Chap. 187.—An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 270 and 275 of the Code
of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 13, 1912, in relation
to the duties of the superintendent of public printing. (H. B. 499.)

Approved March 21, 1914.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
sections two hundred and seventy and two hundred and seventy-
five of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March
thirteenth, nineteen hundred and twelve, be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:

Sec. 270. Superintendent to supervise public printing and
binding; his responsibility for mechanical execution of State print-
ing.—The public printing and binding for the Commonwealth
shall be under the supervision and control of the superintendent
of public printing, whose duties shall be as prescribed by law.
The superintendent of public printing shall be held responsible for
the proper mechanical execution of the State printing.

Sec. 275. To supply officers with stationery, and sv forth, and
publish proclamations, advertisements, and so forth—He shall
supply all the officers, departments, boards and institutions located
at the seat of government, the hospitals for the insane, the Virginia
State epileptic colony, and the Catawba sanatorium with such
printing, stationery, lithographing, engraving, ruling, and binding
as may be required by them in their several departments for the
proper conduct of the business of the State; provided, however, it
shall be optional with the management of the State hospitals for
the insane, the Virginia State epileptic colony and the Catawba
‘sanatorium as to whether they shall have their printing and binding
. done through the public printer, or elsewhere. He shall furnish
such printing as may be ordered by either house, and shall also
cause to be published in such papers as may be ordered, proclama-
tions and advertisements for the officers enumerated above. All
orders for stationery, printing, binding, ruling, lithographing, en-
: graving, and advertising, required by any department or officer shall
be made upon requisition upon the superintendent of public print-
’ ing, stating clearly and distinctly the description of the work, the
‘ quantity wanted, and the time delivery is desired, and the superin-
tendent of public printing shall enter the same in the order book
required to be kept by section two hundred and seventy-two of this
; act. The superintendent of public printing shall furnish the various
departments and officers with the necessary blank requisitions upon
which orders for printing are to be made.