The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-22

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| HousE o. RsrsE GENT Arivss UnsTsD 6TArss
Clerk's Office, April IL, 1851.
| IN pursuancs Of the Eth section Of the act oi
j Congress Of the 18th August, 1872, entitled
An act legslixing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects have been usually in
cluded 10 The general appropriation bills without
authority Of law, and 70 ok and provide for csrtain
incidental expenses Of the Departments and Offices
OF government, and for other purposes which
said 18th section IL az follows
T" SEC. II. .dnd be Il further e~seted That all
stationery, every name aud nature, Tor the Of
the two houses Of Congress- and all stationery and
job printing, OF every name and nature, for the
of the several departments Of govsrnnaeax, and for
bureaus aud Offices in those departments AZ WASH
iagton, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper amp twne, and mail bags furnished thu post
offices and collectors Offices throughout the Uaited
States, shall hereafter be furnished and perfo<sned
by contract, by the lowest bidder, follows !;
The Secretary OF the Senate, the Clerk Of the
House of Representatives, the head Of each depart
msnt, and such deputy postmasters in the Post
Office Establishment, and such collectors in the
tom house establishment az the Postmaster Cen
Arai and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
spsctisely designate for that purpose shall rsspec
lively advertise once u week, for at least four
weeks. il one more Of the principal papers pub
lished in tle places where such articles TO be
furnished, or auch printing done, for sealed pro-
posals for Furnishing such articles the whole of
any particular class OF articles, for doing such
printing, 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 a. near
as may be, the nature, amount and kind printing
to be done; and all such proposals shau he kept
sealed until the day specified in such advertisement
| for opening the same, when they shall he opened
by under the direction of the officer making such
Advertisement. in the presence of at least two par
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-
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 the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into
such contract and give such security within rea-
sonable time, to be fixed ia 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 VI ork by the person
| entering into such contract, he ard his sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified il 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 4 M. on Monday, the 26th day
of May next lat which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles of statone-
ry hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
Of Representatives during the Thrty-Second Con-
gress--each article to be approved by the Clerk,
lvyt1.