The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23

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AT the suggestion OF the superlnfores,,
OF upon the complaint or the purchsslus
agent lot ineificienoy, incompetency. nev
rect OF DUTY or other adequate cause nj .
iecting their faithful and satisfactory per.
iurmanec OF duty. Said storekeepers or
accountants shall receive a compensation
not TO exceed the sum of nine hundred
dollars $4,000 per annum. 10 b. cbsrseS
ana paid as part OF the current expenses
Oh saio Institutions. and they shall NOT
Dc entitled to charge, collect or recaive
any otner compensation or Communication
or commission, unless their own Individual
board and lodging, II they shall bo re.
quired 10 reside within the institutions 10
WHEN tncy are attached, Each Of said
s ssv,.heepers OF accountants shall. before
entering upon the performance of his Az.
Ties, make and file with the comnrroIler
OF PUBLIC accounts bond In the ann, ~
zen thousand dollars ($lO0OO) payable ~
lne state of Texas, to be approved nv the
governor and filed with the comptroller
WHEN Donu snail be conditioned for The
r sun, laitniul, accurate and honest per-
,o.,e. ahee Oh ms duties, and 1t shall not be
AWFUL LOT said storekeepers or Account
ants TO sell or be In any wav eoncerns5
IN me sale of any merchandise. sunnltes
~ other articles to any OF the Institutions
uelein named, or to have any interest in
any uln or contract Herewith or viii
s ans other institution or department of
me state government. The offices or mo-
a.hn hs OF stewards. quartermasters or
other similar position heretofore oxis,in,
IN any and all of said named institntions
are hereby abolished, and said storekeen-
sIs OF accountants shall hereafter nor
urn All the duties, except such as NAV
ue ineonsisten. with the provisions Of This
aet. heretofore imposed upon such abol-
a asm1u vhlcers or employees, as well as
suen other duties as may be required of
tnem by the management of said ,nsti.,,
, ,Ions. lney shall also keep the purchas-
ing agent constantly advised as In tho
amount and character OF supplies on hand
anu the amount and character reunired In
order 10 keep the Institutions constantly
provided for. They shall also furnish any
other information respecting such matters
as may DC desired by the said purchasing
agent. Any person violating anv Of tbs
provisions of this section shah be deemed
guilty of a felony and upon conyiction
lnereof be punished by confinement in the
state peniteptiary not less than two NOR
more than five years.
sec 4. IL shall be the duty of the pur
CHASING agent aforesaid to contract for ali
supplies, merchandise and articles of
every description needed for the mainto.
nance ana operation of said institutions
except tnose supplies that are Of a strictly
Z
or contracts upon estimates to be furnished
MN by the superintendents and approved
by the boards of said Institutions respect
INely, oy the LIST day of Nav of each year
tor an entire year,and all such contracts
snail be made after full notice by adver-
tisement Of not less than four weeks in az
least four OF the leading papers of the
state to be selected by said agent. and
Wltnln the limit Of appropriations made by
y tIr fny-
pelng had TO the appropriation for each in
stitution. Such advertisement shall call
Tor sealed bids or proposals to furnish the
aggregate of the desired articles and sup
plies and quantities and character required
and all such bids or proposals shall be for
the entire period of one year. such sup
plies, articles and merchandise to be deliv-
cred at such times. in such quantities and
to such institutions as said agent may
from time to time designate, and should
the supplies, or any portion thereof, as
contracted for. be not sufficient for the
year for which the contract or contracts
shall be made, then the contractor or con-
tractors shall be required to furnish such
additional supplies at the prices named
for similar articles under the contract
or contracts; provided, that should said
purchasing agent at any time discover
that he could purchase the same supplies
the same for a less length Of time than one
year. he shall have the authority to make
such purchase for a shorter length OF time
but not less than three months. II being
the purpose OF this act TO authorize and
require said purchasing agent to make such
contracts upon such terms as will secure
the best and cheapest rates for the State
In the purchase Of supplies and articles OF
necessity for said institutions, and to that
q shall he tn raic a "
and all bids, or TO accept any bid in part.
or reject it IN part: and il none of the bids
and proposals are deemed advantageous
and satisfactory, he may buy in the open
market until a proper and satisfactory
bid is offered. The period for which such
bids OF proposals are invited shall be clear
~ stated in said advertisements, as well as
the terms and conditions contemplated by
the provisions OF this act When the same
article is estimated for by two or more
institutions, but OF different brands or
grades, the purchasing agent may deter
mine which of the brands or grades shall
be purchased so as to produce uniformity
In use by all the institutions; provided,
that other things being equal. supplies
offered by bidders who have an established
local business IN this State shall have pref
erence.
Sec. 5. Any and all bids or proposals I'M
and sufficient bond or a certified check
in such sum as the said purchasing agent
may require, the same TO be stated in
the advertisements aforesaid, and the said
agent may, If he deems it advisable ad-
vertise for the various articles and sup
plies needed separately or together, and
may accept the bid or bids for the same
to be purchased separately or all by one
Bidder as may be most advantageous 10
the State, and when purchases are made by
the state purchasing agent preference shall
be given to State or home products, all
things being equal.
Sec 6. All bids shall be opened on the
date and az the place specified In the ad-
yertisement for the same, and such opening
and inspection OF the bids shall be made
by the purchasing agent in the presence OF
tho governor and comptroller OF public ac-
counts and of the superintendent and board
of managers II they desire 10 be present
The supplies and articles furnished under
all bids and contracts shall be such as are
called for by acquisitions OF the supcrih.
tendents of the several institutions named
and equal 10 and of the same quality as
the sample furnished purchasing agent
and all supplies furnished by contract a.
provided herein shall be equal 10 tne
sample which is required by section to
accompany the bid. And when the supplies
delivered under contract do not come up 10
the sample, the superintendent snail re-
fuse to accept the same. The estimates