The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-27
Public Printing.
uoUSE BILL No. 3is.
AN ACT II Provide for the Public Print
Ing, binding, md staIlonesy, By Con-


sEcTIox l. Be e enacted By tie Legislature Of he
STATE u TsrGs That the Attorney GENERAL Treasurer,
and secrets Of state b., ana are hereby. con-Itn-
tea Board Of Public Printing, authorized and re-
arm or firms. who arc re-iden's of and dong ka,i-
IN his State to furnish such stationery may
BE- required BY law or nsedss q any de2sTment OF
ment, And int and bind the laws and journals of
each hoSse tosethsr with such printing ana 9ndin
printing and binding as may be required by law or
needed BY any department, except the JucleaI de,
par ment and except such az may be done al the Deaf
ana Dumb Asylum; pr0gidtd. that said contract
snail be for the term Of two years, and until new
S,rtlSr. that when printing Il s,riered in German.
spanish. or other Language than Rngnsh. separate
contract may be made for the work In each Of such
languages; End the Fri Tin Board shall employ, on
such terms they deem best or more competent
trsR-lators translate the and other mat
ter as may be reqHhed into other languages than hing
SEc p Thai the secretary Of State shall every two
years, advertise for thirty days in m"re
exceeding five, weekly newspapers published in tn
SraIe and having the largest circulation for sealed
proposals for furnishing such stationery and for doing
such printing and binding and shall In sad advertise
ment state time and place when and where said pro
awarded, not exceeding forty DAYS from the d4e Of
the first publication SAID Adve rtisemeni; and he
shall in sad Adve ii>ement give such specifications
and estimates OF the probable amount Of printing,
binding and stationery thai will be required my
printing. and for rtstioneiy, separated, and the bid
for printing rhall include binding. blank books and
such paper be necessary to be used In
the execution OF the work: and that for sta
tioncry shall include paper on which there
cics as are usually embraced in the term 'sta-
tiJnery-" The proposals shall be sealed, and sd
dressed To the Secretary Of State and shall be en-
dOrsed with the statement that they proposals for
public printing stationery; and, when re-
ceved shal be filed carefully aw.y by the Secretary
OF state in his oce and the seals thereof shall not
be broken until the day nam"d IN the advertisement
for award the contract, and shall be pened in Il
presence OF the Printing Board and such bidders az
may desire to be PRESENT The bids shall be examined
by The Printing Board, careful comparison made and
he lowest and best respOni
bidder whose bid shall be below -uch maxim
hereinafter prescribed; prOUided that each bid
-h4l be ccompanIed by aIantec, signed at least
by responsible citizens, guaranteeing that il the
contract be awarded TO the said bidder that he or they
will enter into contract and give good and efficient
bond to carry out the same.
SEG B. That the public printing shall be divided
into i've classes, rs follows:
FIRST GLASS The First Class sh III include The
printing and binding 81 the laws, Journals department
reports, Gover or's message bud like d 'cuments,
which shall be printed white calendered No book
paper of uniform color, 2iX38 inches in size, and
weighing not than forty five pounds to the ream,
long primer type Except tabular wo which may
be in type smaller than long primer ths nature
Of the work ana good taste require the pages to
he ftyseven ems long, including head end foot lines,
and thirty-twO enc WIDE, long primer measure, and
contain les than 1900 ems; and when me- d,
= laws and reports shall be neatly folded stitched
and covered. and the journals and message folded,
stitched and trimmed Cover paper shall be thrt five
Uounds 10 the reAm. The maximum prices for work
OF the First Class shall be:-For paper white and
50 per and no allowance sha be made for
urement; prezswok ID pages to the form (uness the
nature of the work requires smaller number of
pages S. per token of 24O lmpressi ms or less bind
ing, 80 cen per one hundred for folding stitching
and covering first signature of sixteen pages, al IS
per hundred for each additional 81. nature of
sixteen pages or less for folding stitching ana trim
ming, without covert z, 40 cents per one hundred for
nrst signature of sixteen pages and 70 cents per one
hundred for each additional signature of sixteen
pages less; pTOyided, matter shall be loaded,
e>cept by the express objection OF the Printing
SECOND CLASS.-Work OF the Second Class shall
consist of all blanks and printed stationery qured
by any del artment OF the State government, except
the JUDICIAL department, and shsl be nrst class
sized and calendercd white paper. OF snch di-
MT sons and weights as the nature OF the work may
require. The maximum rat for such work sna be
fOllows:-For composition, 80 ems per 10 Q
ems printers measurement; for prcsswork, on
forms The size OF fiat cap sheet or lee rs cents per
token; ON forms larger than fiat cap 81 per token
and token shall be 240 impressions, or less when the
number of blanks ordered shall require less number
OF Impressions The maximum rates tr paper re-
QuireJ for the work of the se"ond class shall be
ream; twelve pound TO the ream, S5.O5 per ream
Fiat Cap PdpeT-twelve pounds to the ream, IS o.
per ream; fourteen pOutds 10 the ream, $3.50 pc,
ream; sixteen poun 8 10 the lean, 81 IS per ream
eighteen pounds TO the ream$7 TO per ram; twenty
pounds TO the ream ss4o per ream Deny Paper
thirty pounds the ream, $l2 20 per POiO Pos
Pdper-eighteen pounds to the ream, $3.50 per ream
twenty two pounds to the ream S9a5 per ream: TWEEN
tv four pounds to the ream, $40 per ream. Medium
Paper-twenty-eig pounds to the ream, 81 10 pei
% Can to Rsf to
| ream, $ll75 per ream; thrty-two pounds to tn'
Tsam Sls Is per ream thirtysix pounds to The Geam
| ream Super Royal Idper-ffty flour oInds 10 tn
ream 81 ~ per enI Foi rung VOTE ,o OF tne 81 9
hundred for each passage thr ugh the ruling
chine For binding W. rk of the Second Class, tn
maximum price sh "e:-For pads of one hundred
sheets each, quarter sheet cap denny or lio 20 cents
per pad; half theet cap DENY foO 25 per pad
For arter binding gu trter sheet DENY or foho
Is cents per uulre; half sheet D. DENY or TO TO- 4
per quire For half binding quar- sheet cap
or foiS, IS cents per ire For binding full skver
quarter sheet cap, DENY or folio 90 eiteper quire
iHIRD CIaSs2Wors of the Thir CcIa-s shall
consist Of blank bucks, either ruled and printed o
and caendeTed made of linen STOCK and o. the quail
lty known among paper dealers as P' iaper; and III
follow ng shall be maximum rates:,tgp Paper,
eighteen pounds to the rean, an m ed, half bound
$f25 per quire; do printed heads 81 u quirr dc
plain ruled. extra full bound per quire: do printe
pounGs the ream pIan ruleu, half bound, 81 50 pc
qmre; printed head, 81 per quire; do pain ruled
s. per- t our po Medium. po nds to tn
ream, la n ruled, half bound, 81 per qure: do print
b mnd, So per quire; do. printed h, ads, 50 so pr
qure. Medium Pdper-forty pounds to the rean
neads 81 80 per quire. Super Royal PTper-ffty fou
pounds TO The ream, plain ruled, extra fdll bount
per as pwS5ea head a y o peT qa aass sba
consist OF the printing bills, resolution commi
tee reports ana such othSr like worK rs may he o.
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shall be fist class sized NJ d ca endered whit
woye fiat cap pap of twelve pounds to The reau
printed plea type, lines nnmbe ed In the marSll
Nth spice between the lines of the size of plea, III
printing t. be thirysi ems plea wide aud II ty-hN
ems in ength. The maximum price for work of n
Forth Class shall be. for two hundred copies, or an
number oil copies less than two b inured ordered b
| tn r house of the l. gisature. including compos
ton. paper press wo k and binding. $325 pr pai
for many pages con aimed in one copy IN II
s'n sSs d haa as By
If tns Legislature, the printer Ma be I'd lor u
pap presswo and bpting My 1or s salca anuiu 70
copies at such ratess arc contr ced Tor Tor won
the second Class.
Il FIT II CL ASS.-The Fifth Clas' shall Consist
the pubcatiOn Of execu i've ocl hlatlf, adv, rtis
meuts and like documents; AID tkG maximum priC
shall be 81 per square OF onefSndrtd words for Il
first pHblicat and acchts %, square for each sd
seouent pub icaten hat may be ordered and fractio
a. .rts .: square at proportloraIe RACES. and
n Of shall contain not less tina eo-e hundred word
II SEC. 4. That when proelamatiGn Ms adyertls menI
and like publications are au hor3e1 ana required
law to be puoiished IN more new Ihpers than one, III
: shall b. published under like rhles: I1Optdsd III
p;oclamations and like documenH shall not be pu
i,shei in more than two newspsTkrs IN each congress
ional district and at differ ent p9As and sh Ill
insert ed for longer period 4 three months; al
: proposed amendments to q bnrtitution shall
published once week Tor 10 leks, commencing
! | feast ihr. g months before u le spscded by
+. Legislature Tor an election con- in one week
. newsp per in acn county IN IN such n nrwspap
I may Dc published; and ali CT pre- ,nted lor pu
lfl llshihy advertisements snail OmpaLied by col
T. OF the advertisement as pri No the afiaavit
the plblis her stating the ID \, hen the same VI
+ i published.
5. That the maxl rates for statione
Il shall be follows: Legal baper eigh e n pouIl
10 the reau, seven dollars twenty CENTS p real
six cen pounds To the re six dollsrs and fr
per Ieam; fourteen ynnde TO fhc ream Ave d.
lars and sixty cents ler ham Foulscap paper-Si
pounds TO the ream, Al Z dollars and iorty cen
!, per iCam fourteen pouEds 70 The ram 1--WE doila
and xty cents per feam. Letter paper-1wel
ponncs 10 tne reAm, (our collars ard eighty cents
ream; ten pounds g the reau. four dollars per real
No.e pap ~! pounds TO ream three dollars e.
sNSint! oen 800 ~ re4m; six pounds 10 rram, "
uotla.s al, az 5ftS cents per ream; nve POUNDS
.eAnl, uwo ~ liars Der ream; engrossng paper-twe
Sss toe DENY. one-Quarter SHEETS, seven O.
lats snu .ssN cents ream; eighteen pounds q
Sle nAn sn. SHIT dollars per am. nnve opes
NE ~ Jun sanmosr ten plain seven liars a
I eghty cents per thouands Ak ehre or bs.f numb
Elk, plAin, fer dollars and eignty cents Per housan
pnnsed six dollars AMI for ycent- rt- tho0s sand:
7, white or buf. nambef hys, plain focr doIl.rs I
% thousand citing papei-Onr hundred and TWEEN
pounds TO ream, SIX dollars and forty e,nfs per Q
o. hundred sheet; one hundred pounas TO ream sy,.
lars and twenty cents per one ndred sheets. Fec
The kind TO b. specified IN bid, eight dollars
n, gross. Rel ink-The manufacturer TO be n-med
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