Chap. 246.—An ACT to amend and reenact section 276 of the Code, as
amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 13, 1912. (S. B. 378.)

Approved March 24, 1914.

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

Sec. 276. Payment of bills for stationery, printing, binding,
and so forth.—All accounts accruing under this section shall be
approved by the superintendent as correct and according to con-
tract, and when so approved shall be presented to the officer for
whose department the work was done or the material furnished
who shall certify the account, if found correct, to the auditor of
public accounts, to be paid out of the general fund appropriated
to public printing by warrant on the treasury; during the sessions
of the general assembly all accounts for printing, and so forth, for
the senate or house of delegates, shall be certified by the speaker of
the house or the president of the senate, as the case may be, but
during the recess thereof said accounts shall be certified by the
superintendent of public printing. Each officer, board, department
or institution whose printing is to be paid for out of the funds ap-
propriated for the maintenance and support of such department
or institution shall draw a warrant on the auditor of public ac-
counts, payable into the treasury to the credit of the printing fund,
covering the cost of the printing, binding, ruling, and so forth,
furnished such officer, board, department or institution, said settle-
ment to be upon statements rendered monthly, quarterly or semi-
annually by the superintendent of public printing to such officer,
board, department or institution.

For all other printing, binding, ruling, lithographing, engrav-
ing, advertising, wrapping, mailing, freight, postage, expressage or
stationery, or other material, for the payment of which no provision
is otherwise made, accounts certified by the superintendent of public
printing to be correct and according to contract, shall be presented
to the auditor of public accounts, and, if found correct, paid by him
by warrant on the treasury.

In determining amounts to be paid for composition under the
provisions of this act, nothing shall be allowed or paid for any
unnecessary blank page.