The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-31
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.


HovsE or RErsGsGsrArlvGs UNITED SrArEs,
Clerks office, April ~ 1851.
IN pursuance Of the l7th section Of the act OF
i Congress of the 26th August, 1912, enutled,
!" An ACT Iegalizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects as have been usually ~
cluded in the general appropriation bills without
authority OF law, and fix aud provide for certain
incidental expenses Of the departments and offices
Of government, and for other purposes which
said 18th section is follows
s. SEC. II. find be II further enacted That all
stationery, ofevery and nature, for the use OF
the two houses of Congress and all stationery aud
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
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper amp Irvine, 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 or the
House of Representatives, the head Of each depart
ment and such deputy postmasters IN the Post
Office establshn ent, and such collectors IN tho Gus
tom house establishment as the Postmaster Gen
era and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
specvely designate for that purpose, shall respec-
lively advertise once u 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-
any particular class of articles or for doing such
printing, 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, near
as may be, the stare, amount and kind ofprlntirg
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-
ry for the performance thereof, under forfeiture
not exceeding twice the contract price in 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
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 of failure to supply
the articles or to perfom the work by the person
entering into such contract, he ard his sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract as quidated 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, lat which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles of satone-
~ hereinafter specified for the use of the House
of Representatives during the Thrty-Second Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,
viz: