The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-13

I1oUsE OF hEfREsENIArfvES UNITED STATES
Clerk 8 Office Al ril ~, 1851.
N pursuance Of the 18th section OF the act OF
i Congress of the Goth August, 1912, entitled
" An act legazing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects have been usually
cluded in the general appropriation bills without
authority of law, and 10 fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses of tho departments and Offices
Of government, and for other purposes which
said 18th section lis AS follows ae. f
" SEC. IL. find be IL further enacted That all
stationery, ofevery name and nature for the use of
the two houses of Congress, and al stationery and
Job printing, OF every nam and NATURE. for tue use
OF the several departments of governmsn,, and for
bureaus and offices in those departments at Wash
ngton, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp twine, and mail-bags 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-
spectvely designate for that purpose, shall respec-
lively advertise once a 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 sealed pro-
posals for furnishing such articles or the whole of
any particular class of articles, or for doing such
pruning, OF the who're or any Speclneu job thereof
to be done at such place, specifying in such adver-
tisement the amount, quantity, and description OF
each kind OF articles be furnished, and as near
as may be- the nature, amount and kind o 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, to perform any specified portion
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 full to enter into
such contract and give such security within rea-
sonable time, to be fixed in such ad vertisement,
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 york by the person
entering into such contract, he ard his sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract lqudated 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 satone-
ry hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
Of Representatves during the Thirty Second Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk
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