covers, and shall be reckoned on a basis of sixteen pages to a sheet, standard size, either twenty-five by thirty-eight or twenty-seven by forty-one. When a pamphlet is twenty-four pages to a sheet, twelve pages shall be the equivalent of a signature of eight pages; and when thirty-two pages to a sheet, sixteen pages shall be the equivalent of a signature of eight pages, (or in other words, one-quarter of a sheet printed both sides) in reckoning the basis of compensation. And we do further agree to do all work not specifically set forth in this contract at prices which shall not be above those current in New York or Albany.

Dated

Signed

(Doing business at

.)

I hereby guarantee that the above person will, if his bid be accepted, enter into a contract according to the terms thereof, and give the security required by law within ten days from the time he shall receive notice of the acceptance of his bid.

Dated

I hereby certify that the above guarantor is a freeholder, and able to make good his guaranty.

§ 13. Printing session laws.— The said printing board shall, on or before the first day of June in each year, give at least thirty days' notice in at least two newspapers published in the city of Albany, that on or before a specified day they will receive sealed proposals

for the printing and delivery at the office of the secretary of state, within three days after a copy thereof shall have been furnished, of the slips of the session laws in such manner as the secretary of state shall order, and for the printing and publishing for the use of the state of three thousand copies, or such additional number as the legislature may by concurrent resolution or otherwise order, of the session laws, with the indexes thereto, and such other matters as are required to be published therewith, together with the binding thereof, the work to be done in the city of Albany in the same style of execution as to type and paper as heretofore furnished. Said notice shall call for the compiling and binding of the session laws in such number of volumes as the secretary of state may direct, and shall call for the terms upon which copies of the session laws will be furnished to the public after the completion and delivery of the state edition, and of the places in the cities of Albany and New York where the same will be kept on sale. To every such bid there shall be annexed a satisfactory guaranty for the proper performance of the contract by a guarantor, certified by the county judge of the county or a supreme court judge of the district where the guarantor resides, that said guarantor is a freeholder and able to make good his guaranty. At the expiration of the period set forth in the notice and upon the day therein named the said printing board shall open said proposals and enter into a contract for the succeeding calendar year with the person, corporation or firm who shall make the lowest bid and furnish security, to be approved as to sufficiency

and form by said board, and it may discriminate in favor of such bid as it may deem most favorable to the state and to the public. The right to reject any and every proposal if deemed unfavorable or disadvantageous is reserved to the printing board, and said board may readvertise until bids advantageous to the state have been secured. The basis of computation shall be the number of slips of the laws printed the preceding year and the state edition of the session laws, provided that when the price to the public of the edition of the session laws seems exhorbitant the said board may reject any and every bid for such cause. The secretary of state, after the execution of the contract, may direct the session laws to be printed in two or more volumes if they can not conveniently be printed or published in

one.

§ 14. Right to annul contracts. Upon the failure or non-performance of the terms of any of the contracts set forth in this chapter on the part of the contractors with the state, the printing board may annul the contract in which default is made and the comptroller shall withhold payment from the contractor for all work done by him until the damage to the state shall be ascertained by proper adjudication, and the said board may readvertise and enter into a contract for the balance of the uncompleted term of any contract so annulled or abrogated in the manner prescribed in the provisions of this chapter.

§ 15. Complaints against contractor.- Complaints for violation of any of the terms of a contract on the part

of the contractor for state printing, shall be made in writing to the printing board, who shall and are hereby empowered and directed, in their discretion, to take such action as will afford the necessary and proper relief.

ARTICLE III.

Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect.

Section 30. Laws repealed.

31. When to take effect.

§ 30. Laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the schedule hereto annexed, that portion specified in the last column is hereby repealed.

§ 31. When to take effect. This chapter shall take effect immediately.