The southern press., 1851-07-26
PROPOSALS FoR STATIONARY.

HousH or REPRx sEsTArWEs UNITED STArEs
ClsSk's office, April IL, 1851.
I N pursuance Of the l7lh section Of the act oa
Congress Of the 26th August, 1912, entitled
An aot lsgaIizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects AZ have been usually in
ciudsd in the general appropriation bills without
authority Of law, and 70 FIX and provide for certain
incidental expenses of tho departments and Offices
OF government, and for other purposes which
said l7th section is as follows
g SEC. IL. .4ad be Il further enacted That all
stationery, ofevery and nature for the use of
the two houses Of Congress, and all stationery aud
job printing, OF every name and nature, for the
Of the several departments Of government, and for
bureaus and Offices in those departments at Wash
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp twine, and mailbag furnished the post
Offices and collectors offices throughout the United
States shall hereafter be furnished and performed
by contract, by the lowest bidder, as 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 establishment, and such collectors in the Gus
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
lished 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, or the whole any specified Job thereof,
to be done at such place, specifying in such adver-
usement the amount, quantity, and description Of
each kind OF articles to be furnished, and as near
as may be, the nature, amount and kind o fprintrg
to be done. and all such proposals shall be kept
sealed until the day specified in such nd dversement
for opening the same, when they shall be opened
by or 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
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 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 work by the person
entering into such contract, he and his sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract as lquidated 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 26h day
of May next, lat which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles of statione-
ry hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
ofRepresentatives Of during the Thirty Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,
viz: