CHAPTER XV. An act authorising the secretary, treasurer and audi tor to contract with a printer or printers, and for the distribution of the laws and journals. The duty of Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Ohio, That the secretary, the secretary treasurer and auditor of state, or a majority of &c. in con them, are hereby directed to make and close, tracting with on behalf of the state of Ohio, a contract or con- printers tracts with one or more printer or printers, in this state, sixty days previous to every succeeding session of the general assembly thereof, upon the most advantageous terms, taking into view the price, manner and time of performing the work, for all the public printing that may be required for that session, by entering into an To enter in article or articles with said printer or printers, to an article and his or their security or securities, setting and take se forth explicitly the manner in which the public curity printing shall be executed, reserving at all times, as a further security for the due and faithful performance of such contract, one third of the money due on printing actually perform- sum due. ed, which sum so reserved shall be forfeited to the use of the state; and the said printer or Printers and printers shall moreover be subject to the paysecurity lia ble for dama ment of all damages sustained by the public, in case of non-compliance on the part of such printer or printers, with the terms of his or their contract or contracts; and the treasurer is here- Treasurer by authorised and required to commence and to commence prosecute an action or actions on such article suit or articles, in any court having competent jurisdiction; and the auditor is hereby authorised Auditor to to issue bills in favor of such printer or printers issue bills Reserve one third of the ges 1 notice to be payable at the state treasury, out of any monies in the treasury appropriated for that purpose, for two-thirds of the sum which shall appear actually due as aforesaid. Sec. 2. BE it further enacted, That the said Two months secretary, treasurer and auditor of state shall, given before previous to entering into any contract for printContracting ing, give two months public notice in two &c. in con. newspapers, one of which shall be printed at the seat of government, that they will receive proposals from all such printers as may choose to apply therefor. The duty of Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the sethe secretary cretary, auditor and treasurer of state, or a mafor distribu: jority of them shall, at the close of each session ing the laws of the legislature, lay off the state into convenient districts, and give notice in a newspaper printed at the seat of government, that they What notice will, on a day certain, (at least thirty days after to be given the date of such notice) receive separate proposals for carrying the laws and journals into the several counties in each district, mentioned in said notice; and the person or persons who may undertake to carry the laws and journals for the lowest sum, shall have the contract, on Bond and se.giving bond, with sufficient security, to the to be given treasurer of state, conditioned for the faithful delivery of the laws and journals at the office of the clerk of the court of the proper county, on or before a day certain, to be fixed on by the said secretary, auditor and treasurer, or a majo rity of them; and in case of the failure of any Treasurer to person or persons, who may undertake to carry pros. in case the laws or journals as aforesaid, the treasurer of of non-per. state shall prosecute such delinquent or delin. quents, before any court having competent jurisdiction. Sec. 4. BE it further enacted, That each 4 judge, justice of the peace, sheriff, coroner, Officers enti recorder, notary public, each county commis. tled to a copy of laws, &c. sioner, and each board of trustees, elected under the act for the incorporation of the original surveyed townships, shall be entitled to one copy of the laws; and each member of the general assembly shall be entitled to one copy of the laws and one volume of the journals of both houses of the general assembly, annually; and Duty of clks the clerk of the court of common pleas, of each in making county, shall deliver to each officer above men- distribution tioned, one copy of the laws on demand, reserving one copy of the laws for his own use, and one for the use of the grand jury, and distribute the balance, if any there may be, to the trustees of the several townships, in proportion to the number of inhabitants, which laws are to be delivered to the township clerks on demand, and by them to be distributed among the officers in said township: Provided, however, Proviso That if any or all of the above named officers, shall fail in making a demand, at the clerk's office, for a volume of the laws, twenty days after the clerk shall have received the same, in that case, the clerk shall keep in his office so many volumes as he may deem sufficient for the officers aforesaid, and distribute the remainder among the several townships, as before directed. Sec. 5. BE it further enacted, That there Secretary to shall be forwarded, by the secretary of state as dis. journals aforesaid, to each county in this state, one equal proportion, as near as may be, of the journals of each house of the general assembly, according to the number of volumes of the laws, allotted to each county annually, to be distributed by the clerk of such county among the several townships in his county, to each township to the next session olerk at least two volumes of the journals of each house, for the use of the inhabitants of his township. Secretary to Sec. 6. BE it further enacted, That the semake report cretary of state shall, within three days after the commencement of each session of the general assembly, report to each branch of the legislature all contracts and proceedings had, pursuant to the provisions of this act, since the last session. Repealing clause Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the act authorising the secretary, treasurer and auditor of state to contract with printers in certain cases, passed on the fourteenth of January, one thousand eight hundred and eleven, and also the act for the more speedy distribution of the laws and journals and for other purposes passed the seventeenth of January, one thousand eight hundred and nine, be, and the same are hereby repeated. MATTHIAS CORWIN, Speaker of the house of representatives. THOMAS KIRKER, Speaker of the senate. January 4, 1812. CHAPTER XVI. An act to amend an act, entitled An act authoris. ing the secretary, treasurer and auditor to contract with a printer or printers, and for the distribution of the laws and journals.' Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the general assem bly of the state of Ohio, That the secretary, treasurer and auditor, when they give notice that they will receive proposals for printing as Bonds with is directed in the second section of the act to security to which this is an amendment, and also when accompany they shall give notice that they will receive pro- pinting and proposals for posals for carrying the laws and journals into carrying the the several counties or districts in this state, laws, &c. agreeably to the third section of the above recited act, they shall at the same time give notice that bonds, with good and sufficient security, conditioned for the faithful performance of such contract, executed to the treasurer, must in all cases accompany their proposals, and without such bond shall accompany the proposals, the secretary, treasurer and auditor shall not be bound thereby. and station Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said Secretary, secretary, treasurer and auditor shall, sixty days &c. to con previous to every succeeding session of the tract for fuel general assembly, make and close, on the part ary of the state of Ohio, a contract or contracts with some person or persons to furnish both houses of the general assembly with fire wood or other fuel and stationary, upon the most advantageous terms that the nature of the case will admit. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the con- Contractors tractor or contractors for furnishing fire wood or to give bond other fuel and stationary, agreeably to the fore, and security going section, shall enter into bond with sufficient security, executed to the treasurer of this state, to the acceptance of the secretary, treasurer and auditor, conditioned for the faithful performance of the coutract or contracts so entered into, and in case of the failure of such contract or contracts, the treasurer is hereby authorised and required to commence and pro- suit for non secute an action or actions for all such damages compliance as may be sustained by the non-compliance of such contractor, in any court having competent Li Treasurer tocommence |