The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-24
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE OF REPREsEErAriyEs UsurEp SrArGs,
a. CLERKS OFFIoE, WAsHRGTos,

HOUSE OF HEPREsEErArIyEs UNITED SrATEs,
"a CLERKS OFFIoE, WAsHKGros,
September "a, 1912.
pursuance Of the 18th section of the act of Con-
gress of the Goth of August, lS42 entitled % An
act legaizng and making appropriations for such
cessafy OBJECTS as have been usually included IN tho
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. IL. find be IL further enacted That all satone-
ry of every name 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
| veral departments Of Government, and for the bu-
reaus and Offices those departments at Washington,
including all stationery, blanks, wrapping paper, and
t"ne, 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 customhouse establishment, the
postmaster General and the Secretary Of the Urea
sury shall respectively designate for that purpose,
shall respectively ADVERTISE week., for at least
Tour weeks In one or more Of the principal papers
published in the places where such articles are be
furnished, such printing done, for sealed propos Is
for furnishing such articles the whole of any par
ticular class Of articles, or for doing such print
ing, the whole or any specified lob thereof,
advertisement the amount, quantity aud description
of each kind of articles TO be furnished, and, as
as 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 b opened by
under the direction Of the officer making such ad
verisement in the presence of at least two persons
ant the person Offering to furnish any class of such
articles or to perform any specified portion obof
said work. and giving satisfactory security for the per-
Torrance thereof under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in of failure, shall Ee-
ceWe contract for doing the same and in 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 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 for the forfeiture specified in such
contract as liquidated 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 I'M
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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