ally prescribed in the next section the bidder will perform the work and furnish the stock.
§ 41. Maximum prices for composition, press-work, binding and paper. The following prices are hereby established as the maximum prices for doing such work:
Composition: Sixty cents for each one thousand ems of plain composition; ninety cents for each one thousand ems of figure work; one dollar and twenty cents for each one thousand ems of rule and figure work.
Press-work: For the first one hundred impressions of form, one dollar; and twenty-five cents for each additional one hundred impressions or fraction thereof-one side of the sheet of flat cap, folio or medium, two pages on bill work, and eight pages of pamphlet or journal work, or fraction thereof, to constitute a form.
Folding and pasting on the first and fifth classes, for one fold, eight cents per hundred sheets; for two folds on one sheet, twelve cents per hundred sheets; for two folds and pasting and tipping, twenty-five cents per one hundred sheets, including trimming. On the second, third and fourth classes, when no charge is made for binding, ten cents per one hundred of eight pages or fraction thereof.
For stitching for all classes, including folding, collating, stabbing, stitching and trimming per one hundred copies, for eight pages or less, thirty-five cents per one hundred copies, and for each additional signature of eight pages, ten cents per one hundred copies.
For binding for all classes, including folding, collating, stabbing, stitching and pamphlet covering for books of eight pages or less, per one hundred copies, forty cents; for each additional signature of eight pages, ten cents per one hundred copies; if sewed instead of stitched, twelve cents per one hundred copies for each additional signature.
For binding: Book-work in tar board covered with paper, leather backs, lettered on back with ink, in addition to the pamphlet binding, thirty-five cents per volume.
For binding book-work in cloth, gilt lettering on back, in addition to pamphlet binding, thirty-five cents per volume.
For binding in full law sheep, and lettering, in addition to the pamphlet binding, seventy-five cents per volume.
The printing under the fifth class, which includes miscellaneous job work for the executive departments and other miscellaneous printing not covered by this article shall be under the control of the commissioners of printing, who shall secure the same at the lowest rates and upon the most advantageous terms.
For printing blank books, either ruled and printed or ruled without printing, the paper used to be sized and calendered, and of standard brands:
Cap paper, eighteen pounds to the ream, plain ruled, half-bound, one dollar and twenty-five cents per quire; ditto, printed heads, one dollar and seventy-five cents per quire; ditto, plain ruled extra full bound, two dollars per quire; ditto, printed heads, two dollars and fifty cents per quire.
Demy paper, twenty-eight pounds to the ream, plain ruled, half-bound, one dollar and fifty cents per quire; ditto, printed heads, two dollars per quire; ditto, plain ruled, extra full bound, two dollars and fifty cents per quire; ditto, printed heads, three dollars per quire.
Medium paper, thirty-six pounds to the ream, plain ruled, half-
bound, two dollars per quire; ditto, printed heads, two dollars and
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