HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1437

and in each and every year thereafter, make requisition upon
the County Commissioners of said county for such dockets,
record books, registration books, stationery, forms, and other
similar articles, as will be needed in their respective offices for
the proper conduct thereof, during the succeeding year, and
for the supply of which, and the payment for which, the
County Commissioners are by law responsible; and the County
Commissioners shall thereupon, by advertisement inserted
once a week for two successive weeks, in said month of Sep-
tember, in two newspapers printed and published in Anne
Arundel County, one of which, if possible, shall be of opposite
political faith from them, or a majority of them, invite sealed
proposals for the furnishing of all such dockets, record books,
registration books, stationery and other similar articles; and
also for such record books, stationery and other similar arti-
cles as will be needed by the County Commissioners themselves
or their clerk in the proper conduct of their office during said
year; and also for such additional articles of the same char-
acter, at the same rates as may be required for said office, and
for which the County Commissioners are responsible during
such year; such proposals shall be delivered to the County
Commissioners on or before the third Tuesday in September
of each year, and shall at said meeting be opened and read
aloud by the County Commissioners, and shall remain on file
for one week in their office open to inspection of the public;
they shall then award the contract for the same to the lowest
responsible bidder, who shall be required to deliver the same
as and when needed for the use of said respective offices; and
no such books, stationery or other similar articles for which
requisition has been made, and contracts so awarded and for
which the County Commissioners are responsible, shall be pur-
chased by the County Commissioners, except under such con-
tract.

All printed notices and newspaper advertisements, and all
printed blank forms, and other printed matter, except such
as is included in the preceding section, required by law to be
given, published or used by, or such as is needed for the
proper conduct of the office of the Clerk of the Court, the
Sheriff, the officers of registration, the Supervisors of Elec-
tions, State's Attorney and the Treasurer of the County, for
the supply of which, and the payment for which, the County
Commissioners are by law responsible, shall be made known to
the County Commissioners, in the same manner and at the
same time, by requisition upon them as directed by the preced-
ing section, and the County Commissioners shall thereupon, by
advertisement inserted annually, once a week, for two succes-
sive weeks, in the month of September, as aforesaid, in two