The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-21
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HoUsE or RErKEsEsrATYEs UNITED STATES,
CLERKS OSyIcE, WAsHISeros,

HoUsE RErKEsEsrATYEs UsirxD STATES,
CLERKS OTyIcE, WAsHIseros,
September "a, 1912
pursuance Of the 18th section of the act Of Con-
4 gress of the 26th of August, lS42, entitled " An
act iegazlng and making appropriations for such ne
cessary objects as have been usually included In the
general appropriation bills without authority of law,
and 10 fix and provide for certain incidental expenses
Of the departments and Offices Of Government, for
other purposes which said 18th section is fol-
lows:
Sec. IL. find be IL further enacted, That all statione
ry of every name and nature, for the Of the two
Houses Of Congress- and all stationery and job print
ing of every name and nature for the use OF the Sc
veral departments Of Government, and for the bu-
and offices in those departments at Washington,
including all stationery, blanks, wrapping paper, and
twine and mail bags furnished the post ofhces and
collect rs Offices throughout the United Staes snail
hereafter be furnished and performed, by contract oy
the lowest bidder follows; the Secretary oil The
Senate, the Clerk Of the House of Representative,
the head Of each department. and such deputy post
masters in the Post Office establishment, and such
collectors in the cusom-house establishment, as tho
Postmaster General and the Secretary of the Trca-
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 to DO
furnished, such printing done, for sealed propos Is
for furnishing such articles, 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
under the direction Of the officer making such adj
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 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-
ceive 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 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
he articles or to perform the work, by the per-
son entering into such contract, he and his sureties
shall be liable fo the forfeiture specified in such
contract, 'iquidated 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 UNI
| til three O'Clock on Monday the Oath October next,
specified, for the of the House Of Representatives
during the ensuing session of Congress Each article
be of the best quality, and to be approved by the
| Clerk
| IL reams satin finish woyc letter pager, unruled