1770 PUBLIC WORKS—BOARD OF. [ART. 78A

1904, ch. 397, sec. 2.

2. It shall' be the duty of the State librarian for and on
behalf of the court of appeals, on behalf of the general assembly
for the year in which the same may be in session, and on behalf
of the State library and of the secretary of State for and on
behalf of the executive department to furnish said board of public
works, before the first day of June, in each year, specifications for
the stationery, account books, record books and other materials
of like character necessary to the work of the above-mentioned
departments in each and every year, and for the general assem-
bly specifications shall be drawn by the State librarian for the
bids for the year during which the general assembly shall hold
its sessions.

Ibid. sec. 3.

3. Said board of public works shall immediately, upon deter-
mining the lowest responsible bidder, award said contract to
said bidder, and notify him thereof; and it shall ten days
thereafter enter into contract with said bidder for the supplies
so enumerated; and if from any cause said bidder shall fail to
enter into said contract, the said board of public works shall
award the contract to the next lowest responsible bidder, who
shall have filed his bond as directed in section 1.

Ibid sec, 4.

4. If any person shall bid for said, stationery, books and
materials of a like character necessary for said departments,
and fail to enter into contract with the said board of public
works, 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 in the 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 re-
ceived shall be transmitted to the comptroller of the treasury,
and paid into the treasury of the State.

Ibid. sec. 5.

5. The contract which shall be awarded to the successful
bidder, in pursuance of the provisions of this article, shall
contain a clause stipulating that any stationery, blank books,
record books and other materials of a like character which may
be required for the use of any of the State departments here-