The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-10
Vol. Nv.
HOUSE, OF REPREsRsrArVEs UNITED STATES,
CLERKS OPTICS, May IA, 1853.

IN Pursuance of the 18th section of the act Of
l. Congress of the 26th August, lS42. entitled San
act lcgalizing and making appropriations for such
necessary objects have been usually included in
the general appropriation bilIs without authority
of law, and to fix and provide for certain incl
dental expenses of the departments and offices OF
Government, and for other purposes"-which said
18th section is follows:
SEC. H. Ind be u furfasr enacted That all
stationery, of every name and nature, for the
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 the bureaus and Offices in those Depart.
ments at Washington, including all stationery,
blanks, wrapping paper, and Irvine, and mail bags
furnished the post offices and collectors offices
throughou the United States, shall hereafter be
furnished and performed by contract, by the low.
bidder follows: The Secretary Of the Senate,
the Clerk of the House of Represen atves the head
OF each Department, and such deputy postmasters
in the post office establishment and such collectors
in the custom house establishment as the Post
master General and the Secretary OF the Treasury
shall respectively designate for that purpose shall
respectively advertise once a week, for at least
four weeks, in one more of the principal papers
published in the places where such articles to
be furnished, or such printing done, for sealed pro-
posas for furnishing such articles or the whole Of
any particular class of articles, for doing such
printing, or the whole any specified job
thereof to be done at such place, specifying in
such advertisement 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 pro-
posas 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 Al least two persons; and the person
offering to furnish any class of such articles to
perform any specified portion or job of said work,
and giving satisfactory security for the perform
ance thereof, under a forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in case Of failure, shall
receive a contract for doing the same; and in
the lowest bidder shall fail TO enter into such
tract, and give such security within a 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 of a failure to supply the
articles or to perform the work by the person
tering into such contract, he and his sureties shall
be liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract
as liquidaed DANA ges, to be sued for in the name
of the United States, in any court having jurs
diction thereof
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
until 10 O'Clock a. , Monday, the 2ist day
of June next, lat which time all the proposals will
be opened) for furnishing the articles of station
cry hereinafter specified, for the Of the House
Of Representatives during the Thirty third Con
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,
viz:
Glasses. DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.