The Advocate and news., 1899-01-11
Senate Bill No. al.

style or executing lile pubic pIluIubt W
establish scale of prices therefor, ana
the mode Of auditing and paying for the
same and to repeal all acts and parts Of
acts inconsistent with this act
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the
State OF Kansas:
by the legislature every second year, as
provided in the constitution. For the pur-
pose of such election, the legislature shall
meet In joint session on the third Tuesdayin
January, and shall continue In such session
from day to day until some person Is elect
ed state printer by the concurrence OF a
majority Of the members elected to both
houses. Immediately after such election,
the president of the senate and the speaker
of the house of representatives shall fur
nish to the state printer elect certificate
of his election.
Section q II the state printer shall die,
resign, or If from any other cause the Of
flee should become vacant, the governor
shall appoint some suitable and proper
person to fill such vacancy The person
so appointed shall qualify In the manner
hereinbefore provided, and shall hold the
office Of state printer for the ,uneXpired
term, and until his successor Is elected and
Section 8. The term of office of the state
printer shall begin on the first day OF
July next after his election, and shall con-
tinue for two years, and until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified.
Section t. Before entering upon the du1
ties of his office, the state printer shall
take the proper official oath, and shall
execute to the State Of Kansas, bond for
the sum of thirty thousand dollars, signed
by at least five good sureties, cOndltloneG
for the faithful and punctual performance
of all the duties of his office. Such BOND
must be approved by the Executive Coun-
ell. and the bond and oath must be filed
with the Secretary Of State, and by him re-
Section 5. The state printer shall print
the laws; the journals Of the two houses
of the legislature; the reports OF the 1e-
cislons of the Supreme court ana OF tns
Apellate courts; all public documents; ana
the bills resolutions, documents ana Other
printing Of either the senate or house, as
the same may be ordered by the leslsla,
ture. And all printing, book-maklhgc anu anu
binding required by any State of1cer, State
institution, board, or commission snali De
done by the state printer: Provided, that
no printing shall be done except such
as in the Judgment OF the & &SecEetaMTy MSos oL
state, Attorney General and State Treas
urer are necessary for the general lnI9r-
nation. A majority of said persons may us-
eide as to what shall be printed. Tne Dln3-
ing and printing provided FOR under thls
saction NOT otherwise specifically provided
for shall be construed to mean plain pam
phlet work of such quality and style as
shall conform to the demands OF souhu
business economy, and shall De uone dC-
cOrding to the specifications furnished py
the Secretary of State. by and with the a9-
wise and consent of the Attorney Genera
Provided that the Secretary OF state De
made the sole authority Tor issuing ieHuA
sition on the state printer for printing
required by any officer or state lnstltuuoIl,
but he shall not consider any requIsltilSSl
for printing unless the same Is signed Dy tne
head Of the department, DOaru OF Comhis-
sion from which such requisition shall is
sue. or the first assistant Of the various
State departments. The term PuPhhc 9hc
printing" as used with respect 70 tns
printing of books, pamphlets, reports Gn9
fhe like, by the state printer, Is deemeu
IN include whatever may be necessary &OLn-
or than the paper and binding materlalsl
10 make each book or pamphlet complete
SECTION g. The State printer shall perform
ali the duties required In the act feiaCng
to public printing, and sucn other uuClee
as may be prescribed py law, III q neStS enS
substantial and workmanllke manners any any
AZ anv state printer shall delay any puDAc
work in order to do private pIlntlns OF
binding, he shall be deemed guilty Oh ms
demeanor. and on convlctlon tnerSot nSs' estH, E1
shall be fined in a sum not less tnan my
dollars and not more than tYe tnousan1
dollars and the Executive Councu snan
thereupon declare the office vacant, aha tne
governor shall appoint successor "s neie
Section T. All public printing and binding
shall be done under the general superlnI1, ~,
tendence of the Secretary Of state, ana az
such matters, when completed, except suCn
nrinting as shall be done in a newspaper
and such books as by law are required 10
be delivered to some other public o5iicer' %
shall be delivered to the secretary Oh sIi
sTcb such work So delivered to him, and every
bill presented for any such work SnG ana saaI1 Ssen
see that the work charged TOT mas psen
done according to law. NO Dill OF c.lI clalLI,
shall AT any time be audited or allowed
for or on account Of any uncolmPlSted l1 1u6 1o6
or work, nor until the entire JOB or WORK
charTed for shall be finished and delivered
in ali respects as required by law. When
any book, pamphlet, blank report atd or Goi, 100
cred the state printer shall make out ana
deliver to the Secretary of State, IN du-
plIcate, bill therefor. stating what tne
hook work or Job is, when the copy tneIe-
FOR was received by him, and when the
same was finished and delivered, and spec
flying particularly, by items, eyerytnlng
charged for in such bill, grouping the items
by classes as hereinafter designated, ana
giving the price and amount charged tor
each item, and the aggregate anount
charged for such job or work, and the
number OF copies or qulres thereof printed |