OFFTCE OF THE A’ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Au&in, T6xea
Dwr slrr
aopiw OS the Tall
the Hlghray syleiwa
IIfbur nontha after
100,ooo oepiw.
o~iniaa of this deportmentupon two
ttiA#$ fain 4&lKtX’bQt, illit AWWWry
le for bid8 in t&s neuapapar4?
8. X8 it woowary~ In making a aontraat Sor th6
pur~ha~rOT wh rape, to amply with the prooadurr set but
in Artiola 608, pnd putieU%arly, is it A6Q4WUQ' that the
'contractba approved by the.Oovsmor, SeorstarY of 8tatq
and Comptrollerof Public Ooounta ea provided for in Artl- ~.
O&I 16, i%WtiQA 21 Of the t@a@titUtiOA?
aooonpanging your let-
The prtnted spfmlflcatloiir
ter reveal that the mape am to be printed In acoordanoewith
detailed spw~flcationo furaiahed by the atat6 H&bnay
" L-apartment,and that proof% of the mp ia eech of it6
'.atugsa OS printing muit ba aub&ttm? to and approval by
the Highway Eapartmant bafora the mpa are printed. After
maklrq protiaioa for folding and peckIn&!of the maps, tha
apacificationafurth6r provlda that all platee, fiti; and
other reproduetlonltame rlth which the maps ara produoad
are to ba 'preeanad at least air wntha, and that 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 elueus8sful bidder'for any other purpoaa than printing
thirolriolel hlghway map for.tha Stata Elgheay I;rpartwnt;
that ehae all'ordera,&erabase tlU.ed~for the Fall FAition
~1940Iflgbwayl&p, ~thelayout dmlgn for the baak of the
map, tha photographa,and the ortglnal film fpmlshad the
luaoeaaful blddar by t&d Iii&way .Departmantshell ba ra-
tuned to the Elghway Cepertmant.
blthowh yoar~~l&tar'rafarato this coetraot as
a oontraat for tha purahaae of Mgkaay mepa, it la 6bvl&ae
fro0 an axaallJationof thclaprslfloatlonathat the awtraat
la on* for printing.
Jlrtio1416, SeoUon 21, Conetitutlonof th+sState
Of Taxaa, prwlaaa:
"seation 81. All stationary,and printing,
exaapt proelematIonaand auoh printing aa may ba
dons et tiiadeaf and dueb asylum, peger; and fuel
used In tha leglelatlvs.andother dapa~rWants
of the gwenmeat, eraapt the fodlcialdspart-
sent, shall ba fumlshad~, and th% printing aEd
bindin& or the laws, joureela, 8od a69rtmnt
mpootte, m.4 sll other print&n& a& bfndioq and
tha ramru end furnlehlag the hall6 and roome
mead ior the meeting of the lagielaturaand it%
ousmittaas, eball be 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 ofricrerof any dapartrnaat of the govarslasnt
szlallb% in miy m&y interested in auah oontr?mt;
and iilleuah 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, aorporatfoosor as::oclaticns of persons,
rho shall be residents of Tax&s. fcr supplying
to the :;tate all printlr,g,. tfnd:ne;.stationery und
supplies of like chracter for ~1~1depsrtmecte,
icatitutlnae and boards, save cad ercs?t F!X& work
as e;s\y ‘OS done at tte various educationaland elee-
ltioeynary institutlGa8. 2aiC contract shall be let
to the lowest and best rasponsiblabidder after public
adtartlslngof au-i:proposad letting for once a nesk
for four conracutlteweeks in at lseet six newspapers
of g&oral atrou.latlo.-; in this state. Xo two of
sdoh paper6 ahall be 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 inspaotlonof Via
publio at all tlmcs. P;uwcontracts hall be made
in the Banner as.haralnbeforeprovided.*
The Conatitut& ragufiatx that all aontraatsfor
printing shall be subject to tho approval of the Ooternor,.
tharatary of State snd'ComptrolPar. krtlols 6Oi5,E. C. S.
1929, provides that all cumtrasts for printing shall ba let
to tha'lowestaad'bast responsiblebiddar after public ad-
vartlsing of auoh proposed letting for oaaa a rsek.for four
conaaautlveweeks- in at least sir nswaspspsrs of'gsaaral clr-
oulation- Ih this atsta. In.o*urCplnio~ Ho. O-22+30,we hsld
thaf the provfsions of Artfals Id, Seetlon 21, of the Coasti-
tutiaa;are mandatory, and, t!iatuntil 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 for bida, are rrandatory
cind apply to all.aontracfsfor printing. .!ie fiad notf?ir&in
the provislonsof alther the Constitutionor of the etatutaa
~4&zh would rsliava your dspartmcntfrancoonplging with the
provisionsof the statutes end of the Canatitutlonin the mk-
in(lof thsjroBos%d ootltraot.
7iouare ttzemfore advised.tbet,in letting tide
dontract, it Is ~aoasanr~ t&t you aogply aitb the provisions
or &rtiole Got),respeotiug publio advertisingfor bids. It
Is like-atse neoaaaar:: that gou aenure the epprooal of such
ccntrr,cts bp ths 3overnor, S&crretarzS
cl St6it6,and CoZptroller.