The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-17

HousE or REfREsEsrATvEs UNITED STATES
Clerks Office, April IL, 1851.
I N pursuance Of the 18th section OF the act Of
L Congress of the Both August, 1912, entitled /,
" An act legalizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects have been usually in
ciuded 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 ls as follows
"a Sac. II. find be Il further enacted That all
stationery, of every name and nature for the of
the two houses of Congress, and all stationery and
Job printing, OF every name aud nature, for the
OF the several departments of government, and for
bureaus and offices in those departments at Wash
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp twine, 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, follows
The Secretary OF the Senate the Clerk of the
House of Representatives, the head of each depart
ment, and such deputy postmaslers IN the Post
Office eslabishn ent and such collectors in the
tom house establishment as the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary OF the Treasury shall re-
spectiyey 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-
posas for furnishing such articles, the whole of
any particular class of articles, for doing such
printing, or the whole or any specified job thereof,
to be done at such place, specifying in such DYER
tisement the amount, quantity, and description OF
each kind of articles to be furnished and, as near
MS may be, the nature, amount and kind o printing
to be done. and oil 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-
rty 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 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 o clock a. M, on Monday, the Goth 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
of Representatives during the Thirty Second Con-
gress--each article to be approved by the Clerk,
viz: