The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-05
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HousE OF RErREsEsrArVEs UNITED STATES,
Clerk a Office Anril 10 1881

HoUsE OF RErREsESrArvEs UNITED STATES,
Clerks Office, April IL, 1851.
| n pursuance Of the 18th section Of the act Of
Congress of the Goth August, lsl2, entitled,
. An act IegalIzing and making appropriations
for such necessary objects as have been usually in
cluded in the general appropriation bills without
authority of law, aud To fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses Of the departments and Offices
of government, and for other purposes (which
said 18th section is follows
:" Sac. IL. Ind be IL further enacted That all
stationery, OF every 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 departments at WASH
ng,on, including all stationery, blanks, wrapping
paper, amp Irvine, 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 establishment, and such collectors in the GUS
tom house establishment as the Postmaster Gen
era and the Secretary OF the Treasury shall re-
spectvely designate for that purpose, shall respec-
lively advertise once a week, for ut least four
weeks. in one or more OF the principal papers pub
lished ia the places where such articles are to be
furnished, or such printing done, for sealed 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 Job thereof,
to be done ut 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 least two per-
sons aud 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 loves bidder shall f 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 cont act 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 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 ofiic e
until 10 o'clock a M, Monday, the Goth day
Of May next Cat which time all the proposals will
be opened, for furnishing the articles of satone-
~ 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: