Pennsylvania Act 1870-765 — COMMISSIONERS IN COMMONWEALTH AND CONTRACTS - REPEALED

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COMMISSIONERS IN COMMONWEALTH AND CONTRACTS - REPEALED
                  Act of Apr. 4, 1870, P.L. 834, No. 765              Cl. 16
                                  AN ACT

     Relative to contracts by county commissioners in certain
        counties of this commonwealth.

        Section 1.  To advertise proposals in certain counties;
     contractors to give security
        The county commissioners of the Counties of Bucks, Lancaster,
     Juniata, Venango, Adams, Erie, Mercer, Westmoreland, Montgomery,
     Clarion and Schuylkill, before making any contract for the
     erection of any new building or buildings, bridge or bridges, or
     for the alteration or addition thereto, shall, by public
     advertisement, printed in not less than two weekly newspapers of
     the county, if so many be published therein, where the contract
     is to be awarded, for not less than four weeks, one of which
     shall be published in the county town, invite sealed proposals
     for the same, according to specifications, which shall be
     written or printed in a book to be kept by the commissioners for
     that purpose, and kept open for inspection of all persons for at
     least four weeks before the time appointed by said advertisement
     for the opening of said sealed proposals, and which, at the time
     fixed, shall be publicly opened and the contract awarded to the
     lowest bidder or bidders, who shall, within ten days thereafter,
     give security to said commissioners for the faithful performance
     of said contract, according to said specifications: provided,
     that no contract shall be awarded by county commissioners until
     the same, with the sureties for its faithful performance, shall
     be approved by one of the judges of the court of common pleas of
     the proper county.  1870, April 4, P.L. 834, Sec. 1.
        Section 2.  Penalty for violation
        Any violation of the first section of this act by said
     commissioners shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
     thereof, said commissioners shall be sentenced to pay a fine not
     exceeding two thousand dollars.  1870, April 4, P.L. 834, Sec.
     2.
        Section 3.  Contracts for building bridges
        In the case of bridges, the specifications may be for iron,
     stone or wood, all or either of them; and at the time of opening
     said proposals the commissioners may elect which kind of
     structure said bridge shall be, and then award the contract in
     accordance with the provisions of section first of this act.
     1870, April 4, P.L. 834, Sec. 3.
        Section 4.  Time for proposals for rebuilding bridges may be
     reduced
        In the event of the destruction by fire, flood or otherwise,
     of a bridge or bridges, on any important thoroughfare, or where
     delay in rebuilding will be of serious inconvenience to trade
     and travel, the commissioners may reduce the time of
     advertisement for sealed proposals, as also the time the
     specifications shall be open to inspection on the books of the
     commissioners, to two weeks.  1870, April 4, P.L. 834, Sec. 4.