The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-19

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Clerks Office, April IL, 1881.
N pursuance Of the 18th section Of the act OF
i Congress of the 26th August, I842, entitled
An act lsgslizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects have been usually in
cludsd in the general appropriation bills without
authority Of law, and TO fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses Of tho departments and offices
of government, and for other purposes which
said 18th section IL as follows
50 SIC. II. find be it further enacted That all
stationery ofevery name and nature for the use of
the two houses Of Congress, and all stationery and
job printing, OF every name and nature for the use
Of the several departments of government, and for
bureaus and Offices in those Departmental at Wash
ngton, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp Irvine, and mailbsgs furnished the post
Offices and collectors offices throughout the United
States, shall hereafter be furnished and performed
by contract, by the lowest bidder, az follows /:
The Secrstary 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 Gus
tom house establishment as the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall re-
spectively designate for that purpose, shall respec
lively advertise once week, for ut least four
weeks, in one or more Of the principal papers pub
shed 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, 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, az 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 at least two per-
sons; and the person offering to furnish any class
of such articles, to perform any specified portion
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 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 into such contract and give
such security. And in case of failure to supply
the articles or to perfom the W. 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 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 26th 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 Representatives during the Thirty Second Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,
viz: