fisheries, game and forest commission, four thousand five hundred copies for the use of the commission, and two thousand five hundred copies for the use of the legislature, the report to be printed on calendered paper, with such illustrations as may be required; of the report of the Grand Army of the Republic, department of New York, one thousand copies for the use of the Grand Army; and for all other institutions established by the state, when their printing is not done by the institutions, seven hundred copies each. All of the extra copies of the reports mentioned in this section, except as otherwise provided, shall be bound in paper covers, unless a report shall embrace more than three hundred pages, in which case the whole number of extra copies shall be bound in cloth. The copies authorized by this section shall be exclusive of those printed to supply public libra ries certified in accordance with section nineteen of chapter three hundred and seventy-eight of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-two. Whenever any officer, bureau, board, commission, or any corporation or association shall make to more than one officer or body an annual report to be included in the legis lative printing, the state printer shall not print such report for the year more than once at public expense, and the filing of a copy of the report as so printed shall be deemed a compliance with any law requiring a report to any other officer or body than the one to which the original manuscript report was submitted. (As amended by chap. 187 of 1898, § 1.) § 77. Printing extra copies of legislative documents.—Such contractor shall print any extra number of copies of bills, journals, messages, reports and other documents named in this article, whenever ordered by law, and for such extra work, for the bills of the two houses, the price shall be named in the contract for each one hundred copies of a signature of four pages, including the paper, presswork, pressing, folding, collating, stitching and trimming, and for the journals and documents, the price shall be named in the contract for each one hundred copies of a signature of eight pages, including the paper, press-work, pressing, folding, collating, stitching and trimming. Unless otherwise directed by law, such contractor shall deliver one-third of such extra number to the senate and two-thirds to the assembly. Any extra copies of messages, reports or documents, ordered in pursuance of this section, shall be bound by such contractor in paper covers in the usual manner, unless otherwise ordered by law. Legislative Printing and Binding. § 78. Repealed by chap. 24 of 1893, § 3. SS 78-81 § 79. Legislature binding.—The secretary of state and comptroller shall, on or before the first day of April, 1892, and of each alternate year thereafter, give at least twenty days notice in two newspapers in each of the eight judicial districts of the state, that on or before a day specified therein, they will receive sealed proposals for the binding for two years of the state edition of the session laws, and of the copies of the journals, bills and documents delivered by the contractor for legislative printing to the secretary of state, the work to be performed in the same style as heretofore. To every bid there shall be annexed a guaranty, subscribed by a guarantor of sufficient ability, that the person making such bid if the same be accepted,* enter into a contract according to the terms thereof, and give the security required by law within the time specified for the purpose in the notice, and to every such guaranty a certificate shall be annexed of the county judge of the county where the guarantor resides, that such guaranter is a freeholder and able to make good his guaranty. Upon the expiration of the time specified in the notice the secretary of state and comptroller shall open the proposals and enter into a contract with the person or firm which shall make the lowest bid and shall give security approved by them, for the faithful performance of the contract. They shall not be compelled to accept any bid unless they deem the same advantageous to the state, and they may reject all the bids, if they deem them disadvantageous, and advertise anew for such work. § 80. Laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the schedule hereto annexed, that portion specified in the last column is repealed. § 81. When to take effect.-This chapter shall take effect on October 1, 1892. SCHEDULE OF LAWS REPEALED. Revised Statutes........ Part I, chapter 7...... All. CHAPTER IX OF THE GENERAL LAWS. [CHAP. 683 OF 1892.] THE EXECUTIVE LAW. ARTICLE I. Governor (§§ 1-7). II. Secretary of state (§§ 20-27). V. Attorney-general (§§ 50–57). VI. State engineer ($$ 60-66). VII. Provisions applicable to two or more executive officers (§§ 70 74). VIII. Miscellaneous officers (§§ 80-91). ARTICLE I. GOVERNOR. SECTION 1. Short title and definitions. 2. Acting governor. 3. Secretary and counsel to the governor. 5. Executive record. 6. Petitions on behalf of state. 7. Repealed. SECTION 1. Short title and definitions.-This chapter shall be known as the executive law. The office of the governor shall be known as the executive chamber, and his residence, as the executive mansion. § 2. Acting governor.- Every provision of law relating to the governor shall extend to the lieutenant-governor, and to the president of the senate, respectively, while acting as governor in pursuance of law. 3. Secretary and counsel to the governor. A secretary to the governor shall be appointed by the governor, and shall be paid an annual salary of four thousand dollars. The governor may also appoint and at pleasure remove a counsel to the governor, who shall be paid an annual salary of not exceeding five thousand dollars. It shall be the duty of such counsel to advise the governor in regard to the constitutionality, consistency, and legal effect of bills presented to the governor for his approval. (As amended by chap. 11 of 1899, and chap. 664 of 1900.) § 4. Annual expenditures of governor.-There shall be annually appropriated to be expended by the governor, 1. Not exceeding ten thousand five hundred dollars for the |