The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-29
PROPOSALS. ron STATIONERY.



Housa o. REPRESENTATIVE UNITED SrArEs,
Clerk Office, April IL, 1851.
I N pursuance Of the 18th section Of the act Of
i Congress Of the Goth August, 1912, entitled,
{" An act legalizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects have been usually IN
authority of law, and to fl and provide for certain
incidental expenses Of the departments and Offices
Of government, and for other purposes (which
said 18th section is as follows
" SEC. II. find be ii further enacted That all
stationery, ofevery name and nature for the use OF
the two houses of Congress, and all stationery and
Job printing Of every name aud nature, for the use
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, AZ 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 establishn ent and such collectors IN the GUS
tom house establishment as the Postmaster Gen
era and the Secretary Of the TreaslpE shall re-
specvely designate for that purposes shall respec-
lively advertise once 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 'aled pro-
posals for furnishing such articles, or the whole of
any particular class of articles, or for doing such
printing, the whole any specified job thereof,
TO be done at such place, specifying in such adver
tisement the unount, quantity, and description Of
each kind Of Articles to be furnished, and, near
as may be, the nature, amount and kind ofprntirg
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 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-
ry for the performance thereof, under forfeiture
not exceeding twice the contract price in 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-
sonuble time, to be fixed in such advertisement,
then the contract shall be given 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 work by the person
entering into such contract, he ard his sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contrac, AZ lquidated 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 o'clock u. M, on 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 use of the House
Of Representatives during the Thirty-Second Con-
gresh-each article to be approved by the Clerk,
viz: