The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-04-17

HousE or RsyRxsxurA11vEs UNirED 6TATEs
| Clerk . ohkes, April II. 1851.
| TN pursuance Of the l7th section OF the act Of
| Congress If the 18th August, 1912, entitled
. An act Iegalixing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects have been usually In
Guided in the general appropriation bill. without
authority Of law, and 10 nix and provide for certain
incidental expenses Of the departments and Offices
of government, and for other purposes which
said 18th section ID us follows
" Sec. IL. find be ii further enacted That all
stationery, ofevery name and nature, for the use VI
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 at WASH
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper amp twne, and mail bags furnished the post
offices and collectors Offices throughout the United
States, shall 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 postmasters 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-
spsctive|y designate for that purpose, shall respec-
weeks. in one or more Of the principal papers pub
lished in the places whore such articles are be
furnished, or such printing done, for aled pro-
p0sas for furnishing such articles, the whole Of
any particular class OF articles, or for doing such
printing, or the whole or any specified job thereof,
TO be done al such place, specifying in such adver
tisement the amount, quantity, and description Of
each kind OF articles to be furnished and as near
AZ may be, the nature, amount and kind fprintrg
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 or under the direction Of the officer making such
advertlseuen 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-
ry for the performances 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-
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 work 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 ia
the name ofthe United States, in any court having
jurisdiction thereof
Sealed proposals will be received at this off
until 10 o'clock M, on Tuesday, the first day
Of July next, Cat which time all the proposals will
be opened for furnishing the articles of stations-
ry hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
of REPRESENTATIVES during the Thirty Second Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,
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