Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-25
PURCHASE OF STATIONERY.

An Act to Provide for the Purchase Of Station
ers' Supplies, for the Use Of the Legislative
AMs sfins an And 2ap tas xsfIops tb ststs Officers and
Be It Enacted By the Legislative Assembly of the
State Of North Dakota:
SECTION l. The commissioners of print
ing, consisting of the secretary of state,
state auditor and state treasurer, are hereby
authorized to purchase all ~statiOners' sup
plies required for the use Of the legislative
assembly and the various state officers,
and the secretary h issue the same
from time to time as required on requisi-
ton of the proper state n legislative
officers.
SEC 2. 1t shall be the duty of the COM
missioners of public printing to make an
toners supplies required for the use of the
state officers and the legislative assembly,
annually hereafter, on or before the first
day of October in each year, and advertise
for bids for furnishing the same. The boald
herein named shall [ix] fit the maximum
rate on each article required and the bidder
or bidders shall specify at what per cent.
below the maximum rates so established
the bidder will furnish the articles named;
provided, that the commissioners of print
ing may contract for such supplies as may
be required prior to the letting Of the con-
tract for The first annual period.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the COM
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tice, for at least four consecutive weeks, by
advertisement in four daily newspapers
printed in this state, one of which shall be
published at the capital of the state, that
sealed proposals will be received until
(naming the day, month and hour), at the
Office Of che secretary OF state, for furnish
ing such quantities. Of s%tationers' supplies.
describing the same, required. To secure
the faithful performance of said contracts,
the commissioners of printing shall take
from the contractor or contractors, a bond
payable to the state of North Dakota, with
good and sufficient security, to be approved
by the secretary of state, in the penal sum
of not less thar double the amount to be
paid such contractors, by virtue of such
contracts; provided, that the said commits
sion shall have power. and it shall be their
duty, to reject any or all bids that may be
considered exhorbitant or against the in
terests of the state.
SEC 4. Said pond shall be filed and re.
tanned in the Office of the secretary of state,
and for any failure to comply with any of
the conditions therein contained may be
prosecuted in the name of the state in any
court OF competent jurisdiction, and the
amount of damages when collected shall
be paid into the state treasury.
SEC. B. The commissioner of printing
shall certify to the state auditor, from time
to time, the amount due to such contractors,
for ]stationers' supplies furnished under
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upon the state treasury for the amount so
certified; and there is hereby appropriated
annually out of any moneys in the treasu-
ry not otherwise appropriated a sufficient
sum to meet the requirements of this act;
provided, that said auditor shall not give
his warrant for an amount to exceed rs per
cent. of the amount certified until said
contract shall be fully completed and full
filed.
Sec. 6. The commissioners of printing
shall report to the legislative assembly, on
the first day of each regular session, an
itemiZed account of all stationers' supplies
purchased by them with prices paid for
same. .'
SECT Whereas, an emergency exists,
purchase of stationers' supplies for the
state; therefore this act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage
and approval. @..
Approved March 20. 1890.
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