The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-04
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Clerk ~ office. ADriI ~. 1851

HOUSE, or RErRx rAr,yEs UsirEp SrArGs,
Clerk office, April IL, 1851
I N pursuance Of the 18th section OF the act OF
i Congress of the 26th August, 1912, entitled,
/" An act egalizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects as have been usually m
cuded 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 l7th section is follows
80 SIC IL. find be II further enacted That all
stationery, of every name and nature for the use OF
the two houses Of Congress, and all stationery and
job printing, OF every name and nature, for the use
Of the several departments of government, and for
bureaus and offices in those departments at Wash
lngton, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
pa per- amp twine and Ial-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 or the
House of Representatives the head of each depart
nlent, and such deputy postmasters IN the Post
Office establishment and such collectors IN the GUS
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 or more OF the principal papers pub
shed in the places where such articles are to be
furnished, or such printing done, for aled pro-
posals for furnishing such articles, the whole of
any particular class of articles, or for doing such
printing, or the whole any specified job thereof
to be done II, 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 ofprintirg
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 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-
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 case the lowest bidder shall fail 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 lowest
bidder, who shall enter into such cont, and give
such security And in case of failure to supply
the articles to perfom the " ork by the person
entering into such contract, he ard his suretes
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contrac, az 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 offic
until 10 clock a. M, Monday, the Goth day
of May next, Cat which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles Of statione-
nv hereinafter specified. for the of the House
of Representatives during the Thirty Second Con-
. gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,
viz: