The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-24
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.

HousE or REPRESENTATIVES, UNITED STATE,
Clerks office. April IL, 1851
I'm pursuance Of the l7lh section Of the act O
i Congress of the Goth August, 1912, entitled
" An act legazing and making appropriation,
for such necessary objects as have been usually in
Guided in the general appropriation bills withou
authority of law, and 10 hx and provide for certaIr
incidental expenses of the departments and Offices
of government, and for other purposes which
said l7th section liz MS follows
60 SEC. IT, find be il further enacted That ali
stationery, ofevery name and nature, for the OF
the two houses of Congress- and al stationery and
job printing. Of every nan and nature. for tTe use
Of the several departments of government, ana for
bureaus and offices in those deparlmeDtsat WASH
lngton, including all stationery, blacks, wrapping
paper, amp Irvine, 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 !:
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 az the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
specvely designate for that purpose, shall respec-
lively advertise once a 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 sraled pro.
posas 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
tsement the amount, quantity, and description OF
each kind Of articles to be furnished, and as near
az 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 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 furnish any class
of sch articles, or to perform any specified portion
or job Of said work, and giving satisfactory secu-
riy 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 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 M, Monday, the 26th day
of May next, lat which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles of satone-
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,
viz: fe 5000 mo-