The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-30
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
House. OF REPRESENTATIVES, USIrrD STATES,
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House. RkPREsENrArwEs UErrrD STATES,
CLraK's OFFIce, May IL, 1883.
TN pursuance of the 18th section Of the act of
Il Congress of the 26th August. 1872, entitled Gan
necessary objects have been usually included in
the general appropriation bills without authority
OF law and to TX and provide tor certain incl
dental xpenses of the Departments and offices of
Government. and for other purposes"-whlch said
II III section is foliows:
'S SEC. IT, Ind be il further 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 Govern ent,
and for the bureaus and oiices in those Detart-
nents at Washington, including al statioaery,
blanks, wrapping paper, and tvine, and mail tags
furnished the post offices and collectors' 0&ces
throughout the United States, ahall hsreatssv be
Furnished and performed by contract, BY The low
eat bidder, folovs: The Secretary 81 the HasAte,
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 the Secretary Of the Treasury
shall respectively designate for that purpose, shall
respectively advertise once week, for at least
four weeks, in one more of the principal papers
pu bished in the places where such articles to
be furnished, such printing done, for sealed pro-
posals for furnishing such articles, the whole of
any particular class Of articles for doing such
printing, or the whole any specified lob
thereof, TO be done at such place, specifying in
SUCH advertisement the amount, quantity, and
description of each kind of articles TO furnished
and, 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 or under the direction of
the officer making such advertisement, in the
presence of a. least two persons; and the person
Offering to furnish any class Of such articles
perform any specified portion 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 case of a failure TO supply the
articles or to perform the work by the person en-
tering into such contrast, he and his suretes shall
be liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract
hquidated damages, 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. m, on Monday, the 2lst day
of June next, lat which time all the proposals will
be opeped,) 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,