Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-21
Proposals for Stationery,
House REPRESENTATIVES UNITED STATES

House REPRESENTATIVES, UNITED STATES,
Clerks Office, May 18th, 1853.
N pursuance of the 18th section of tn eact of
i Congress Of the Goth August, 1912. entitled
:. An act legalizing aud making appropria-
lions tor such necessary 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 Offices Of Government, and
for other purposes (which said 18th section
is as follows
Sec. II. Aud be 1T further enacted. That all
stationery OF every name and nature, for the
use OF two houses of Congress- and all station
cry and job printing, of every name and nature
for the use of the several departments of Gov
eminent, and for the bureaus and offices in
those departments at Washington, including
all stationery, blanks, wrapping paper, and
twine and mail bags furnished the post Offices
and collectors Offices throughout the United
States, shall hereafter be furnished and per-
formed by contract by the lowest bidder as
follows: 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 collectors
in the custom-house establishment as the Post
master General and the Secretary of the Trea-
sury shall respectively designate for that
purpose, shall respectively advertise once a
week for at least four weeks, in one or more
OF the principal papers published in the
places where such articles are to be furnished.
or such printing done, for sealed proposals
for furnishing such articles, or the whole of
any particular class of articles, or for doing
such printing, or the whole or any specified
job thereof, to be done at such place. specify
ing in such advertisement the amount. GUAM
tty, and description of each kind of articles
to be furnished, and, as near as NAV 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 adver-
tisement for opening the same. when thew
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 to furnish any class of such
articles, or to perform any portion or speci-
fed job Of said work, and giving satisfactory
security for the performance thereof, under a
forfeiture not exceeding twice the contract
price In each case Of failure, shall receive q
contract for doing the same and in case the
lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such con-
tract and give such security within reason
able time, to be fixed in such advertisement.
then the contract shall be given to the next
lowest bidder, who shall enter into such con-
tract and give such security And in case of
failure to supply the articles or to perform
the Work by the person entering into such
contract, he and his sureties shall be liable
for the forfeiture specified in such contract as
hquidated 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 until 10 O'Clock, a. m on Monday, the
2lst day of June next, (at which time all the
proposals will be opened,) for furnishing the
articles of stationery hereinafter specified for
the use of the House of Representatives during
the Thirty-third Congressional article to be
approved by the Clerk, viz: