The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-13

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Housx or RsrRE sEsrArrvrs UNITED SrArxs,
Clerk = office, April la, 1851.
N pursuance Of the 18th section Of the act oil
i Congress Of the 10th August, lS42, entitled
" An act lsgalixing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects as have been usually an
eludsd in the general appropriation bills without
authority of law, and to and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the departments and Offices
of government, and for other purposes (which
said l7th sectIop Is al follows
&c SEC. IL. .and be IL further enacted That all
stationery, ofevery name and nature, for the use OF
the two houses of Congress, and all stationery and
job printing, OF every name and nature, for the
Of the several departments of government, and for
bureaus and Offices in those departmen at Wash
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp twins, and mail ,bags furnished thu 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 postmasters IN n Post
Office establishment, and such collectors in The
tom house establishment the Postmaster Cen
eral and the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
spectvely designate for that purpose, shall respec-
lively advertise once week, for at least four
weeks. IN one or more OF the principal papers pub
lished IN the places where such articles are to be
furnished, or such printing done, for sraled 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-
usehent the amount, quantity, and description, Of
each kind OF articles to be furnished, and, as
as may be, the nature, amount and kind IF 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 of 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, or 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 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 the next lowest
bidder, who shall enter into such contract and give
such security And in case Of failure to supply
the articles to perfom the VI ork by the person
entering into such contract, he ard his suretes
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scuh
contract as liquidated damages, to be sued for in
the name oftbe 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 statione
ry 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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