The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-09
THE PRINTING QUESTION AGAIN
Mr., NJ. i. Stewart Quotes the Law TO
the Conncil of State.

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The Conncil of State.
Mr.. M. |. Stewart, who claims with
emphasis that he and his brother are
still Public Printers for North Cars
DINA, was asked today If there were
any further developments in the
printing question. He talked freely
and said:
"Section one of chapter 464 laws
of 1897, reads as follows: That all
printing and binding required by
the State shall be under the super>
vision and control of the Council of
State, and shall be contracted for
by the council under such rules and
regulations as the Council may de-
wise for the best interests of economy
for the State.
after prescribing that all laws
and parts of laws in conflict with
the act are repealed, it winds up by
making the law take effect on and
after the 1st day of July, 1897. In
order to find out def nitely the status
of the Public Printing at present it
! is necessary for US to know what
portions of preseXisting laws were
not in conflict with this chapter and
hence are not repealed by its operas
ton. 1t is clear that section 1921 of
| the Code is still in full force and its
/ plain reading makes it the duty of
! the council to deliver the entire con
! tract to one person, and prescribes
| the bond. The Council have violat
! ed this section, rs they can only pre-
scribe the rules and regulations,' by
which the contract is to be let, even
granting that they haye the authors
| ty for contracting.
''They can not have their work
measured without the aid of the
Public Printer, and here is where we
come in because they can't make the
Public Printer and they have to
keep US in order to get their pay
! legally, because section 1922 pre-
scribes how the work is to be meas.
ured and charged for and who shall
appoint the persons to do this
measuring and certifying accounts
This section does not conflict with
the new law and hence it is Violate
by the Council of State,
"Again, section 1923 says that M
bill shall be audited until the provis
ions of the preceding section have
been complied with land says furthe r
! ally NlOldIlOD OIL IplS S6CllOn Snal
be a misdemeanor and the Audito
on conviction shall be fined and i'm
prisoned at the discretion of tn,
court AS the auditor is presumins
to audit his own accounts and tn
Council creates new Office, withou
authority do they not all stand be
fore the State as criminals. unde
this construction of the law?
g Under this view of the work a.
it is now being carried on, the Coun
Gil of State have made no legal con
tract, and an injunction to RESTRAIN
the State Treasurer from paying 70
work now being done would now b.
in order.
"And again, chapter 1913, public law
of 1895, is still on the statute books
and is a plain law--the most econom
zeal ID its provisions yet brought fol
ward, and it might be well for tn
public to read that chapter
The Stewards signify their willing
ness to continue the work for tn
State under the provision of tina
chapter, but they think the Counci
construe their law to mean: at
more economical to violate the la
than it is to let the printing be con
tinued on purely business basi
and according to law
Mr.. Stewart wants to know: ono
what kind of dish do you thin
this is to set before the King?"