The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-03
PROPOSALS. FOR STATIONERY.


HoUsE on RkpaKsENrArvEs UHIrED STATES,
Clerk = Office, April II, 1851.
N pursuance Of the 18th section Of the act of
i Congress Of the 18th August, 1912, entitled,
:. An act isgalixlng and making appropriations
for such necessary otjscts have been usually in
cluded in the general appropriation bills without
authority OF Law, and 70 fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses Of the departments and offices
of government, and for other purpose (which
said I7th section is a. follows
. Sec IL. .asd BE- II further ssacied That all
stationery, ofevery name and nature, for the Of
the two houses 0f Congress, and all stationery and
job printing, OF every name and nature, for the
VI the several departments OF government, and for
bureaus and Offices ia those departments al WASH
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp Irvine, and mail bags furnished the post
offices aud 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 postnlasters in the Post
Office establishment and such collectors in the Gus
tom house establishment as the Postmaster Gen.
era and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall re-
spectvely designate for that purpsse shall respec-
lively advertise once 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 particular class OF articles, or for doing such
printing, the whole any specified job thereof,
10 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
~ may be, the nature, 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 fthe officer making such
advertisement, in tho presence of at least two 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 performances thereof, under forfeiture
not exceeding twice the contract price in 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-
sonabls time. 10 be fixed in such advertisement,
then the contract shall be given to the next lowest
bidder, who shall enter into such and give
such security. And in Of failure to supply
the articles or 70 psrfom the work 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 0 clock a. M, on Monday. the 26th day
of May next, lat which time all the proposals will
DO 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,