Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-01-13
AN ACT
Relative to Public Printing.

Be 1t enacted By the Legislative Assembly Of
the Territory Of Montana.
Sec. 1. That the Governor, President of the
Council and Speaker OF the House of Repre-
sentatives, or ma jority OF item, are hereby
authorized and directed, Immediately after
the passage of this act, to convene and con-
tract with such person or persons as they may
deem proper in the interests of the Territory,
for all public printing OF whatever nature for
the use of the Legislative Assembly, not pro-
vided for by the Organic Act OF the Territory
nor paid for by the United States Govern
ment, and for the use of the Executive De-
partment, the Auditors and Treasurcr's oth-
ces of the Territory, and for the use OF the
Supreme Court; such contract to be made IN
writing and signed by the contracting par
tios Such person or persons contracting to
do such printing as provided Tor IN this act
shall, for purposes ot reference herein, be
termed the Public Printer, and the terms and
conditions of the contract with him to be eX-
ecuted shall be as in hereinafter provided,
The newspaper in which said Public Printer
shall publish the laws of the Territory and
other official printing, shall be known and des-
ignated as the Official Journal Of the Terri
tory.
Sec. 9. That said contract shall be made
and continued in force for the period Of two
wears from the date of its execution, and un-
til new contract shall have been made un-
der the provisions of this act
Sec. g. That the Public Printer shall print
all bills or other documents ordered by either
house of the Legislative Assembly to be print
ed, the printing of which is not provided for
bv the laws of the United States, in the order
in which they shall be numbered and delivered
to him, and shall return them in like manner,
so that no subsequent number shall be printed
and returned until all previous shall have been
first returned, unless otherwise specially or
dered.
Sec. T. That all bills, reports, and other
documents which may be specially ordered
printed by either house of the Legislative As
sembly, shall be printed and returned to the
House which shall have ordered them within
three days after delivery Of the copy of the
same to the Public Printer, except on motion
a longer time be given.
Sec. 5. That all officers of the several De-
partments of the Territory who, by existing
or future laws may be required to make re-
ports to the Legislative Assembly at any ses-
session thereof, shall cause the same to be
printed by such Puolic Printer for the use of
the Legislative Assembly, and shall present
the same to that body within the first week
of each session.
Sec. 6. That such Public Printer shall pub
lish in the Official Journal, within sixty days
after the adjournment of each Legislature, all
laws aud resolutions passed by such Legisla-
tive Assembly; and it is hereby made the duty
of the Secretary of the Territory to deliver
to such Public Printer, within twenty days
after the adjournment sine die of both houses
of the Legislative Assembly, certified copies
of each aud every law and resolution passed
by said Assembly at any session thereof.
Sec. Z. That in case the said Secretary shall
fail to perform the duties prescribed in the
preceding section, he shall be guilty Of mis-
demeanor, and shall pay a fine of fifty dol
lars for each and every day he shall
have failed to perform the duties hereinbe
fore prescribed; and upon complaint OF any
citizen of the Territory, before any court of
competent jurisdiction, it is hereby made the
duty of the District Attorney of the district
in which said offence may be committed, to
enforce the provisions of this act, and collect
the fine herein imposed, in the same manner
as other fines are enforced; and when any
fines are collected under the provisions of
this act, the same shall be paid into the school
fund of the county in which the said fine
shall have been collected.
Sec. 8. That the Public Printer shall deliv
er to the Secretary of the Territory copies OF
his Official Journal containing any OF theta
or resolutions of the Legislative Assembly,
which shall have been hereafter acted on or
agreed to, Immediately after the same shall
have been published therein; and Immediate
" thereafter the said Secretary shall cause
copies of the said Official Journal to be sent
to the Judges, Clerks of Court, and all dis
trict and county officers; and it shall be their
duty to preserve all copies of the Official
Journal so received carefully in their respec-
tive courts for the use thereof.
Sec. 8. That the Public Printer shall re-
ceiye $40 for every 100 copies of the Official
Journal so delivered to the Secretary OF the
Territory, as directed by the preceding Sec
ton.
Sec. TO- That all printing for the Territory,
or for any Department of the territorial
Government, or for the Supreme Court, per
formed by the Public Printer shall be executed
on the following terms:
For every square of matter "a square to be
estimated by the space occupied by ~ lines
of solid nonparieD two dollars shall be paid.
For every square of matter, rule and figure
work, $3.50 shall be paid.
Sec. II. That in addition to the other duties
herein imposed on such Public Printer, he
shall be required to publish in nonpareil type
in his Official Journal all legal advertise
ments required by law to be published in
Lewis and Clarke county.
Sec. 12. That the Public Printer shall rem
der once in each month to the Territorial
Auditor, detailed statement, under oath, OF
all the printing and advertising done for the
Territory, or for either house OF the Legisla-
tive Assembly, or any officers or Department
of the Territorial Governments; and the said
Auditor shall examine the same, and If he
find it to be correct and in accordance with
the terms of the contract entered into by the
Public Printer, shall draw his warrant on the
Territorial Treasurer for the payment of the
same. It shall he the duty of the Public