The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-13
New Advertisements.
HOUSE BILL No. Sls.
Ing, binding. md NaalIonelI. BIZ CoI

SECTION I. Be u enacted Jy ne Legis,dgps or be
and Secrets % sta-e and are hereby epnsi itu-
te a Board OF Public Printing aui hofizrd and re-
qured 10 rontrsct with any saitsbe person or persons
Ii.ss state 70 furnish such stat onery as may
be required by law or ne-dc by any department. Of
the ;. ate government, except the Judicial d TT
HeHt, sBd 10 int and bind the laws and Journals OF
each house toseihr vita such printing ana 3.ndin
may be ordered by esch house. and 10 do such other
priaaiEg and binding as may be reqaied sy law or
needed by amy department, except the Jude al de-
ment and except znch may be done at he DeaI
ann Dumb Asylum; prosided. that said contract
email be The term Of two years and until new
eou rnct shsll made and approved; and progided
further that when printing V ordered II herman
Pansh or o,her lsnguag. than Engnsh syParsts
contract may be made Tor the wvIk in each Of ruch
Languages: snl the ri tn bOarl shall employ, on
-nch they deem i,.sf one or more eoDpeteilt
may be sired into other la guages than Eng
sh when necessary
years advertise for thirty days In two or more not
exceeding five weekly newspapers published in th
propose furnishing such stationery and for doing
such printing and binding and shall in said advertise
ment state time and place when and where said pro
posals sha be received and opened and contact
IA arded, not exceeding forty days from the dt OF
the first publication OF said adv, rtisement and he
shall in sad adye tisement give such specifications
and estimates OF the probable amount Of printing,
binding, aud stationery tn t Will be required, may
he practicable The PROF osals shall be Tor the public
printing, and for stationery, separated and the bid
such prper as may be necessary TO be used ia
the execution OF the work; and that for sta
tiOneIy shall Include paper ON winch there
Is no print ng. envelopes. and such other arIi-
Giles usually embraced in the term "sia-
ttsnery." The proposals shall be sealed, and adj
dressed " To the Secretary ~ State, and shall be en-
doed with the statement that they are proposals for
pubic printing. or FOR stat emery; and, when re-
ceived, hall be filed carefully aw by the Secretary
Of state in his Office, and the seals thereof shah not
be broken until he day nam d IN the advertisement
for award ng the contract, and shall be peGed in Il
presence Of the Printi Boar and such bidders as
may desire to be Present The bids shall be examined
by he Printing Board, careful compriso made, and
he awarded the lowest best respOnrbe
b oder whose bid shall be below UGH maxim
are hereinafter prescrbed prorded that each bid
shal be ccompanied by guai antee, signed at least
by two responsible citizens guaranteeing that il The
contract be awarded 10 the said der that he or they
viii enter into contract and give good and efficient
bond TO carry out the same.
SIC g. That the pubic printing thall be divided
into five clarser "a fol ows:
FIRST CLASS The First lass sh II include the
printing and binding OF the laws Journals department
reports, GOver or's message and like documents.
which shall be printed white calendered No book
paper. of uniform color 24x3S inches in size ami
weighing not ess than forty hvc pounds to the ream,
on long primer type except tabular wo which may
be in type smaller than long rimer hr nature
Of the work and gOOl taste may requre the pages to
he fity-seven ems long lncudi head md foot lines,
not 10 contain lie than 1900 ems; and when p infrd
the laws and reports shall be neatly folded stitched
and covered and the journals and message folded
stitched and trimmed Cover paper shall be thirty-hve
pounds to The rerm. The maximum prices for work
of the First Class shall be:-For paper, white and
csver 80 per and allowance shal be made for
waste; composition, 81 per 1000 ems. prin ers meas
urement presswork IL pages to the form (uness the
nature OF the work requires smaller number Of
pages) 81 per token OF $40 mpressi Ms or less bind
and covering fret sigma of sixteen pages, %
per hundred for each additional signature of
ming, without rig, 40 cents per hundred for
signature Of sixteen pag and 20 cents per
hundred for each additional signature of sixteen
pages less; pTOCided matter shall be loaded,
except by the express objection OF the Printing
Boa d
SECOND CLASS.-Work Of the Second Glass shall
conss of all blanks and printed stationery qured
by del artment Of the State government, except
Yha in Ifrfa fnnnn and hull frat pIaGG
sized and calendered white wove paper of such di-
M melons and weights the nature OF the work may
| follows:-For compo ition, 80 per 10
ems, printers measurement; for presswork, on
forms The of fiat cp sheet or less rs cents per
token forms larger tIan 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 IL paper re-
qufred for The work OF the serond class shall be as
team; twelve pound 10 The rennl, $500 per ream
| Fiat Cap Pdper-twelve pound TO the ream, $50
ream; sixteen poun 10 the rea,h, 81 70 per ream;
eighteen POUNDS to the ream$7 60 Per lam; twenty
pounds TO the ream ssU b per renm e e.
thirty pounds the ream, Sl2 80 per m; Folio Post
Paper-eighteea pounds to the ream, S76O per ream;
twenty two pounds to The ream. 50 per cam: TWEEN
ty four pounds to the ream, $40 per ream. Medium
Paper twenty eight pounds to the ream, 81 rs per
Double Flaf cap Paper-twenty, eight pounds to the
ream SHE per ream; thirty-two pounds to the
ream $s.i5 per ream; thrty-six pounds to The Ieam
SIS per ream; forty pounds to tn reAm, $3.50 per
ream. Super Royal Iuper-hfty-fuur pounds 10 the
ream, $22 20 per Iearn For ruling work Of the Sec
ond Class, the maximum Price 81 all be 40 cents per
hundred for each passage thr ugh the ruling ma
chine. For binding W rk OF the Second Class, the
maximum price sh ! te:-For pads of hundred
i sheets EACH quarter sheet cap DENY lio % cents
per pad half sheet cap deny folio 25 cents pad
For arer binding, quarter sheet cap denny folio
25 cents per qulrei half sheet p, deny 70 10, 4O
cents per quire For half binding quar- sheet cap
denny folio, so per quire; half sheet cap denny
or foic 70 cents per quire For binding full skyer
quarter sheet cap, DENY or folio 90 ents per qulre
| ID, DENY
IHIkD CLASS -WorA of the Thir Class shall
co ssst Of bank bucks, either ruled and printed or
rul, without printing The paper used 81 all be sized
and calendered made Of linen stock, and OF the quail
ity known among paper dealers "P' aper; and the
follow ng shall be maximum rates:-tap Paper
eighteen pounds to the ream an RI cd, half bound
plain ruled extra full bound 81 per qure do printed
head, $250 per quire DeD,y Paper twenty EIGHT
POUNDS to ream plen ruled, hall bound $3.50 per
qure do printed head- 81 per qure do. ain ruled,
extra fun bound, 81 81 per quirt; do printed heads,
qSTe sd S ~ G 6x Pc Hds to tne
ed heads, 81 50 per quire; do pa led. extra full
bound, 50 per qnire; do printed h ads g 50 per
PLAIN ued extra full bound 81 per quireS do printed
heads $3.50 per quire. Super Royal Pdper-ffty fOur
81 80 per quite; do. printed heads, s. per quire.
| FO RIH CuASS.-Werk OF the fourth class shall
col sist OF the printing bills resou ons commit
tee rrporis and such other like work rs may be or.
dered by the Legislature either house thereof aGd
wove fiat cap pap + OF twelve pounds to The resm,
printed on plea Type lines numbe ed in the marlin,
ih between the lines of the size OF plea, III
printing to be thir y-si ems plea wide aud 81 ty-ive
ems in ength. The maximum price for work Of the
Flo nth Clas shall be, for two hundred copies, or any
number of copies less than two hnnGred ordered by
cit ier house of the l. g'slature including compost
ton, paper press wo k and bihdiug $3.25 pr page
for as many pages ain d in one copy thsre
Of: when more than rwo hun red pies of work
nti 1ned IN this cla-r ordcted by either hou,
Il tAs Legislature, the printer sha be I'd The
pal presswo and binding My for such ahdit lna
copies at such rates as are contr ed for for work OIL
the Sec mi Glass.
FIFIHtLAss.-The Fifth Clas. shall consist o.
the publication of exc, uve ocl nations, advertise
meuts and ike documents; and the maximum pct
shall be per square of one huncr, words for tint
publicat and 50 cents per square for each
sequent publication that may be ordsrcd and fraction
a irts Of squsrv at propOrtonate Races, and Oh
sou shall contain not less THAI hundi ed DIS
Sec. 4. That when pro lamations, advertis menrs
and like publications authorized an required by
law TO he Ditshed in more nss papers than one tn
shsl b" Published under like rules; pFOUided, thai
p cclam tons and like documents shall not be pub
rsle in more than two newsp peers N each mgr So
iunal dis riot, and at deien pOIuts and IN iii not BIZ
liner cd for longer period than three months; ant
p opposed amendments t. the Con titutiou shall b'
'ea.t thr ucn' his before he time spec hed by hi
Legislature or an election thereon in me week
new % per in ach county in winch such a n w-pape
may published; H d claim e tned or pub
ching advertisement shall be sccOnp led by eopl
of the advertisement Ne printed, nu the ath'avit o
the ihli- her stating the dates when the same wal
pubIshed.
SIC. >. That the m ximum for stAtioner,
TO he ream seven dollar and twenty cnts p ream
six pounds 10 the resm, ak doll-rs and rty
lars and siAiy Genus Ter ream FoolscaP six
teen pounds To the ream, SIX dollars and Tory cent
| per cam; fourteen pounds TO the ram, ave dollar
| and KY cents per ream Letter pap, RI welv,
ponds the ream, four collars Al eigh cent? pc
ram ten pounds to the ream four dollars per RESIN
Note pap-r-Eisht pounds TO ream tn ee dol .rs SnS
twenty cents per ream: six pounds TO rram tw'
doilaTs and forty cents per ream; i've pounds q
resn; two dollars reams engrosslng paper-twen
ty-eghi pounas dsmy one-qnaIter sne y, seven COL
lars aud twenty coats ram; eighteen pOuL ds cap
AA waite OF bun number ten plan seven liars ans
twenty cents Ter thousand; printed eght dol
eighty cents per thousand; Ak whste bt q, numhe
plau, four dollars eighty per thousand
prs 3D. six d0llais sna forty cents per thousand; \,
Il white or bnf. number hve, pain fSar dollars pc
thou sand b citing pApei-One hundred and twent
llouues ream, dollars and forty cAnts per on
hundred sheet; hnndEed pounas ram, uye do
las and per ndred Sheets. Pencil
The KIND b. speS fied in bid, eight dollars pc
gross. kel ink-The Manufacturer 20 be nsmet
blti two uolhrs and f7ty cents per dszeu. Mucilag
-Onar4s sev,n COLLAR and twenty cents per dozrn
PINS four iolias asd eighty crnts per Stet