The advocate., 1897-04-07
published April 7, 1897. ]
Senate Bill No. 897.
AN ACT

Making appropriation fer the State Printer
for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1898, and
June so, 1899, and regulating the expenditure
thereof.
Be It enacted by The Legislature Of the State Of
Kansas:
SECTION 1. The following sums or so much
thereof as may be deemed necessary, are
hereby appropriated out Of any money in the
State treasury not otherwise appropriated,
for the purposes hereinafter stated: For the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1893, for legislative
printing, including the enrolling Of bills, for
Supreme and Appellate court reports session
laws, and all reports, documents, circulars,
and blanks, blank books and binding, that
may be required by any State officer, includ
ing the State Board OF Agriculture, Fish Com
mission, Horticultural Society, Forestry
Stations, Board Of Irrigation, the State His
torical Society, and all charitable, educa-
tion8l, penal and reformatory institutions Of
the State, and all publications required to be
done in newspapers, the sum Of fRty-three
thousand dollars, ($5S,OOO.0O), for paper and
binding stock, the sum Of twelve thousand
dollars ($12,OOOOO) for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1899, for legislative printing, includ-
ing the enrolling Of bills, for Supreme ana
Appellate court reports, session laws, and all
reports documents, circulars, blanks, blank
books and binding that may be required by
any State officer including the State Board Of
Agriculture, Fish Commission, Horticultural
Society, Forestry Stations and Board of Irri.
cation, the State Historical Society, and all
charitable, educational penal and refOrma.
tory institutions OF the State, and all publi-
cations required TO be done in newspapers
the sum Of sixty thousand dollars $780, OOOO.OO),
for paper and binding stock, the sum Of fif-
teen thousand dollars ($l5, ,OOO.OO)
SEC. 2. All printing done under the provl-
sion OF this act shall have been submitted to
and approved by the Secretary OF State, who
is hereby made the sole authority TO issue
acquisitions upon the State Printer for print
ing required by any officer or any institution
Of the State Of Kansas, subject TO the sp.
proval Of the Attorney General. All printing,
book making and binding required by any
State Officer, State institution, board or commits
sion, shall be done by the State Printer: Pro-
Uided, That no printing shall be dene except
such as In the judgment OF the Secretary OF
State, Attorney General and State Treasurer,
are necessary for general information: Pro-
Uided further, A majority OF said persons may
decide as to what shall be printed. The binding
and printing provided for under this section
not otherwise specifically provided for shall
be construed TO mean plain pamphlet work OF
such quality and style as shall conform to the
demands OF sound business economy and shall
be done according to specifications furnished
by the Secretary Of the State by and with the
advice of,,the Attorney General. Provided fur
ther, That tho Secretary Of State shall not con-
slider any requisition for printing unless the
same is signed by the head or first assistant
Of the department, board or commission from
which such requisition shall issue.
SEC. 8. The Auditor OF State Is hereby
authorized 90 Issue his warrants upon the
Treasurer Of State for the purpose and