State journal & flag. [volume] (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 1843-1846, 1846-12-25
Proposals for Blanks.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

| PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, ,
November II, 1916.
4 N compliance with the seventeenth section of
= the act OF Congress 'legaizing and making ap.
preparations tor such necessary objects have been
usually included in the general appropriation bills
without authority of law and to fix and provide for
certain incidental expenses of the department and
offices Of the government and for other PURPOSES ("
approved August 26lh, 1912, sealed proposals will
be received at this department until the lst day of
December next, for furnishing The following des-
crpton of blanks for four years, the contracts to
commence on the first day Of April, l847, except
for the States Of Virginia, Maryland, the District of
Columbia, North Carolina South Carolina Georgia,
Alabama and Florida, contracts for which States
will commence the lst July 1917.
Mails received.
Mails sent.
Account of newspapers and pamphlets receiv-
ed.
Mails received at distributing offices.
All the above on royal paper, at least 25 by 10
inches, printed on both sides, and eintruled, with
not less than forty-two lines on page.
Mails senl from distributing offices same size
paper as above, but folded englhwise, and with so
lines pnge.
Free mail matter; paper small royal "a by II l.2
inches, 81 lines on page
Affidavit of official letters, on fooscap, four OH
sheet.
Account current, foolscap, two on sheet.
Mail failures, 4io post, circular, one page.
Special report, 4to post, do. do.
Post bills fooscap, IL on a sheet, without sigma
lures.
Post bills, do 10 do with do.
Ditto for distributing Offices on sheet, with
signatures
Post bills for distributing Offices, on sheet,
with signatures.
The proposals must be for each State separately
md must STATE the price, in sum, per ream, for
each kind of blanks, for paper, printing, ruling, and
packing. They 10 be delivered in such quanti-
ties and at such times may be required by the
different post Offices and the acquisitions post.
masters endorsed by the postmaster at the place
where the contractor may reside, such other
place the department may designate. None
will be considered rs delivered or will be paid for,
except on such acquisitions.
Each requsition, or quantity ordered, to be Sc
curely enveoped packed for transporiat alton, and
directed to the post Office, at the expense of the
contractors. The right is reserved of rejecting any
bid which may be considered extravagant, and also
to give to any one bidder the printing for one or
more States adjoining he State OF his residence. In
case of the acceptance of the proposal of a person
residing out OF the Stale he bids for, he must at his
own expense, furnish the blanksaor keep them on
depose at some place within the State, to be des-
ignated by the depar ment.
Each proposal must be accompanied by suffi-
cient evidence ofhe ability of the proposer to COM
ply with the terms Of his proposal.
The successful bidder will be required to enter
into contract, with surety, in strict compliance with
the provision Of the law. 10 which bidders refer
red.
Failures 10 furnish blanks promptly when order
ed, furnishing those of inferior quality to paper
printing ruling, any attempt 10 evade the true
meaning The contract, will be considered sufficient
cause for lis forfeiture.
Payment will be made quarter yearly, one month
after the expiration of each quarter.
The blanks must be equal to the best of those now
in USE Specimens may be seen at the various post
offices
The following quantities are for the several States
from the hest estimates that can be made for
years consumption but they may exceed or may
fall short Of the quantities required. The depart
ment does not bind itself to any specific quantity or
amount: