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Bureau within five days. exclusive of the time re-
quired for the regular transmission of the mail.
Two more approved sureties, in sum equal
TO the estimated amount Of the respective contracts
viii be required, and ten per ccntun in addition
will be withheld from the amount Of all payments
on account thereof, collateral security, in addi-
tion, to secure its performance, and not in any
event to be paid until Il 10 in ell respects complied
with; ninety per ccntum Of the amount of all de-
ivcrics made will be pnd by the Navy Agent with
in thirty days after bills duly authenticated ehall
have been presented to him.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on APP
Plication to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth. New
Hampshire; Boston, New York. Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, and
Every offer made must be accompanied (as di-
rccted in the act of Congress making appropria-
tions for the naval service for 1646-'47 approved
10th August, 1S46) by written guarantee, signed
by one or more responsible persona, to the effect
that he they undertake that the bidder bidders
will. if his their bid be accepted, enter into
obligation within five days. with good and sutfi-
cient suretes to furnish the supplies proposed The
Bureau will not be obligated TO oconsider any propo-
sal unless accompanied by the guarantee required
by law; the competency OF the guarantee to be GER
titled by the Navy Agent, District Attorney,
some officer OF the General Government known to
the Bureau. attFs
A record, or duplicate of the letter informing
bidder OF the acceptance Of his proposal, will be
OF the act of 1916, and his bid will be made aud
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Extract from the act of Obngrsss, approved august
10, 1896 ntl
Sec. 6. And be IL further enacted. That from
and after the passage Of this act, every proposal for
naval supplies invited by the Secretary of the
Navy. under the proviso to the general appropria
ton bill for the navy, approved March third, egh-
teen hundred and forty three, shall be accompanied
by written guarantee, signed BY one or more re-
sponsble persons, 20 tho effect that he they
dertake that the bidder bidders will, if his
their bid be accepted, enter into obligation in
such time may be prescribed by the Secretary of
the Navy, with good and sufficient sureties, to fur
nish the supplies proposed. No proposal shall be
considered unless accompanied by such guarantee.
II, after the acceptance of proposal and nothca
ton thereof to the bidder or bidders, no they
shall fail to enter into obligation within the time
prescribed by the Secretary Of the Navy with good
and sufficient sureties for furnishing the supplier,
then the Secretary of the Navy shall proceed to
contract with some other person persons for fur
nishing the said supplies; and shall forthwith
cause the difference between the amount contained
in the proposal 70 guaranteed and the amount for
which he may have contracted for furnishing the
said supplies for the whole period Of the proposal
TO be charged up against said bidder or bidders and
his or their guarantor or guarantors; and the same
may be Immediately recovered by the United
States, for the use of the Navy Department. in an
action Of debt against either or all ofsaid pcrsons
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