The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-01

HOUSE, OF RrPRKssNTArIvKs UNITED STATES,
CIrnxss OrYlce Nav IA 1883

HOUSE, OF RrPREssSTArrvrs USIrEp STATES,
CLERx's OrrIcs, May IA. 1883.
TN pursuance Of the 18th section of the act Of
Congress of the 10th August. lS42. entitled IAN
act legalizing and making appropriations for such
necessary objects a. have been usually included in
the general appropriation bills Without authority
Of law. and to ix and provide for certain Incl
dental expenses Of the departments and office Of
Government, and for other purposes"-whach said
l7th section 10 as follows: I.1 blE exon ..fl
"Sro. II. And be IL 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 all stationery.
blanks, wrapping pa per, and Irvine, and mail ba e
furnished the post offices and collector Offices
throughout 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 Representatives, the head
of each Department, and such deputy postmaster
in the post office establishment, and such collector
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 more of the principal papers
pa blished in the places where such articles are 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, 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 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 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, 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
the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such con-
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 failure to supply the
articles or to perform the work BY the person
ering 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 jurs-
diction thereof
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
until 10 o'clock a. on Monday, the 2lst day
Of June next, Cat which time all the proposals will
be opened } for furnishing the articles of station
cry hereinafter specified for the use Of the House
of Representatives during the Tbirty-third Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk,