The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-04-21
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HousE or REPREsENrArivEs UNITED STATES
CLERK < Office April ~ 1851


HousE or REraEsEgrArirEs UNrrEp STATES
Clerk $ Office, April IL, 1851.
In pursuance OF the l5ih section OF the act OF
| Congress of the 26lh August, 1912, entitled
(" An act legg,iziug and making appropriations
for such necessary objects as have been usually
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, aud for other purposes which
said 18th section is as follows
- SEC. II. .1nd be u further enacted That ell
stationery, ofevery name and nature, for the use of
the two houses of Congress, and all stationery and
Job printing, Of every name and nature, for the use
of the several departments of government, and for
bureaus and offices in those departments az Wash
lngton, including all'satonery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp twipe, and mail-bags furnished The post
offices and collectors Offices throughout the United
States, shall hereafter be furnished aud 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 postmaeters IN the Post
Office establIshn ent, and such collectors IN The Gus
tom house establishment the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary OF the Treasury shall re-
spectIvely designate for that purpose, shall respec
lively advertise once week, for az least four
weeks. in one or more of the principal papers pub
llshed in the places where such articles 10 be
furnished, or such printing done, for s aled pro-
any particular class Of articles, or for doing such
printing, or the whole or any specified job thereof,
TO be done at such place, specifying IN such 0dver-
lisement the amount, quantity, and description OF
each kind Of articles 10 be furnished, and az near
as may be, the nature, amount aud kind of printng
to be done. and oil such proposals shall be kept
sealed until the day specified in such advertisement
for opening the same, when they shall BE opened
by or under the direction of the officer making such
advertisement, in the presence of az est 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-
nty for the performance thereof, undtra forfeiture
not exceeding twice the contract pricein case Of
failure, shall receive contract for doing The same,
and in case the lowest bidder shall fn TO enter into
such contract and give such security within rea-
sonable time. to be fixed in such advertisements
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 or to perfom the y ork by the person
entering into such contract, he ard his sureties
shall he 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 ofice
until 10 0 clock a. M, on Tuesday, the first day
of July next, Cat 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 Con-
gress-each article 10 be approved by the Clerk,
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