The southern press., 1851-04-24
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Clerk = once, April IL, 1851.

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Clerk = once. April IL. 1851.
n p~ysws~ss II shs l1sh section Of the act ol
CsmGssss Il shs SesA August, I6a2, satitIed
" Al 80 isunisxsns snd making appropriations
les saeh neSs~anyy o2tecss have been usually in
~twAsA tAs xsHer rel appropriation balls without
sashesy AZ lsw. A~d TO IL and provide for certain
,srAAssssi sxps~sss of the departments aud Offices
cf GOV ssssse"s, sad Tor Other purposes which
~asd i1sk ss~sssa u ~ ioliows
. k&4. ~. Sad ~ IL farther swsessd That all
ssatl.sssy. efssesy aAas and aatuss for the VI
the h~usss ~ Congress. and all stationery and
sb psssssax. ~ very and nstuss, for the use
~ The sesssai departments of govstanseat, and for
.us~mss a.A 0Skas~ ia tho~s departments al WASH
,agsga, Including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
psVs aap t~,as. and mail bags furnished the poet
Offices aad cescsors' ehs~s throughout the United
ssss~, sb~ii hereafter be furnished aud performed
ey cssts~et, by the losest bidder. a. follows I
The Secretary of The Senate. the Clerk of the
House IL Representatives. ths bead of each depart
NEST, and saeh Jspasy poss~ssssrs IN the Poet
ofcs s~s~bshn cot. and sach collectors in the Gus
tom house establishment a. the Postmaster Gen
essl and sh~ Secretary cf the Treasury shall re-
ssslvey designate for that purpose. shall respec-
lively adssin~~ once = week, for At least Four
weeks. IN ons ~ the principal apess pub
tshsd 10 The places where each ARTICLES are to be
furnished, os sach ps,nsiux done, for SIed pr o.
pcss~ fer furnishing such articles, ov the whole Of
any particular r'rss of srssclss. for doing such
pr'o'saw. "r the whole any spsr6sd job thereof,
10 be done al sach place, specifying in such adyer.
tss~msrs the amount, qasot,iy, sud description at
each Kind Of ARTICLES ~ he Furnished. and ~ ne~r
may be, the rs,uss, and Kind of printing
Ia be done. and all such proposals shall bt kept
scaled 1etsi ,h. day specified ~ such advertisement
fos opening this saae, whsn they shall be opened
by under The direction ~ The olkcer making such
Advertisement, ia the presence of lsnst txo per-
sons and the ps'son offering TO furnish any class
Of such Articles, to perform any spccihsd portion
or ,ob Of SAID work, and giving satisfactory s~cu-
usy for ths performance thereof, under forfeiture
not exceeding twsee the contract prics In case Of
failure, shall receive contract fsv doing the same
and Ia the lowest bidder shall k,si Ia enter into
such contract and x.se such ssenrity within a rea-
soaab.s time, to be fixed IN sash advestis~ms Il,
then thr coairxc, shalt he given the next Low est
bidder. VINO shall eater ,nso such eonn aud give
such security. And in Of failure 10 supply
the articles ,o pestom the osk by the person
entering into such comrsct, he srd his sarelies
shall be liable fo the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract ~ i,qu,d~,ed damages. TO be sued for in
the name ofth~ United States, ~ any court having
iursdictnn thereof
Sealed proposals viii be received q, this oiIic {
until 10 O'Clock A.. m, on Monday, the 26sh day
of May next, lst which time oil the proposals vii
be opened, for furnishing the article. Of saton~-
ry hereinafter specified. Tor the of the House
Of Representatives during the Thirty Second Con-
gr~ss--esch article 10 be approved by the Clerk.
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