The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-04-19


HoUsE OF REPRxsKATATivKs UNITED STATES,
Clerks Office, April IL. 1851.
IN pursuance Of tho l7,h section Of the act Of
i Congress Of the goth August, l842. eaiitIed.
:" An sct legalixing and making appropriations
for such necsssary objects have been usually in
dudsd in the gsaeral appropriation bills without
authority OF law, and TO fix aud provide for certain
incidental expenses Of the departments and Offices
Of government, and for other purposes which
said 9Th section is as follows
SEC. IL. .dnd be Il farlssr enacted That all
stationery, ofevsry name and nature, for the Of
the two houses Of Congress, and all stationery and
job printing, OF every name aud nature, for the
Of the several 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 the post
Offices and collectors Offices throughout the United
States, shall hereafter be furnished and performed
by contract, by the lowest bidder, MS follows ::
The Secretary OF the Senate, the Clerk Of the
House of Representatives, the head ofeach depart
ment, and such deputy postmasers in the Post
Office establishment, and such collectors in the
tom house establishment as the Postmaster Gen
erul and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
specvely designate for that purpose shall respec-
lively advertise once week, for ut least four
weeks, IN one or more Of the principal papers pub
iished IN the places where such articles are to be
furnished, or such printing done, for aled pro-
posals for furnishing such articles 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 or articles TO be furnished and az 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 same, when they shall be opened
by or under the direction the officer making such
advertisement, IN the presence of al 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 case 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 ork by the person
entering into such contract, he ard his sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract as Iiquidated 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 M, on Tuesday, the first day
of July next, lat which time all the proposals will
be opened for furnishing the articles of statione-
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:
DESCRIPTION or ARTICLE