Year: 1860

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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Posed at the First Session Of the Congress


RESOLUTIONS.


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RESOLUTION authorizing Captains William L. Hudson
ded to them BY the Government OF Great Britain.


Resolved BY the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled That
Csnans William L. Hudson AID Joshua R. Sands of the
navy of United States be- and they hereby author
lied accept the snuff box and medal recently transmitted
this government the government of Great Britain to
be presented each of said officers memorials OF their
services in laying down the Atlantic cable.


Approved May 9, 1860.


GNo 25


JOINT RESOLUTION in relation the Public Printing.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America Congress assembled That
the Suderntenden of Public Printing be- and is hereby
authorized and directed TO have executed the printing and
binding authorized by the Senae and House Of RtpreSen
tatves the executive and judicial departments and the
Court Claims And to enable him to carry out the pro-
visions of this act he authorized and directed To contract
for the erection purchase Of the necessary buildings
chnery and materials for the pnpose said contract to be
subject the approval of the Joint Committee Printing
The two Houses of Congress- Provided That the
contracted to be paid shall not exceed one hundred and
6Av thousand dollars.


duty the said superintendent 10 superniend all the print
inc and bhdng the purchase of paper hereinafter d
reced the purchase of other necessary materials and
chnery and the employment Of prnof readers coposors
pcemen aboers and other hands necessary execute
the orders Of Congress of the executive and judicial de-
parmentS at the city of Washington. And to enable the
said Superintendent eectuay perform the duties
his Office he shall appoint foreman of printing, at
annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars and foreman
of binding annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars
but shall be appointed TO said positions who is not
practically and thoroughly acquainted with their respective
trsdeS 1t shall be the duty of the said femen of printing
and binding make and deliver the said Supernten
dent monthly of the work done in tfer respec
tive departments. together with monyy pay-rols which
shall contain the names of the persons employed the rate
ocompensaton and amount due TO each and the service
for which it shall be due They sh III also make out eSt
mates of the amount aud kind of materials required and
file requstions therefor from time to time, as il may be
needed and shall receipt for the tn the Snpernten-
dent And the said foreuen shall be held accountable
for all materials received by them Provided That the
Superintendent SHALL employ hands in the
public printing and binding establishment than the absO-
lue necessities OF the public work may r9ue and fur
the that the Superintendent report to Congress- at the
beginning of each session of Congress- the number of hands
employed and the length of time each has been
poyed. 80,


dent shall take charge of and be responsible for all
scripts and other matter To be printed engraved litho
And be shall render To the Secretary Of the Treasury
tery full account of all purchases made by him. and of
all printing and binding done in said Office for each Of the
houses of Congress- sRd for each of the executive and judi
ca departments For the payment Of the work and mate
ra there shall be advanced TO the said Superintendent
from time TO time the public service may require it. and
under such rules the Secretary OF the Treasury
scribe, of money, at time exceeding twohirds OF
the penalty of said uperniendens bond And the said
Superintendent shall settle the of his receipts and
disbursements in the required Of other dis
bursting officers: Provided however That said Superin-
endent shall not be allowed credit at the treasury for
account OF services rendered in said printing
ablhment at higher prices than those paid fr similar
services in the private printing and binding establishments
Sec l. And be further enacted That it shall be the
duty of the said Superintendent TO charge himself in a
seperae book be kept therefor with all paper and other
materials received BY him for the public use and
nh the to the aremen employed by him. their
QUESTIONS herein provided as the public service may



man at the head of department IN which the paper or
other material has been used.


SEC And be it further enacted That al the printing
and binding and all blank books ordered BY the heads Of
the executive and judicial departments of the government
the chiefs of the bureaus thereof and all the printing
and binding and all blank books ordered BY Congress or
BY either house of Congress- SHALL and after the fourth
day of March, eighteen hundred and sxtYone be dime and
executed under said Superintendent accordance with
the provisions of this act Provided That I'll the printing
ordered and to be ordered by the Thirty Congress-
shall be executed by the printers Of the Senate and House
Of Representatives, authorized by law; but
printing binding other than that ordered BY Congress
the heads departments aforesaid shall be executed
in said Office


SEC 6. And be it further enacted That it shall be the
duty of said Superintendent to receive from the Secretary
of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tves rum the heads departments and chiefs of
reaus all matter ordered to be printed and bound either
printed bound at the public expense and to keep a
faithful account Of the same the order in which The
same be receved and when the shall have been
printed and bound if the same is ordered TO be bound,
That the volumes sheets promptly delivered to the
Representatives.
parment authorized to receive the same whose receipts
therefor shall be sufficient voucher, BY the Supernten-
dent, Of their delivery.


SEC Z. And be further enacted That the Joint Cou
mttee Printing for the two houses of Congress shall
agree and fix upon standard Of paper for the printing Of
congressional documents to weigh not less than fifty
pounds the of five hundred Sheets of
BY thryegh inches; and it shall be the duty Of the said
Superintendent of the Public Printing to furnish samples
OF said standard paper TO applicants therefor and to adve
se annually, in more newspapers having the vrges
circulation in the cities of Boston, New York Phadel
PS HsS o.ns saS Rich
sealed proposals furnish the government Of The Untet
Of the public printing, Of quality and in quantity to b
specified in the said advertisements from year TO year. HI
shall open such proposals may be made in the presenc
Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the H0us
Representatives and shall award the contract for fur
hshng all Of said paper such class thereof as may
d Tor to the lowest bidder for the quality of paper adyer
tsed for by the said Superintendent and determined b.
lne JOINT Committee of the two houses OF Congress.
snail He the duty Of said Superintendent g compare til
paper furnished by the public contractor with the stauda
uany; and he shall not accept any paper from the con
tractor which does not conform to the standard determines
upon as aforesaid And in of difference of opinion be
tween the Superintendent of Public Printing and .he


eors for paper with respect to its quality. the matter
Saerence shall be determined and settled by the Join
Standing Committee Printing of the of Con
In default of any contractor under this law to
& with bis contract in furnishing the paper in the prope
and of proper quality the Superinendent is author


d to enter into contract with the lowest and bes
puer Tor the interests of the government amongst hos


proposals were rejected at the last annual lettings


hit be practicable SO to do and If not then to avertis
M proposals and award the contract hereinbeore prt
noed and during any interval which Is thus created
me new advertisement for such proposals. the SHperner
uent shall purchase in the open market by and with th
approval OF the Secretary OF the INTERIOR all such pspt
necessary for the public service, at the lowest price fc
2 Increase Of cost to the government in procuring SUI
in default and his securities shall be charged with an
ea responsible for the same shall be prosecuted upo
bond by the Solicitor Of the Treasury in The
IN ~ ned States in the Circuit Court Of the United State
IN he district in which the defaultng contractor resides
na 70 enable the Solicitor to do So the said Supernte
oent shall reporo him the default on its happening vii
i1 statement 6 all the facts in the case The said 81
Pefntendent shall keep just and account Of al Il
paper recevdd from the contractor contractors togetb