The southern press., 1851-06-28
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE ov REPRxsgNrArvEs UMrED STArEs
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HOUSE or REPRwsgNrArvEs UMrED STArEs,
Clerks office, April IL, 1851.
+ N pursuance of the l7th section or the act Of
/ Congress of the 26th August. l642, entitled,
F" An act Iegalizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects have been usually IN
cluded 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, aud for other purposes which
said l7th section is follows
g SIC. IL. .1nd be II further enacted That all
stationery, of every name and nature for the use Of
the two houses of Congress, and all stationery and
job printing, OF every and 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 twne, 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, follows
The Secretary Of the Senate, the Clerk Of the
House of Representatives, the head Of each depart
ment and such deputy postmasers in the Post
Office establishment, and such collectors in the
tom house establishment us the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
spectvely designate for that purpese shall respec-
lively advertise once week, for at least four
weeks, in one or more the principal papers pub
lished in the places where such articles to be
furnished, or such printing done, for sealed pro-
posals for furnishing such articles, the whole of
any particular class of articles, for doing such
printing, or the whole or any specified Job thereof,
to be done at such place. specifying in such adver-
tsement the amount, quantity, and description OF
each kind Of articles to be furnished, and as near
may be, the nature, amount and kind If 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 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-
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 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
such security. And in case 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 scuh
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 clock a. M, on Monday, the Goth day
of May next (at which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles of statione
ry hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
of Represen during the Thirty Second Con-
gress--each article to be approved by the Clerk,
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