The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-31

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HOUSE or kEsREsEST kTivEs UNITED erArks,
CfERk's OFFICE, WAsHReTos,
September "a, 1872
pursuance of the 18th section Of the act OF Con
4 gress of the Goth of August 1912, entitled - An
act legazing and making appropriations Tor suoh ne
cessary objects have been usually included m inc
general appropriation bills without authority Of law,
and 10 tx and provide for certain incidental expenses
of the departments and Offices Of GOVERNMENT for
other purposes" which said 18th section is as fol-
lows
Sec. IT, find be IL further enacted That all sations-
~, of every and nature, for the of the two
Houses of Congress, and all stationery and job print
ing of every name and nature, for tn of the
yeral departments of Government, and for the bu-
reaus aud offices in those departments at w ashington
including all stationery, blanks, wrapping paper, and
twine, and mail bags furnished the post Offices and
collect rs Offices throughout the United Siaies, shaii
hereafter be furnished and performed, by contract by
the lowest bidder, follows: the Secretary OF The
Senate the Clerk of the House of Representatives.,
the head of each department, and such deputy post
masters in the Post Office establishment, and such
collectors in the custom-house establishment, as the
Postmaster General and the Secretary of the Irea-
sury shall respectively designate for that purpose,
shall respectively advertise week., for at least
four weeks, IN one more of the principal papers
published in the places where such articles to be
furnished, such printing done, for sealed propos Is
for furnishing such articles the whole Of any par
tcular class of articles, for doing such print
ing, the whole any specified job thereof,
TO be done Ut such place, specifying IN such
advertisement the amount quantity, and description
of each kind Of articles to be furnished and
may be, the nature, amount, and kind OF printing
TO be done and all such proposals shall be kept
sealed until the day specified in such advertisement
for opening the same, when they shall be opened by
or under the direction of the officer making such adj
vertiscment in the presence of at least two persons
AMI the person Offering furnish any class Of such
articles to perform any specified portion or job Of
said work and giving satisfactory security for the per-
Torrance thereof, under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in Of failure shall re-
ceive contract for doing the same and in case the
lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such contract and
give such security within reasonable time, TO be
fixed in such advertisement, then the contract
shall be given TO the next lowest bidder, who
shall enter into such contract and give such
security And in of failure TO supply
the articles to perform the work, by the per-
son entering into such contract he and his suretes
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in such
contract, as quidatcd damages, to be sued for in
the name Of the United States in any court having
jurisdiction thereof.
Sealed proposals will be received al this Office un
| til three O'Clock on Monday the oath October next
for furnishing the articles of stationery hereinafter
specified for the use of the House of Representatives
during the ensuing session of Congress. Each article
to be of the best quality and to be approved by the
| Clerk.
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