12 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 6r

And the said bids shall be transmitted to said Clerk
on or before the said 24th day of September, 1891,
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 when
his bid shall be accepted. Said bids will be opened
at 12 o'clock M. on said 24th day of September, 1891,
and not before, in the Clerk's office of the Court of
Appeals of Maryland, in the city of Annapolis, in the
presence of such bidders and other persons as may
choose to attend, when the contract for said printing
shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, who
shall have filed with his bid a satisfactory bond. No
bid will be considered unless accompanied by such
bond.

Persons making proposals are referred to the afore-
said Article 78 of said Code of Public General Laws
for more specific information as to what will be required
of bidders, and the manner in which the work shall
be done and paid for.

Parties desiring to bid for the printing can obtain
a blank form of bond by applying to the undersigned.

Bidders will indorse on back of envelope "Proposals
for State Printing. "

SPENCER C. JONES,
Clerk of the Court of Appeals of Maryland.

The undersigned would further report, that by 12
o'clock, M., on the 24th of September, 1891, he had
received five bids for said printing, each bid accom-
panied with a good and sufficient bond to the State of
Maryland, in the penalty of $30, 000, for the due,
prompt and faithful compliance with the contract to
be entered into when his or their bid should be
accepted; at the hour of 12 o'clock, M., on said 24th
day of September, the undersigned opened said bids
in the presence of the bidders and of the public, and
the same day awarded the contract for said printing
to Charles H. Baughman, of Frederick city, at the
price set out in his bid, he being the lowest bidder
therefor; that the said Charles H. Baughman has
entered into a contract with the undersigned, as agent
of the State of Maryland, for the faithful and prompt
performance of the work specified to be done in