Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11
March Is, 1878,
Published March %, 1873. |
CHAPTER lax

AN ACT relating to the publication and sale
of the reports of the geological survey, and
amendatory of chapter III of the laws of
Wisconsin of 1876.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section /. Chapter l2l of the laws of Wis
consn of 1876 is hereby amended by adding
the following sections. Section TO- The cons
missioners of public printing are hereby au
thorized to procure the printing of fifteen
hundred additional copies of the final report
of the geological survey, including accompany
ing maps; prc0ided, the said commissioners Of
public printing shall in no case pay greater
price for press work. folding, collating, stitch,
ing and binding than is paid the state printer
at the time of the passage of this act for SINH
lar work under the state printing contract ;
and, provided further, that no greater price
shall be paid for any other portion of the said
work than was paid for similar work upon the
publication of volume III /; and. provided further,
that there shall be no extra charge for compo.
siton, stereotypiug, cuts, plates, engravings
or other material entering into the work of
said additional volume ordered to be published
by the provisions of this act. These copies
shall be deposited with the superintendent of
public property, who is hereby authorized to
sell them to any citizen in this state at the
cost price, including the expense of handling,
the cost to be computed by the Secretary of
State. And it shall be the duty of the super
intendent of public property to keep an accu-
rate account of such sales, and TO pay the
amount realized therefrom into the state
treasury at the end of each quarter, and the
treasurer shall report the aggregate amount OF
the same in his annual report. The commits
sioners OF public printing are further authorized
to use limited portion of any net profits that
may accrue from the sale of the reports to
persons not citizens of the state, in advertis-
ine the same in appropriate publications, if il
shall seem TO them In the interest of the state
to do so. The said additional copies shall be
distributed only as specified in this section
except by authority of the legislature. Sec
ton IL. The commissioners OF public printing
are hereby further authorized to complete the
publications of the final report, provided i,
shall not exceed four volumes in all with the
accompanying maps, and provided the same is
done at the same rates for an equallv good
quality of work and material as in the case OF
the volume already published. Section ~
The office aud functions of the chief geologst
are hereby continued in existence and he is
authorized to perform all the duties deyolyinp
upon the chief geologist, in carrying into exc
cution the provisions of this act; provided.
that this section shall not be construed as an,
thorizing any fixed or permanent salary,
Section 2. There is hereby appropriated ont
OF any money in the general fund of ,he state
treasury not otherwise appropriated a sum suf-
hclent TO carry out the purpose of this act.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and pub
licstion.
Approved March go, 1878.