The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26

HoUsK or RxrREsKnrArlvEs UNtrEp HrArEs,
Clerk = Office, April IL, 1851.
/ N pursuance of ire 18th section Of the act Of
j Congress of the 18th August, 1912, entitled,
" An act Iegaiizlng aud making appropriations
for such necessary objects have been usually in
claded in the general appropriation bills without
authority Of law. and TO fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses Of The departments and Offices
Of government, and for other purpose (which
said 17th section is follows
g SEC. IL. .1nd Be II further enacted That all
stationery, OF every name and natures for the use OF
the two houses of Congress, and all stationery and
job printing OF every name and nature, for the
Of the several departments of government, aud for
bureaus and Offices iu those departments at Wash
ington, 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 esablishuen l and such collectors in the
tom house establishment the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
speclively designate for that purpsse, shall respec
lively advertise once week, for al least four
weeks, in one or more Of the principal papers pub
lished in the places where such articles to be
furnished, or such printing done, for aled pro-
posals for furnishing such articles, the whole of
any particular class OF artcies or for dong such
printing, or the whole any specified job thereof,
10 be done such place, specifying in such adver-
tisement the amount, quantity, and description OF
each kind OF articles to be furnished, and,
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 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 the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into
such contract and give such security within rea-
sonabls time. to be fixed in such advertisement,
then the contract shall be given to the next lowest
bidder, who shall enter into such and give
such security. And in Of failure to supply
the articles TO perfom the DIRK by the person
entering into such contract, he ard his sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contraci 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 clock a.. M, on Monday, the Goth day
of May 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: