The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-28
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,, U. S.,

CLERK's OFrlcE, April II, 1851
IN pursuance OF the l7th section Of act OF Con-
Il gress of the Goth August, 1912, entitled can act
legazing and making appropriations for such ne
cessary objects rs have been usually included in
the general appropriation bills without authority of
law, and to fix and provide for certain incidental
expenses Of the departments and officers OF Gov
ernment, and for other purposes said l7th
sSEc. II. Ind be il further enacled, That all sta
tionery, Of every name and nature, for the use 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 the bureaus and Offices in those departments Mt
Washington, including all stationery, blanks,
wrapping paper. and twinc, md mail bags fur
nished the post offices aud coectors' offices throu gh
out 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
Department., and such deputy postnasters in the
Post Office establishment, and such collectors in
the custom house establishment as the Postmaster
General and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
designate for that purpose, shall
spcctivey advertise once week for at least four
weeks. in or more of the principal papers pub,
hshed in the places where such articles are to
be furnished, such printing done, for sealed
proposals for furnishing such articles, the
whole any particular class of articles,
for doing such printing, or the whole or any
specified job thereof, to be done at such place,
specifying in such advertisement the amount,
quantity and description OF each kind OF artics to
be furnished and, as near as 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
samc, when they shall be opened by or under the
direction Of the officer making such advertisement,
in the presence OF at least two persons 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 security for the per-
formance thereof, under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in of failure, shall
ceivc a contract for doing the same; and in case
the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such
tract and give such security within reasonable
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 a failure to supply the
articlcso to perform the work by the person enter
ing into such contract, he and his suretcs shall be
liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract
liqudatcd damages, to be sued for in the name oi
the United States, in any court having jurisdiction
thereof
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office un-
til ten O'Clock, a. M, Monday, the a6th day Of
May next, Cat which time all the proposals. viii be
opcncd,) for furnishing the articles Of stationery
hereinafter specified, for the of the House Of
Representatives during the thirtysecond Congress;
each article to be approved by the Clerk, viz: