The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-19
PROPOSALS FOn STATIONERY.
HOUSE, or RErsssxsrArpEs Usr5sD 1rArrs,
CLEKxs OrvIcE, WAsHlN0rOa,


Sepsessew -, 1912
TN pursuance Of the 18th section Of he oct of Con
L gross Of the 26th Of August, l6<D, sottlsd /" An
act iegalizng aud making appropriations for ssce ne
cessary objects as have been usually included IN e
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. .asd be further enacted That all statione-
ry Of every name and nature, for the Of the
Houses Of Congress- and all stationery and job print
ing of every and nature, for the use OF the
veral departments Of Government, and for the bu-
and Offices ia those departments at Washington,
including all stationery, blanks Wrapping paper, and
Irvine, 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 posi-
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 Al least
four weeks, in one or more of the principal papers
published in the places where such articles to be
furnished such printing DONE for sealed puopos ID
for furnishing such articles, the whole Of any par
ticuar class Of articles, or for doing such PRINT
ing, or the whole or any specified job thereof,
to be done at such place, specifying in such
of each kind Of articles TO be furnished, and, near
may be, the nature, amount and kind Of psineing
to be done; and all such proposals. shall b kpPt
sealed until the day specified in such advertisement
for opening the same when they shall be opened, by
under the direction Of the officer making such ad-
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 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
ceve a 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 Of failure to supply
the articles to perform the work, by the per-
entering into such contract, he and his sureties
shall be liable fol the forfeiture specified in such
contract, as Iiquidated damages, to be sued for in
the name Of the United States, in any court having
jurisdiction thereof. ftir
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. rtF -