The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-14
OFFICIAL.
LAWS or THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
REGULAR SESSION OF 1877.
II AN ACT
No. 40 |

printing and TO prescribe The manner IL
which the same shsll be done; 10 regulate
the manner OF making advertisements III IN.
dicial proceedings or sales of properly, under
judicial process or In any other legal pro
ceedings in all parishes; regulating the price
therefor; directing The manner and price 81
which contracts shall be made by police
jnties aud municipal corporations for public
printing, and abtogating all laws on the same
subject matter.
sEettoF. /. Be IL enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the State Of
Louisiana IN General Assembly conpened That
the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker oil
the House of Representatives, two members oil
the Senate, and two members of the House OF
Representatives, to be Gle cted by their respective
bodies or o majority OF them, shall be and they
are hereby authorized and directed to contract
on the second Wednesday after the protnulga-
ton Of this act, andEafterwatds ON the fret Mon
day In December OF each year, at a reasonable
rate, not to exceed the prices herein
after named, with such person az they
may consider proper and responsible, to do
aud perform ell the printing and publishing, of
whatever nature, which shall b come necessary
for the use OF both houses Of the General Assem-
bly,, and for the Executive Department OF the
State; frovjded the said board shall be einpow-
cred to contract for the printing of the reports Of
the various heads of the Executive Department,
and the blank work for The Auditors Depart
ment, with some other person than the State
Printer hereinafter named: provided said con
tract be after consideration Of al proposals
made, and the prices thereof do not exceed the
Printer shall fail to furnish ssid printed
copies within ten days after the
reports shah have been placed In his hands for
publication. such person contracting to do and
perform such printing, az provided in this act,
shall for purposes OF reference herein be termed
'Stats Printer" and the terms, provisions and
conditions OF the contract with him executed,
shall be as hereinafter provided. The news
paper in which he shall publish the journals OF
the two Houses of the General Assembly. the
laws Of the State and other official matter as
herein provided, shall be known and designated
as "The Official Journal Of the Ststp;n provided.
that this act shall not inc ude the printing Of the
decisions of The State Supreme Court in book
form.
enc. q BE II further euucsei. che That sucb
contract shall be Ell cred into fer period no
longer than one year trnnt its beginning or until
the next contract eau take fleet. ~ provided in
the foregoing section of this act.
SHc o. Be IL further enacted en-, That all
bile, reports or other documents which may be
ordered for printing, shall be printed and re-
turned TO the house which may have ordered the
came within ferty EIGHT hours after the delivery
of the copy to the State Printer, unless. on mo
ton, a longer time be granted.
BIC 4. BE IL further enacted, etc, That the
State Printer shall print each bill report or
other document, that may be delivered to him
by order Of either House Of the General Assem-
bly,. IN the ordes In which the same shall be num-
bered and delivered to him, and shalt return
them in like manner, 80 that no subsequent num-
bers shall be frat printed and returned unless
otherwise specially ordered.
sEc. s. Be II further enacted, etc.. That all
officers Of the several departments of the State
who, by exciting or future laws may be required
to make reports to the General Assembly, shall
cause the same TO be printed By the state Printer
for the use Of the Legislature. and shall present
the same within The frat week Of the session
sEC. q. BE ii further endcted, etc., That the
State Printer shall furnish and have ready for
delivery the Journals OF both houses of the Gen
eral Assembly, within sixty days from the time
when pies OF the same ehal have been del,y-
cred to him by the Secretary Of State. under the
penalty of forfeting and paying the stim of thif-
by dollars for each and every dav he shall be in
default after expiration of the time. The Becre.
tary OF State shall tward to each member OF
The Legislature one copy Of the journal Of both
houses.
u Bee. Z, BE IL further enacted. etc., That the
State Printer shall supply each house of the Cen
'rsl Assembly with proof sheets of the official
ournsl containing the proceedings OF The pre-
'ious day Of meeting: that within two days
sitter the journal of each house shall have been
the State Printer shall publish the
ZANE, az 80 approved, once in the official journal
VI the State, aud the came matter 90 published
,ha be made up In book FORM az provided In
paragraph two of section ten OF this act but in
10 case shall charge be .de Tor the proof sheets
10 be furnished as aforesaid.
SEC. 8. Be IL ftsdter enacted, ETC., That the
'tate Printer shall deliver to the Secretary of
state copies OF the official journal OF The State
any Of the laws or joint resolutions OF
he General Asee mbly Of the State. which shall
"a hereafter enacted Immediately after thu ssme
hall have been published therein, and as soon az
practicable thereafter the said Secretary OF state
hall cause the said official journal TO be sent to the
Judges aud clerks of courts. and 1t shall be their
uty to preserve carefully all copies OF the Off
tol la. a "a. -. =
la' journal 90 received ~ their respective courts
Or the use thereof. until they aha have rseeiy ed
he copies OF the laws In pamphlet FORM |
eEo, 0. BE ii fu''8b = enacted, etc., That the |
tate Printer ehall receive not more than three |
allsrs for every hundred papers delivered to the |
eetetary OF State, az directed by the preceding
ection.
SEC. 40. BE ii further enacted ETC, That all
rihing for the State for any department of the
tate, herein provided for, shall to performed BY
ie state Printer, who shall execute the came &C.
'rdng to the specifications and at prices not ex-
seang those set down iai The following para
Paragraph 1.-The laws shall be published in
,ok form, in the English language, with a ist
the acts. the date of their PRONUNCIATION aud
index thereto they shall be pr .ted upon
1dared, in long primer type. solid, each page
'entv-8oar ems plea in width aud forty seven In
nsth, including the running title and white
aea Under 1t and foot lines, with marginal notes
honeafei, five ems plea in width, to be added
iereto the same to be stitched and covered
lth coaored PAGER, and two thousand copies
ereof shall be delivered TO the Secretary
state, within thirty days after the adjournment
the General Assembly, for which there shall
allowed not M IRE than three dollars per page.
r five hundred copies, not more than twenty.
re cents per page tor each one hundred copies
excess OF Ave hundred. The Secretary Of
ate shall retain in his Off two hundred and
ty copies. and is authorized to dispose of the
msinder sta price not to exceed twenty per
mt advance on the original frst coat Of the
'ok; the disposal to be made by the Secretary
State In such manner MS to secure the sale
the said books al reasonable rates to the pub.
;; the secretary Of State to keep detailed
count OF the sale as aforesaid. and turn in |
q proceeds thereof TO the State Auditor.
40 sball place the same to the credit OF the
hitting account. The Printing Bard herein ,
eve provided for may, If they deem 1t best for /
speedy and &c nomical printing of the laws, az !
owe provided, contract therefor with some !
her book and Job printer than the State | i
inter. prnyided no contract ali all be N ada 81