The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-01


CLrkK's OYvicE, WASHINGTON,
September "a, lo42.
pursuance of the 18th section Of tho act OF Con-
l. gress of the 26th of August 1912, entitled !" An
act egalizng and making appropriations ior such ne
cessary objects have been usually included IN Inc
general appropriation bills without authority OF law,
and 10 fix and provide for certain incidental expenses
Of the departments and Offices Of Government, Tor
other purposes" which said 18th section IS as iol-
lows
See. IT, md be further enacted That all stations-
~ of every name and nature, for the of the two
Houses of Congress and all stationery and job print
ing of every name and nature, for the use OF the Sc
veral departments of Government, and Tor The ou-
and Offices in those departments at W ashngton
including all stationery, blanks, wrapping paper ana
twine and mail bags furnished the post Offices and
collect rs offices throughout the United States, shall
hereafter be furnished and performed, by contract oy
the lowest bidder follows: the Secretary oil tho
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 tho
Postmaster General and the Secretary OF the Urea
sury shall respectively designate for that purpose,
shall respectively advertise week. for al 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 proposals
for furnishing such articles, the whole OF any par
ticuIar class of articles for doing such print
ing, or the whole or any specihed job thereof,
De uonc AT SUCH place, specuyipb "u'"
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 opsned by
under the direction Of 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 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
| security. And in Of a failure TO supply
| the articles to perform the work, by the per-
son entering into such contract, he and his sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in such
contract liquidated 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 UNI
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 Representative
during the ensuing session of Congress. Each article
to be Of the best quality, and to be approved by the
| Clerk.