Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-10-13

and that such duties are distributed with
equality and uniformity, according To the
nature of the case And such dlslrIbu-
ton shall he revised, from time to time,
by the SAID chief or principal clerk, tor
The purpose OF correcting any tendency
To undue accumulation or reduction Oi
duties, whether arising from individual
negligence or lncdpncIiy, or from m
crease or dimlnuton OF particular kinds
of business aud such chief or principal
clerk shall report monthly To his superior
officer any existing defect that he may
be aware OF ~ the arrangement or dcs-
patch of business and such defect shall
be- amended by new arrangements al du-
ties, dismissal % negligent "r Incompe-
tent officers, or otherwise.
SEC II ind he Il 1mfhu enacted,
That II shall be the duty oi the several
heads of Departments ~ communicating
estimates of expenditures and appropra-
tons TO Congress, and To any ol The com
mi,tecs thereof, TO rPecliy, as neatly az
may he convenient, tho sources from
which such estimates are derived, aud
the calculations upon which they are
innndcd and in sn doing, Ia discriminate
between such estimates aS are coEleclu-
raj ~ their character, aud such ~ are
framed upon actual miormr'lun and ap-
picalion from dlsbursug officers: aud
IN communicating the several estimates,
reference shall ho gwen TO the laws aud
treaties by which they are authorized,
the dates thereof, aud The volume, pnge,
and section in which the necessary pro-
visions are contained.
SEC. ID. ,lud be IL jwihcr moc'ed
That no extra clerk shall be employ ed,
IN any department, bureau, or Office at
the seat of Government, except during
the session OF Congress, or when Indls-
pensahly necessary 10 enable such de-
partmenl, bureau, or office TO answer
some call made by either House OF Com
grcsS at one session, To be answered al
another and not then, except by order
of the head of the department III which,
or in some bureau or Office oi which
such extra clerk shall he employed and
no such extra clerk, for copying, shall
receive more than three d"Ila's per day,
or for any other service more than four
dollars per day, for the time actually and
necessarily employed.
SEC. !6. ind be liuihcr enacted ,
That no messenger, assistant messenger,
hborer, or other person shall he employ
ed n any department, bureau, or oihce
at the seat oi Government, or paid out "l
the contingent fund appropriated to such
department, bureau, or Office, unless such
employment shah be ButhorZcd by law,
or shall become necessary ~ carry INTO
effect some object for which appropr,a-
tions NAV be specific ally made ; and
not exceeding one hundred dollars per
an0um shall be applied by each depart
ment, (eNcepi the Department ol State,
for the purchase OF newspapers Ton sucl
department., and all the bureaus ant
Offices connected iheIcu and suci
papers shall be preserved as files for SAT-
department.
Sec II. .9nd be II further en1ctcd
That all stationery, of every name an'
nature, ior the use of the two Houses {"
, Congress, aud all sthrloncry and Iot
printing, of every name aud nature, lot
the use of the several departments %
Governments, and for the bureaus and
offices IN those departments at w ashing
ton, Including all stationery, blanks,
wrapping paper, and twinc, and mar
bags, furnished the post Offices and col
lcctorS' Offices thruug hout the tnne'
States, stall hereafter he furnished aud
performed, by contract by the loves
bidder, aS follows: the Secretary oi lh'
Senate. the CIcrk oi the House oi Keep
,rscnlaiiycs, the head ofench department
and such deputy poStmastcrs IN The fost
Oihcr establishment, aud such collectors
ia the CuSiom-huuSe establishment, a.
the Postmaster General and the Sccr"'
tary Of the Treasury shall rrspccilvcIl
designate lor that purpose, shall rcspcc
tivcIy advertise, once week, ior at lraS
four weeks, ~ one OF more oi ihc 2rncI
pnl papers published IN the places where
such articles are to be furnished, or sucl
printing done, for sealed proposals io
furnishing such articles, or the whole "
ANY particular class of articles, or 10
doing such ursu,ing, or the whole OF an
specified Job thereof To- be done at sucI
place, specify lng IN such advertisement
the amount, quantity, and description
each klrd OF articles - be furnished, and
as near as may be, the nature. amount
and kind OF printing 20 he done nnd a
such proposals shall be kept sealed unl
the day specified IA such advertisement
Tor opening the same, when they shall -
opcned. hy or under the direction oi th
officer masking such aIycriIscmcni, ~ lh
presence II at least two pcrsoGs ana III
person offering to furnish any class
such articles, or tu perform any Specii'r'
porllon or lob of sad work, aud giVi",
satisfactory security lor the Performance
thereof. under forfeiture not cNcccdln,
twice the contract prlcc ~ case "i failure
shall receive "A contract Tor dong ih
same and IN case the lowesi bidder sha
Gnl to enter into such contract aud gIy
su,h security within n reasonable hmc
to he fixed IN such advertisement, thc
the contract shall be- given Ia the ncN
lowest bidder who shall cultr into sue
contract and give such security. An
~ case oi failure to supply the article
nr ~ perform the work, by the person Ell
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