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Clerk s Office, April IL. 1851.
IN pursuance Of the l7th section OF the act of
i Congress of tho Goth August, l842 entiiled,
4" An act egalizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects have been usually in
eiuded In the general appropriation bills without
authority of law, and TO fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses Of tho departments and offices
of government, and for other purposes which
said ITth section is as follows
" Sac. II. .fnd be IL further enacted THAT all
stationery, ofevery name and nature, for the of
the two houses Of Congress, and all stationery and
job printing, OF every name and nature. for the
Of the several departments of government, and for
bureaus and Offices In those departments at WASH
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp twine, 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 I:
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
era and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
specvely 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 ,aled pro-
posals for furnishing such articles, the whole of
printing, or the whole any specified job thereof,
to be done at such place, specifying in such adver
usement the amount quantity, and description OF
each kind of articles to be furnished and, us 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 ad yersement
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-
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 and his suretes
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract as qudated 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 26h day
Of May next, Cat which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles of statone-
ry hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
ofRepresentntives during the Thirty-Second Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,
viz: