The southern press., 1851-08-04
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.

Clerks Office, April IL, 1851.
N pursuance Of the I7th section Of the act of
i Congress of the 26th August, l842, entitled,
" An act legalizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects as have been usually in
cuded IN the general appropriation bills without
authority Of law, and to fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the departments and Offices
OF government, and for other purposes (which
said 18th section is as follows
% SEc II. find be il further enacied That all
stationery, ofevery name and nature for the use of
the two houses of Congress, and Il stationery and
job printing, Of every and NATURE for the use
Of the several departments Of governments, a.I for
bureaus and offices in those departments at WASH
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp twine, and mailbags furnished the post
Offices aud 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 as 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
shed in the places where such articles are to be
furnished, or such printing done, for sealed pro-
posals for furnishing such articles or the whole of
any particular class of articles, or for doing such
printing, or the whole or any specified job thereof
to be done at such place, specifying in such adver.
tlsement the amount, quantity, and description of
each kind Of articles to be furnished, and, as near
as may be, the nature, amount and kind fprntrg
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 at 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-
rity 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 work 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, (at which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles of statione-
ry hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
ofRepresentatives of during the Thirty Second Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,
viz: