The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-03
Public Printing.
"OUSE BILL No. 31S,
AN ACT II Provide for the Public Print
ing, Binding, and stationery, BY Con-


STATE q TsGs, That the Attorney GENERAL Treasurer,
md ;, crera Of Sta and are hereby, eOnsIitu-
e 4 Board Of Public Printing, aui hOEiZed and re-
,uired contract with any suitable person persons
I'm OF drms who residents VI and doing bust
l,ss in Sta-e, 10 furnish su stat onery as may
BE- required by law or nerde by any department OF
he STATE government, except the Judicial depart
meat, and 10 lat and bind the laws and journals OF
each hOuse, io=eth.r with such printing ana ndn
may De ordered by esch house snd do such other
priuiing and 6indig a. may he required BY iaw or
needed by any depar nlsnI, eXcept the JGdIc al de-
parIment ana except such may be done al the Deaf
ana Dumb Asylum; procided, that said contract
snail be for the term OF two years. and until
couI ract shal made and approved; and JprOelded
further, that when printing i ordered in German.
spanish or olhef language than English, a separate
contract msy be inside for the work In each Of snch
languages: and the ri tin BOari shall employ, on
such terms as they deem best Que or more competent
tran-lators translate the laws and other mat
may be reqsired into other la guages than Eng
fish when necessary.
years advertise for thirty days in two or more. not
exceeding five, weekly NEWSPAPERS pubiished in tn
propose for furnishing such stationery and for doing
such printing and binding and shall in laid advertise
state time and place when and where said pro
posas shall be received and opened and contact
aWarded, not exceeding forty days from the dE OF
shall in said adye rieemen give such specifications
and estimates OF the probable amount Of printing,
binding, and stationery that Will be required, may
be practicable The proposals shall be Tor The puelc
printing, and for iatiOnety, separated and the bid
for printing -hall incl de binding blank BOOKS, and
the execution OF the work: and that for sta
tiOncry shall include paper which there
is no print ng envelopes, and such other arii-
cles usually embraced in the term ''sla-
tiJucry.H The proposals shall he sealed, and Rd-
dressed To the Secretary cf- Stare" and shall be en-
dorsed with the statement that they proposals for
public printing. STAT oncTy; and, when re-
ceved, shall he filed carefully aw by the Secretary
OF in his office and the seals thereof shall not
be broken until The day nam IN the advertisement
for award ng the ntr4ct and shall be opened in Il
muy DE- sire TO be p he bids shall he examined
by The Pr ming Boud, careful comp ison made, ard
he awarde ,r lowest aud best responsible
bidder whose bid shall be below uch maxim IN raj es
hereinafter prescribed pT0cided that each bid
by two responsible cit zens, guaranteeing that the
contract be AWARDED 70 the said BIDDER that he or they
will enter into contract and give good and efficient
bond to carry out the same.
SEC g. That the pubic printing shall be divided
into five classes, as fol oTs:
FIRST LASS The First Glass sh IL include The
printing and binding Of the laws jour ais department
reports. cover ors message and Ike Documents
which shall be printed white caendercd No. book
paper. of uniform color, 24x3S inches in size, and
weighing not than forty hvc pounds to the rean,
on long primer tyne Except tabular wO. k which may
be in sue type smaller than long Lrimer tn nature
of the work goo1 taetr may requre) the pages TO
lie fftyseven ems long, including heal and foot lines
and thirty two ems VIDE, long primer measure, and
not contain le than 1900 ems; and when mItd,
the laws and reports shall be neatly folded stitched
and cover d. and the journals and mes sage folded
stitched and trlmme over per shan DC lhlrt nNe
ounds to The rerm The nj ,ximum prices for work
of the First Class shall bc:-For paper, white and
cever 80 per relm and allowance shall be made for
waste; composite H. 81 per 1000 en-, prin ers meas
pressWOTK, 10 the form tunless llt
nature of the work requires Il smaller number OF
pages), 81 per token OF 24O mpressi or less bind
ing, 80 zen per one hundred Tor folding. stitching
and covering first sigma urc of sixteen pages, a. %
per hundred for each additional ST. nature Of
sixteen pages less; folding, stitching anu trim
ming, without ri' g 40 tents one hundred for
hrst signature of sixteen pag and 20 cents per one
hundred for each additional signature OF sixteen
pages or les; prOyided, matter shal be loaded,
except by the express I'll ection OF the PrlntlDg
SECOND CLASS-Work of the Second Class shall
all blanks uriUted stationery III uired
by any det artment of the state government, except
the ju icial department. md shll be on 1rst Class
sized and Calendered white wONe paper, OF such d.
M lit ions and weights the nature OF the work may
require. he maximum rat S for SUI h work sra be
as follOws:-For COmpo ition, 80 C 8 per 10
ems, printers measurement; for presswork, on
forms The of fiat SHEET or les, rs Cents per
token; ON TO ms l~rger tIan at cap, 81 per Toxic
and token shall be 24O Impressions less when the
number of blanks ordered III Ill require less nuaber
of impressions. The maximum rates T. r paper re-
quire for The work of the ond class shall be as
tollows:-Letter PQpeT-ten pounds TO tue relm $42'
p ream; twelve pound 10 The ream s5O5 per r am
Fiat Cap Paper-twelve pounds to the ream s. O5
per reaIn; fourteen p"u' DIS TO the ream, $3.50 per
ream; s'xteeI POM TO the Teap, ST rs per ream
eighteen pounds TO the reamS7 TO per T am; twenty
pounds to the ream, $40 per ream. Deny Paper
TWEEN y-eghL pounds 10 the ream, 81 20 per ream
thirty pounds the ream, $2 60 per Folio Post
Pdpe1-eighteen pounds t. the ream $3.50 per rean;
twenty two pounds to he ream 50 IS per ieam TWEEN
Papey-twenty-e pounds to the ream $11 rs per
ream; thrty-six pounds 10 the ream, $15 per ream.
Double Fiat Cap Pdper-twenty- eight pounds to the
ream, $1I75 per rtam; thirty-two pounds to the
ream $l3 As per ream thtrtysiX pounds tothe ream,
S15 per ream; forty pounds to tn reAm, $3.50 per
ream, $22 20 per For ruling work of the Sc
Ond Class the maximum ice g all be 40 cents per
hundred for passage thr ugh the ruling ma
chine. For binding W. rk of the Second Class, the
maximum price sh I he:-FOr pads of one hundred
per pad naf sheet cap DENY or folio 25 cents per pad
For arer binding gu irter sheet cap DENY or folio,
cents per quire For ndf binding quar- sheet cap,
deny or folio, 80 cent? per qure haf sheet cap DENY
or fol- q cents per 9nire For binding full skyer
half sheet cap, DENY or folio; 8, cents per quire
THIRD CLAsS.-Worh of the Thir Class shall
consist OF blank books, either ruled and printed OF
rul I'd without printing The paper used 81 al be sized
and calendered made of linen stock and the quail
ity known among paper dealers as "P aper; ana the
follow ng shall be maximum rates:-(dp Paper
eighteen pounds to the ram, ru ed, half bound,
81 25 per quire do printed heads 81 per quir' do
plain ruled extra full bound s. per qure do. printed
head-, $3.50 per quire. De1ny Paper went eight
POUNDS to the ream psin ruled hall bound 81 80 pei
qulre do printed heads 81 per qure; do. plain ruled
extra full bound s. 80 per qulrr; DO printed heads
renm, pa ruled hlif bound, 50 per quire: do print
ed heads. 81 so per qure; do pla led. extra full
bnGnd' g Pc, q9ire; do; printed h ads - 80 Pei
plain :ued full bound "a quire do. printed
heads, $3.50 per quire. S.per Royal Paper-ffty four
pounds TO the ream, plain ruled, extra fnil bound
81 so per qui e; do. printed heads, S1per quire.
70 Ri Ii ULAsS.-WorS OF the fourth class shall
sist of the printing bills, resnlu IONS commit
tee reports ana such other lise WORK may be or
dered by the Legislature either house thereof; sd
shall be first class sized a d ca cndered white
wove fiat cap p.p of twelve pounds to the ream
priuted plea type, lines numhe ed in the margin
18th space between the lines of tine size OF plea, tn
pruning t. be thir ysi ems plea wide and Fl ty iv,
ems in ength The maximum price for work OF the
Flo nth Clas shall be, for two hundred copies, any
u"mO,r or copies less than two IN red ordered By
e tn house of tn stature. including compos
ton. paper, press wo and binding $325 p page
for many pages con ain"d in onc cupy I'll
Of: an when more than TWO hun red pies OF work
mfnt Dned IN this class are orei ed by either hon
If TIA Legislature the printer sha be p I'd 'oi the
CT and bind MY. for such addit m.
copies at such rates as are contr ed for for work
the Second Glass.
FIFTH CL Ass.-The Fifth Clas. shall consist O.
the Publication Of executive ocl maiiuns adv rise
meurs and liSe documents: and the maximum p ice
shall be per square of one hunnr wo.os for the
first pr blicar and 50cPnts for each
sequent pub ication hat may be ordered and fraction
p rts OF square at prOp"rtronate ra'es, and CT
squ shall contain not less tina hundred words
SEC. l. That " hen pro lsmations, advertisements
and like pub icaions are authorzei ans required by
law 10 be Oshed In more news tpers than one, IN
shall b. Published under like rules; pTOCided, Thai
p'Cclam ,tons and like documents shall not be pub
lIshe ia more than two newsp ipers n each ngress
ionhl district, and deien points and shlii not b,
inserted for longer period than three months; ant
proposed amendments to the Com ttution shall b,
published once a week for four weeks commencing a
Ieast thr c months before he lime sp Cited by hi
Legislature or an elec ion thereon in one week ,
newsp per in, county in which such nswspape
may b. puhiisbed and h claim pre- ented for pub
lishhg advertisement shall be sccOmp Lied by copy
of the advertisement - printed, the affidavit o.
the Hi her stating the dates when the same wa'
published
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shall be as folow-: Legal cap paper, egh GU d
TO the ream seven dollar and ~ euy c,nts ream
six pounds 10 the reLm, Elk doll rs and fIrty
per ieam; fourteen pounds TO he ream nye dol
lars and i " reus l'er rea Fo~lscap per-Six
teen pounds 10th ream, SIX dollars and Tor cenf'
per iCam; III, pounds TO the rOam, five dolarl
and xty cents per ream. Letter pap RI we've
pc mas the reaIn, four ollars egh cent pei
am ten pounds to the ream four dollars per resm
Note paprr-Eisbt pOInds TO ream In, dollars anC
| twenty cents per ream; siN pounds TO rram, twI
dollass and forty cents per ream; i've pounds Il
RESIN; Two dOilarn per ream; tngrOsslug paper-twen
ty-eight pOunos denny oneqnarter she Is, seven dol
lars aud twenty cents per light poui ds cap
une half shoes, eight dollars per am hnve opes-
IA lite or buh humber ten. plain seven liars AnC
twenty cents ger Thousand; printed egat dol anC
eighty cents per thousand; Ak VIII or b, a. number
xix, plaiu 40 lars aud eg " per thousand
prn ed, Fix doa ami forty cent Pc thousand; Ky
| white or buff, nnmUer nv ain four dollars pc
/ thOu .And- citing papet-Oue hundred aud twenty
pOubCs ream. do lsrs and forty CENTS per on
hun lred sheet he hun rcd poua 10 ream, i've do
la,s and twenty cents per hundred Fenc l.
The EInd to D. spe flied in BIO. eighI dollars pc
| grUss. he ink-The msDuE eiurer 10 be n med u
bid, two collars and fry cbis Pc dozen. Mucllag
Quar- :, sewn collars and twenty cents per dUz n
\ mir dsars atd f.iss ~ Sfa.