The southern press., 1851-07-02
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
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Clerks office, April IL, 1851
N pursuance Of the l7th section OF the act OF
i Congress Of the 26fh August, l842, entitled
{" An act legalizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects az have bsen usually in
eluded in the general appropriation bills without
authority Of law, and TO iii and provide for certain
incidental expenses Of the departments and offices
of government, and for other purposes which
said l7th section is as follows
90 SEc. II. .4nd be it further enacted That all
stationery, OF every name and naure for the use OF
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, aud for
bureaus and offices in those departments al WASH
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp twine, and mail bags furnished the post
offices and collectors Offices throughout the United
States, shalt 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 week, for ut 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, for doing such
printing, 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 of articles TO be furnished, and near
as may be, the nature, amount and kind 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 of 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 the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into
such contract and give such security within rea-
sonabe 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
1 such security. And in of failure to supply
the articles or to perfom the work by the person
entering into such contract, he and his suretes
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scul
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 26th day
Of May next, Cat 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: