The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-27
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, u. S.,
CLERK's OFFICE, April -. 1851

CLERK's OFFICE, April IL, 1851.
TN pursuance Of the l7h secton Of the act OF Con-
j. gress of the Goth August, 1912, entitled can act
legnlixing and making appropriations for such
ccssary objects as have been usually included in
the general appropriation bills without authority Of
law, and to fix and provide for certain incidental
expenses Of the departments and officers of Gov
ernment, and for other purposes"-which said l7th
section is as follows:
"sEc. II. And be IL further enacted, That all sta
tionery, Of every name and nature, for the use of
the two houses Of Congress, and all stationery and
job printing, of every and nature, for the use
OF the several departments of Government, and
for the bureaus and offices in those departments at
Washington, including all stationery, blanks,
wrappng-pap and twine, and mail bags fur
nished the post offices and collectors offices through
out the United States shall hereafter be furnished
and performed by contract, by the lowest bidder.
as folows The Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk
Of the House of Representatives, the head of each
Department, and such deputy postmasters in the
Post Office establishment, and such collectors in
the custom house establishment as the Postmaster
General and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
respectively designate for that purpose, shall re-
spectivcly advertise once week for at least four
weeks, in one or nlere Of the principal papers pub
lished in the places where such articles arc to
be furnished. or such printing done. for scaled
proposals for furnishing such articles, the
whole or any particular class Of articles, or
for doing such printing; or the whole any
specified job thereof, to be done at such place,
specifying in such advertisement tho amount,
be furnished, and, near may be, the nature,
amount, and kind Of printing to be done; and all
such proposals shall be kept scaled 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 persons and the
person offering 70 furnish any class of such articles
to perform any specified portion or job of said
work, and giving satisfactory security for the per-
formancc thereof, under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in of failure, shall
ccive contract for doing the same; and in
the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such
tract and give such security within reasonable
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 to perform the work by the person enter
ing into such contract he and his surctles shall be
liable for the forfciurespccited in such contract
liquidated damages, to be sued for in the name Of
the United States, in any court having jurisdiction
thereof"
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office
til ten O'Clock, n. M, Monday, the Goth day OF
May next, (at which time all the proposals will be
opened,) for furnishing the articles Of stationery
hereinafter spesifed, for the use of the House Of
Representatives during the thirty second Congress;
each article to be approved by the Clerk, viz: