The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-27
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cd.,'' hNoE o. me lIlh section OF the act Of
| - ~ inc zoih oil august, 1872, entitled
| - ~ "s'nI'hs ana making appropriations iOl
! "e "pJec's ~ nave oeen usually included
~ ,po b'".iai appropriation DIS without authority
ia"' "uu 70 hA and provide Tor certain Incidental
u ule departments ana ohices OF The Gov
N'i''s" a'u i0r ou'er purposes = winch SAID lIlh
''ouo" !" 40 io,io"s
oe"' ~ una Dc a JmH1 enacted, That all sta
tlohey OF every name and nature for the use OF The
TWO houses OF ongress and all stationery aud Job
printing oil every name and nature for The use of the
several departments OF Government aud for the bu
reaus and Offices IN those departments at Washing
ton including all stationery blanks wrapping paper
and twlne and mail bags furnished the post Offices
and collectors Offices throughout the United States,
shall hereafter be furnished and performed by con
tract, by the lowest bidder as follows; The Secre
tary OF The Senate the Clerk Of the House of Repre-
senayes, the head of each department and such de-
putty postmasters in the Post Office establishment aud
such collectors in the Gus house establishment as
the Postmaster General and the Secretary of the
Treasury shall respectively designate for that pur-
pose, shall respectively advertise, once week, for
at least -four weeks, in one or more Of the principal
papers published in the places where such arti.
cles are 10 be furnished or such printing done,
for sealed proposals for furnishing such articles
the whole of any particular class of articles,
for doing such printing or the whole or any spe
cited job thereof to be done at such place. specifying
in such advertisement the amount quantity, and de-
near may be, the nature, amount and kind of
printing to be done aud all such proposals shall be
kept sealed until the day specified in such advertise
ment for opening the same, when they shall be
opened by under the direction Of the officer max.
ing such advertisement in the presence Of at least
two persons and the person offering to furnish any
class OF such articles, or to perform any specified por
ton or job Of said work, and giving satisfactory Sc
curity for The performance thereof under forfeiture
mol exceeding twice the contract price IN case OF
failure shall receive contract for doing the same;
ana III case 'he lowest ooder s'aii IAN to enter INTO
such contract, ana give suoh security wth,E d rea
sohaoie iime 10 nc iNeu III such advertisement, men
'e contract shaii DC gwen 10 inc mex, lowest puder
VINO sha'i ehter h'o sueh contract ana give sach Sc
cutiy ana ID case OF ,ailure 10 supply 'he art-
ce', OF 10 perform the WORK, ny tle person entering
mo such contract he ana ms sureues snail be liable
Tor the forfeiture sPec'hed such contract, as qal
ua'cu oahases, 10 DC sueu ior III uic name OF the
United States, IN any court having jurisdiction
'hereoi
sealed proposal, VIII DC received at inns oiiice IN
w O'Clock on mohoay' 'he lo'h OF July next, LOT
furnishing lhe articles o. stationery hereinafter specl
hed ior 'he use oil 'e house oil Representatives dur