sition and in a compact and workmanlike style; also, that the public bills ordered by either branch of the legislature shall be printed on good writing paper, with pica type, each page to contain thirty-one lines; and the prices to be paid for the said printing shall be as follows: for printing three thousand copies of the session laws, the sum of forty dollars per sheet of sixteen pages; for printing one thousand copies of prices for the journal of the senate with the minutes of the joint the compo meetings, and one thousand copies of the minutes of the presswork. house of assembly, the sum of thirty dollars per sheet of sixteen pages; for printing one thousand copies of the legislative documents, at the rate of one dollar per thousand ems for composition, and one dollar per token of two hundred and fifty impressions of sixteen pages for press work; for printing two hundred copies of the public bills, ordered by either branch of the legislature, at the rate of seven dollars per sheet of four foolscap pages; and for printing the pamphlets and other papers ordered by the legislature, at the rate of one dollar per thousand ems for composition, and one dollar per token of two hundred and fifty impressions of sixteen pages for the press work; provided, that in all Proviso. cases where rule and figure work is required, the price for composition shall be double the rates above stated; and where matter requires two justifications, without rules, one price and a half shall be paid; and provided further, that Proviso. one dollar extra per page, shall be paid for printing all indices and tables of contents set in bourgeois type in the session laws, journals of senate, and minutes of the house of assembly. ing to be tra. 2. And be it enacted, That the above prices shall include Folding all the expenses incident to the printing and delivery to the and stitchstate treasurer of all documents ordered except folding and charged exstitching, which shall be charged at the current prices for such work, and the paper, which shall be of good quality and of the following description: for the documents, journals, and minutes, white calendered printing paper, twenty- weight of four by thirty-eight inches in size, weighing not less than paper. forty-four pounds to the ream of four hundred and eighty sheets; for the laws, the same size as for the journals, and to weigh not less than fifty pounds to the ream of four hundred and eighty sheets; for the bills, to be on good flatcap paper, weighing fourteen pounds to the ream; the price to per. Price of pa- be allowed for such paper shall be at the lowest rate per pound at which the same is sold by paper dealers in New York or Philadelphia during the first week in January; and satisfactory evidence of the price of such papers within the said period shall be submitted to the comptroller, before the allowance by him of any bill for paper on which any public printing shall be executed. Legislative 3. And be it enacted, That all messages, pamphlets, reports, Documents or other documents which are deemed of sufficient public importance to be printed and bound for preservation, shall hereafter be embraced in one volume, under the titie of "Legislative Documents;" and no document or report shall be embraced in said volume, unless so ordered by the joint committee on printing; and when said joint committee shall order any document to be printed in the said volume of documents, there shall be one thousand copies thereof printed, which documents shall be numbered in the order in which they are ordered to be printed, and the governor's annual message shall be classed as document number one in said volume; when any document shall be ordered to be printed more than once, at periods more than four days apart, the printer thereof shall be entitled to charge for composition as above provided for, each time the document shall be so printed, and in no other case shall more than one composition be paid for the printing of such reports or documents. 4. And be it enacted, That in conformity with the act apJournal and proved April sixteenth, one thousand eight hundred and Minutes to forty-six, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the general as be deliver- sembly and the secretary of the senate to deliver copies comter within pleted of the journals of their respective houses, to the persons employed to print the same, within thirty days after the close of the session of the legislature; and in the event. Penalty for of the said clerk and secretary failing to deliver such copies as provided for in this section, they shall forfeit to the treasurer, for the use of the state, one hundred dollars of their salary. Copy for Assembly ed to prin 30 days. failure. and by whom complied and price for the work. Indices how 5. And be it enacted, That the indices to the pamphlet laws, to the journal of the senate, the minutes of the house of assembly, and the legislative documents, shall be hereaf ter made out by the person or persons respectively who may be employed to execute said printing; and the sum of one hundred dollars each shall be allowed the said printers for compiling such indices; provided, that said indices shall be printed in solid bourgeois type, and be made out alphabetically under one heading in the style of the indices respectively of the pamphlet laws, and the senate journal for the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one print Sen 6. And be it enacted, That William S. Sharp, of Trenton, Who to shall be employed to print the senate bills. pamphlets, re- ate bills, ports of state officers for presentation to the legislature, and reports, &c. such other matter as may be ordered by the senate and house of assembly. print Min sembly. 7. And be it enacted, That Godfrey H. Hays, of Burling- Who to ton, be employed to print one thousand copies of the min- utes of Asutes of the house of assembly for the current year, in compact form, as per minutes of one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. print Jour Senate. 8. And be it enacted, That John Y Foster, of Newark, be Who to employed to print one thousand copies of the journal of the hal of the senate and minutes of the joint meetings and executive sessions for the current year, in compact form, as per minutes of one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. print Legis 9. And be it enacted, That George F. Nixon, of Bridgeton, who to be employed to print one thousand copies of the legislative lative Docudocuments of the current year. ments. print As 10. And be it enacted, That Murphy and Bechtel be em- who to ployed to print the bills of the house of assembly during emby the present session. bills. delivered to State 11. And be it enacted, That Chiswell and Wurts, of Pater- Who to son, be employed to print three thousand copies of the laws print laws. enacted at the present session of the legislature, which copies shall be delivered to the state treasurer, within two months When to be after the said Chiswell and Wurts shall have received the copy thereof, and ou failure thereof, the said Chiswell and Treasurer. Wurts shall forfeit the sum of five hundred dollars, which sum the said treasurer is authorized to withhold and deduct from the amount due them for printing said copies. of State to book of in 30 days. 12. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the sec- Secretary retary of state to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the furnish person or persons who shall be employed to print the copies copy for of the laws, a copy of every law passed at this session of the laws. withlegislature, within thirty days after the passage of each law, and on failure thereof shall be compelled to pay to the person or persons employed to print the copies of the laws, any sum which he or they may have forfeited by reason of such default. 13. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act, be and are hereby repealed. 14. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 3, 1874. Appropria tinue the an Asylum sane. CHAPTER CXVII. A further supplement to the act entitled "An act to provide additional accommodations for the insane of this state," approved March thirty-first, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of tion to con- the State of New Jersey, That in order to enable the comerection of missioners appointed under the original act to continue the for the In- erection of said asylum buildings, and to discharge the trust committed to them, the sum of three hundred thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated to be paid by the treasurer of this state on the warrant of the comptroller, which shall be drawn on the requisition of the said commissioners. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 3, 1874. Supervisors of State Prison au CHAPTER CXVIII. An act to authorize the construction of works for supplying the state prison with gas. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the board of supervisors of the thorized to state prison are hereby authorized to provide in such man ner as to them may seem best, works for manufacturing gas, wreck, at a and to supply the said prison therewith; and to expend for cost not exthe purposes aforesaid, à sum not exceeding twelve thousand $12,000. dollars. ceeding er to draw 2. And be it enacted, That the comptroller shall from time Comptrollto time draw his warrants upon the treasurer in favor of said warrants in board of supervisors for such sum or sums as shall be nec- supervisors essary for carrying into effect the first section of this act. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 3, 1874. favor of CHAPTER CXIX. Supplement to an act entitled "An act for the government and regulation of the State Prison," approved March twenty-sixth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine. WHEREAS, The act to which this is a supplement, confers on Preamble. the board of supervisors of the state prison "power to cause such improvements and repairs to be made in said. prison as may, from time to time, be necessary and proper for the carrying on of the business thereof;" and the same act authorizes the inspectors of the state prison "to cause such repairs and improvements to be made in the said prison, and the walls and grounds thereof, as may be from time to time necessary and proper;" and whereas, the exercise of authority so nearly the same by two sets of officers, is calculated to produce confusion in the execution of the aforesaid repairs and improvements, and lead to injudicious expenditures of public mouey; therefore1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the board of supervisors of the of State state prison shall have sole power to cause such repairs and ed with improvements to be made, in and about the said prison, and more the buildings, walls and grounds thereof as may be from pairs and time to time necessary and proper. Supervisors Prison vest make improvements in buildings 2. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts incon- and sistent with the provisions of this act, be and the same are grounds. |
