The southern press., 1851-08-26
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE OF REPnEsENTArVEs UNITED SrArE
CIark n mice A nrI ID 1871

Clerk : Office, April 10, 1851.
N pursuance Of the l7lh section OF the act OF
i Congress of the 26th August, l842, entitled
. An act egalIzing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects 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 l7th section is as follows
g SIC. IL. find be it further enacted That all
stationery ofevery name and nature, for the use of
the two houses of Congress. and al stationery and
job printing, OF every nam and nature for the
OF the several departments Of government, anS for
bureaus and Offices in those Departmental ut Wash
ington, including all stationery, blanks wrapping
paper, amp twne, and mail bags 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 cus-
tom house establishment the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
spectiveiy designate for that purpose shall respec-
lively advertise once a 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 ,aled pro-
posals for furnishing such articles or the whole of
any particular class of articles, or for doing such
pruning, or 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 as near
as may be, the nature, amount and kind ofprintire
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 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, or to perform any specified portion
or job of said work, and giving satisfactory aecu-
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 case the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into
such contract and give such security within rea-
sonabe 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 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 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 statione-
ry hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
ofRepresentatiyes during the Thirty-Second Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,
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