The Brookhaven leader., 1890-02-27
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
AN ACT TO abolish tho once OF State Printer
est responsible aud qualified bidder.

Of the State OF Mississippi, That the once OF
State Printer shah expire with the term OF
the present incumbent, and the public print
Ing thereafter shall be let out TO the lowest
qualified and responsible bidder or blddeIs
being bona fde residents of the state, VINO
shall give bond to be approved by the Com
missioners of Public Printing in the penalty
Of twenty thousand dollars. conditioned faitn-
fully and without delay to execute the pubic
printing of the state of Mississippi, and faith
FULLY to discharge the duties of contractor or
contractors; which bond shall be deposited IN
the office of the Secretary of state; and no
member of the Legislature. or other puonc
officer, shall he interested, either directly or
indirectly, in any such contract, ana sucn IN
printing shall be done within the state OF
Mississippi.
Sec. 2 The Secretary of State. the Treasurer.
and Auditor of Public Accounts are hereby
appointed Commissioners of Public Printing,
with full powers 10 contract for aud superln-
| tend the same under this act, as herelnsIge1
provided, and any two of them snail De
Sec. g. said Commissioners, on or by the
| first Monday of November, 1891, and biennialiy
| thereafter, shall give notice by adveruslng IN
| some newspaper in the city of Jackson. IN
this state, that sealed proposals to do the pun
| lie printing for the State for two years from
| the third Monday of January, 1882, and
| biennially thereafter will be received at the
| Office of Secretary of State in the city OF jack
| son for thirty days.
Der, 1891, and biennially thereafter, the said
| Commissioners shall open said bids, and snail
award the public printing for the perioo o. Q.
| lowest responsible and qualified bidder or
| bidders whose bid is flied in compliance with
| law.
! sec. s. All bids to do the public printing un-
| der the provisions of this act shall be based
| on the stipulations, specifications and require
| ments contained in sections JUZ, Ju5, 0ul, oOo
| and 3O6 Of the Code of 1850, and Sections 3Ol to
| 3ll of the Revised Code are re-enacted, except
rs herein, amended as follows:
| Sec 3Jl. The contractor or contractors snall
| print three thousand copies OF the acts and
| resolutions passed at each session OF the
| Legislature and five hundred copies OF the
| journals of each house; aud shall execute
| such printing as may be required by tne
| Legislature. or directed by the Governor, or
| any of the officers of the state, in pursuance
| Of law; he shall execute all the printing OF
| the session of the Legislature, with as mucn
dispatch as possible, never exceeding one
day in the printing of one bill or other article
| Sec. 3Gl The laws and resolutions snail De
| printed in good small plea type, on paper OF
| superiine quality, each page to contain an
| each line an average OF ten words to the line,
| with marginal notes in BREWER type, ana
| suicientmaFginsw with spaces between the diff
ferent acts of the size of three small plea lines;
| The laws of public and general nature shall
! be printed together in the beginning or the
volume and the laws of local or private ma.
| ture shall be printed together at the end OF
| The volume, and a separate index ehall oe
made to each. The voHllnes shall lie wei
| pressed. folded and stitched, ana neatly
bound in paper covers, and trimmed.
| Sec. 3O3 Inc journals of the two houses
| shall be printed in long primer type on paper
| of the same quality as the laws, and with the
| same contents to a page. The ayes and
nays shall be set compactly in lines across the
| page, and not in columns, and leads shall De
| dispensed with as far as pract1caole. An
| index shall be affixed to each volume, con-
| tanning references to the several stages OF
! legislation upon each subject ana eaca
| volume shall be neatly pressed, folded ana
stitched.
| Sec 34. Messages from the Governor, re-
| ports from any officer or functionary of the
| committee
| ature, and all similar printing, shall be
| executed in the same manner as is required
| for the journals of the two houses
| Sec. 305. Bills, resolutions and memorials
| shall be printed on good foolscap paper, in
| 90 ID small plea type. with four pages TO the
| sheet, the lines to be numbered, commencing
| at each section with figure l (one.l and with a
| pace between the lines of the size of small
p!ca type.
See :yO5. The contractor contractors shall
| be allowed the following compensation:
For printing, folding, stitching and binding
two thousand copies Ps OF the pamPIeT ac'S and I'd
-cents per page for the number of pages
in one copy, and-per page for the mum,
ber of pages in one copy tor one additional
For printing, folding, and stitching five
hundred copies of the Journals, the sum OF
-dolars per page. for the number OF
pages contained in one copy,
For printing. folding and stitching five
hundred copies of messages, reports, or
other documents directed to be printed, the
sum of-dollars per page, for the number
of pages contained in one copy; and Tor each
additional five hundred copies OF said mes
sages and other dOcuments,-perp page,
for the number of pages contained IN one
copy; and should less number than DVe
hundred copies be ordered, there shall be
deduction in the price of the cost OF the
paper, ink, press work. folding and stitching,
tor the number necessary to make up the
five hundred copies.
For two bundled copies of bills resolutions
and memorials, the sum of-dollars per
page, for the number of pages in one copy
thereof.
For printing executive procamations, ad.
vertsements and similar documents,---
cents per square of ten lines minion for the
first insertion, and-centS per square Tor
each of two succeeding insertions.
For all rule and figure work there shall be
allowed double compensation per page; and
for either rule or tigue work, an addition OF
fifty per cent. per page; and in like proper
ton for parts of a page of either, on the above
Sec. 37. The Commissioners of Public Print
ing shall cause the acts OF each session, as
soon as they are signed by the Governor. to be
published in some newspaper at the seat of
government, with care and correctness. under
the superintendence of the Secretary OF State;
and all local acts shall be published IN some
newspaper, IL there be one, IN the counties TO
which they refer: and where there be two OF
more newspapers, in one to be designated by
the Board OF supervisors; and the compensa-
publication of public acts, and shall be paid
for out of the county treasury on allowance
by the Board of Supervisors. Each publica-
ton to be headed Laws of the State of Mis-
sissippi, published by authority" and for
publishing the same shall be allowed the sum
of - cents per square of ten lines minion
type, for one insertion. And such newspa-
per copy of the acts sGeI be good evidence
thereof until the same shan be published in
pamphlet form, and distributed according to
law.
Sec 3Os. The acts and journals of the Legis-
Secretary of State within ninety days after
the adjournment of each session.
Sec. 800. The Commissioners of Public Print
ing on the delivery of the laws and Journals.
shall carefully .examine whether they have
been executed in strict accordance with the
be properly executed. they shall give the
printer a certificate accordingly, and shall
state therein the number OF pages and copies
of each. and the amount to which the printer
for anything not authorized by law to be
printed in the acts and journals.
Sec. 3l0. On production OF the certificate or
the Commissioners of Public Printing, that
said acts and Journals have been printed and
delivered IN conformity W tn the provisions OF
the Treasury for the amount stated to De due.
Sec. 31l. If the contractor or contractors
shall fail 10 perform the services and duties
required of him or them. in the manner pre-
Printing shall contract with some other suita-
BILE person to perform the work required, in
the manper provided for in section 3 of
this act; and the bond of the contractor or
contractors shall be put in suit, and all ex-
penses and damages suffered by the State
shall be recoverable thereon.
HoN. j. f. SEXTON, of Copiah county,
has introduced bill in the Legislature
to secure the assessment of solvent
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