The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-13
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HoUsE OF REPREsKsrArvEs UsrEo SrArIs
Clerks office, April IL, 1851.

HousE or REPREsKsrATvEs UsIrEo SrArIs
Clerks Office, April IL, 1851
N pursuance Of the I7th section OF the act of
i Congress Of the Goth August, 1912, entitled
" An act Iegaizlng and making appropriations
tor such necessary objects as have been usually in
'iuded IN the general appropriation bills without
authority OF law, aud to nix and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the departments and Offices
OF government, and for other purposes which
said 18th section is follows
I" SEC. IL. .fnd be IL further enacted That all
stationery, Of every and nature for the use of
the two houses of Congress, and all stationery and
Job printing, or 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,
aper, amp Irvine, aud nall-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 establishment, and such collectors in the Gus
tom house establishment the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
spectlvey designate for that purpose, shall respec-
lively advertise n week, for at least four
weeks, in one or more OF the principal papers pub
lIshed in the places where such articles TO be
furnished, such printing done, for aled pro-
any particular class of articles, for doing such
printing, or the whole or any specified Job thereof,
TO be done ut such place, specifying in such adver
lisement the amount, quantity, and description OF
each kind OF articles to be furnished and, az near
may be, the nature, amount and kind of printing
to be done. and all such proposals shall he 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 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 of
failure, shall receive contract for doing the
and in the lowest bidder shall fail to into
such contract and give such security within
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 ard his sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract AZ liqudated damages, to be sued for in
the name ofthe United States, in any court having
jurisdiction thereof
Sealed proposals will be received at this oific e
until 10 clock a. M, on Monday, the Goth 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 Thirty-Second Con-
gress--each article to be approved by the Clerk,
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