The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-10
Public Printing.

dc -crpon that may be passed each session Of the
Legszture and i've hundred copies OF the jour ais Of
each house the Legislature; and one thuasand coy
ies Of The laws of neral nature il the Span sh
grae, and fifteen huuGred copies in tbs German Ian
luage; prOcided that when printing is requ rsd in
other isnggz2er than Englsh, nifty per ditOn
may be allowed for compost on There shall be
yr med Bnder the supervision OF the secretary Of
Stale eleven hun ri cop Of ihe annual reports OF
the Conptn1ller Of Ipbhc Accounts. Treasurer Com
mssI Of the General Land Office, Supe intendent
AMI rnaneiA agent Of the Pententlary Superin- end
en- 81 tue LunAtic Asylum, of the A-Yums OF the
who require ed report 10 the
The Lesi l4tute: three hund Cd copies OF which re
be delivered by he Scrstay of Stale To the
Two hOues " the Legislature for IN ir use erlya
DAY practicableAf er they printed; three MINNIE
eopf = shall Oe devered 10 the ofcer max The re
port for his use and the remaining hundred copies
aall 6e kept by ne SeeFetayo Of slaie. Tor paoe u.
number Of any u said reports be printed 10 lees
than thre hui dred more than thousand There
snail ne prn ed such number 81 copies Of the messages
of the Governor and othr documents the LegislA-
ture or either house may order.
sEs that the Secretary Of the Senate and the
the journals Of their IIectiYe houses to b.
furnished to the printer contracted with publish
Ihelr proceedings for the purpose OF being printed
and when priuied. the manuscript journals shall be
eturned and died in the archives Of III Legislature;
aud the said Secretary and Chi Clerk respectively,
shal furnih the said printer acompreheIs We innex
of tine same, which shall be printed 1T the Of the
respective Journals 1T shall be the duty Of the Sec
rotary Of State to cause CO. les Of al laws and resou-
ons TO he furnished 70 he printer contracted with as
approved or pa sed He shall Al iurnish TO the prin-
ter contracted with, comprehensive index 10 the
sHd laws which shall be printed in like type and style
to the index OF the general laws Of the Ninth Legsa
ture.
SIC TO- That the whole number of laws and jour
mails reports of public officers, ana other public docu
mens authorized 10 be printed, shall be delivered at
the Office Of the Secretary OF state except such prin
il may be ordered by the two HOUSES OF The l. gls
alare, either sf Them for their use, which hal be
delivered to such persons and such times they
either of them may direct.
SIC H. hat the laws and Journals snail be deiv-
cred within KY Gays after The last copy sha have
6sen furnished to the printer contracted with to do
quired 10 be deyerea to the Governor by The pee
tive officer making the same. in sufficient time TO be
deI ered 10 the printer one month before The NEE ing
o. the gslature; and, il so furnished to said prn
ter shall be delivered by him to lho Secretary of tate
WITHIN the nrst week OF said session. and II furnished
less than one month before the meeting of the Legis
lature' or ter the same shall be delivered by said
printer TO the Secretary Of State within one month
after they are 80 furnished. The Secretary of State
shall certify III I the laws thus published are true
copies OF the originals in his Office and also certify the
date upon which the LEGISLATURE adjourned which
certificate shall be appended to and printed vt the end
of each volume The secretary of State shall also
perntend the printing Of the same and sh II read and
ect the proof pOUtded hOCeUeT that this require
men shall not dispense with the duty OF the prin er to
furnish some compe ent persons also 10 read
and correct the proof and pr0vtded further that should
said L.wr be inted at any point away from the sea-
of Sta Mhie attending at said place fol the purpose
of supervising the publication of the -ame. shall be
paid out OF the appropriation Tor public printing, and
deduc ed from the amount due for the printing upon
which this additional expense was incurred.
Board shall enter inIo ract Hnder the provision
of his act shal immed ately enter into bond, with
two or more good suretes in such sum as sal Board
of Public Printing may deem adequate for tn pr tee
ton or the state, payable to the state OF Texas CO
d;ioned that he they will faithfully perform all the
stpuations OF their contract and that they will
do and perform everything requ red of them as such
co actors under this act, which bond shall be ap-
proved by sad Board, and filed in the Office of the
Sc rotary OF State. On breach of said bond the same
may be put in suit upon the order of the Governor.
which snit may be hrorgat IN he county in which the
SCAT OF gov eminent may be located, and said bond
shall not becom void the first recovery but suit
may be maintained thereon until the Who'll amount
thereof be recovered prOUded that the current print
ing of the Legislature shsl be done at the city Of
| Austin. .
SIC 49, All accounts for printing done, station
cry furnished under the provisions OF this act Excerpt
that for the Legislature when in session. shall be a-
dited follows: he account shall be verified by the
affidavit of the person persons contracted WITH Or
some one in heir employ having oversight of the
work. that said account just and correct thar the
amount of work CHI rged for has aetna ly been per
Formed the actual amount of stat onery delivered
and that the prices charged in said in
cordance with The stpuations of the contract and be
accom- panied with samp or the work done, and
stat query furnished After which it shall he exam
ned ny the practical printer and ing Board and il
found correct approved by said board Snch claim,
authority for the Comptro Ter issue hs warrant
be pail out of the appropriations for public printing
SEC ID. That reafter all accounts due for print
ing done, for stationery used her house of the
Legislature, sha in addition to the requirements con
tanned in the section be approved by the chair
man of the Committee Public Printing, and the
Chairman OF the Committee on Contingent Expenses
/ of tn house ordering the work to be done, before b.
ing presented to the Printing Board for which account
when thus approved, the Comptroller authorized tC
SIC Is That the Governor is heI eby authorized t.
employ practical printer whose duty shall be to ex
anime ali accounts for printing and static er!
furnished for he State certify to the accounts TO
| the same; pTtUided that he shall not receive NOR
s TS hat afs Of state s keep
record Of his proceeding, and the proceedings Of tn
raid Board shall be competent 10 do susiness an
pTOcided further, that in contrattin4 for the print nj
and Stationery necessary for the immediate use of bot
houses of the Fifteenth Legisat lie, and for the de
parments OF government the Secretary of State shal
berequired to advertise for proposals according
tn mann r herein prescribed, but shall give suc
notice he shall deem necessary and proper AM
contract for such printing and stationery may b
complied with rH7E 8 gr
SEr II. That no member or officer of any depart
n ment of the government, except translator, shall b
in any way Interested in SAID contracts; and oil sue
contracts shall be in wtng and signed by the Boar
of Public PrintIng and contractors, and approved
writing by the Governor, Secretary of STATE, an
Comptroller t-f 800
SEC. 10. That "An act to provide for the publ
printing by cont act" approved March IA, 1874, an
IAN act to provide tor the proper auditing OF the az
luts of the Public Prnte in ce tain cases. az
proved February 10 1879, and all laws and parts o
Jaws conflicting wi tue provisions of this act be- an
!, SEC 49, That an imperative public necessity exist
for suspension of The rules aud immediate passag
Ct this acti and there being no law in force unde
Il viii the necessary printing and stationery csn he OF
tanned for the Legislature and other departments
the government the smerg ncy requires that this &C
Approved June 81 1876
Sealed proposals will be received at the office
Secretary of ate until II O'Clock of Thursda!
the tenth day of August, A. D. 1876 which time an
place said proposals will be opened and contract
awarded for furnishing such stationery as may be r
! quired by law, or needed by any department OF th
state Government, except the Judicial Department
and for printing and binding the laws and journals
each house, together it'll such printing and bindin
m y be ordered by each house, and for doing sue
other prln ing and binding may be required by Law
needed by any department, except the Judicial ID
rartment and except such as may done at tie Det
: and Dumb Asyiam which said contracts shall b fC
the term OF Co year, and until new contract shall
made and approved.
ing, each blddsr will required TO specify the cla'
+ or classes of printing for which he bids; any bddt
. printing as mentioned in the above recited act,
the bidder may prefer, and said bidder may make Sc
arate biIs for each class separately and may all
make smother bin for the whole Of the public nti
IN case the whole shall be AWARDED TO HIM. :,
! The bid for stationery must be srpNate from q
! bid bids for printing and must be for furnishiI
all the static cry as contemplMt by the above T
less than entue class of printing class fed in Il
law. Nor will an bid for prin' ing or Tor stationei
be considered unless each and sve item Of ,tsti4
low tie maximum rates fixed by law
y The Board If Public Prlnti reserve the right
lowest responsible bidder for each. to award
IS whole said printing to the bidder who may bid E
|
y garded as mes advantageous to he stare
Is The printing, binding, C, Of the abstract OF p
l. ented lanus mast be made eparatey and Will not
J regarded ~ included in any Of ths five classes
! printing named in the law, but must be eid1or sep
Iately and in accordance with the specifications her
: in made
Is All work Of the first class 20 be done in neat al
workmanike mann, r; the conf estVn 40 be as COZ
r pact good taste and he nature OF the WORK Ill
!: 10 the printing be deaf the color Uniform, Al
d register good No Unnecessary blank pages or SIN
y viii be allowed in mputiifg composition.
% Pa1i, cin IA ted with TO do the first class wo
/ must agrec to fI nish proof sheets psge form,
l. the progresses wnen requested so TO do, Tor
p, So ct on Dy the Board of Public Printing
ABSTRACT OF PATENTED LANDS
ID At the same time and place proposals viii be
r ceved print and bind fourteen hundred and Ioi
]; copr- OF The abstract Of patented lands bel
COMPLIED in the Land sDnice. From data, obtain
zr from Land cc, IL Is estimated that thi- puel
" ton v i'll make volumes Of about eleven handr
he ana twenty Q1sO pages each said abstract to
- Ir nttd ON Rew NOM areil type, in tabalar form
Is justhc on the pa TO be one hundred a
er leng b, including he and foot lines, q
IN sky vide Notp ell measure; the pap,r 70
re No sized aad calendere,s, white, twenty eight
a. forty We inches in IKE, and weighing no. less N