The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-29
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
foUsE or RErREsEsTArrvEs UNITED STATES,
CIFnK's OyyicE WasHINCr0N,

HOUSE, or RErREsEsrArrvEs UNITED STATES,
CLERKS OrrIcE, WAsHNoros,
September "a, 1912.
pursuance Of the 18th section of the act Of Con-
i gress of the 26th of August, 1912, entitled " An
act lcgalizng and making appropriations for such ne
cessaFy objects have been usually included in the
general appropriation bills without authority Of law
and TO fix 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 statons-
ry of every name and nature for the use of the two
Houses of Congress- and all stationery and job print
ing of every and nature, for the use oil the Sc
yeral departments of Government, and Tor the bu-
and Offices in those departments at Washington,
including all stationery blanks, wrapping paper, aud
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 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 Trea-
sury shall respectively designate for that purpose,
shall respectively advertise, week. for at least
four weeks in 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
tcular class of articles, for doing such print
ing, or the whole or 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 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
versement 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-
ceiye 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 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
ecurty And in case of failure to supply
The articles to perform the work, by the per-
son entering into such contract he and his sureties
shall be liable foi the forfeiture specified in such
contract, as quidaed 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 on Monday the 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.
IS reams satin finish, woye letter paper, unruled,