The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-04-26

HoCSE or REPRESENTATIVES, UNITED STATES
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HoCSE or REPRESENTATIONS UNITED STATES
Clerk . office, April IL, 1881.
IN pursuance Of the l7th section OF the act OF
| Congress OF the goth August, 1872 entitled
" An ACT egalixng and making appropriations
for such necessary objects have been usually in
cluded in the general appropriation bills without
authority OF law, and 10 fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the Departments and offices
of government, aud for other purpose (Which
said l7th section is as follows
g SEC. II. find be Il further enacted That all
stationery, OF every name and nature for the use of
the TWO houses Of Congress, and all stationery and
Job printing, or every name and nature, for the use
of the several departments of government, and for
bureaus and Offices IN those departments at Wash
lngton, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp Irvine, and mail bags furnished tn post
Offices and collectors offices throughout the United
States, shall hereafter be furnished and performed
by contract, by the lowest bidder, as follows !:
The Secretary OF the Senate, the Clerk of the
House of Representatives, the head Of each depart
ment, aud such deputy postmasters in the Post
Office establishment, and such collectors in the Gus
tom house establishment the Postmaster Gen.
eral and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re.
spectvely designate for that purpose, shall respec-
lively advertise once week, for at least four
weeks. IN one or more OF the principal pers pub
lished in the places where such articles are TO be
furnished, or such printing DONE for ,aled pro-
posals for furnishing such articles or the whole of
any particular cabs OF altlcleS or FOR doing such
printing, or the whole or any specified lob thereof.
TO be done at such place, specifying in such adyer
usement the amount, quantity, and description of
each kind OF articles to be furnished and as near
may be, the nature, amount aud kind IF printing
TO be done. and all such proposals shall be kent
sealed until the day specified in such advertiser emf
for opening the same, when they shall be opened
by or under the direction Of the officer making such
advertisement IN the presence of at least two per-
sons; and the person offering to furnish any class
of such articles, or to perform any specified portion
or job of said work, and giving satisfactory secu.
rty for the performance thereof under forfeiture
not exceeding twice the contract price i'm case of
failure, shall receive contract for doing the same
and in the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into
such contract and give such security within rea-
sonab'e time, to be fixed in such advertisement.
then the contract shall be given to the next lowest
bidder, who shall enter into such contract and give
such security. And in case of failure TO supply
the articles to perfom the ork by the person
entering into such contract, he ard his sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract as lquidated damages, to be sued for in
the name ofthe United States in any court having
jurisdiction thereof
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
until 10 o clock a.. M, on Monday, the Goth day
Of May next, (at which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles of statione
ry hereinafter specified for the use of the House
of Representatives during the Thirty Second Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,
viz: