The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-21

HousE or RErapsEHr ArIvEs UMiTKD 6TATKs
Clark y Office, April ~. 4SSl.
IN pursuance Of Tia 18th ssction Of ne act oi
/ Congress Of the 26th August, 1912, entitled,
|" An act iexalixing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects as have bssn usually in
ciuded in the general appropriation bills without
authority Of law, and 10 tx and provide for certain
incidental expenses Of The departments and offices
OF government, aud for other purpose which
said 18th section is ~ follows
s. SEC. ~. find be ii further sxacsed That all
stationery, every 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 departments at Wash
lngton, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, anp Irvine, and mail bags furnished the pos.
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 establish Lent, and such collectors in the
tom house establishment as the Postmaster Gen
erai and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall re-
spectivsly designate for that purpose, shall respec
lively advertise once week, for at least four
weeks. in one more Of the principal papers pub
llshed IN the places where such articles are to be
furnished, or such printing done, for sealed pro-
posals for furnishing such articles, the whole of
any particular class Of articles, or for doing such
printing, or the whole any specified Job thereof,
to be done ut such place, specifying in such adyer-
tsement the amount, quantity, and description Of
each kind Of articles to be furnished, and az near
az 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 advertisement
for opening the same, when they shall be opened
by or under the direction Of the officer making such
in the presence of al 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-
riy for the performances 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-
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 work by the person
enterrig into such contract, he and his sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract 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, lat which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles Of statione-
ny hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
Of Representatves during the Thirty-Second Con- |
gress-each article TO be approved by the Clerk, |
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