The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-12

HoUsE or REpREsENrAIrvEs Uhngp SrAf1
Clerk "a Office Apr,l IL 1881

HoUsE or REpRxsxnrAIrvEs Uhngp SrAfss
Clerks Office, April IL, 1851.
N pursuance Of the nth section OF the act of
Congress of the 10Th August, 1912, entitIed,
!" An act issalzing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects as have been usually
cluded in the general appropriation bills without
authority of law, and 10 fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses Of the departments and Offices
of government, and for other purposes which
said l7lh section Is as follows:
% SIC. IL. Ind be IL further enacted That all
stationery, every name aud nature, for the of
the two houses of Congress, and all stationery and
Job printing, OF every name and nature, for the
Of the several departments of government, and for
bureaus and Offices IN those departments at Wash
ingtou, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp twIne, and mail bags furnished the post
Offices and collectors Offices through the United
States shall hereafter he furnished aud 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 postmasiers IN the Post
Office estabishu ent and such collectors in the Gus
tom house establishment as the Postmaster Gen
cral and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall re-
spectivey designate for that purpose, shall respec
lively advertise week. for at least -four
weeks, ia one or more OF the principal papers pub
lished ia the places where such articles to be
furnished, or such printing done, for aIed pro-
posals for furnishing such arcles Or the whole Of
any particular class Of articles, or for doing such
printing, or the whole or 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 prntirg
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 ofthe officer making such
ADVERTISEMENT in the presence of at least two per-
sons; and the person offering TO furnish any class
of such articles, perform any specified portion
or job Of said work, and giving satisfactory secu
ry 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
sonable time. to be fixed in such advertisement,
then the contract shall be given to The next lowest
bidder, who shall enter into such contract and give
such security. And in case of failure to supply
the articles to perfom the ork by the person
entering into such contract, he ard his surelies
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
conrac, as liquidaled damages, to be sued for in
the name ofthe United States, in any court having
jurisdiction thereof
Sealed proposals will be received at this oflic e
until 10 o'clock u. m, on Monday, the Goth day
of May next lat which time all the proposals will
be opened for furnishing the articles of statone
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: