The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-23
INGToN: FRIDAY MORNING, MAY %, 1851
Proposals FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, U. s.,
Clerks OFFICE, April -. 1851

CLERKS OFFICE, April ~, 1851.
TN pursuance of the l7h section of the act Of Con-
Il gress of the Goth August 1912, entitled "An act
legalizing and making appropriations for such me-
cessary objects as have been usually included in
the general appropriation bills without authority of
law, and to fix and provide Tor certain incidental
expenses of the departments and officers of Gov
crnment and for other purpose" s"-which said l7th
section is as follows
"SEc II. And be IL further enacted, That all sta
tionery. of every name and nature, for the use of
the two houses of Congress- and all stationery and
job printing, of every and nature, for the
of the several departments of Government, and
for the bureaus and offices in those departments at
Washington, including all stationery, blanks,
wrapping paper, and -twine, and mail bags fur
nshed the post offices and collectors offices through
out the United States shall hereafter be furnished
and performed by contract, by the lowest bidder,
as follows; The Secretary of the Senate the Clerk k
of the House of Representatives the head of each
Department.. and such deputy postmasters in the
Post establishment, and such collectors in
the custom house establishment as the Postmaster
General and the Secretary of the Treasury shall
respectively designate for that purpose, shall
spectvely advertise once a week for at least four
weeks, in one more of the principal paperapub.
lished in the places where such articles are to
be furnished, or such printing done, for scaled
proposals for furnishing such articles, or the
whole 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 advertisement the amount,
quantity, and description of each kind Particles to
be furnished, and, near as may be, the nature,
amount, and kind Of printing to be done; and all
such proposals shall be kept sealed until the day
specified in such advertisement for opening the
came, when they shall be opened by or under the
direction of the officer making such advertisement,
in the presence of at least two persons 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 security for the per-
formance thereof, under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in OF failure, shall
ceive contract for doing the same; and in case
the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such con-
tract and give such security within reasonable
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 or to perform the work by the person
ing into such contract, heand his sureies shall be
liable for the in such contract
iQuidated damages, 10 be sued for in the OF
the United States, in any court having jurisdiction
thereof
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office
til ten o'clock, m.son Monday, the Goth day OF
May next, Cat which time all the proposals will be
opened,) for furnishing the articles of stationery
hereinafter specified, for the use of the House of
Representatives during the thirty ysecond Congress;
each article to be approved by the Clerk. vi: :