Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04


AL such linotype and plates when de-
termined by the board to be obsolete OF
worn out shall thereupon be turned over
to the state printer having the custody
thereof and he shall be charged in his
accounts with the market value OF the
metal.
60 State printers are required to elm elm
mate all Typographical errors from their
work Notwithstanding the correction OF
proofs by the printing board
CD Work must be done promptly ana
all type used, all ink and other material
furnished and all workmanship must pc
good and fit and be satisfactory to the
printing board, and in case of any SUB
stantidl failure to comply with these pro
visions, the printing board may refuse 10
receive such defective or delayed print
ing and procure what was ordered else
where, charging the state printer with
the difference between the ACTUAL COSY
immediate necessity and lack Of time to
procure printing elsewhere compel the use
of defective printing Of the fourth class
Surnished by the state printer 1t Shall
half of the contract price Thereon shali
be charged to him as liquidated damages
for such breaches of his contract.
2045 Advertisement for bids. The
printing board shall, during June and
July of each even numbered year, adVer-
tise for the term of six successive weeks
IN six newspapers, each Of when IS pup
lished in a different city of the state,
that sealed proposals for furnishing dur
inc the next ensuing contract perlod the
printing included in the four classes OF
printing required by law to be furnished
By state printers with all other material
10 required, will be received by sald
board at its Office at any time prior to a
specified day when all OF SAID proposals
will be there publicly opened and read
that each bidder may at his option, lille Il
proDosal to furnish one, or more than one
OF all of said four classes of printing th2t
upon application said board win In the
meantime furnish to bidders nSt OF lle
maximum prices established by law and
all necessary blanks and Information, and
that no bids will be considered that are
not presented in the form so prescrloed.
All such forms and proper form lof tle
advertisement small be prepared ny the
20,45 Bids. What to Contain. Every
such bid shall be in writing, enclosed III
81 sealed envelope having endorsed there
on proposals for state prlntlnS; Shal
be filed in the office of the printing board
before the day specified in the adVerCse-
ment therefor as the day when the plds
will be opened; SHAH specify the Grass or
classes of printing for which 1t IS MADE
and the per centum Of discount or from
maximum prices, (Which shall be uni
form, the same discount for every Item,
at which the bidder proposes to 60 tne
work; shall be accompanied by a Ger
tifcate Of the state treasurer showing
that the bidder has deposited with such
treasured one thousand dollars III money
Or United States bonds sub5ect 10 me
provisions of this chapter; shall be &C
companied by a provisional agreement
under seal, executed by the bidder 70 the
effect that If such bid be accepted ana
if he shah fail to enter into pruning
contract and execute bond within the
time and conditioned as required by law,
and to the effect that if, after executing
such printing contract and bond, he Snal
fail to comply Herewith, then and Iii
either such case, the said one thousand
dollars shall become absolutely the prop
erty of the state and shall not constitute
an offset or cOunterclaim against the PEN
atty or damages which may he recovered
by the state upon said contract and bond
and shall be further accompanied by Il
written guaranty, signed by two or more
freeholders. in the sum Of five thousand
dollars, who SHAH Justify under oath as
to their responsibility, to the effect that
they guarantee that the bidder will, if
his bid be accepted execute the contract
and bond required by law within sucA
time as may be prescribed by said board
Such guaranty shall be accompanied by
q certificate Of judge or clerk of a court
of record, certifying that he is acquainted
with the guarantOrs and knows them to
be men of property and able to make good
their guaranty.
2047 Opening and Acceptance of Bids.
All bids shall be opened and read publicly
at the time and place appointed therefor
or on such adjourned day as may pc
named by the printing board. within ten
DAYS thereafter such bid or bids of those
opened and read shall be accepted as said
board shall determine is or are q proposal
or proposals to do the first four classes of
printing for the smallest aggregate sum
of money! provided that whenever the
printing board shall be satisfied tFat any
OF said bids has been presented purSu ant
to an agreement, understanding or COM
binaton to prevent competition it shall
reject all Of them and readVertise for
bids as in the first instance. Each &C
cepted bid shall nave endorsed thereon
-ftrT1n y ~
board or a majority Of them, the word
"aCccpted" with the date Of such accep-
lance, which endorsement shall con-
stttute immediate notice TO the bidder OF
the fact Of acceptance.
204S Rejection Of Bids, Return Of
Money. No bid shall be considered that
does not fully comply with the require
ments Of section 20.46; and if bid be
the state treasurer, the bidders prOVi-
siOnal agreement and deposited money
shall he returned to him. With every
accepted bid the accompanying provisional
agreement, certificate and money or bonds
shall be retained until the bidder has
entered into the printing contract and
furnished the bond required Of him by
section 2049 and has fully performed all
tho terms and conditions thereof Upon
such performance they shall be returned
To him.
2O49 Printing Contract and Bond.
Within ten days after the acceptance Of
ing board may allow therefor said board
shall cause contract to be prepared and
entered into by said board on the part OF
the state and said bidder. setting forth
fully the terms and conditions under
which the work specified is to be per-
formed. Such bidder shall at the same
time execute bond to the state with not
less than two surities who shall be resi-
dent free holders Of this state and who
shall Justify under oath that they are
worth over and above all debts and prop
erty exempt from execution an amount
equal to the amount named in such bond,
conditioned for the faithful performance
of all duties required Of him by law and
by the terms and conditions Of his con
tract. The amount or penalty of such
bond shall he twenty thousand dollars Ii
the obligor's contract he for the furnishing
of two or more of the first four classes
Of public printing; and ten thousand dol
lars If his contract be for the furnishin@
of one Of said classes of printing. Said
bond shall he approved by said board and
together with the contract and all othe,
papers relating thereto, be deposited in
the office Of the secretary Of state.
2050 Breach Of Printing Contracts. II
n successful bidder fails to enter into g
printing contract and execute a bond as
REQUIRED by this chapter the one thousand
dollars deposited by him with the treas
urer shall at once become the absolute
property Of the state; and there shall b6
forfeited to the state the amount of the
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