1194 PUBLIC PRINTER. [ART. 78.

vote of either the senate or house; and each of the bids so made
shall be transmitted to said clerk on or before the time specified.
therefor in said advertisement, together with a bond to the State
of Maryland, in the penalty of thirty thousand dollars, with two
or more sureties, conditioned for the due, prompt and faithful
compliance with the contract to be entered into, if such bid shall
be accepted; and said clerk shall, on that day, at or near twelve
o'clock M. of said day, and not before, open said bids in the
presence of such bidders and other persons as may chose to
attend, and award the contract for such entire printing as afore-
said to the lowest responsible bidder who shall have filed with
his bid a bond satisfactory to said clerk; and said clerk shall be
the judge of the sufficiency of said bond, and no bid shall be.
considered by said clerk unless accompanied by such bond.

1886, ch. 492.

2. Said clerk shall immediately, upon determining the lowest-
responsible bidder, award said contract to said bidder, and notify
him thereof; and he shall within ten days thereafter enter into
contract with said bidder for the printing so' enumerated; and if
from any cause said bidder shall fail to enter into said contract,
the said clerk shall award the contract to the next lowest respon-
sible bidder who shall have filed his bond as directed in section 1.

Ibid.

3. If any person shall bid for said printing and fall to enter
into contract with the said clerk of the court of appeals, it shall be
the duty of the attorney general of the State to enter suit in the
name of the State of Maryland, against the bond of said bidder for
the amount of the difference between said bid and the next lowest
responsible bidder, in the circuit court for the county or superior
court of Baltimore city, where said bidder resides, and said court
shall enter judgment against said bond and issue execution thereon;
and all moneys so received shall be transmitted to the comptroller
of the treasury, and paid into the treasury of the State.

Ibid.

4. It shall be the duty of said clerk of the court of appeais to
report to the general assembly on the first day of the session, the