The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-04-30
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HTsE OF REPRESENTATIVES UNITED STATE.
Clerks Office, April IL, 1851.

HdUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES UNITED STATES,
i Clerks Office, April IL 1851.
| TN pursuance Of the 18th section OF the act OF
/ i Congress of the 26th August, 1e42, entitled,
IAN 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 the departments and offices
Of government, and for other purposes (which
said 18th section is as follows
I" SEC. IL. find be it further enacted That all
stationery, ofeyery name and natures for the use of
the two houses of Congress, and all stationery and
JOB printing, or every name and nature, for the
Of the several departments of government and for
bureaus and offices in those Departmental at Wash.
ington, 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 Rers septatvess the head Of each depart
rnent, aad such deputy postmasters in the Post
Office esablIshment and such collectors in the Gus
tom house establishment as the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall re-
spsctiyely designate for that purpese 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 aled pro-
posals for furnishing such articles, or the whole of
any Class OF dTuCte6, or Tor doing such
printing, or the whole 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 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 same, when they shall be opened
by or under the direction ofthe officer making such
advertisement, in the presence of at least two per-
sons; 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 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-
sonabe time. to be fixed in such advertisement,
then the contract shall be given to the next lowest
bidder who shall enter into such contr act and give
such security. And in case Of failure to supply
the articles or to perfom the VI ork by the person
entering into such contract, he ard his sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract as qudated 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 clock a. M, on Monday, the 26th day
of May next, lat which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles of statone-
Try hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
Of Representatives during the Thrty-Second Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,