The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-27
DIX W[~
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HousE OF RErREsExrArUEs UsITED SrATEs,
CLERH's OFvIcK, WAsBIxoTon,
1910

HOUSE UNITED 0tAAAsp
CLERKS OFvIcE, WAshIxoron,
September "a, 1912.
pursuance Of the 18th section Of the act OF Con
i gress of the 26th Of August, 1912, entitled " An
act legaiizng and making appropriations for such ne
cessary objects as have been usually included IN tho
general appropriation bills without authority oil law,
and TO fix and provide for certain nc,sotal expenses
Of the departments and Offices Of Government, for
other purposes which said 18th section is fol-
lows:
Sec. IT, find be ii further enacted That all staons-
ry Of every and nature for the use OF the two
Houses of Congress, and all stationery and JOB PRINT
ing Of every name and nature, for tn use OF the Sc
vera departments of Government, and Tor the ou-
and Offices in those departments at ashingon,
including all stationery, blanks, wrapping paper, and
Irvine, and mail bags furnished The post ofnces ana
collect rs Offices throughout the United States, snail
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, a. tho
Postmaster General and the Secretary OF the Urea
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 DO
furnished, such printing done, for sealed propos ID
for furnishing such articles, the whole VI 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 cles be furnished and, 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
or under the direction of the officer making such adj
vertisement in the presence Of at least two persons
ami the person offering to furnish any class of such
articles to perform any specified portion or JOB OF
said work. and giving satisfactory security Tor the per-
Torrance thereof, under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in of failure shall re-
ceiye contract for doing the same and in case the
lowest bidder shall fail 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 case of failure 10 supply
The articles to perform the work, by the per-
son entering into such contract, he and his surees
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in such
contract, 'iquidated damages, to be sued for 10
the name Of the United States, in any court having
jurisdiction thereof.
Sealed proposals will be received al this Office IN
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.