The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-26

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| u Mustard and pepper will be required at New
I ORR only, and IN the raw state. a. 80
All the articles must be of good quality equal tn
the pest OF those generally used in the service and
conformabe to the samples all of sohich haze been
recently selected and nefo) deposited at said navy
yaros and IN THIS bureau, and subject to such in
spection at the navy yard where delivered as the
chief OF this bureau may direct and be ia all re.
spects satisfactory to the inspecting officer said
ofhcer to be appointed by the Navy Department
All the articles to be delivered free of incidental
expenseto the Government, in proper vessels or
PACKAGES and the price of each and every article
must be the same at the respective places of de-
ilvery.s Every separate package in which one or
more dozen OF the above articles are packed. and
1.-The boxes, bales, or barrels in which the ma y
be delivered, shall be marked with their contents:
/ the name OF the contractor, and the month and
year when put up; and, when desired, in good
substantial shipping order. sss Ts9,s 80.
/ The contractor must establish agencies at s,1cb
stations other than his residence that no della .
may arise in furnishing what NAV be reouired.
and when the contractor or agent fails promptly
to comply with requisiton, the chief of the Blu
reau of Provisions and Clothing shall be authorized
to direct purchaser to be made to supply the def.
cheney, under the penalty to be expressed in the
contract; the record of requisiton or duplicate
copy thereof, at the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing. or at either of the navy yards aforesaid.
shall be evidence that such requisition has been
made and received.
Two or more approved sureties, in sum equal
JtO SStAAudtCd diiOUfk vi the contract, VIII! be
required,s and ten per centum in addition will be
withheld from the amount of all payments ON
| account thereof as collateral security to secure
its performance, and not in any event to be paid
until 1t ls In all respects complied with; nine.
ty per centum OF the amount of all deliveries made
will be paid by the Navy Agent within thirty DAYS
after bills, duly authenticated, eha have been pre-
sented to him. 60 - =
1 Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on
application to the Navy Agents atPortsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston, New York, PHILADELPHIA Bal
timore, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this bureau.
A record or duplicate of the letter informing a
bidder OF the acceptance of his proposal will be
deemed a notification thereof within the meaning
of the act of 1916, and his bid will be made and
accepted in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas d.
rected in the actof Congress making appropria-
tons for the naval service for 1S46-47, approved
10Th August, 1886 by written guarantee signed
BY one,or more responsible persons to the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder or bid
ders will, IT his or their bid be accepted enter
an obligation within five days. with good and sui.
dcient sureties, to furnish the supplies proposed
The bureau will not be obligated to consider apy
proposal unless accompanied by the guarantee re-
to be certified by the navy agent, district attorney
or some officer of the General Government known
| to the bureau.
| Extract from the act of Congress approved Au.
1 aesa gust 10, 1876.
ssSEc. g. And be it further enacted That from
| Gnu oAsSt 'hS passage VI tLiS ACT every proposal
for naval supplies invited by the Secretary Of the
Navy. under the proviso to the general appropria-
ton bill for the navy, approved March third eli
teen hundred and forty-three, shall be accompa.
MED by written guarantee, signed by one or
more responsible persons, the effect that he or
they undertake thatthc bidder or bidders will, if
his or their bid be accepted, enter into an obga-
| ton, in such time as may be prescribed by the
Secretary OF the Navy, with good and sufficient
sureties, to furnish the supplies proposed No
| posal shall be considered unless accompanied by
such guarantee. If after the acceptance of pro.
posal, and notification thereof to the bidder or
bidders he or they shall fail to enter into an obi
cation within the time prescribed by the Secretary
of the Navy, with good and sufficient sureties Tor
furnishing the supplies, then the Secretary of the
Navy shall proceed to contract with some other
person or persons for furnishing the said supplies
and shall forthwith cause the difference between
the amount contained in the proposal SO guaran.
teed and the amount for which he may have con
tracted for furnishing the said supplies for the
whole period of the proposal to be charged up
against said bidder or bidders, and his or their
guarantor or guarantors; and the same may be
Immediately recovered by the United States, for
the use of the Navy Department, in an action of
debt galnst either or all of said persons"
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