Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-03

Glover.
/ Approved November g. 1894
No 15s.-AN ACT RELATING TO STATE PRINTING
| AND STATIONERY, DISTRIBUTION OF LAWS,
4 JOURNALS AND VERMONT REPORTS.
Hishse5y enacted By the General assembly Of the State Of
Vermont:
SEonoN The secretary State State auditor and State
librarian shall be commissioners State printing with authority
make all necessary contracts either with without bids in
their Judgment for the best interest of the State for printing
stationery and staone supplies necessary be furnished BY
the State excepting the contract Tor printing the Vermont re-
ports.
SEo g. Whenever the commissioners State printing decide
make their contracts by bids for printing all Of the fol-
lowing State matter w.t. The laws journals Of the senate
and house Of representatives all reports Of State officers required
law be made the general assembly, governor auditor
Of accounts all other printing including senate and house bills
legislative directory addresses essays and such printed eer
and heads bill heads notes. checks orders drafts receipts
printed printed and ruled blanks FORMS printed blank
books ruled otherwise for any all State officers Offices do
parments institutions senate and house Of representatives
the commissioners shall be able specify and estimate for they
shall under the following regulations In the first week Of
June A. D. 1885, and in the first week Of June benny there
after the commissioners shall advertise in weekly newspaper
each county where there printed for separate sealed pro-
posas for State printing for two years from the first day Of
August following under any all Of the following divisions
FrsJourna Of the and house Of representatives
each in volume.
| Second.-The laws Of the biennial and extra sessions
Third-The Vermont State officers reports.
Fourth.-The registration report
FfhThe report Of the State superintendent OF education.
SxHouse and senate bills legislative directory addresses
essays reports Of legislative committees and court docke Pro
ved the governor governorect may the printing
his message the general assembly, number not exceed
thousand copies such person firm he deem
proper provided further that the price Of such printing shall
be greater than the contract price for other State printing Of
Ia similar character
Seyenth-Al other printing mentioned in this section. The
commissioners State printing may have printed nine hundred
and fifty extra COPIES Sheets OF any annual report printed in
year when there regular session of the legislature to be
bound in the Vermont State Officers Reports for the subse
quent year. Said commissioners may require from all bidders
and contractors satisfactory bonds and reject all bids
SEc g. They shall report bennay the general assembly,
giving detailed account Of all contracts made BY them, with
whom for what purpose and heamoun paid each contract
SEc A. The reports Of all State officers and boards OF
mssioners required by law be printed shall be furnished
the printers under to do the work not later than the
twentieth day Of August next preceding the biennial session Of
the general assembly, and all such shall be printed
peed and delivered not later than the first day Of October there
after The secretary Of the senate and clerk Of the house OF
shall Immediately after the close Of each session
lo the general assembly, furnish certified copy of the journals
their respective houses to the secretary OF Sate and said
ports and journals and copy Of the laws Of such session. ce
by the secretary Of State shall be delivered by him to the
printer.
SEQ person under contract for printing binding the
report Of any State officer board Of commissioners fur
nshed with copy provided in section Of this act shall
be entitled to compensation unless such reports completed
and delivered prior the first day Of October Of the year in
which the contract is made
section Of this shall be entitled thereafter compensa
ltion for services such officer.
SEQ 4 The fiscal year shall the first day Of
July and end the heth day Of June but the accounts Of
May and June terms Of court shall be carried forward the
succeeding fiscal year.
SEQ Officers commissioners whose duty it is to make
report to the governor general assembly shall recommend such
modification of the law relative matters in their respective
departments under their charge their Judgment the pub
good requires and shall prepare bills carry such
mendaons and submit them the proper committees upon the
Iconvening OF the general assembly.
SEQ g. The commissioners State printing SHALL after
sutaon with the State officers and boards Of commissioners
be printed such number Of their respective reports and
such and form in their Judgment the interest Of tn
State requires
Sro TO- The retiring governor and governoreect shall each
be furnished with copy Of the several reports Onea Of
the reports shall be delivered the boards officers making
them aud the balance shall be delivered the segeantatar
to be distributed as provided by law
SEQ H. One thousand copies Of the legislative diccts
containing appropriate matter shall be printed and bound
coh and hundred copies thereof shall be completed
far practicable by the first day Of the session Of the gene
assembly for which it prepared The residue when rins
shall be deposited i'm the office Of the secretary q State for
use Of the next general assembly