The southern press., 1851-07-29
PROPOSALS ron STATIONARY,
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Clerk = Office, April IL, 1851.
IN puYsuancs Of the l7th section Of The act Of
Congress of the 26th August, IS42, entitled
An act sgalizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects az have been usually In
authority Of law, and 10 fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the departments and Offices
of government, and for other purposes - which
said l7th section is as follows
'' SEC. IL. .and be u further enacted That all
stationery of every name and nature, for the Of
the two houses Of Congress, and II stationery and
job printing, Of every naU and nature for the
Of the several departments Of government, a.2 for
bureaus and Offices in those departments at Wash
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp twne, and mail bags furnished tn 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 postmasters IN the Post
Office establlshn ent, and such collectors in the
tom house establishment the Postmaster Gen
era 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 are to be
furnished, or such printing done, for 'aled pro-
posalS for furnishing such articles, the whole OF
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 adver
tisement the amount, quantity, and description Of
each kind Of articles TO be furnished and, MS near
as 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 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
job of said work, and giving satisfactory secu-
ry 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-
sonuble time, to be fixed in such advertisement,
then the contract shall be given 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 ork 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 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 o'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 ofRepresentatives during the Thrty-Second Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,