The southern press., 1851-04-25
PROPOSALS ron STATIONERY.
HoUsE or RErREsENTAriyEs UNIrEp STATES
Clerk Office pril 10 1851,

HoUsE or EXPERIMENTATION UNIrEp SrArEs,
Clerks Office, April IL, 1851.
IN pursuance Of the l7th section Of the act of
i Congress Of the 10Th August, 1912, entitled (,
!" An act legallzlng and making appropriations
for such necessary objects as have been usually in
cIudsd in the general appropriation bills without
authority Of law, and TO fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses Of the departments aud Offices
of government, and for other purposes (which
said 18th section is as follows M rl
. SEC. IL. .4nd be II further enacted That all
stationery, ofevery name aud nature, for 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 government, and for
bureaus and Offices in those department Is ut Wash
ington, 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, 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 establishments and such collectors in the Gus
tom house establishment 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 more Of the principal papers pub,
llshed in the places where such Articles are TO be
furnished, or such printing done, for aled pr o.
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 adver-
usement the amount, quantity, and description OF
each kind OF articles to be furnished, and as near
as may be, the nature, amount and kind 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 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 a contract for doing the same
and in case the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into
such contract and give such security within rea.
soDable time, to be fixed in such advertisement
then the contract shall be given to the next loves
bidder, who shall enter into such and Civ,
such security. And in case of failure to supply
the articles to perfom the work by the person
entering into such contract, he and his surees
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in scul
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 a.. m., on Monday, the Goth 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 Thirty-Second Con-
gress-each article TO be approved by the Clerk,
viz: