The southern press., 1851-09-06
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HousE OF RErassnsrAr,vrs Us,rnD SrAr,

iiopeE oF UNITED oTA1Ls
Clerks office, April l2, 1851.
N pursuance of the l7lh section OF the act of
/ Congress of the 26th August, l842, entitled,
. An act legalizng and making appropriations
for such necessary objects have been usually in
cluded IN the general appropriation bills without
authority of law, and to fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the departments and Offices
of government, and for other purposes which
said l7th section is as follows
% SEC. II. find be 1t further enacted That all
stationery, ofevery name and nature, for the Of
the two houses of Congress-, and ~ stationery and
job printing, or every nam and nature for the use
of the several departments of government, a".. for
bureaus and Offices in those departments at Wash
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp twine, and mal-bags furnished the 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, and such deputy postmasters in The Post
Office establishment and such collectors in the Gus
tom house establishment ms the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
speotivey designate for that purpose shall resoec-
lively advertise once week, for at least iour
weeks, in one or more Of the principal papers pub
lshed in the places where such articles are 20 be
he'd, or such printing done, for s"aled pro-
posals for furnishing such articles or the whole of
any particular class of articles, or for doing such
printing, or the whole or any specified job thereof
TO ,e done at such place, specifying in such adver-
tisement the amount, quantity, and description OF
eech lind OF srticles to be furnished, and, as near
may be, tle nature, amount and kind 0 printing
to be uone and all such proposals shall be kept
sealed until the day specified in such advertisement
for opening the same, when they ehall be opened
by or under the direction ofthe officer making such
advertisement, in the presence of at least two per-
cons; and the person offering TO furnish any class
o. 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 ihe contract price in case of
failure, shall receive contract Tor doing the same
and in the low est bidder shall fail to enter into
such contract and give such security within rea-
sonable time, to be fixed in such advertisement,
then the contract shall be given to the next lowest
bidder who shall enter into such contra and give
such security. And in case Of failure to supply
the articles or to perfom the ork by the person
entering into such contract, he and his sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract as liquidated 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, Monday, the 26th day
Of May next, (st which time ell the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles of statone-
ry hereinafter specified. To- the use of the House
| Of Representatives during tie Thirty Second Con-
gress--each article to be approved by the Clerk,
viz: