The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-10

HousE or RErREsENrArIyss UMrED SfArGs,
Clerk q office, April X, 1851.
I N pursuance Of the 18th section OF the act OF
Congress of the Goth August, 1912, entitled'
9 An act legaizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects as have been usually IN
cluded in the general appropriation bills without
authority OF law, and to fla and provide for certain
incidental expenses Of the departments and offices
of government, and for other purposes (which
said I7th section Is as follows
" SEC. II. Ind be II further enacted That all
stationery, of 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
vi the several departments OF government, and Tor
bureaus and Offices IN those departments at WASH
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp Irvine, 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, follows
The Secretary Of the Senate, the Clerk OF the
House of Representatives, the head OF each depart
ment, and such deputy posmaslers IN the Post
Office establishment, aud such collectors IN the Gus
tom house establishment as the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
spectyey designate for that purpose, shall respec-
lively ADVERSE once week, for ut least four
weeks, in one more Of the principal papers pub
shed in the places where such articles are to be
furnished, such printing done, for ued pro-
pcsals 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 at such place, specifying in such adver
lisement the amount, quantity, and description OF
each kind OF articles To be furnished, add, MS
| may be, the nature, amount and kind printing
to be done, and all such proposals shall be kept
| sealed unu the day specified in such advertisement
| for opening the same, when they shall be opened
by under the direction of the officer making such
advertisements in the presence of II, least per-
sons; and the person offering TO furnish any class
of such articles, to performany specified portion
or job Of said work, and giving satisfactory
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 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 conua and give
such security. And in case Of failure to supply
the articles or to perfom the ork by the person
entering into such contract, he ard his suretes
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract MS liqudated 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 CLOCK a. M, on Monday, the Goth day
| of May next, Cat which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles Of slatione
nv hereinafter specified for the of the House
| of Representatives during the Thirty Second Con-
gress--each article to be approved by the Clerk,
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