The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-12

man of the Senate branch, and Mr.
Clyde Il. Hoey, representative from
Cleveland, is chairman of the House
branch, have been carefully considering
the best method of doing the States
printing for the next two years, and as
result of their long and careful consid-
Grafton they recommend the passage of
the following two bills:
ACT TO REGULATE THE PUBLIC
PRINTING.
The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact:
Section 1. The Joint Committee on
Printing are directed, on the part of the
State, to make, execute and deliver
contract for the public printing and
binding at the following rates: For
every one thousand ems of plain eompo-
sition, 80 cents; for every one thousand
ems of rule and figure work, 60 cents;
for every token of two hundred and forty
impressions of press work, ~ cents; for
law sheep binding, so cents per volume
of six hundred pages; for half binding,
20 cents per volume of six hundred
pages; for every is pages over six hun
dred, one cent per volume. And for all
job printing and binding ordered by the
State departments and the sub-depart-
nlents thereof, the usual customary rate
charged by printers for such work, to be
approved by the Commissioner of Labor
and Printing as hereinafter provided for.
Section 2 The parties to whom the
said Committee may award the public
printing and binding shall give bond,
with approved security, payable to the
State of North Carolina in the sumo of
five thousand dollars, conditioned for the
faithful performance of his duties and
undertakings under said contract and
under this act. The surety or sureties
herein required shall justify before some
person authorized to administer oaths.
Section 3. Each bill for printing sha.
be charged by the quad en- and ''tok
en-" and the binding per volume; and
before being paid for by the State shall
he examined and approved by the Com
missioner Of Labor ard Printing, who
shall impartially examine said printing
and binding and determine both the man
ner of its execution and the correctness
of the accounts rendered for the same.
Section 4. I'he Public Printer may Sc
lect such quality and quantity of paper
as may be necessary for doing the public
printing. which requisition shall be APP
proved by said Commissioner of Labor
and Printing, and upon such requisition
it shall be the duty of the Secretary of
State to purchase said paper and turn
the same over to the Public Printer,
taking his receipt for same.
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty of the
Secretary of State, Immediately upon re-
ceipt Of any ratified act or resolution,
TO cause the same to be copied forthwith
and affix thereto the usual marginal
notes. and at the same time the Secre-
taTy of State shall determine which are
private and which are public laws by
making the word public" or private
on each act. 1t shall be the duty of the
Secretary of State to furnish said laws
to the Public Printer as fast as the same
are deposited in his office. In printing
said laws, the Public Printer shall print
them in separate volumes as marked.
Section 6. OF the public laws there
shall be printed nine thousand copies.
fifteen hundred of which shall be bound
in law sheep. and seven thousand and
five hundred in fair binding: of the
private laws there shall be printed two
one thousand copies in law sheep and
one thousand copies in half binding; OF
tie House and Senate journals, each
four hundred and fifty copies. bound in
law sheep; of the public documents. three
hundred and seventy-five copies. bound in
law sheen: of the rerorts Of the State
officers there shall be printed such a
number of copies and bound in such
style as the Governors council shall adj
wise: and Of the reports of State insti-
tutions such a number of copies as their
respective Boards may order; of the
Supreme court reports such a number
of copies as the Secretary Of State and
Attorney General may order, to be bound
in law sheep: provided that when print
irg the reports of State officers ana
State institutions the Public Printer
Shall nrint of said rerorts the number Of
copies necessary for binding in the public
documents, and for the copiees REQUIRED
for the public documents said printer
shall he paid in addition to the press
work only for CHANGING heads and folios
Of said reports snch amount as said
Commissioner Of Labor and Printing
may allow therefor.
Section Z. IT shall be the duty Of the
Public Printer TO have the laws. docu.
nents and journals printed and bound
with the utmost expedition. giving prece-
dence 10 the laws. as for as NOV he. do
Iivering TO tho Secretarv of State each
dow such copies as may have been fin
ished.
Section 8. All laws in conflict with
fife act gre hereby repealad.
Section O. This act shall he in force
from and after ITS ratification.
COMMISSIONER or LABOR AND
PRINTING.
A Pin 10 be Entitled "An Act TO estnb
LII q R,,rnnm of I ahnr and Printing /" .