The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-11
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
House. or RErREsESrArVEs UNITED STATES,
CLEkkis OFFicE w ARLINGTON

HOUSE or REpREsESrArfvEs UNITED STATES,
CLERK's OFFicE, WARRINGTON,
September "a, 1912.
pursuance OF the 18th section Of the act Of Con-
l. gress oil the 10Th of August 1912, entitled 4" An
act egazing and making appropriations for such ne
cessay OBJECTS as have been usually included in the
general appropriation bills without authority Of law
and TO Tx and provide for certain inc denta expenses
OF The departments and Offices Of Government, for
other purposes" which said 18th section is as fol-
lows:
Sec IL. find be il further enacted That all statione-
ry, OF every name and nature, for the of the
Houses OF Congress, and all stationery and job print
ing, OF every name and nature for the Of the
yeral departments Of Government, and for the bu-
reaus and oices IN those departments at Washington,
including all stationery, blanks wrapping paper and
twine, and mail bags, furnished the post offices and
collect rs Offices throughout the United States shall
hereafter be furnished and performed by contract by
the lowest bidder, as 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-hose establishment as the
Postmaster General and the Secretary of the Trea-
sury shall respectively designate for that purpose
shall respectively advertise, week. for at least
four weeks in one or more OF the principal papers
published IN the places where such articles are 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 at such place. specifying in such
advertisement the amount, quantity, and description
Of each kind of articles to be furnished and as near
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
under the direction Of the officer making such adj
vertisement, IN the presence of at least persons
AMI the person Offering to furnish any class of such
articles, or to perform any specified portion 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-
ceve 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
,ecurity And in Of a failure to supply
the articles to perform the work, by the per-
entering into such contract, he and his surees
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in such
contract, quidaed damages, to be sued for in
the name of the United States in any court having
jurisdiction thereof.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office un
til three O'Clock on Monday the oath October next
for furnishing The articles Of stationery hereinafter
specified for the 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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