The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE UNITED STATS.
Clerk 8 Office, April IL, 1851.
TN pursuance Of he 18th section OF the oct oi
j Congress of the 26th August, l642, entitled
An act egaiizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects have been usually in
authority of law, and to fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses Of the departmeniDnd Offices
of government, and for other purposes"-w
said 18th section is as follows:
9 SEC. II. find be Il further enacted That all
stationery, of every and nature 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, and for
bureaus and Offices in those departments at Wash
ngton, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper amp twine, and mail-bags furnished the posi-
Offices and collectors offices throughout the United
States, shall hereafter be furnished and performed
by contract, by the lowest bidder, al 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 PSst
Office estabshm ent, and such collectors in the cu
tom house establishment as the Postmaster Ger
eral and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall re-
spectivey designate for that purpose, 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 sealed pro-
posals for furnishing such articles, or the whole Of
any particular class OF articles, or for doing such
printing, or the whole 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, az near
may be, the nature, amount and kind of printirg
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, to perform any specified portion
or job of said work, and giving satisfactory secu-
riy 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-
sonable time, TO be fixed in such advertisement.
then the contract shall be given to the next loves
bidder, who shall enter into such contract and give
such security. And in case Of failure to supply
the articles or TO perfom the vi rk by the person
entering into such contract, he and his sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified IN scuh
contract as liquidated damages, to he sued for in
the name ofthe United States, in any court having
iurisdicti-n rhereor'-
/ Sized proposals will be received at this Office
until 10 o'clock a. M, on Monday, the o6th dav
Of May next, lat which time an ~. nrooos.I. v,iJ
be opened, for furnishing the articles e
nv hereinafter specified for the use Of the House
Of Representatives during the Thirty-Second Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,
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