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FIFTY-THIRD CON GBESS. Sess. III. Ch. 23. 1895. 603 to advertise for proposals and to make contracts for the same: Pro- Prvwvoided, however, That the purchases authorized by this Act shall not in L""' any term of six months exceed the sum of fifty dollars for any particular article required. · Sec. 13. The Joint Committee shall have control of the arrangement g•>¤:¤¤¤¤i¤¤¤1 Rwand style of the Congressional Record, and while providing that it Mn. s., m. is, p. 14, shall be substantially a verbatim report of proceedings, shall take all “"{?}}{*‘{§· 5 needed action for the reduction of unnecessary bulk, and shall provide'p` ' for the publication of an index of the Congressional Record semimonthly during the sessions of Congress and at the close thereof. Sec. 14. The Joint Committee shall designate to the Public Printer I¤¤¤¤- a competent person to prepare the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record and shall iix and regulate the compensation to be paid by the Public for the said work and direct the form and manner of its publication and distribution. Sec. 15. When the probable total cost of the maps or plates accom- ri¤1¤¤,;r¤p]¤i¤g.¤w.. Eanying one work or document exceeds twelve hundred dollars, the °°}‘{§f,1;,,_.,·,,,,,_,,_·,,,, thographing or engraving thereof shall be awarded to the lowest and ¤¤¤¤¤¤•>¤· best bidder, after advertisement by the Public Printer, under the direction of the Joint Committeeilwhich may authorize him to make immediate contracts for lithograp ing or engraving whenever the exigencies of the public service do not justify advertisement for proposals. _ Sec. 16. The Public Printer shall prepare a schedule of materials Q¤¤,¤•<=*¤f¤r•¤¤¤· required to be purchased, showing the description, quantity, and quality of each article, and shall invite proposals for inrnishing the same, either by advertisement or circular, as the Joint Committee on Printing may direct, and shall make contracts for-the same with the lowest responsible bidder, making a return of the same to the Joint Committee, showing the number of bidders, the amounts of each bid, and the awards of the contracts. Sec. 17. The President of the United States shall nominate and, by {‘;}}_{;=¤}’**¤*¤*= *1* ` and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint a suitable per- P°n.s., mmm, p. m, son, who must be a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbind- "'“°“‘°"· ing, to take charge of and manage the Government Printing Office. The title of said officer shall be Public Printer. He shall receive a ,§*é¤*g;; gggg- ,4, salary of four thousand five hundred dollars per annum, and shall give ¤mé¤iita.` 'p` bond in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars for the faithful per- _ formance of the duties of his office, said bond-to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. Sec. 18. It shall be the duty of the Public Printer to purchase all §}g}°:_;,,_3,6,, p_,,,_ materials and machinery which may be necessary for the Government mtuuza. ‘ Printing Office; to take charge of all matter which is to be printed, engraved, lithographed, or bound; to keep an account thereof in the order in which it is received, and to cause the work to be promptly executed; to superintend all printing and binding done at the Government Printing Office, and to see that the sheets orvolumes are promptly delivered to the officer who is authorized to receive them. The receipt of such officer shall be a sufficient voucher for their delivery. Sec. 19. The Public Printer shall make annual report to Congresz mw}: ’°*’°"‘ '° and in it specify the number of copies of each Department report an document printed upon requisition by the head of the Department for which the printing was done, and he shall also specify in said report the exact number of copies of books, giving the titles of the books, bound upon requisition for Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and other officers of the Government and the cost thereof. Bum to umm Sec. 20. The chief clerk, the foreman of printing, and a person dcsig- nudes comma, cw. nated by the Joint Committee on Printing, shall constitute a board to examine and report in writing on all paper delivered under contract, or by purchase or otherwise, at the Government Printing Office. The chief clerk, foreman of binding, and a person designated by the Joint Committee on Printing shall constitute a board to examine and report