Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-04
March s, 1878.
Published March Is, 1878 |
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CaAfIEh ia.
AN ACT to amend chapter IS of the general
laws of 1869. entitled, "an acr to provide
for stereotyping the reports of the decis-
ions Of the supreme court"
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section /. The supreme court shall, from
time 20 time, appoint, subject to removal a
competent person to report such decisions
and opinions of said court as they may deem
Important and expedient to be reported and
published. Such reporter, before he enters
upon the duties of his Office, shall execute a
bond, with two sufficient snretes to the State
of Wisconsin, in the sum of two thousand dol
lars, to be approved by the secretary of state.
conditioned for the faithful performance of his
duties as such reporter.
Section 2. The supreme court reporter
shall as soon as practicable after the decision s
of the supreme court are announced, furnish
and deliver to the person, persons or corpora
ton having the contract with the state for
publishing the same, copies of such decisions,
with syllabus and brief abstract of the case,
and briefs of counsel, if necessary, with suit
able notes of the points decided in each case,
and an index 20 be published in suitable vol,
umes. Each of said volumes shall contain
not less then seven hundred and fifty, nor
more than eight hundred pages, to be stereo-
typed, printed and bound in good substan-
tial manner and form, of good material for
law books, and of the same style and QUALIFY
of volume thirty-nine of the Wisconsin reports
to be approved and accepted by the judges of
the supreme court or a majority of them.
Section 8. The supreme court reporter shall
have no pecuniary Interest in such reports,
but the same shall be published under the su
pervision oft reporter, by contract to be
entered into by the commissioners of the pub
lie printing with the person or persons or cor
poration who shall agree to publish aud sell
the same on the most advantageous terms to
the people Of this state at a price not exceed
ing two dollars per volume of not less than
seven hundred and fifty nor more than eight
hundred pages and if any such volume shall
in any way, or from any cause, contain more
than eight hundred pages. no increased or
additional price shall be chrrged therefor ::
and also publish and deliver to the secretary
of state at the earliest practicable time and
within sixty DAYS after the delivery OF the
manuscripts for any one copy of reports to
the publishers at the capital in Madison, two
hundred and fifty copies without expense or
charge to the state in any respect, and shall
agree to stereotype the same, and at all times
keep the same on sale in the State of Wscon-
sin to the residents in this state at the con-
tract price, in suitable quantities and at such
place or places as may by designated by said
commissioners, and furnish the state any num-
Der of additional copies that may be thereaf-
ter required at the contract price, and pro-
cure new stereotype plates whenever the or
iginal plates shall become defaced or DESTROY
ed. The copyrights of all the reports hereaf
ter published shall vest in the secretary of
state for the benefit of the people of this state
but this shall not be construed to prevent the
contractor by whom any volume is published.
his representatives or assigns, from continu-
ing the publication and sale of such volume,
so long AZ he or they shall comply in all re-
spects with the requirements of this act, in re-
spect to the character. sale and price of such
volumes, The commissioners of public print
ing shall commencing in the first week in April
1878. and every eight years thereafter, adver-
tise in six different newspapers in different To-
calites in this state, for the term of six weeks
that sealed proposals will be received at the
Office of the secretary of state for printing,
aud selling as in this act provided
The said reports for the term Of eight wears
,ext thereafter, and at a certain rate per vol
ume, to be stated in proposals not exceeding
the maximum price fixed by this act, and in
acco offence with the provisions of this act
Seo,ior 4. Each holder shall deposit with
bhe state treasurer, before making his propos.
al, Tie some of one thousand dollars. to be
fntiei'ed in case he shall not make contract
according to his proposals, if accepted. and
according to the requirements OF this act, and
shall take receipt of said treasurer and de.
posu he same with mis- proposals.
Section 5. The successful bidder shall make
a contract according to the terms of his pro-
posals and according to the terms of this act,
within thirty days after notice that the same
is accepted, and shall also file with the state
treasurer bond, in the penal sum of ten
thousand dollars, conditioned to fulfill such
contract in all particulars, with at Least two
sufficient suretes, residents of this state, to be
approved by the secretary of state Such bond
shall, by its terms, be the joint and several
obligation of the persons executing it, If the
successful bidder shall fail to complete his con
tract or shall forfeit the same for any cause.
the commissioners of public printing shall re-
let the contract as soon thereafter as practice
able, and in The manner provided in section
of this act provided however that such bid
der may. In lieu of surities to such bonds, de-
post Herewith bonds of the United states,
payable to the bearer amounting to not less
then ten thousand dollars, which said bouds
shall be deemed and held to be forfeited to
the state of Wisconsin in case of the failure of
such bidder to fulill any Of the conditions of
his said bond by him to be performed.
Section 6. The contract Of the successful
bidder, required by section of this act, shall
contain among Others the following covenants
on his part: that be will not take out in his
own name nor procure to be taken out in the
name Of any person other than the secretary
of state, copyright upon any volume publish
ed under such contract: and that upon any
breach Of this covenant he win pay to the
treasurer Of this state Eve hundred dollars as
liquidvted damages 2, that in case it shall
be determined in any action upon the bond of
such contractor that he has failed in any re-
spect to comply with the provisions of this act