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Joint resolution directing the manner Of procuring The
printing for the two houses Of Congress. |.

Joint resolution directing the manner Of procuring the
printing for the two houses Of Congress. a.
Resored ty he Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
tie United Siates america ~ Congress asse,sdd That
the Secretary the Senate and the Clerk OF the House of
Representatives be and they hereby authorized and
required at the beginning Of the final session Of every
Congress TO advertise for four weeks ccessvey in all
tile newspapers published in the city Of Washington for
sealed proposals for supplying the Senate and House Of
with lie necessary printing each which advertisement
shall describe the kind Of printing and the quality paper
and said advertisement shall divide and classify the print
ing OF the respective houses asioows: One OF bills and
one Of executive documents; and one for every other de.
scripon Of printing; each clnss TO be separate Job aud
10 be provided for by seperae contract The said ndver
isement shall contain designation q the place in the
said city Of Washington where such sealed proposals shall
be received and The day AMI time OF day at which said See
rsnry and Clerk will receive any further propo
sals And The Secretary aud Clerk aforesaid shall provide
an Which the same is 10 be executed kept at the place
10 designated aforesaid at least twenty days sccesyt
the time receiving proposals shall expire open 10
tie inspection all persons desiring Ia MAKE proposals for
the printing aforesaid Intelligence whereof shall be contain
of lie time for receiving said proposals. they shall be open
ed by the Secretary and Clerk aforesaid ne presence OF
The Vice President, President OF the Senate. aud tue
speaker the House Of Representative aud Of such per
sons making proposals as may wish 10 be present And
The secretary The Senate under the SUPERVISION OF the
Vice President or President the senate and the Clerk Of
the House Representatives under The supervision 81 the
~ ,ayss bidder WHO shall furnish satisfactory evidence
az hIs skin and his ability TO do the work and who
g,iihrtnt security tne Iahful
,ian If lie ohs aud contracts undertaken by him, Aud
,bsrennn The President President Of the Senate and
III secretary and the Speaker Of the onse and lis Clerk
shall proc eSd take bonds with good aud auheen
riy or The and faithful performance OF the work and
t fsers Aforesaid shall Immediately thereafter report 10
their respective houses all such lettings OF printing, ante
contracts relating To the same Por'ded That the sail
proposals shall remain sealed untii ir lue appointed or
examining the same.
Sec And be II further rtsbred. That committee
astnp ofree embers Of the Senate and three members
III the House al Representatives shall be chosen by their
,esnectiyc hoisss which shall constitute committee
printing which sal have power To ADOPT snch
as may he deemed necessary 10 remedy neglect de-
Inv on the mart Of the execute the work order
81 Nv Conersf and 10 make pro rata reduction ia the
condensation allowed, or renIae the work altogether
phoni II be inferior tile standard aud in all eases
contractor and his securities shall be responsible for any
increased expenditure consequent upon ths non perform
anee 81 the contract The commiiee shn audit and pass
upon all accounts Tor printing but bill rhali be acted
upon for work that s actually executed and deliveries
and which they may require TO be properly authenticated
sEc O. And BE- II further rrso'red That oil moons Il
p,int tSs nunbersof any hill paper, document, 10 Il
,her house shal he referred % The members 81 the
n,ee oi thai house, who shall report upon fe proprety
printing and the probable expense htrenins early aEro
yenieni Aud all expenses for printing shal be paid from
lie fund of the honfes IN proportion To The
nnbr copies ordered by each except the expense q
which shal he pad by the houfe which shall
have first ordered the printing Of the paper or docun' NJ
and Il there shall be second composition fhall be pad
fr by the house which shall autorise hnd direct III" %
anil when copies OF any document OF paper a'au n
ordered by both HOUSES it shall be delivered =, W. NV"
houses ousy, ia p,oporlioni 70 the nnnp'f "p
I les by them respectively oiiered
SEE a. And beit further resrcd That AZ ahu PARIS
III laws now in force, not 10 conformity VIII ~.
OF this Joint resolution he and tile same are heiSoN
/ Approved, August ,, lSi6. -
N n Allnewspspers published in the city Of Washing
ton are reantated pnbsh the above WNerstmen lot
fonr weeks successfully and send the'r accounts 70 The
Secretary OF The Senate, '~h i~fW