The southern press., 1851-08-28
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HoUsEoF RErREsEHTATIvEs UNITED STATi


Clerks office, April IL, 1851.
N pursuance Of the I7th section of the act Of
/ Congress of the 26th August, IS42, entitled,
T" An act Itgaizing aud making appropriations
for such necessary objects as have been usually In
cluded in the general appropriation bills without
authority OF law, and 10 and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the departments and Offices
of government, and for other purposes (which
SAID 18th section is as follows
:" SIC. IL. .a,sd be IL further enacted That all
stationery ofevery name and nature, for the use Of
the two houses of Congress, and :. stationery and
job printing, or every naU' and nature for the
of the several departments Of government, anS for
bureaus and Offices in those departments at Wash
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrepping
paper, amp twne, and ma-bags furnished the post
offices and collectors Offices throughout the United
States, shall hereafter be furnished and per rormed
by contract, by the lowest bidder, as follows
The Secretary Of the Senate, the Clerk Of the
House of Representatives, the head of eech depart
ment, and such deputy postmasters in We Post
Office establishment, and such collectors in the Gus
tom houle establishment the Postmaster Gea-
era and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
specvely designate for that purpose, shall respec-
lively advertise once wcsk, sor at least four
weeks, IN one or more OF the prncipr papers pub
lished in the places where such articles are to be
furnished, or such printing done, for s-aled pro-
posals for furnishing such articles the whole Of
any putsCuiui Sf0co VI oatStco, VI lut uOL1k buCu
printing, or the whole any specified job thereof,
to be done at such place, specifying in such ndver-
tisement the smoont, quantity, and description OF
each kind Of articles TO be furnished, and, as near
may be, the nature amount and kind o printing
to be done, and ell such pro ,osals shall pe ..ept
sealed until the day specified N 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 two per-
sons; and the person offering to furnish any class
of such articles, to perform any specified portion
or job Of srid work, and giving satisfactory eecu
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 the lowe1t bidder shall nil to enter into
such contract and give such security within rea-
sonable time, to be fixed in such advertise nent,
then the contract shsl he given to the noxt lowest
bidder, who shall enter into such cont act end 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 ard his sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract az 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 slatione-
ry hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
of Representatives during the Thirty Second Con
gress-ench article to be approved by the Clerk
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