The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-23
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
Houss or REraEskxrArrEs UMrxp SrArIs,
Clerk = Office Aprn -. 1851

Housx or RxrREskNxArvEs UNlrxp SrArEs.
Clerks Office, April ~, 1851.
I'm pursuance Of the 18th section OF the act Or
i Congress Of the 26th August, I642, entitled,
" An act lsgalizing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects have been usually In
ciuded 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 l7th section is as follows
g SEC. IL. .4ad be IL further enacted That all
stationery, every 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 use
of the several departments of government, and for
bureaus and Offices in those Departmental WASH
ington, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp twine, and mail-ba 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 postnasters In the Post
Office establishment, and such collectors in the GUS
tom house establishment al the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Secretary of Vie Treasury shall re-
spectivey designate for that purpese, 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, d such printing done, for s'aled pro-
posas for furnishing such articles, or the whole of
any particular class Of articles, for doing such
printing, the whole any specified job thereof,
be done at such place, specifying in such adver
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 of the officer making such
advertisement, in the presence Of a. 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-
ry 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 a 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 of failure to supply
the articles to perfom the " ork by the person
entering into such contract, he and his sureties
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 Il. M, on Monday, the Goth day
| Of May next, Cat which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles Of statione-
| nv hereinafter specified. for the of the House
of Representatives during the Thirty Second Con-
gress- each article to be approved by the Clerk
| VIZ.