The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-07
Vol. ~.
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, UNIrED STATES,
CLERKS OFFICE, May Ia, 1883.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, UNITED STATES,
Clerks OFFIoK, May IA 1858.
TN pursuance of the 18th section of the act OF
l. Congress of the 26th August, 1912, entitled GAN
act leyalizing and making appropriations Tor sucn
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 xpenses of the departments and offices OF
Government, and for other purposes '-whlch said
18th section is as follows:
"SEC. II. Ind be Il further enacted That all
stationery, OF every name and nature, Tor the use
Of the two Houses of Congress, and all stationery
and job printing, of every name and nature, Tor
the use of the several Departments of Government,
and for the bureaus and offices in those Depart
ments ut Washington, including all stationery,
blanks, wrapping paper, and Irvine, and mail ba gs
furnished the post offices and collectors 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 postmaslers
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 a week, tor at least
four weeks in one or more of the principal papers
pu bshed in the places where such articles are to
be furnished such printing done, for sealed pro-
posals for furnishing such articles, or the whole OF
any particular 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, ana
description of each kind of articles to be furnished
and as near 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 Al least two persons; and the person
offering to furnish any class of such articles, or to
perform any specified portion or 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 enter into such con-
| tract and give such security within reasonab BILE
| 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 contract he and his suretles shall
be liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract
as hquidated damages, to be sued for In the name
of the United States, in any court having Jurls-
diction thereof
! Sealed proposals will be received at this office
/ until 10 O'Clock a. m. on Monday, the 2lst day
of June next, Cat which time all the proposals will
be opeued,) for furnishing the articles of station
/ cry hereinafter specified, for the use of the House
/ of Represe natives during the Thirty third Con-
gress-each article to be approved by the Clerk
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