Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-01

Blanks, per quire. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
A token shall consist of $50 impressions upon one
side of $50 distinct sheets of paper $50 impress
sions both sides of lbs sheets of paper. In ac-
counting under the act folding, stitching and bind
ing shall include collating, drying and pressing In
accounting ruling under this act, when ruling
across the sheet and up and down the sheet is re-
quired, two rulings, but no more, may be charged.
Section 5. The contract shall be let to the person
who shall bid to execute the printing, binding and
ruling required, contemplated by section two of
this act, at the greatest per centum of discount
from the maximum prices established by law, such
per centum of discount to be uniform every item
of work material.
Section 6. Every bid for the public printing shall
be in writing, sealed, and shall have endorsed
and shall be deposited in the Office of the secretary
of state. No bid shall be considered by said COM
missioners unless accompanied by certificate from
the state treasurer, showing that the bidder has de-
posted with him one thousand dollars in money or
United States bonds, and written agreement exc
cuted by such bidder, under SEAL to the effect that
If such bid be accepted, and after being notified
thereof such bidder shall fail to enter into con-
tract and execute bond, as required by this act,
within the time prescribed by said commissioners
or such bidder, after executing such contract and
bond, shall fail to comply Herewith then, and in
either such case the said thousand dollars shall
become absolutely forfeited to the state, and shall
be part of the penalty or damages which may be
recovered upon such contract and bond. If bid
be rejected the certificate of the state treasurer and
such agreement shall be returned to the bidder
otherwise the shall be retained until such con-
tract and bond be fully complied with as provided
for in section seven, when said one thousand dol
lars shall be returned to said contractor Every bid
shall also, in addition to such certificate and agree
ment, be accompanied by written guaranty
dertaking, signed by two more responsible resi-
dent freeholders, in the sum of five thousand
dollars, who shall Justify under oath to their
sponsibity, to the effect that they undertake that
the bidder WILL if his bid be accepted, execute the
contract and bond as required by law, within such
time may be prescribed by the commissioners
Such guaranty shall be accompanied by certificate
of judge of a court of record, Or clerk Of such
court, certifying that he is acquainted with the
guarantors, and knows them to be of property
and able to make good their guaranty.
Section Z. Within ten days after the acceptance
of a bid, and notification thereof to the bidder
said commissioners shall to be drawn up a
contract to be entered into by said commissioners
the part of the state and such bidder fully set
ting forth the terms and conditions under which
the work to be done, as contemplated by this act,
shall be executed. Such bidder, shall also at the
same time, execute bond to the State of Wiscon-
sin, in the penal sum of twenty thousand dollars,
with not less than two sureties who shall be resi-
dent freeholders of this state and who shall justify
under oath, that they worth, over and above all
debts and property exempt from execution, an
amount equal to the amount named in such bond
conditioned for the faithful performance of ali
duties required of him by law, and by the terms
and conditions of his contract; which bond shall
be approved by said commissioners, and shall to-
gether with the contract and all other papers re-
lang thereto, be deposited and safely kept in the
Office of the secretary of state.
Section s. In the successful bidder shall fail
to enter into contract and execute bond re-
quired by this act, the thousand dollars depos-
tied by him with the state treasurer shall be for
felted, and shall at once become the absolute
property of the state and there shall also be for
feited to the state the of five thousand dollars
the amount of the penalty of the guaranty I'M
dertaking mentioned in section six of this act, or
if any such bidder or contractor, after such con-
tract and bond executed and the work is enter
ed upon under the same, SHALL at any time during
the term of said contract, refuse neglect to COM
ply with the provisions of this act relating to the
public printing, the terms and conditions of his
contract, he shall be liable to the state in damages
to the amount of the difference between the cost of
the public printing under his contract and the cost
OF the same under any subsequent contract or con-
tracts made by the commissioners pursuant to the
provisions of this act, for the execution of such
printing during the remainder of the term of
tract of the party SO failing. 1t shall be the duty
of said commissioner, in all cases of forfeitures
mentioned in this section, to commence and prose-
cute to final judgment, action for the recovery
thereof together with the damages and costs
which, when collected, shall be paid into the state
treasury.
Section g. If the successful bidder shall fail to
enter into contract and execute the bond required
by section seven of this act, said commissioners
shall proceed to let the contract to the next lowest
bidder unless their opinion the best interests of
the state require that new proposals shall be re-
ceived; in which case they shall Immediately pro-
coed TO advertise for new proposals. ID the manner
prescribed by this act. In case the contractor shall
refuse or neglect to execute the work according to
law, and the .erms of his contract, SAID commits
sloners shall declare his contract void and his bond
forfeited, and shall proceed forthwith to relet the
public printing in the same manner and under the
same restrictions provided by this act for letting
the same in the first instance
Section TO- The printing of the two houses of
the legislature shall be subject to the order and
direction OF the two houses thereof, and the print
ing OF the several state departments shall be sub
ject to the order of the respective officers thereof
AL orders for printing, ruling or binding for the
Sc of any department, or for any purpose what
soever except that ordered by the legislature for
its use, that required by law to be dore each |
year, shall be made through the secretary of state
And in event shall any order be given for any
work not absolutely needed, and in Quantities !
within the actual requirements of the department |
ordering the same