The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-04-28
PROPOSALS FOR tTATloNEAY.



IloUsE o. REPREsEArATtvEs UNsrgp SfArrs,
lt 5I Curx . vTic., Apiii liz, 1901.
N pui s,lance Of The i7lh section OF the act Of
i Congress oi the % August, 1912, enliuied +,
= An net irgaiizt,g ana making aplropr auons
loo suc ssecessary objects as have been usually 1U-
'u,~vs' ii ti'e ge..ssai appropriation uiIs w'tnout
auip"riy u' lac, and to nx und provide Tor certain
in1den.ei .Ai'eiees NJ The del arunets and olices
VI soyssnu'e"t,i aud iur other purposes "-wi.ich
sad l7tn t..D 10 as iOo~s it.Ifs
= oLc. II, .1nd DC a. tiTiner enacted That all
sao"sty oiessry ''aii,e aDd na Tor tie use oi
TIE t~o noone. oi ~unSress, and ion,ry
jon pruunS, oi every nuiur aid nature, iur iie
VI tne essrai Ivparnients oi government, aud ton
bureaus as,d vit.es IA those ueaItne. tsal ash
ins.o,., in,,uu',g ali aia,ionsry, uianAs wrappn
papei, a,p wie, ai,u mail Uass furnished pos,
uffcts coiisc,vIs offices thiouS hout the Uiteu
S.ulee, shall hereafter FURNISHED aud leriurneu
W contract, Wy The lowest bidder, as ioiuws:
Inc Secretary vi the Senate, The Clerk uf lie
House al Representatives, The heau vi each rpar-
ment anu gu IL deputy pos tiaStsrs IN The fvst
Office sstablish ent, and such co! eciors
t"n house establishment as tue Postmaster Cen
era aud the Secretary II The Treasury shall re-
specuveiy desg"aIe tor that purpose, shall resptc-
lively adve rise once u week, for at least -four
weeks. IN one or more u the princIpn pape,s pub
l'shtd IN the places where such artclts IRE 10 be
furnished, OF such printing done, for aled pro.
y, sails for furnishing such articles, or the Whole of
any particular class oi articles, or Tor doing such
printing, or the whole or any specified Job thereof,
TO be done at such place, SPECIFY ing in such aiver.
tlsemenl The amount, quantity, and description OF
each kind Of articles 10 lie furnished, and as near
as may be- the nature, amount and KIND O printing
10 be done, and all such proposals shall be kept
sealed untl 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
az ADVERTISEMENT IN the presence Of at least two per-
sons; and the person offering to furnish any class
Of such articles, or to perform any epecited portion
or job of said work, and giving satisfactory secu-
rty 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 the lowest bidder shall fail 10 en er into
such contract and give such security within rea-
sonable time, to he fixed in such advertiseme Il,
then the contract shall be given TO the next lowes,
bidder, who shall enter into such contract and give
such security. And in case of failure to supply
the articles 10 perfom the ork by the person
en- ering into such contract, lie ard his sureties
shall he liable foI the forfeiture specified in scuh
contrac lqudared 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 clock a. M, on Monday, the 2Cth day
Of Muy nexr, Cat which time all the proposals Will
he opened, for furnishing The articles Of starione-
nv hereinafter specified. for The use of The House
of Representatives during the Thirty Second Con-
gress--each article 10 be approved by the Clerk,