The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-13
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE OF REPREsENrArIvEs UNITED STA

Clerks office, April IL, 1851.
IN pursuance of the 18th section OF the act OF
Congress of the Goth August, l642, entitled
An act lega!izing and making appropriation,
Tor sueh necessary objects as have been usually IN
cluded IN the general appropriation bills without
authority of law, and to fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the departments and offices
OF government, and for other purposes which
said 18th section Is as follows
60 SEC. IL. find be il further enacted That all
stationery, ofevery name and nature, for the use OF
the two houses of Congress, and 81 stationery and
job printing OF every nan and nature. for the use
of the several departments of government, aud for
bureaus and Offices in those departments ut WASH
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp Irvine, and mailbags 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 as the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall re-
spectivey designate for that purpsse shall respec-
lively advertise once week, for at least four
weeks, in one or more Of the principal papers pub
shed in the places where such articles are to be
furnished, or such printing done, for 8 aled pro-
posals for furnishing such articles or the whole of
any particular class Of articles, or for doing such
printing, or the whole any specified lob thereof
to be done at such place, specifying in such adyer.
tisement the amount, quantity, and description OF
each kind Of articles to be furnished, and, as near
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 or under the direction ofthe officer making such
advertisement, IN the presence of least two per-
sons and the person offering to furnish any class
of such articles or 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 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
entering into such contract, he and his suretes
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract as hquidated 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, (at which time all the proposals viii
be opened, for furnishing the articles of statone-
ny hereinafter specified. for the use of the House
Of Representatives during the Thirty Second Con-
gress--each article to be approved by the Clerk,
viz: