The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-09
pRoPosALs FoR sTATIoNERY.
lioUsE or RnPREsEHrArrvEs UNITED STAT

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Clerk s office, April II, 1851.
N pursuance of the l7th section OF the act OF
Il Congress of the Goth August, 1912, entitled
. An act legalizng and making appropriations
Tor such necessary objects have been usually in
euded IN the general appropriation bills without
authority OF law, aud 10 fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the departments and offices
OF government, and for other purposes which
said Ilth section III as follows
=" SEC. H. find be il further enacted That all
stationery, ofevery name and nature for the use of
the TWO houses of Congress, and Il stationery and
job printing, of every aud nature. for the use
OF the several departments of government, a"I for
bureaus and Offices in those departments at WASH
ngton, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp Irvine, and 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, and 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-
spectivey designate for that purpose, shall respec
lively advertise once week, for at 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 aed pro-
posas Tor furnishing such articles, the whole of
any particular class of articles, or for doing such
printing, or the whole any specified lob thereof
10 be done at such place, specifying in such adyer
tsement the amount, quantity, and description of
each kind OF articles TO be furnished and, as near
as may be, the nature, amount and kind printing
to be done. and all such proposals shall be KEEP,
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 least two per-
sons; and the person offering TO furnish any class
of such articles, to perform any specified portion
or job of said work, and giving satisfactory secu-
riy for the performance thereof ulder forfeiture
not exceeding twice the contract price in case of
failure, shall receive contract for doing the same
and in case the lowest 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 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 O'Clock a. m, on Monday, the 26th day
of May next, lat which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles of staone-
ry hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
Representatives during the Thirty Second Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,
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