The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-31

USE OF REPRESENTATIVE USrrrp STATES.

House OF REPRxsrsrArrvrs UNrrrp STATES.
CLxRK's OFFICE, May Ia, 1883.
TN pursuance of the I7th section of the act OF
L Congress of the 26th August, 1912, entitled "A u
act legafizing and making appropriations for such
necessary objects as have been usually included IN
the general appropriation bills without authority
Of law, and TO FIX and provide Tor certain incl
dental expenses of the departments and offices of
Govern rnent, and for other purposes''-whch said
18th section is as follows:
SEc II. Ind be il further enacted. That all
stationery of every name and nature, for the
Of the Houses of Con gress, 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
throug hout the United States, shall hereafter be
furnished and performed by contract by the how
est bidder, ollows 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 Post
master General and tn e Secretary Of the Treasury
shall respectively designate for that purpose shall
respectively advertise once week, for at least
four weeks, in one or more OF the principal papers
pu bshed in the places where such articles are to
be furnished or such printing done, for sealed pro-
posaIs for furnishing such articles, 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, specifying in
such advertisement the amount, quantity, and
description of each kind of articles to be furnished,
and as near may be, the nature, amount, and
kind of printing to be done; and all such pro-
posals shall be kept scaled until the day specified
in such advertisement for opening the same, when
thew 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 of failure, shall
receive contract for doing the same; and in case
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 De given to the next lowest bidder,
who shall enter into such contract and give such
security. And in Of failure to supply the
articles or TO perform the work by the person en-
teriug into such contract he and his sureties shall
be liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract
as liquidated damages, to be sued for in the name
of the United States, in any court having juris-
diction thereof
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office
until 10 o'clock a. m Monday, the 2lst day
Of June next, Cat which time all the propos lls will
be opened,) for furnishing the articles of station
cry hereinafter specified, for the of the House
Of Represe ntaiives during the Thirty third Con
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,
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Cassss DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.