The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-14

HoUsE or REraxsGNrArIyGs UmrEp STATES
Clerks Office, April IL, 1851.
N pursuance Of the nth section Of the act Of
i Congress Of the Goth August, 1912, entiusd,
for such necessary objects as have been usually III
'luded 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 18th section is as follows
I" Sac. IL. ind be il further enacted That all
stationery, 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
iDgton, including al! stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp twine and mail bags furnished the post
offices and collectors Offices throughout the United
States, shalt hereafter be furnished and performed
by contract, by the lowest bidder, follows
The Secretary Of the Senate, the Clerk of the
House of Representatives, the head of each depart
ment, and such deputy postlnasers IN the Post
Office establishment, and such collectors in the
tom house establishment the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
spectively designate for that purpose, shall respec
lively advertise a week. for at least four
weeks. in one or more Of the principal papers pub
lished in the places where such articles to be
furnished, or such printing done, for aled pro-
posals for furnishing such articles or the whole of
any particular class of articles, or for doing such
printing, or the whole any specified Job thereof,
to be done at such place, specifying in such adver-
tsement the amount, quantity, and description Of
each kind Of articles to be furnished, and,
may be, the nature, amount and kind ofprntirg
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 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
rity 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 a rea-
sonabe time, to be fixed in such advertisement,
then the contract shall be given 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 ork 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 q. M, on Monday, the 26th day
| of May 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 Thrty-Second Con-
gress--each article to be approved by the Clerk,
rio.