The southern press., 1851-07-10
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.


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uoUsG o. EXPERIMENTATION UsIrED STArIs
Clerks Office, April IL, 1851.
TN pursuance Of the l7th section OF the act of
/ Congress Of the 26th August l642, entitled,
!" An act lsgalizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects have been usually in
cluded in the general appropriation bills without
authority Of law, and to hx and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the departments and Offices
of government, and for other purposes which
said l7th section is as follows
g SIC. IL. find be il further enacted That all
stationery, OF every name and nature, for the use OF
the two houses of Congress, and all stationery and
job printing, or every name and nature, for The use
of the several departments Of government, and for
bureaus and Offices in those departments ut Wash
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper amp twine, and mail lbags furnished the post
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 establishment, and such collectors in the Gus
tom house establishment as the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
spectively designate for that purpose, shall respec-
lively advertise once week, for at least four
weeks, in one or more OF the principal papers pub
lshed in the places where such articles are to be
furnished, or such printing done, for 'aled pro-
posals for furnishing such articles, or the whole Of
any particular class Of articles, or for doing such
printing, or 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 nature, amount and kind of printing
to be done. and all such proposals shalt 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, or 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 case of
failure, shall receive contract for doing the same
and in case the lowest bidder shall full to enter into
such contract and give such security within rea-
sonabIe time, to be fixed in such advertisement,
then the contract shall be given to the lowest
bidder, who shall enter into such contI act 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 liquidated damages, to be sued for in
the name ofthe United States, in any court having
jurisdiction thereof
4 Sealed proposals will be received at this ofiic e
until 10 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 staone-
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: