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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

and nays for House of Delegates; two thousand yeas

and nays for Senate; two hundred Rules and Orders

for use of Senate; two hundred Rules and Orders

for use of House of Delegates; four hundred copies

of list of Members of both Houses; two hundred

lists of Committees for use of Senate; two hundred

lists of Committees for use of House of Delegates;

fifteen hundred copies of Acts and Resolutions that

may be passed by the Senate and House of Delegates

How printed.

at the coining session, the same to be printed on fine,

white paper, with marginal notes, together with any

or all other matter not specified herein, that may be

ordered to be printed in English, either by the Senate

or House of Delegates, which copies of Acts and

Resolutions shall be complete and bound; and the

said bids shall be transmitted to said clerk on or

before the time specified therefor in said advertise-

ment, and shall be by him opened and considered

within ten days thereafter, and not before; and he

Award con-

shall then accept the bid of, and award the contract

tract.

for such printing to the lowest responsible bidder,

who shall, within twenty days of the acceptance of

his said bid, give bond to the State of Maryland,

with two or more sureties, in the penalty of double

the amount of said bid, conditioned for the due,

prompt and faithful compliance of the contract to

be entered into upon his said bid; and the said clerk

is to be the judge of the sufficiency of the responsi-

bility of said bidder, and also of his said sureties as

such.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That in case the per-

son or persons, whose bid has been so accepted, shall

Failure to give

fail within said time to give said bond and enter

bond.

into said contract as so accepted, if he shall have

been notified of such acceptance, and which said

notice said clerk is hereby required to give, it shall

then be the duty of said clerk to accept the next

lowest bid by a responsible bidder of the bids so

transmitted, to give him due notice thereof, and to

enter into contract with him in like manner and

upon the same conditions as hereinbefore stated.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the

duty of said clerk to report to the General Assem-

Clerk to report

bly, on the first day of the session, the said con-

tract, and his action in regard thereto, including

a report of all bids received by him from all