The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-21
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.


HousE or REPaEsKsrArtvxs UsuxD SrArEs,
Clerk : ofics, April II, 1851.
/ N pursuance Of the 18th section OF the act of
i Congress Of the 26lh August, lS42, entitled,
" An acs legaliziag and making appropriations
for such necessary objects az have been usually in
eluded in the gsnersl appropriation bills without
authority Of law. aud FIX and provide for certain
incidental expenses Of the departments and offices
of government, aud for other purposes which
said I7th section 10 follows
g SEC. IT, find be Il further enacted That all
stationery, ofevery name and nature for the of
the two houses of Congress, and pill stationery and
job printing, OF every name aud nature for the
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 tn post
offices and collectors Offices throughout the United
States, shall hereafter be furnished and performed
by contract, bN 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 postmasters IN the Post
Office establishment, and such collectors IN the
tom house establishment the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
spectively 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 to be
furnished, or such printing done, for 'aled pro-
posas 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
tsement the amount, quantity, and description Of
each kind of articles to be furnished, and, as near
as may be, the nature, amount and kind fprntrg
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, or 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 case the lowest bidder shall fail to 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 ontract and give
such security. And in case of failure to supply
the articles or to perfom the DIRK by the person
entering into such contract he ard his suretie
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract qudated damages, TO be sued for in
the name ofthe United States, ia any court having
jurisdiction thereof
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office
until 10 % clock Il. M, on Monday, the 26lh day
of May next, Cat which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles of statione-
ny hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
of Representatives during the Thrty-Second Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,
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