Case Information
*1 OFFTCE OF THE A’ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Au&in, T6xea
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aopiw OS the Tall the Hlghray syleiwa II fbur nontha after 100,ooo oepiw.
o~iniaa of this deportment upon two ttiA#$ fain 4&lKtX’bQt, ill it AWWWry e for bid8 in t&s neuapapar4? 8. X8 it woowary~ In making a aontraat Sor th6 pur~ha~r OT wh rape, to amply with the prooadurr set but in Artiola 608, pnd putieU%arly, is it A6Q4WUQ' that the SeorstarY of 8tatq 'contract ba approved by the. Oovsmor, and Comptroller of Public Ooounta ea provided Artl- ~. t O&I 16, i%WtiQA 21 Of the @a@titUtiOA?
The prtnted spfmlflcatloiir aooonpanging your let- ter reveal that the mape am to be printed In acoordanoe with detailed spw~flcationo furaiahed by the atat6 H&bnay *2 " L-apartment, and that proof% the mp ia eech of it6 '. atugsa OS printing muit ba aub&ttm? to and approval by
the Highway Eapartmant bafora mpa are printed. After maklrq protiaioa for folding and peckIn&! of the maps, tha apacificationa furth6r provlda that all platee, fiti; and other reproduetlon ltame rlth which the maps ara produoad are to ba 'preeanad at least air wntha, and pow OS the mntarlal furnished by tha ES&way ljepsrtrzsnt and non6 of th% plates, rlliw, or other nproduatton mterial uead In the iwoduation of them offlois zaps pay be usad by th e l ueus8sful bidder' for any other purpoaa than printing thir olriolel hlghway map for.tha Stata Elgheay I;rpartwnt; that ehae all'ordera ,&era base tlU.ed~ for the Fall FAition ~1940 Iflgbway l&p, ~the layout dmlgn for the baak of the map, tha photographa, and the ortglnal film fpmlshad the uaoeaaful blddar by t&d Iii&way .Departmant shell ba ra- tuned to the Elghway Cepertmant.
blthowh yoar~~l&tar'rafara to this coetraot as a oontraat for tha purahaae of Mgkaay mepa, it la 6bvl&ae fro0 an axaallJation of thcl aprslfloatlona that the awtraat la on* printing.
Jlrtio14 16, SeoUon 21, Conetitutlon of th+s State Of Taxaa, prwlaaa:
"seation 81. All stationary, and printing, exaapt proelematIona and auoh printing aa may ba dons et tiia deaf and dueb asylum, peger; and fuel used In tha leglelatlvs.and other dapa~rWants of the gwenmeat, eraapt the fodlcial dspart- shall ba fumlshad~, and th% printing aEd sent, bindin& or the laws, joureela, 8od a69rtmnt mpootte, m.4 sll other print&n& a& bfndioq and tha ramru mead ior the meeting of the lagielatura and it% end furnlehlag the hall6 and roome ousmittaas, eball parformd under aomtraat, to ba &lvan tc, the lowest r%%pOn%ibl% bic?a%r, balm auab saxlima prlea, end under euah t+gUla- lifoca, ae s&e11 be praeeribml by l&w. Uo siambar or ofricrer of any dapartrnaat of the govarslasnt szlall b% in miy m&y interested in auah oontr?mt; and iill euah contre:t 8 e&U b% aitbjact to the approval of the Oov%rtir, Se'cretar~ of State and : Comptrollar.a
*T!ie L*sra 3hull ccatrn:.i for 0 tfcrl; c.f nGt ercee4ins two years KS th rsapcnsible persan~, firm, aorporatfoos or as::oclaticns of persons, rho shall be residents of Tax&s. fcr supplying to :;tate all printlr,g,. tfnd:ne;. stationery und supplies of like chracter for ~1~1 depsrtmecte, icatitutlnae and boards, save cad ercs?t F!X& work as e;s\y ‘OS done at tte various educational and elee- ltioeynary institutlGa8. 2aiC contract shall be let to the lowest and best rasponsibla bidder after public adtartlslng of au-i: proposad letting for once a nesk for four conracutlte weeks in at lseet six newspapers of g&oral atrou.latlo.-; in this state. Xo two of sdoh paper6 ahall publlahad in the aama county. The 3ard may rsjact any ana all bids; the raaaon tbsretcr shall be sntarsd ti full in the ainutas of the horcxd cmd shall be ac~n to the inspaotlon of Via publio at all tlmcs. P;uw contracts hall be made in the Banner as.haralnbefore provided.* The Conatitut& ragufiatx that all aontraats for printing shall be subject to tho approval of the Ooternor, . State snd'ComptrolPar. krtlols 6Oi5, E. C. S. tharatary 1929, provides all cumtrasts for printing shall ba let to tha'lowest aad'bast responsible biddar after public ad- vartlsing of auoh proposed letting for oaaa a rsek.for four conaaautlve weeks- in at least sir nswaspspsrs of'gsaaral clr- oulation- Ih this atsta. In. o*ur Cplnio~ Ho. O-22+30, we hsld thaf the provfsions of Artfals Id, Seetlon 21, of the Coasti- tutiaa;are mandatory, and, t!iat until such aoatracta for prlzv$lng em apprwa,d by the Soveruor, Seoratarp of State, and Wmptroller, they are not binding upon the stats and, a,m in legal sffeat no contraata. Liirewlae, the req&aizents of Ar- tlcle 600, rith mepact to advertising bida, are rrandatory cind apply to all.aontracfs for printing. .!ie fiad notf?ir& in the provislons of alther the Constitution or of the etatutaa ~4&zh would rsliava your dspartmcnt franc oonplging with the provisions of the statutes end of the Canatitutlon the mk- in(l of thsjroBos%d ootltraot.
7iou are ttzemfore advised.tbet, in letting tide dontract, it Is ~aoasanr~ the provisions t&t you aogply aitb or &rtiole Got), respeotiug publio advertising for bids. It Is like-atse that gou aenure the epprooal of such neoaaaar:: ccntrr,cts bp ths 3overnor, S&crretarzS cl St6it6, and CoZptroller.