The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28

the alternate year; the report of the railroad
commissioners, three thousand COPIES on eacn
LEGISLATIVE year, and twenty-five hundred cop
les on the alternate year; the report or tne
superintendent of common schools, 1--WE thou
sand copies on each legislative year, ana for-
ty-f1ve hundred copies the alternate year;
the report of the state treasurer, three tBou-
sand copies on each legislative year, andtWcn-
Iy-hve hundred copies ON the alternate year;
the report OF the trustees and officers OF the
Maine insane hospital, two thousand copies on
each legislative year, and fifteen hundred cop
les on the alternate year; the report OF the
board of state assessors, SIX thousand copies
Oh each legislative year, and three thousand
copies ON the alternate year; the report OF the
attorney general, fifteen hundred copies bien-
nially; the report of the land agent and forest
commissioner, twelve hundred copies bienni-
ally the REPORT of the State board of health
six thousand copies biennally; the report of
the adjutant general one thousand copies an
nually; the report of the librarian of the Maine
state library, one thousand copies biennially;
the report of the Bath military and naval or
phan asylum, one thousand copies biennialv
OF the above named reports nj least two hun
dred copies, bound IN CLOTH shall be delivered
to the state librarian from the bindery for ex-
change and library use; and of the balance of
each such report, containing more than two
hundred pages, two hundred and fiftv comics
shall be stitched and bound in paper and the
remainder In cloth; and of the balance of the
number OF each such report, containing less
IMAM Two hundred pages and more than seven
ty-hVe pages, five hundred copies may be
stitched and bound in paper and the remainder
thereof may be bound in cloth; and of the bal
ance OF the number of each report, containing
less than seventy five pages, all may be stitched
and bound in paper The state librarian is
hereby authorized to sell at cost to parties not
entitled to said reports by custom or courtesy,
such of said reOortS may from time to time
remain in his hands.
SECT. 2. The reports, catalogues and compi-
lat1onS of all state departments bureaus, COM
missions and institutions, other than enum-
Grated in section one of this act may be print
ed aud bound, but the number and the styles
in which the same shall be so printed and
bound, at the expense of the state, shall be de
termined from time by the governor and coun-
Gil, who shall also fix the number of the same
which shall be delivered from the bindery or
printing Office to the state librarian, and said
librarian shall have the same power as to the
sale of the Same, as is provided for i'll section
one of this act
SECT. 3. Each department, bureau and in
stitution may have printed at the expense of
the state, bulletins aud circular letters of in
quiry and information, at such times and in
may consider necessary Except as hereinbe-
fore provided, no reports, catalogues or COM
plat1ons shall be printed, stitched OF bound
by any department, bureau, commission or in
stltutlon OF the state, at the expense of the
state, unless by virtue of special legislative
provision therefor.
SECT 4. 1t shall be the duty of the state IL
brarian to transmit to the legislature and to
each member and officer thereof, as soon after
the commencement of its session as practical
ble one copy of each of the said reports
printed by virtue of this act.
SECT. 5. All acts and parts of acts, all re-
solves and parts OF resolves, inconsistent here
with, are hereby repealed.
Approved March 27.l