The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-23
COUNTY STATIONERY.
AN END OF THE STEALS.
TEXT OF THE LAw-HoUsE BILL A.

TEXT OF THE LAW-HOUsE BILL A.
An act to authorize the county commits
siouers OF several counties of this state to
purchase the books, stationery, and other
articles for the several county Offices, an ID
for the conduct OF public business. defining
penalties and prescribing punishment for
violations of the provisions of this act by
said commissioners, and by other persons
therein named.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the general
assembly of Indiana, that the county COM
missioners of the respective counties in this
state, shall be the agents of their counties
for tire purchase of all books, stationery, and
Ell other articles necessary for conducting
the business OF the county offices, circuit and
inferior courts of the state of Indiana.
SEC. 2 1t shall be the duty of each county
officer using articles purchased at the ex-
pense of the county to make known, under
oath, at the December term of the County
Commissioners Court. the probable amount
aud quality of books, stationery and other
articles necessary for conducting the bust
ness of bis Office for one year.
SEC. 3. The county commissioners shall,
after an examination of such statement,
der the purchase of all, or any part of the
articles set forth in such statement, if they
believe they are necessary for the use o. the
county, and also, are articles that shoulu be
paid for by general tax,
SEC. 4. The county commissioners, after
deciding upon the amount and kind of arti-
cles they should purchase,
SHALL GIVE NOTICE
in any manner they deem proper for at least
ten days, that they will receive bids for fur
nishing the supplies demanded, giving speci-
fications of the kind, quality and quantity
of articles needed, and that they will give
the contract for furnishing them To the low.
est responsible bidder, reserving the righ. to
reject all bids.
SEC 5. 1t any necessity should exist, in
their judgment, for the purchase OF any one
or more articles before the time Of the an
nual statements of the county Of
ficers, or il the supply should
become exhausted at any time
between such annual statements of the
county officers, the commissioners NAV
purchase sufficient amount of such
articles as may be necessary to last until the
next annual meeting aforesaid. for M k
ing annual contract for official supplies at
the lowest possible price.
SEC 6. II at any time any county officer
should purchase any article for the use of
his Office without the consent of the county
commissioners, il shall be optional with
the commissioners to pay or refuse pay
ment OF such bill as they may think right
and such decision shall be final.
SIC. z. Should any county commissioner
engage In specializing off bis county
by charging the county more than the ar
ticles cost, he shall be guilty of msds-
meanor, and upon conviction shsll he fined
in any sum not exceeding five hundred dol |
lars for each offsnse, and il any county Off |
Ger. including county commissioners. shall
be guilty of
RECEIVING ANY PRESENT
or percentages on articles purchased from
one frm engaged in the business of furnish |
log the counties with books and stationery, |
or from any agent of such firm, directly or |
or If any such firm or its agent |
: houid offer any present or percentage to any I
county officer iu consideration of his infiu-