The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-17
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HousE or RErsEsEsrArivNs UNITED STATES
Clerk 3 office, April II. 1851.

or UNITED STATES
Clerk office, April IL. 1881.
N pursuance of the 9Th section OF the act Of
i Congress of the 18th Aug1st. 1912, entitled,
Z" An act Iegalizns and making appropriations
tor such necessary objects as have been usually in
euded IN the general appropriation bills without
authority OF law, aud to fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the departments and Offices
of government, aud for other purposes which
said 18th section Is IN follows
% 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 i stationery and
job printing, OF every nan and nature. for the use
OF the several departments of government, snl for
bureaus and Offices IN those departments at Wash
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp Irvine, and ai-bags furnished the post
offices and collectors offices throughout the United
States, shall hereafter be furnished and performed
by contract, by the lowest bidder, az 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 establishm and such collectors in the GUS
tom house establishment 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
lished in the places where such articles are TO be
furnished, or such printing done, for 'aed pro-
posas for furnishing such articles, or the whole of
my po'~a~u'o' >'ono VI uiuCicb, UT toE uOnS suCn
printing, or the whole any specified Job thereof,
to be done at such place, specifying in such adver-
tlsement the amount, quantity, and description OF
each kind Of articles to be furnished, and as near
az 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 same, when they shall be opened
by 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, 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 the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into
such contract and give such security within rea-
sonable time. to be fixed in such advertisement,
then the contract shall be given to the mex, lowest
odder who shall enter into such conir act and give
such security. And in case of failure to supply
the articles or to perfom the " ork by the person
entering into such contract, he ard hiS sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract as iqudated 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 O'Clock a.. M, on Monday, the 26th day
of May next, lat which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles OF statone-
ny hereinafter specified for the use of the House
of Representatives during the Thirty Second Con-
gress--ench article to be approved by the Clerk,
viz: