The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-08-21
100 Doses One Dollar
Proposals for Public Printing, Binding,
Printing Papers, and Stationery.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
AUS FIN, Texas, August 2, 1890.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, August 1890.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received
Dat the office of Secretary of State, until
10 o'clock a. M. of SATURDAY, the SIXTH
DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1890, from any
suitable person or persons, resident OF TINS
State, to do such printing and binding as
m " be required by law or needed by any
department of the State Government, ex-
cept the judicial Department. and except
such printing a may be done in the State
printing Office at the Deaf and Dumb Asy-
lum; to furnish printing papers; and to fur
nish such stationery as may be required by
law or needed by any department of the
State Government, except the Judicial DE
partment.
The public printing is divided
into four classes, aS follows:
FIRST CLASS.
The first class consists of the printing and
binding of the daily proceedings of the leg
islature, journals of the legislature, gov
ernor's messages, depal tment reports, and
like documents.
Probable amount OF printing OF this class,
required under contract, $4,000.
SECOND CLASS.
The second class consists of the ruling,
printing and binding of blanks, Q c., re-
quired by any department of the state gov
eminent, except the judicial department.
Probable amount Of printing Of this class,
required under contract, $1,000.
THIRD CLASS.
The third class consists of blank books
either ruled and printed, or ruled without
printing.
Probable amount of printing of this class
required under contract, $25OO.
FOURTH CLASS.
The fourth class consists of printing of
such bills resolutions, committee reports,
and other like work, as may be ordered by
the legislature or either house thereof
Probable amount of printing OF this class
required under contract, $25OO.
Work of the several classes to be prompt
ly delivered to the respective, departments
ordering the same, free of charge.
PRINTING PAPERS FOR FIRsT-cLAss PRINTING,
Probable amount required under con-.
| tract, $4,000.
PRINTING PAPERS FOR sEcoND-cLAss PRINTING,
Probable amount required under con-
| tract $4,000.
Printing papers must be delivered IN
such quantities and at such times and place
as may be designated by order of the print
ing board.
! STATIONARY.
| All articles in the stationary line used by
4 the several departments CT the State gov
eminent. Probable amount required under
contract 5000.
Stationary to be promptly delivered to
the respective departments ordering the
same, in such quantities and at such times
| as may be designated. No charges allowed
for delivering good.
| Proposals will be received as follows: In
bidding for printing, and for printing
papers, each bidder will be required
specify the class or classes for which he
bids; any bidder may bid for one or more
or all four classes of printing, or for print
ing papers for either first or second class or
both, but must make separate bids for each
class of printing and printing papers.
| No proposal for less than one class of
printing or printing papers will be con-
sidered
No proposal for printing or for printing
papers or for stationery will be considered
unless each and every item of printing,
binding printing papers, and stationery bid
for. shall be before the maximum rates
affixed
Proposals for stationery must be separate.
Each proposal must be accompanied by
the bond of the bidder, in the sum of $50J
with two or more sufficient sireties, con.
ditioned that if the contract be awarded
to him he will enter into written agree
ment aid give bond and security for the
faithful performance thereof. (See Art.
4OO5, Rev. stats.) The proposals must be
sealed and addressed 'To the Secretary OF
State" and must be endorsed with the
stat ment that they ara proposals for the
public printing or for printing papers or for
stationery.
At the time specified the proposals will
be open in the presence of the board Of
pub ic printing and such bidders and
others as are present, and the board OF
public printing will examine the proposals
make careful comparisons and award con-
tracts TO the lowest and most responsible
| bidder.
| All contracts will be awarded for the
| term OF two years, until new contracts shall
be made and approved, subject to the con-
ditions prescribed by law. (See Rev
Stats, Title LXXX.)
| The right is reserved to award the con-
tract for printing and for printing papers
by class or classes to the lowest responsible
bidder for each. Also, the right Is reserved
| TO order any of the public printing to be
done at the State printing office. ID. d. ID.
asylum. Also, the right is reserved to re-
ject any and all bids.
All printing, printing papers, and station
cry not embraced within the specifications,
must be furnished by the contractors at
rates in proportion to those fixed in the
contract for work, printing papers, or sta
tioDery of similar character, to be fixed by
the Board of Public Printing.
Bidders are requested TO give only one
price on each item OF material and work
having maximum rate affixed.
Bidders are referred TO the law for further
particulars. (Rev. Stats. Title LINK. and
Chap. 108, Gen. Laws 1851.
Blank forms, enumeraJing items of print
ing, printing papers, and articles of sta
honery, and giving maximum rates, for use
of bidders can be had at the office of sec
rotary of state. J NJ. MOORE,