The southern press., 1851-05-14
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UNITED STATES,
Clerks office, April 10, 1851.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, UNITED STATES
Clerks office, April IL 1851.
IN pursuance of the 18th section OF the act Of
Congress of the 26th August, ls42, entitled
An act legalizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects have been usually in
cluded in the general appropriation bills without
authority OF law, and to fix and provide for certain
incueIIsui rAprIsos VI ina ueparIm snts ana ofces
Of soysroms" , and for , Ssssr purpose (which
/" SEC. IL. find be IL further enacted That all
stationery, ofevery name and nature, for the OF
the 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 Irvine, 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, 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 estabshn. ent, and such collectors in the GUS
tom house establishment tue Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
spectivey designate for that purpsse, shall respec
lively advertise once a 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 'aled pro-
posals for furnishing such articles, 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-
tisement the amount, quantity, and description Of
each kind Of articles TO be furnished, and as near
may be, the nature, amount and kind Of 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 or under the direction Of the officer making such
advertisement, in the presence OF al 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.
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 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 10 the next lowest
bidder who shall into such cont act 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 a. M, on Monday, the 26th day
Of May next, lat 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,
viz;