Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-08

according to the nature of the case. And
such distribution shall be revised, from
time to time, by the said chief or principa
clerk, for the purpose of correcting any
tendency 10 undue accumulation or reduc
ton of duties, whether arising from indi.
vidual negligence or incapacity, or from
increase or diminution of particular kinds
of business; and such chief or principal
clerk shall report monthly to his superior
officer any existing defect that he may be
aware of in the arrangement or despatch
Of business; and such defect shall be
amended by new arrangements Of duties.
dismissal of negligent or incompetent Off
GERS, or otherwise.
Sec. IA. Amt be it further enacted, That
il shall be the duty of the several heads of
Departments in communicating estimates
Of expenditures and appropriations 10 Con
gress, and TO any Of the committees thereof
To specify, as nearly as may be convenient.
the sources from which such estimates are
derived, and the calculations upon which
they are founded; and, in so doing, to dis
criminate between such estimates as are
coniectnral in their character, and such as
are framed upon actual information and APP
pication from disbursing officers: and, in
communicating the several estimates, refer
ence shall be given 10 the laws and treaties
by which they are authorized, the dates
thereof. and the volume, page, and section
in which the necessary provisions are CON
tanned.
Sec. Is. And he At further enacted, That
no extra clerk shall be employed, in any
department, bureau, or office at the seat ct
Government, except during the session OF
Congress, or when indispensablv necessary
to enable such department, bureau, or office
to answer some call made by either House
of Congress at one session, to be answered
at another; and not then, except by order
Of the head Of the department in which, OF
in some bureau or office of which, such
extra clerk shall be employed; and no such
extra clerk, for copying shall receive more
than three dollars per day, or for any othe1
service more than four dollars per day, foI
the time actually and necessarily employed
Sec. l6. And be it further cnactpd, Tha
no messenger, assistant messenger, iaborer
or other person shall! be employed in an,
department, bureau. or office al the seat q
Government, or paid out of the con,ingcn
fund appropriated To such department. bu
reau, or office, unless such cmplnymen
shall be authorized by law. or shall becom
necessary TO carry into effect some oblct
for which appropriations may be specf
caly made; and not exceeding one hundrc
dollars per annum shall be appl C b
each departing mt, Except the Dcparimer
of Stale,) for the purchase of newspaper
for such department, and all The bureau
and offices connected herewith; and sue
papers shall be preserved as files for sal
departm ent
Sec. II. And be 1t further enarted, Tha
all stationery, Of every name and nature
for the use of the two Houses Of Con
gross, and all stationery and job printing
of every name and nature, for the use Il
the several departments Of Government
and for the bureaus and offices in those de
partments at Washington, including a
stationery, blanks, wrapping paper an
Irvine, and mail bags, furnished the pos
offices and collectors Offices Throughout
the United States. shall hereafter be fun
nished and performed, by contract, by IN
lowest bidder, as follows: the Secretary c
the Senate, the Clerk of the House of REF
resentatives. the head of each department
and such deputy postmasters IN the Pos
Office establishment, and such collector
in the custnm-house establishment, as III
Postmaster General and the Secretary {
the Treasury shall respectively designai
for that purpose. shall respectively adve
tise, once a week, for at least four week
in one or more Of the principal papers put
list1ed in the places where such articles al
to be furnished, or such printing done, f
sealed proposals for furnishing such ar
Giles, or the whole of any particular class
articles, or for doing such printing, or Il
whole of any specified job thereof, to
; done at such place, specifying in such a
vertisement the amount, quantity, and d
scrip,ion of each kind of articles to be fu
nished. and. as near as may he, the natur
amount, and kind of printing TO be don
and all such proposals shall be kept sealt
= until the day specified in such adveriis
!. ment for opening the same, when they sha
u he opened, by or under the direction
the officer making such advertisement,
! the presence of al least Two persons; al
y the person offering to furnish any class
!, such articles. or to perform any speclti
portion or job of said work, and givi
: satisfactory security for the performan
!, thereof, under a forfeiture not exceed
a twice the contract price in case of failu
u shall receive contract for doing the san
and in case the lowest bidder shall fail
If enter into such contract and give such
De curity within a reasonable time, 10 be fix
a. in such advertisement, then the con;r,
E. shall be given to the next lowest bid,
he who shall enter into such contract and o