The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-02
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HousE on REPnEsEsrArVEs USlrEp SrAII'

Houss or REpux,rsrArVEs UHlrED SrAIEs,
Clerks office, April IL, 1851.
IN pursuance Of the I7th section OF the act OF
/ Congress of the 18th August, 1912, enttled.
" An act legalizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects ao have been usually M
cluded in the general appropriation bills without
authority OF law, aud to Tx and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the departments aud offices
of government, and for other purposes which
said 18th section is as follows
- Sac. IL. find be it further enacted That all
stationery, of every and nature for the use oil
the two houses OF Congress, and all stationery and
Job printing, OF every name and nature, for the use
of the several departments OF government, and for
bureaus aud Offices IN those departments at Wash
inglon, 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, az follows
The Secretary Of the Senate, the Clerk OF the
House of Representatives, the head Of each depart
ment, and such deputy postmaslers IN the Post
Office estabishn ent and such collectors IN the Gus
tom house establishment the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall re-
spectivey designate for that purpose, shall respec-
lively ADVERSE once u week, for at least four
weeks, in one or more OF the principal papers pub
lshed in the places where such articles are to be
furnished, or such printing done, for aed pro-
pcsas for furnishing such articles, or the whole of
printing, or the whole or any specified job thereof,
be done at such place, specifying in such adver-
tisement the amount, quantity, and description or
each kind of articles To be furnished, and,
as may be- the nature, amount and kind of prinli"g
TO be done and all such proposals shall be kept
sealed until the day specified in such advancement
for opening the same, when they shall be opened
by or under the direction Of the 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
or job of said work, and giving satisfactory secu-
rty 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 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
contrnci as qudated 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, Monday, the Goth day
Of May next, Cat which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles Of statione
| ry hereinafter specified. for the of the House
! of Representatives during the Thirty-Second Con-
gress--each article to be approved by the Clerk,
viz.