The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-18
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.

HoUsE on REraEsENrATvEs UNITED STATES
Clerk . Office, April IL, 1851.
I N pursuance of the 18th section of The act OF
i Congress of the 26th August, 1912, 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
incidental expenses of ths departments and offices
of government, and for other purposes which
said lIth section is as follows
90 SEC. IL. find be IL further enooisd That all
stationery, every name and nature, for the OF
the two houses of Congress, and u stationery aud
job printing, OF every nan aud nature for the use
Of the several departments of government, a.. for
bureaus and Offices in those departmeu,set Wash
ngton, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp Irvine, and mailbags 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 establishment, and such collectors in the GUS
tom house establishment as the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary of the Treasury shalt re-
spectivey designate for tibet 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 ,aled pro-
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-
tisement the amount, quantity, and description OF
each kind of articles to be furnished, and, as neal
as may be, the nature, amount and kind ofprntirg
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 east two per-
sons; and the person offering to furnish any class
Of such articles, or to perform any specified portion
job of said work, e1d giving satisfactory secu-
rity for the performance thereof, under forfeiture
not exceeding twice he contract price in case of
failure shell receive contract for doing the same,
and in case the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into
such contract and give such security within a rea-
sonabe time, to be fixed in such advertisement,
then the contract shall be given to the next lowest
bidder, who shell enter into such contract and give
such security. And in case of failure to supply
the articles or to perfom the " <k by the person
entering into such contract he ard his suretes
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract as lqudated damages, to he sued for in
the name ofthe United States, in any court having
jurisdiction thereof
Seeed proposals will be received at this office
until 10 o'clock a. M, on Mondey, the Goth day
o. May next, (st which time ell the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles Of sta
ry hereinafter specified. Cor he use oe the House
OF Representatives during the Thirty Second Con.
gress--each article to be approved by the Clerk
viz: