The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-11

An Act to regulate the Public Printing, and
to prescribe the duties and pay of the Pub
lie Printer.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State OF Mississippi That here
after the Public Printer of this State shall
insert in the volume of printed laws, all
laws enacted, and resolutions adopted, by
the Legislature, with good index to each
volume of said printed laws. He shall not
insert therein any copy of the Constitution
of the State, or of the United States; Pro-
vided that such amendments to the Consti-
tuition of this State as shall be made from
time to time shall also be published in said
printed laws or other public documents
or reports of any kind; and said
Public Printer shall be allowed as
full compensation for furnishing two
thousand copies thereof, the sum of three
dollars and fifty cents per page for the
whole number of pages contained in one
volume and for an additional one
thousand copies, one dollar per page for the
whole number of pages contained in one
Volume thereof, to be paid for on delivery
as now required by law.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the
State Printer shall publish five hundred
copies of the Journals of each House, twenty
eight ems wide and ftty-seven ems long, in
long primer, in the manner ard style and
within the time now prescribed by law, and
he shall print the same in close, compact
manner, line after line, allowing no
space except for paragraphs, or when
otherwise absolutely necessary to make
the Journal Ineligible, and then as
little space shall be allowed as DOS
sibie and he shall be allowed as COM
pensation thereof the sum of two dol
lars and twenty-five cents per page for the
number OF pages contained in one COPY of
such journal; and on the delivery of the
same to the Secretary of State, that officer
shall distribute them as follows: One cCpv
lot
copy to each State office, and to the Super
intendent of each of the Public Institutions
OF the State; one copy to each Judge of the
supreme Court; one copy to each Circuit
Judge, District Attorney and Chancellor;
one copy to each Circuit and Chancerv
Clerk, to be kept by them in their offices as
public property: one copy to each State
Library in the United State; six copies, sub
stantially bound in law sheep, to the Missis-
sippl State Library; two copies to the Ma
tlonal Library at Washington City; one copy
to each of the Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress from this State, one copv
TO each of the clerks of the Federal courts
In this State, and the balance shall be pre-
served by the Secretary of State in his
Office until otherwise ordered by the Leg
islature.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the
seVeral annu al reports of the various State
ollceTs OF this State, now required to be
the Public Printer shall be allowed as full
compensation for furnishing three hundred
copies OF each of said reports the sum of
Two dollars and twenty-five cents per pa re.
lor the whole number of pages contained i'm
one copy OF the reports of each Institution
or Department of the State. Provided
mat in rule and figure work, the sum of
tnree dollars and twenty-five cents shall be
aIioWed tor each page of same in one copv
OF any such report, messages, etc.
DEC. A. BE 1t further enacted, That all
Executive pioclamations and notices and
of public nature, now re-
quired by law. to be made or given bv the
governor of this State, and ali public State
OIncers shall be inserted in the newspaper
printed by the Public Printer in a condensed
form, once a week for three weeks onIv
ana that for all such notices said Public
Prlnter shall only be allowed pay at the rate
OF sixty cents per square of ten lines solid
minIon type for the first insertion. and forty
GENTS per square for each of the other two
insertions. wv
SEC. 5, Be it further enacted, That said
uollc fflnter shall hereafter be allowed
and paid for printing two hnndred
copies OF all bills, reports and resolutions
ordered by either house of the IeoisIsfuro
10 De printed in the manner now directed
ana prescribed by law, the sum of three
uoliaTs ana nifty cents per page for the num
per vi pages contained in one oopy thereof
In iull compensation for such service
DEC. D. Be it further enacted. That ALI
Acls ana parts of Acts in conflict with the
provisions OF this Act be and the same are
i neIepy repealed, and that this Act shall he
!" 1oiI from ana after its pas age
by Limitation, February 8, 1876.