The southern press., 1851-08-01
PROPOSALS ron STATIONERY.

Hssss es Kxvsssxsfsrwks uMrEp SrArI.
Clerk office. April I2. 1851.
n porss~Bcs Of the l7ih section Of the act o.
j Congress of she Goth August, 1912, entitled
" Aa ACT isxslsxsng ssd making appropriation
sx sueh necessary objects ss have been usually in
rss4sd IN 'hs ssnsrsI appropriation bill. without
a.ihs~ssy Of law. aad TO IA and provide for certain
ssssdssssi expenses of The departments aud Offices
ut xossf"msni, and fcs other purposes which
~ssd i7ih svcsloa ls ss follows
- Hxe. a. -s.d be u JxytAer enacted That all
stationery .t every and nature for the use OF
Lbs two hcosss of Congress. and II stationery and
Dsb pssalssg. " every aud mature, for the use
buss~us and ofsess in those departments at Wash
snxsen 'aciodlnx all stationary, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp t~,ne. and mail bags furnished the post
otkcss ard eoscaors' of6ces througho the United
SsAtss. shsii hereafter be furnished and performed
by contract, by shs lowest bidder. ~ follows
The Sess~tssy of the Senate. the Clerk Of the
Hosss cf Representatives, the head Of each depart
msoi, and such deputy postmssters in the Post
Once ssabii~hu ept, and such collectors in the Gus
som house establishment ns the Postmaster Gen
wrai and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall re-
spsesvsly designate for thst purpose, shall respec-
lively ads~sss~s once a week, for at least four
sesks, 10 ons or more Of the principal papers pub
hshed in the places where such articles are to be
furnished. OF sach printing done, for s-sled . O.
Pos~s Tot furnishing s.ch articles, the whole Of
any particular class Of articles, OF for doing such
printing, OF the whole any specified Job thereof,
TO he done al such place. specifying in such adver-
tisea<at the amount, quanusy, and description Of
cach Kind Of articles 10 be furnished, and an near
~ may be-, the nature, amount and kind printing
to be done. and all such proposals shall be kept
sealed until The day specified IN such advertisement
sor Opening the same, when they shall be opened
by under the direction ofthe officer making such
advertisement, In the presence Of al least two per-
sons; and the person offering TO furnish any class
of such assices, to perform any specified portion
job Of Said work. and giving satisfactory secu-
ity for the performances thereof under a forfeiture
not sxceeding twice me contract price in case of
failure, shall receive for doing the same,
and in the lowest bidder shall fail TO enter into
such contract and give such security within rea-
scnabie time. to be kxsd in such advertisement.
then the contract shall he given the next lowest
o,dder, who shall enter into such contract 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
aha be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract a. Iiqu,dsied damages, to be sued for in
the name ofiSe 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, (at which time all the proposals will
be opened for furnishing the articles Of ssat,one-
ry hereinafter specified. for the Of the House
Of Representatives during the Thirty Second Con-
grs.s--esch article TO be approved by the Clerk,
viz: