The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-16

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Clerk , Office, April IL, 1851.
in pursuance Of the l7th section Of the act Of
i Congress ofthe 26th August, 1912, entilled
An act sgalixing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects as have been usually in
ciaded 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 l7h section rs as ioilowS
(" SEC. IT. Ind b. IL further enacted That all
stationery ofevery and nature for the use of
the TWO houses Of Congress, and all stationery and
Job printing, OF every aud nature, for the use
of the severa departments of government, and for
bureaus and offices in those departments at Wash
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper amp Irvine, and mail bags furnished Tia post
Offices aud collectors offices throughout the United
States. shall hereafter be furnished and performed
by contract, by the lowest bidder, rs follows /:
The Secretary Of the Senate, the Clerk Of the
House Of Representatives, the head Of each depart
ment, and such deputy p0stmasters in the Post
Office establishment and such collectors ia the
tom house establishment the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
spectvely designate for that purpose shall respec-
lively advertise once week, for at least four
weeks. in one or OF the principal papers pub
lished in the places where such articles 10 be
furnished, or such printing done, for aled pro-
p0sals 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 az near
may be, the nature, amount and kind OF printing
| 10 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-
ry 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 next lowest
bidder, who shall enter into such contract and give
such security. And in case of failure to supply
the articles or to perfom the VI ork by the person
entering into such contract, he and 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
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office
until 10 O'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 satone-
| 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: