The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-09-25


swi4alei out of 5000. If ] mistake not.
tlis is alluded "a in their platform, and
Davis and followers ''Shoot theiH~1pths
or about il upon every occasion. ofportune
or inapnartuae. Il is refreshing 70 see hoT
virtuous shev have become 49,. 1l-l,tlt
and what eaange has but recently come
over the spirit of their dreams. Reader,
this marty when it first came into power,
only three short years ago, not only ieNisa
contributions on the State Treasury 10 the
amount OF hundreds of thousands al dot
lars. hut actually levied a tax upon every
citizen in the State, even upon the dead pa
their graves and upon the nittance 81 tue
widow and orphan, and all Tor the benefit
OF their patty organs. Here are the sections
Of that infamous law taken from general
laws 1870. psge a
'.SEc. I9 That the Governor be, and Nc
IS hereby empowered Ia designate certain
journals to perform and publish the county
judiciary printingand advertising OF the judi
cial districts respectively, in which such
Journals may 6e published. In ease no
paper is published IN any Judicial district IN
this State. such publication may be author
lied to be made in a paper published near
est thereto. Each paper SO selected shall l'e
the official journal of the judicial district
wherein il shall be published; and all
county and judicial printing and advertis-
lug for, or in said judicial district, shall be
done by and published in said journal; and
after such selection, and notice thereof 70
the district judge, district clerks, sheriiss
and Justices Of the peace IN said judicial
districts, every advertisement IN any other
paper than the one so selected shah, durS
ing the term of such selection, be null and
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and advertising authorized 10 be done by
this act. whether State, judicial or other
wise, shall be paid for at the rate authorized
by item six, section ten of this act.
SEC II. That before any public or pri-
vate sale, under order of any court, shall be
had, due notice Of such sale, with full &C
count or description Of the property to be
sold, shall be published in the legal adver-
Using medium of the judicial district in
which such property shall be sold, for
period Of four weeks, one insertion each
week, Immediately preceding such sale
and any officer selling any property Of any
kind whatever. without advertising the
same, as required by this section, shall he
responsible Tor ali she damages that any
party may sustain.
s'SEc i. That whenever il shall be es-
tablished before any court of competent
jurisdiction that the provisions of section
fourteen Of this act have not been complied
with, the party or parties purchasing the
property not properly advertised, shall for
felt the amount paid for such property, and
such property shall revert to its former posi-
ton as when no sale had been made.
SEC. 16. That where property is sold YIN.
der the provisions Of this act, the oilit =
selling the same shall pay the expenses
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of said sale; in case there be none,
newspaper so advertising shall, under the
provisions of this section, hold first mort
gage on said property until said adver-
tisement shall be paid.
Under this law Radical newspapers sprang
into existence with the suddenness Of house
flies, and fence straddlers-like Chase, Of
the Register, dropped into the embrace Of
Radicalism with the avidity Of a thirsty
man after water.
But their depredations were short lived.
So odious was the law and such siekening
eflluvia did it emit, that its own fathers were
ashamed Of their offspring, and per force
were compelled to yield to the universal
excoration which demanded its repeal. II
lived about one year, and most of the mush-
room organs engendered by it were buried
with it.
But this IS ca passaHt.
Let us compare the compensation of the
public printer under the law of 1870, passed
by the Radical Twelfth Legislature, and the
compensation Of the same officer under tho
law OF the last Legislature. Here is the
Radical law
SEC. TO- The rates Of public printing
provided for in this act shall be as follows,
until changed by law, viz.
al For fariutincr fhn lotrc af a frarnrql
and special nature including the index,
one-fourth Of a cent per page.
-. For printing one thousand copies Of
the journals Of each house, one-third OF
cent per page.
80. For printing eight hundred copies of
the Governors message, reports or other
documents provided by law, or ordered by
the Legislature, or either house thereof,
one-third of a cent per page.
a Bills and resolutions shall be printed
on foolscap paper, in plea type, loaded with
plea slggs or reglets, 70 be twenty ems plea
in width, and sixty-five in length, and
printed broad-side, the lines and sections to
be numbered. Two hundred copies shall
be printed, one hundred and fifty to be fur
nished 10 the House, and fifty to the SEN
ate. For the two hundred copies three dol
lars and fifty cents per page shall be paid,
and for each additional one hundred cop
les, two dollars and fifty cents per page.
p For all rule and figure work con-
tained in any description Of work per
formed by the State Printer, he shall be al
lowed double the rate Of composition, in
addition to the charges herein specified, and
the State Printer shall embrace such charges
IN separate items in his accounts rendered
TO the proper auditing officer.
ttG For All la.ua 20 "a ,,,.,or,I -. ..,.,.,..l
nature. joint resolutions, proclamations Of
the Governor, or other public documents
one dollar per square OF ten lines nonpa-
feil."
And here are the provisions Of the last
Legislature on this subject, taken from
general laws Of 1873, page z
SIC. 8. The rates Of public printing
provided for in this act shah be as follows.
until changed by law, VIZ:
For printing the laws Of general ma
turc, including the index, one-ffth or a
cent per page. For printing special laws.
including Tie index, one-tbird Of n cent per
page.
Fer printing five hundred copies Of the
Journals Of each House, one-third Of q cent
per page, and for printing any number over
this amount which may be ordered. one
fourth Of cent per page.
for printing two hundred copies Of
bills, resolutions or memorials, printed IN
pica type, the lines numbered on the mar
gin, with space between the lines Of the size
81 plea, on foolscap paper, 70 be twenty
ems wide and sixty-fye in length, With
four pages 70 q sheet, the sum Of three dol
lars and btty cents per page for the number
Of pages IN ono copy thereof.
.'For printing Executive proclanafions
advertisements, and like documents even
Is five cents per square Of ten linz ~ ~.
first inrertion, and tiiift seven and one-half
cents per square for each Subsequent insef
ton that may be ordered and such publ.
cations shall not be inserted in any larger
type than bourgeois, and each shall contain
not less tiian two hundred ems; prceided,
that functional parts If a square may Be
charged ~ ike rates.
SIC. -. The prices IL this act named
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