The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-10
Public Printing.
HOUSE BILL No. Sls.

ing, blhoingS ana statloherys D. toh-
sEcrloS /. Be Il enoeted By tie legislature Of he
and Secrets = Of oia.e ana are hereby co.lss Ja-
te BOARD Of Public Printing, an hOrized and re-
firm or firms, who are residents VI and DOH bust
n+ss II his state 10 furnish such sta, onery A. may
he required by Law or meade by any department Of
the STATE government, except the Judicial dep1rt-
meat And int and bind the iaw- and journals Of
each house, together with such printing and D ndin
may be ordered by each house and TO do sreh other
pruning and binding may be required by law or
par neut and except such may be done at The Deaf
and Dumb Asylum; Proyided. that said contract
slA be for the term Of two years, snd until new
eou ract shall made and approved; and pr0Cidsd
bzthsr that when printing y ordered in GERMAN, /
may Be made ia the work il each u .ach
languages; and the fhutin Bosr1 shall employ, on
snCh they deem best, one or more competent
tFaAslaOrs to translate the isHr and suc other mat
may be reqared into other IA gusgrs Than Eng
sgc ? Thar the Secretary OF State shaIl every two
years advertise for thirty days in two or more not
exceeding five weekly newspapers Published in tn
STATE and having the largest circulation, for called
such printing and binding, and IN I'll in said advertise
ment state time and place when and where said pro
po ia De rscsvSa G o an fhe ~
the nrst publication OF sad advertisement; and he
aud estimates o. the probable amount Of printing,
binding, and stationery IN VIII be required, may
be pr ,csable The proposals shall be for the public
for printing shall include binding. blank booSs and
b papg Ss OF tbe wor and thar for sa
| tioneIy shall include paper on which there
ces no as Usually embraced in ' the term
| ii merry The, proposals shall be sealed, and ad
dorsed with statement that they proposals for
1 public printing or Tor stationery; and, when re-
Of state il his office and the seals thereof shall not
be broken until the day nam IN the advert sement
presence OF the Printing BOari, aud such bidders
may desire 10 be PRESENT he bids shall be examined |
by The Printing Board careful comparison made, ana
he awarded lowest aud ble |
bidder whose bid shall BE- below UGH maxim ID rates |
ar arc hereinafter prescribed pyoUied that each
| cha be ccOmpanied by guarantee, signed at least
by two responsible citizens guaranteeing that If the
contract be awarded the said binder that he they
vii. into contract and give good and efficient
bond 10 carry out the same.
SIC. 3. That the public printing shall be divided |
into five classes, as fol ows: fT--
FIRST CLASS The First Glass sh III include the |
printing and binding Of The laws Journals department
reports Cover or's message and like documents. |
which shall be printed white calendered No book
paper. of uniform color, 24x38 Inches in size and
weighing not ess than forty i've pounds to the ream
on long primer type Except tabular wo which may
be in sue type smaller than long primer as tn nature
Of the work and taste require) the pages TO
he fuy-seven long Includi heaI and foot lines,
contain lie than 1900 ems; and when int d,
tn. laws and reports shall be neatly folded stitched
and covert d. and the journals and message folded,
stitched and trimmeJ paper shall be thirt, five
POUNDS to he ream. The maximum prices for work !
Of the First Glass shall be;-For paper, white and
cover 80 per and allowance shall be made for
waste; composition 81 per 1000 ems. prin ers meas
uremcnt presswork 10 pages TO the form (unless the
nature Of the work requires smaller numoer of
pages). 81 per token of 24O mpressi or les; bind
ing, 50 per one hundred for folding, stitching
and covering first signature Of sixteen pages, aud %
cents per hundred for each additional sisnature of
sixteen pages less; folding, stitching trim
ming, without covering, 40 cents one hundred for
nrst signature of sixteen pas and 20 cents per one
hundred for each additional signature OF sixteen
pages less pTOrided, no matter shall be loaded,
except by the express objection of the Printing
] SECOND CLAss.-work of the Second Class shall
consist of all blanks and printed stationery required
by any department of the State government, except
The judicial department, and shall be irst class
sized and caendered white wove paper, of such d
M nsions and weights as the nature OF the work may
| require. he maximum rats for such work sna j be
follows:-For cOmpo- itiOn, 80 Cents per 10 o
ems, printers measurement; Tor press Work, on
forms the OF fat cp sheet or les rs cents per
token; or forms larger tnan fiat cap 81 per token;
number of blanks ordered shall require less number
| Of impressions The maximum rates fer paper re-
quire4 for the work of the second class shall be
follows:-Letter Paper ten pounds 10 the "a 81
Fea@ P0eRa 10 n e ga b S TSa per
per ream; fourteen pouLds 20 the ream, $3.50 per
ream; sixteen poun 10 the IeaIn, ST 70 per ream;
pounds 10 the ream, $40 per rean, Denny Pdper-
md 10 The ga Per Ge9 p
Pape1-eighteen pounds To the ream, $3.50 per rean;
twenty two pounds ste to the rea $S5 per enm , tWe
Paper-twenty-eight pounds to the ream, S11.75 per
ram th h pounds 10 the rea% SIS per reap nm
reaui, SLID per ream; thirty-two pounds TO the
ream $345 per ream thirty:six pounds to The renm,
SIS per realn; forty pounds 10 tn ream $3.50 per
ream Super Royal lupsr-ffty-four pounds 10 the
ss the T be- 20 cents aa per
one hundred for each passage thr ugh the ruling ma
maximum price sh d ne:-For pads of hundred
sheets EACH quarter sheet cap deny or fio 20 cents
For arter binding qusrter sheet cap DENY or f6o,
% cents per qure half sheet p DENY or fono, ~
DENY folio, so cents per quire haf sheet cap deny
or fot, 20 cents per qulre. FOR binding full sklvef
half sheet cap, DENY or folio, g. cents per qaire
IHIRD iCLaeS,-WorA OF the Thir tla-s shal
rH.d without printing The paper used sis be sized
and calendered made of lns stock, and the quail
S 1%o WI s6s bs sp %sams P a
eighteen pounds to the ream. ruled, half bound
plain ruled extra full bound, s. quire do printed
headr, $3.50 per quire: Danny Pgper went sight
qure; do printed heade, 81 per quire; do plain ruled
5 Sou1S r. nTs Go PRINTED po ss Ge to-
ream jam ruled half bound, 81 per quire: do. PRINT
ed heads 81 50 per quire; do plan led. extra full
b pno, So per qure do. printed h ads So 80 per
70 qpire 4ediu,n R1per-io5ty pounds to the ream;
heads 81 % per auire er Rdg PaperSFy
pounds TO the ream plain ruled, extra fuil bound,
70 RI RfH S1 the fourth pS S class shall
consist of the printing OF bulls, resolutions commit
dered by LEGISLATURE either house thereof; ad
shall be on first class sized and calendered white
printed on plea type, lines humble ed in the mar lin,
it'll space between the lines OF the size Of plea, the
ems IN e En- TS %o o
70" nth Glass shall be- for two bundled copies or any
number OF copies less than two hunared ordered by
either house Of the L stature. including compos-
ton. paper press wo and biuding $3.25 per page
for many pages contained in one copy tn
off, On when more than two hun ired pies Of work
mentioned in this class ordered by either hou-e
pIg presswU and binding only, for such additional
copies AT such rates contr ed for for work OF
the Second Class. Gt- .t-l
FIFlHUL .SS.-The Fifth C1as, shall consist o.
the utilization Of executive oc nations, adv rse
meuts and like documents; and the maximum price
hail ha Irara nj hmm rtd for ms
first pabcaton and 50 cents square for each suo-
sequent publication that may be ordered and fraction
| a ITS OF square at propnruonate es and oh
SOU re shall contain not less tha one hundred words
s lie Ss Gs pro ana
law 10 be l0iished in more new papers than one tn
snail De p1Oisnea Snaer IKE ,uss pros,d1a IhS
lshe IN more than two newspapers IN each c ngress
in ionA district and at en- point and snail not d
proposed amendments To the Constitution shall b'
once sweek Tor -four , %seks aS ST
Legislature Tor an election thereon in One week
newsP per IN ,aca county IN which such wspape
Itching advertisements shall be accomp SHED by copy
Of the lovertlsement = printed, 1ne the atfoayt o
the p bile her stating the dates when the same wal
sc q That the maximum rates for stationer,
shall be follows. Legal cap paper eigh you d
the ream seven dollar and twenty CENTS p ream
sxieRn pounds 10 the ream, six dollsrs and form
per Ieam fourteen pounds TO the reAm ave dol
lars and Il ~ cents scr Feaaa toOscHp paper six
zen Onnds 10 ns , 50 S y dolar
and xfys cents per Letter pap. I'll weis'
pc tnds 10 the rosm four olars eigh cent -.pe
ram ton poands to the ream, four dollars per ream
Note papsr-kheht- poaBds TO ream tn ee dollars ant
twenty cents per-IezuS six ponnds TO ram. tw'
dollars and forty cents per rean.; five pounds q
rcam; Two dollars per ream; engrossng paper-twen
ty-sghs poenas denny. oneqoartes she Is. seven Dol
lars and twenty cents per rem; eighteen pounds cap
une half SHEETS eight dollars per r am .nnve opes-
Ky wite OF bun number ten, plain. seven liars AM
~ cents per thousand; printed, eign dol Ars an
eighty cents per thonsand Ak VIII te or bt H. nuInbe
six plain, four dollars and eighty per thousand
prh 3D. six dollars and forty cents pc thousand, A.
white or bun. number Hvy, pain, four dollars pc
thou sand Blotting papeT-Onv hundred aud tWent
pounds 10 ream, dollars and forty c. nts per on
hundred sheets; Sne hundred pounls TO do
Law and twenty cents per hundred sheets. enc
The Kind to b. specified in bid. egAC dollars pc
grUss. lie mk--The manufacturer 10 be nSmed 4
bid, two collars snd f,rty PEI dozen Mucllag
l-Quar :. seven dollars aud twenty ee,ats per dez Il