The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-11
PROPOSALS ron STATIONERY.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, UNITED STATES,
CLEuK's OPFIcE MAY -, 1919.


pursuance OF the 7ih section Of the nrt Of Congress OF
the 18th August 1872, entitled " An act egalizing anu
making appropriations for such necessary objects as have
been usually Included In the general appropriation bills
Without authority OF law and 10 x and provide for certain
incidental expenses OF the departments AMI Offices Of Gov
eminent, and for other purposes" which SAID h section
Isru Il And BE- IL further enacted That all stationery
Of every nature for the VI the two Houses Of
Congress- and all stationery and job printing every name
aud nature for the se Of the several departments Of Gov
erment AMI for tile bureaus and Offices I'D those urpa
ilenis at Washington, Including all stationery, BLANKS
wrapping raper aud twne and mail bags, furnished The
ppa Offices AMI collectors offices throughout the United
States shall hereafter be furnished and performed by con-
tract by the lowest bidder follows The Secretary OF
the Senate the Clerk Of the House Of Representatives. the
head Of each department. and such deputy posmasers IN
the Posi- Office establishment, and such collectors ia the
custom House establishments as the Postmaster General
aud the Secretary nj the Treasury shall respectively de-
anaie for that purpose, shall respectively advertise, once
week for nj least our weeks in Of the prn
cpal papers published in the places where such articles
are to be furnished such printing lone Tor sealed propo
als for furnishing such articles, or The whole Of any par
icnr class Of articles OF Tor doing srh pfinng or the
whole specified Job thereof 10 be done ut such place.
specilyng in such advertisement the amount quantity
aud description OF earh kind Of articles to be furnished
and near may be- the nature, amount, and kind OF
printing 10 be done and all such proposals shall be kept
sealed until the day specified In suc advertisement for
opening the when they shall be opened ny or under
the presence ofai least persos ahd the person Offering
to furnish any class OF clarlces or TO perform any spe
cited portion or job OF said work, ana ewing satisfactory
security for the performance thereof under forfeiture mol
exceeding twice The contract price IN case OF fnllure SHAH
receive contract for doing the same and In case the
uwesl bidder shall il To enter into such contract, and
give such security within reasonable time TO be liked IN
such ersemeni then the contract shall be given 10 the
lowest bidder, who shall enter into such contract and
ye.s,ich security And IN ease of failure TO supply the
articles, or perform the work. by the person entering
into such contract he and his sureIies shall he liable for the
forfeiture specified in such contract as ligdated damages,
be sued Tor IN the OF The United States IN any court
having jurisdiction thereof"
Seale, proposals viii he received nj this Office until 10
O'Clock A. NJ, ON Monday the I'd day Of July next CAT
which time all the proposals will he openeO Tor furnishing
the articles Of Stationery hereinafter specified Tor the Use OF
the House Of Representatives. during the :lst Congress
rncN nriicle Do be nnurnNel by lie CLERK, viz: