The southern press., 1851-05-19
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
ttoUsE or RkpxEsENrAruvEs UsirED STArEs,
Clerk y Office, April II, 1851.

ttoUsL or REpREsENrAruyEs UsiTED STATES,
Clerk y office, April H. 1851.
N pursuance Of The l7th section OF the act Of
i Congress of the 18th August, 1912, entitled.
. An act IegaIizing aud making appropriations
for such necessary objects have been usually In
authority OF law, and 10 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
. SLo- IL. -4nd be Il further enacted That all
stationery, OF every and nature, for the of
job printing OF every name and nature, for the
vt the several departments of government, and for
bureaus and Offices in those departments at Wash
iDgton, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp twine, 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
tom house establishment the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary of the Treasury shall
specvely designate for that purpsse, 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 to be
furnished, such printing done, for saed pro-
posals for furnishing such articles, or the whole Of
any particular class of articles, or for doing such
printing, the whole any specified job thereof,
be done ut such place, specifying in such advef-
tisement the amount, quantity, and description Of
each kind of articles to be furnished, and as
may be, the nature, amount and kind OF printing
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 under the direction 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-
rity for the performance thereof, under forfeiture
not exceeding twice the contract price in 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 a 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 " ork by the person
entering into such contract, he and his suretes
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 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
Of ofRepresentatiyes during the Thirty Second Con-
gress--each article to be approved by the Clerk,
viz: