The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-16
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HOCsE or KEpREsENrATIvEs UNITED STAT


Clerk office, April II, 1851.
| N pursuance OF the 18th section of the act OF
i Congress of the 26lh August, 1912, entitled
" An act Iegalizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects as have been usually in
Guided IN the general appropriation bills without
authority Of law, and to fix aud provide for certain
incidental expenses of the departments and offices
of government, and for Other purposes which
said 18th section s follows
g SEC. IL. .4,,d be IL further enacted That all
stationery, ofevery and nature for the use OF
the two houses of Congress, and al stationery and
job printing, OF every nan and nature. for the use
Of the several departments Of governmsn, aua for
bureaus and Offices in those departments WASH
lngton, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp Irvine, and l-bags furnished the posi-
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 depar,
ment, and such deputy postmasters in the Post
Office establishn emit and such collectors in the Gus
tom house establishment the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall re-
spectivey designate for that purpose, shall respec-
lively advertise once week, for et least four
weeks. IN one or more of the principal papers pub
lished in the places where such articles are to be
furnished, or such printing done, for aled pro-
posas for furnishing such articles, or the whole Of
any particular class of articles, for doing such
printing, the whole or any specified Job thereof
to be done al such place, specifying in such adver-
tsemenr the amount, quantity, and description OF
each kind of articles TO be furnished, and, as nenr
as may be, the nature, amount and kind O printing
to be done and all such proposals shall be kept
sealed until the day specified in such advertisement
for opening the same, when they shall be opened
by under the direction ofthe 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 in 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-
sonabIe 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 or to perfom the work by the person
entering into such contract, he ard 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 clock a. M, on Monday, the 26th day
Of May next, (at which time all the proposals will
be opened for furnishing the articles of siatione-
ry hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
of Representatives during the Thirty Second Con-
gress-each article to be approved by TIE Clerk,
viz: