The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-23
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.


Clerks office, April ~. 1851.
N pursuance of the 18th section OF the act Of
Congress of the Goth August, 1912, entitled
" An act Iegallzing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects as have been usually In
cluded in the general appropriation bills without
authority of law, and to fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses OF the departments and Offices
Of government, and for other purposes which
said 18th section is AS follows
g SEC. II. find be IL further enacted That all
stationery, tevery name and nature, for the use Of
the two houses of Congress, and j stationery and
Job printing, OF every nam and nature, for the use
Of the several departments of government, ard for
bureaus and Offices in those departments at WASH
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp Irvine, and mail bags furnished tn q 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 postmasers in the Post
Office establlshn ent, and such collectors in the
tom house establishment the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
specvely 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 in the places where such articles are to be
furnished, or such printing done, for .aed pro-
posals for furnishing such articles, or the whole Of
any particular class of articles, for doing such
printing, or the whole or any specified Job thereof,
To be done al such place, specifying in such adver
sement 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 ofthe officer making such
advertisement, in the presence of at least per-
sons; and the person offering furnish any class
of such articles, to perform any specified portion
or job of said work, and giving satisfactory secu-
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 full to enter into
such contract and give such security within rem
sonabIe time, to be fixed in such advertisement
then the contract shall be given to the next lowest
bidder, who shall enter into such cont act and give
such security. And in case Of failure to supply
the articles or to perfom the uork by the person
entering into such contract, he ard 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 statone-
ry hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
of Representatives during the Thirty Second Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Csek,
viz: