The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-09

HeUss OF HRFsxsEHrArsvss UsTEp 6rArEs,
Ctsrk . Office, April IL. 1851
N pursuance Of the l7th section Of the act Of
i Congress Of the 26th August, 1912, entitled,
. An ACT Isgalixing and making appropriations
for such nscesssry objects as have been usually in
cluded in the general appropriation bills without
authority Of law, and ~ Tx and provide for certain
incidental expenses Of the departments and offices
Of government, and for other purposes which
said 18th section ~ ~ follows
a. SEC. IL. .and BE- u further enacted That all
stationery OF every 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
VI tho several departments Of government, and for
bureaus and Offices IN those departments at Wash
ingt0n, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp twine. and mail-bags furnished the posi-
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 estabIshu. ent, and such collectors in the
tom house establishment as 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
lished 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,
10 be done at such place, specifying in such adver
tisement the amount, quanlity, and DESCRIPTION Of
each kind Of articles TO be furnished, and, near
AZ may be, the nature, amount 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 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 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 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 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 O'Clock a. M, on Monday, the 26th day
of May next, lat 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: