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i Congress Of the Ssh Auguh, I642s entitled.
" An act leGaiHing and making approprsatiaps
for such necessary objects q have been usually In
cludedin the general appropriation bills without
authority Of law, and 20 TX ard provide for certain
incidental expenses of the departments and Offices
of government, and for other purposes which
said 18th section is as follows
+" SEC. III. .and be Il further enacted THAT all
stationery, ofeyery name and nature for the Of
the Two houses Of ConRress, and all stationery and
JOB printing, ofeysry name and nature, for the use
OF the several departments of government, aud for
bureaus and offices in those departments at Wash
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, AMP twin4, 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
tom house establishment the Postmaster Gen.
eral and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall re-
spectivey designate for that purpose, shall respec-
lively advertise once week, for at least four
weeks, in one more OF the principalp papers pub
lshed in the places where such articles are 10 be
furnished, or such printing done, for sealed pr o.
posns for furnishing such articles, the whole Of
any particular class of articles, for 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 ofprntirg
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 Of the officer making such
advertisement in the 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-
ry 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 case 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 and give
such security. And in case Of failure to supply
| the articles or to perfom the work by the person
entering into such contract, he and his sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract as 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 ofic e
until 10 o'clock a. M, on Monday, the 26th day
Of May next, (at which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles of statone-
ry hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
Of Representatives during the Thirty Second Con-
gress--ench article to be approved by the Clerk,
viz: