The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-31
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, u. s.,
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CLERK's OFricE, April II, 1851.
In pursuance Of the l7th section of the act OF Con
i gress of the 26th August, 1872, entitled can act
legalizng and making appropriations for such ne
the general appropriation bills without authority of
law, and to fix and provide for certain incidental
expenses Of the departments and officers of Gov
crnment, and for other purposes said 18th
section is as follows:
'sSEc. II. And be il further snacted, That all sta
tionery, OF every name and nature, for the of
the two houses of Congress, and all stationery and
job printing of every name and nature, for the usc
of the several departments OF Government, and
for the bureaus and offices in those departments at
Washington, including all stationery, blanks,
wrapping paper, and twine, md mail bags fur
nished the post offices and collectors offices through
out 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
Department, and such deputy postmasters in the
the custom house establishment as the Postmaster
General and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
respectively designate for that purpose. shall re-
spectively advertise once week for at least four
weeks, in one more of the principal papers pub.
lished in the places where such articles TO
be furnished, or such printing done, for sealed
proposals for furnishing such articles, or the
whole any particular class of articles, or
for doing such printing, or the whole or any
specified job thereof, to be done at such place,
specifying in such advertisement the amount,
quantity and description of each kind of articles to
be furnished and, as near 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 persons; 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 security for The per-
formance thereof, under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in of failure, shall
ceve contract for doing the same; and in case
the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such
tract and give suoh security within reasonable
time, to be flied 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
articlcsor TO perform the work by the person enter
ing into such contract he and his sureties shall be
liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract
liquidated damages, TO be sued for in the name of
the United States in any court having jurisdiction
thereof"
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office un-
til ten O'Clock, a. M, Monday, the goth day Of
May next, (at which time all the proposals will be
opened,) for furnishing the articles of stationery
hereinafter specified, for the of the House of
Representatives during the thirtysccond Congress-;
each article to be approved by the Clerk, viz