, 1874-04-17
TRIBUNE: FRIDAY APRIL H.

D1AA1A Il AfIs u ltlDH
although tho statutes to which s,lc reference Ia n,a,c
may have o1n!rea or ,cen r,o,penlc-lbld y, 2so
Legislature. whom IN aabsoquont aatutcs snsune a ID
Tint rart of tho nth section Of tho net Of 1917 wc
fxcs tho maximum, rates for rrcsswork is in cont'cs
of o Do so s and oeaod torobg wy: 1 aa9'iS tSn
woE!a "of sixecn ragea In tho clause 81 Sec. Of
pss as onins sneG he nger nges
Of rngcs In nh mrrcaso', arc not necessarily in cor
nlot With the clause Of Boo. in Tho act Of 1872 n1ine
tho maximum rasGs OF pres6work at rs cens per 'hu-
t wea ap1e;ar IKE n on'tng np &c. of tho act
residue o tint part e tho acion repealed and heso ea
three words, =" Of sixteen ragee" as atill In force
ssss % @ol ny es sed IN sSy Ss e a. 's Sns s2
intended as defining tho number Of pages IN m i'm in
tic %.nnng S
when applied 10 tho samc classes Of printing, ''''
In tia act Of 1s72 T. is, think, proper applca-
Construction of ator statute. tito moaning Of whch
is doubtful, although tbs prior aots may havo been ro-
II appears from the testimony takon by tho Coroner
S o m' II" Of epsam tue sssage q M
ut to ratio oG eight pages to tho form or nnrcsaon
but tho act Of 1867 introduced rnle and for liz
trst time, On ali parties appear 10 haye .,ncratooJ
5a{ssn. 5sass n''n sn'"'u e'4u' III impression VIZ
Tho Committee on Public Printing al concur in tho
tiscd rs ns form Of impression Ii printing or publish
Ing houses when 1t ia not otherwise provided in
tracts for doing such work.
It'll not within my power 70 determine or express
Wiki H epenas for its solution upon the t teatinony q
experts but assuming tho facts to bu aa found by tho
Committee Oh Printing and Regarding TUG act of 1907
act q ls13. Ny soi!eason f, III the estimation q
net Of 1874 sixteen pages should bo considered as M
Il is fact worthy Of attention that the INV required
tho letting Of public Printing 10 DO Advertised III
mnny Of tho principal cities In tho satc. Such con-
atructlon should 10 placed upon .ho word impression
aB printers and publishers In tho Bato would generally
rlaco thereon. particular local custom at tho
Capitol should not prevail over t1e general under
bidders would not stand upon an ,equnlty.-scdg-
wick constitutional and statutory lay 2', Evan '.
f. L true Sat Int spSSs IL pSoe M a pamphlet
prcss.work, eight pagcs is regarded us tlo azc Of
form or impression by tho printera generally in the
ber specified, then, Think tho samo rule alonld bo
applied in tho eatitnaton Of work done under tho net
1a72 Notwithstanding the provisions Of the act Of
II sucl wero tho case, there would be room for
tho application Of the rnlo that, whero tl1o conaruc
word impression On that hypothesla would ,not
ef ,s% Ut 81 lao s"st Ss ps asesI ss
1nony oi oxpcrts; Tho oomrniaston Of Public Print
ng ore Letter ao to = ascertain Ger ths 1aet thsn yse
Committee on Public Printing, which aeo,ns to have
been arrived at tho result Of TINT investigation.
You hsvo also tho vourninous testimony takon by that
Committee.
further iayeshgatofn 'f is desirable, ?o. haye the
eight pages instead Of aixteen ia tho practice Of print
crs generally IL tho State, 9nd 1s estimated Us form
or impression for book anu pamphlet nress-work tho
nH explanatory Of tic indehntto language Of tho
act o. la,- % ts extent aus a' u 70 ba
sDp''Su Sor2 Oh S'1'''' p'S' 'oF ''0A 'Au pA"pm''
Iho Question o. y aw Hgo remaining to 10
whether tno 1ct Of ls,5 tl a any rate
boqucst!oned that II ntly maximum u AGED Tor tue
u that clssa ot printing cens per
100 impressions for no other MAXIMUM ID named III
tie act for my cisss Of prcss.work.1
serious difficulty ID .ho a.. So''asues9n OF M th,s part
Of tIG act arlses ] Lr9m 'no facs 1hat tne vari-
GUS klndg Of printing aro atVlacd into hyo
classeB; that parties fnnR olde or proposals
for tho required to e sehrate rropoaas FOR
caeh csass III Wnen taey aso Tc1uirea 10 specify tno
price PCT loo impressions for ~ press-work embraced
in the first aseou third and fourth classes and tho
price per tWenty-tivo impressions for tue presSwork
contained IN to Aft cnss mr., at which o bidder vii DO
his = 1ns oi 1s ,pagq, o. s;es
fato ior press-worK !aoea ABOVE. oes not separate
Y name any maximum lof tno press-work OK tho
tttA slaas ~ aoy h!ueAneu tatu per t"entS.
Ave. ts'ssonss; " o u nnrorns1aa ,,aao feT TINT
uro l., Hxi ~ a,, for this c,oaa ~ ,,rosa
II nneu ~ ~ e.. 1o1 a s.a % ss ~
ni .nSl W ~ nI o @ inn % psoss
W. Wo.m IT, VI . iel'S rp ror ] ou5 @ @ ~ % se
pe eonceacu M M ins eso ~ moaus IT. % ~ a
~ taou ~ snG emssGs IN t " ~ "su ~ , 40 ~" ="
10 sreu,ns" ra ~ aIo ~ at u ~ ~ aor rea r.aao5 tu5
1mp9esa:oAs ntiu aot unna.u1any gnse1s 9 chalHcu
Wsn tner to uy rs nnSo INV nasea
anHnt as soels aplea''o ~ to ofa' 4os e0eses u
Ill.,, ..r;7 arm .,,ca,b,o bouavor ~ broo7or f-
LIZ w91u7 ar" 3, ~ aorn5 ,t ~ ~ g., M
maximum, price for tho public printing to Ie let by
abioet 1 Ia h1 a. aT nubc II nEne and IN oeeneo to tho
Constitution, to fx maximum price therefor. II We
gvo tho ffth section Of tho act tho broadest con-
structiou thon tho General Assembly performed their
cntire duty i tle narrower constEucton prevails,
then u must he 1ela mat without any appafent red
son snGre'os tna m 3nn t "eseeco pef