in the same kline Of Type the pages to
Le Of the same size required for the Journals.
4th. For the printing and binding of the General
and Local Laws aud Joint Resolutions in medium oc-
,avo FORM good small plea type, the pages to be
Of the saLe size and fom as those of the Journals
and documents specified in the second and third
classes with marginal notes the General Laws in
M II tyD to heretofore
5th. For the printing by the quire OF all blanks,
circulars and other work for the use Of the
exe4 ut;ve depar other than SUI shall be
printed il pamphlet form, to be executed in style
consistent with 60 cd workmanship aud with uue
refert nee to economy; the work to beesmated and
measured by the surface as!usily eoyersdInot
less than 900 ems and no job Of presswork shall be
estimated ct less than one quire.
Said proposals shall distinctly and speci6cal y
STATE the price per thousand ems for the cOnpo
sition of all matter emb aced 10 the five classes of
printing such of them shall be covered by the
bid together with The price of foldug stitching and
binding of such works required by law to be
folded. stitched and hound and embraced in and
covered by said bid, and said proposal shall specify
tho per hundred sheets for folding the rale per
hundred copies for stitching all bills, resolutions.
pamphlets and Documents, the rate per hundred
copies for brochure covering all documents ordered
to lie covered, and tue rate per hundred copies for
stitching and the rate pe' hundred copies TOR bind
Ing the laws journals and volumes of public dOcu.
at which the bidder is willing 10 the same
the price per token for all presswork embraced in
the first. second, third and fourth classes, and the
price per quire for presswork contained in the fifth
class ut which the bidder will undertake to do the
work embraced in the class or classes Of printing
covered by his proposals. Each proposal shall be
accompanied by bond, executed in due FORM by the
bidder, with at lePst two good and sufficient sure
| ties, satisfactory to the commissioners OF print
Ing in the penal sum Of thousand dollars, con-
dtioned for faithful pe formance to this
chapter such class classes of state printing
as may he adjudged to him, and for the payment a.
Inundated damages by such hider to the State, or
any excess of the bid bus of such bidder
which the State may be obliged to pay for such work
10y reason the failure Of ruch Diddsr to complete
his contract. Said Dond to Le null and vcidif no
| contract is awarded to him. No bid uuaccompanied
by such bond shall be entertained by he commlsson-
ers Of printing Provided, That the following prices
for tor printing are hereby established rs maximum
prices therefor and bids at higher rates shall be
received entertained accepted. For plain compo'
sion per thousand ems, for y-6ve CENTS tor tg-
ure work per one thousand ems, seventy cents; for
cents; presswork Der token OF two hundred and
fifty impressions, forty-fve cents; for stitching
trimming and covering pamphlets, not exceeding
ono hundred pages for one hundred copies one hun'
dred cents !; tor binding session laws, Journals
and executive documents per volume in brochure
covering, 4lght cents; in past-board covering
thrty-dVe icents: in law sheep half bound, seven
ty-fve cents; in law sheep full bound, one hun
dred and twenty-five cents.
All work specified in the several classes will be re-
Qured to be done In in strict compliance with the
| provisions of the act Aforesaid.
All paper will be furnished by the State, but tn
transportation thereof, and Of the copy, proof, o.
printed shests will be at the expense Of tue cor
| tractor.
| s. 7. JENEsON, secretary of state.
CHAs. Mc1LRATH, Auditor of STATE
| VIZ. SEkGEK, State Tr asurer.
NoTr-Blank forms Of proposals aud Of bonds
acc ompany the same can be obtained on application
to the &c., etary of State. Revenue stamps may
sent with proposals with authority to one OF the con
missioners to cancel the ame,which will be returne
to those TO whom contracts are net awarded.