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Joint resolution directing the Of procuring the
printing for the Two houses of Congress.

Joint resolution directing the Of procuring the
printing for the two houses OF Congress
Resolred By The Senate and House Of Representatives. er
ne United Sfates Of america ~ Congress dssebed, That
the Secretary the Senate and the Clerk Of the House OF
Representatives be and they hereby authorized and
required, the beginning of the final session Of every
Congress- advertise for four weeks successfully, In all
the newspapers published in the city of Washington for
sealed proposals for supplying the Senate and House Of
with the necessary printing for each which advertisement
shall describe the Kind OF printing and the quality paper
and said shall divide and classify the print
ing Of the respective house AZ oliows One OF bills and
one 81 executive Documents and for every other
rripou Of printing each class TO be separate job and
provided for by seperate contract Tie said adver
iiseme shall also contain designation Of the place in the
said city Of Washington where such sealed proposals shall
received, and the day and time day at which said Sec
reary aud Clerk will receive any further propo
sails And the Secretary aud Clerk aforesaid shall provide
on which The same Is to be executed be kept AT the place
designated aforesaid al least twenty days
G b., s e q al e MAKE pe s
printing aforesaid intelligence whereof shall be contain.
Of the lime for receiving sai proposals. they shall be open
ed by the Secretary and Clerk Aforesaid In the presence OF
Speaker House Of Representatives and Of such per-
sons making proposals may wish TO be present And
The Secretary Of The Senate under Tue PG s o. Tue
the House Of Representatives under the supervision OF The
Speaker shall s eS, ra sa's IL @
Of his practical skill and his ability 10 do the work and who
ala, offer good and sufficient security ior the faithful exc
Inn III ths Jobs and contracts undertaken by him And
the Presdento President Of the Senate and
m secretary and the Speaker OF the House and It's Clerk
sh. proceed take bonds; with good and sufficient
riiy or the and faithful performance Of the work and
liz officers aforesaid shall Immediately thereafter report to
their respective houses all such lettings Of printing and the
contracts relating TO the Prorided, That the said
proposals shall remain sealed until the time appointed for
examining the same
Sac And De IL further resolred That q committee
Stating Of three members OF the Senate and three members
Of the House OF Representatives, shall be chosen by theif
respective houses which shall constitute committee on
printing which shall have power TO adopt such measures
AZ NAV be deemed necessary TO remedy any neglect on de
Law ON the part the to execute the work order
Ell by Congress- and 10 make pro rata reduction in the
coupepeaon allowed to refuse the work altogether
should ID be inferior the standard and in all The
contractor and his securities shall he responsible for
creased expenditure consequent upon the non perform
upon all Tor printing but no bill shall be acted
anon for work that In actually executed and delivered
aud which they may require to he properly authenticated
SIC O. And be further r,soired, Thar all motions L
her house shall he reisred to he member, Of the com
mice 81 that house who shall report upon the prophet,
n the probable expense hereofas early
venent And all expenres for printing shall be paid from
number Of copies ordered by each, except the expense
composition which shah be paid by the ho,.e which shat
have first ordered the printing 81 The paper or document
snd there shall be second composition II shall be pad
for by the shall authorize anil direct the same
and when extra copies Of any document or paper sa De
ordered by both homes they shall be delivered 70 ne Two
les by them respectively ordered.
Src a. And be IL Further resored That all laws ana pas
oi Laws force, not In conformity WIN NC
this Joint resolution be, and the same
Approved, August ., 1876 ,u.,.
Nh An newspapers published IN me chy o. MasMns.
ION are 10 publish the above ADVERTISEMENT of
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