The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-03
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HoUsE OF REPaEssNrArIvRs UNITED STATES,
CLERK's OrrIcE, May IA. 1888.
IN pursuance of the 18th section Of the act OF
l. Congress of the goth August, ls42. entitled Gan
act legalizing and making appropriations 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 incl
dental expenses of the departments and offices of
Government. and for other purposes'-which said
18th section il follows: '1 ore
"Ssc IL. And be it further enacted, That all
stationery, of every name and nature, for the use
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 ali stationery,
blanks, wrapping paper, and Irvine, and mail ba gs
furnished the post offices and collectors Offices
throu ghout the United States, shall hereafter be
furnished and performed by contract, BY the low
est bidder, follows: The Secretary of the Senate
the Clerk of the House OF the head
Of each Department, and such deputy postmasters
in the post office Establishment, and such coector
in the custom. house establishment as the Post i.
master General and the Secretar ~ of the Treasury
shall respectively designate for that purpose, shall
respectively advertise once q week, for at leest
four weeks, in one or moro Of the principal papers
pu blished in the places where such articles to
be furnished, such printing DONE for sealed pro-
posas for furnishing such articles, or the whole of
any partic lar class Of articles, 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 may be, the nature, amount, and
kind of printing to be done; and all such pro-
posals shall be kept sealed until the day specified
in such advertisement for opening the same, when
they shall be opened by under the direction of
the officer making such advertisement, in the
presence of ~ least two persons; and the person
offering to furnish any class Of such articles
perform any specified portion o. job of said work,
and giving satisfactory security for the perform
ance thereof under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in case of failure, shall
receive contract for doing the same; and in case
the lowest bidder shall fail TO into such con-
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 or to perform the work by the person
terng 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 coart having juris-
diction thereof
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
until 10 O'Clock a.. m on Monday, the 2lst day
of June next, Eat which time all the proposa Is will
be opened,) for furnishing the articles of station
cry hereinafter specified for the use of the House
OF Representatives. during the Thirty third Con.
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,
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