The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-06

HoCsE ov REPRxsEnrArvEs UslrEp STArEs
Clerk = offics, April IL, 1851.

doCsE ov REPRxsEsrATsvEs UslrED STArEs
Clerk = oiics, April IL, 1851.
IN pursuancs Of the l7th section OF the act OF
i Congress Of the 26lh August, l642, entitled
= An act egalIzing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects a. have been usually in
eiaded IN The general appropriation bills without
authority OF law, and 70 hx and provide for
incidental expenses OF the departments and Offices
OF government, and for other purposes"--whch
said 18th section 10 follows
- SEC. H. HID Be u further enacted That ali
stationery, ofevery name aud nature for the use Of
the two houses of Congress- and all stationery and
JOB printing, Of every name and natures for the use
OF the several departments of gov ernment and for
bureaus and Offices ~ those departments at lash
iagton, including ali stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp Irvine, and bags furnished the post
Offices and collectors offices throug hout the United
States shall hereafter he furnished aud performed
by contract, by the lowest bidder, as follows I:
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, aud such collectors IN the
tom house establishment the Postmaster Gen
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
llshed ia the places where such articles to be
furnished, or such printing done, for sealed pr O.
posals for furnishing such articles, 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, 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 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
rty 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 lowest
bidder, who shall enter 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 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 III clock a. M, or Monday, the 26th day
of May next, lat which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles Of satone-
ry hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
Of Representatives during the Thirty Second Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,