The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-25


September "a, l5s2.
pursuance Of the 18th section of the act OF Con-
gress of the 26th of August, lS42, entitled 4" An
act legalzng and making appropriations for such ne
cessary objects as have been usually included I'D the
general appropriation bills without authority Of law,
and fix and provide for certain incidental expenses
of the departments and Offices Of Government, for
other purposes" which said 18th section is fol-
lows:
Sec. IT, find be IL further enacted That all statons-
ry of every and nature, for the use oil the two
Houses Of Congress- and all stationery and job print
ing of every name and nature, for III of the Sc
yeral departments of Government, and ior the ou-
and Offices 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 Uned States, shah
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 customhouse 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 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 or the whole Of any par
ticular class OF articles, or 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 art cles to DC furnished aud
may be, the nature, amount and kind Of printing
| to be done; and oil 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 the officer making such adj
vertsement 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 for the per-
Torrance the, eof, 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, 10 he
fixed in such advertisement, then the contract
shall be given to the next lowest bidder, who
shall enter into such contract aud give such
ecurty And in Of failure TO supply
The articles to perform the work, by he per-
entering into such contract, he and his sureties
shall be liable fol the forfeiture specified in such
| contract, quidated 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
| til three O'Clock Monday tie Gath 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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