Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-05

oho USE VI Tue Two houses OF congress, and all
stationery and JOB printing of every name and
nature tor the use of the several Departments
OF the Government, and for the bureaus and
oflces in those Departments at Washington,
including all stationery, blanks, wrapping pa-
per, and twine, and mail bags, furnished the
post Offices and collectors Offices throughout
the United States, shall hereafter be furnished
and performed by contract by the lowest bid
der, as follows: the Secretary Of the Senate
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 estab.
llshment as the Postmaster 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 or more of the principal papers published
III the places where such articles are to be fur
nished, or such printing done, for sealed pro-
pos as for furnishing such articles, or the whole
OF any particular class of articles, or for doing
such printing, or the whole of any specified
JOB thereof, TO be done at such place; specify
Ing N such advertisement the amount uuan-
tty, and description Of each kind of articles
10 DC furnished, and, as near as may be, the
nature, amount, and kind of printing TO be
done; and all such proposals shall be keI t
sealed until the day specified in such adver-
;ISelnent for opening the same, when they
the officer making such advertisement, In the
presence OF ut least two per,ons; and the per
son Cnerlng to furnish any class of such arti-
tcieS, or TO perform any specified portion or
job OF said work, and giving satisfactory secu
rity for the performance thereof, under a for
ieiturc not exceeding twice the contrset price
IN case Of failure, shall receive a contract for
dong the same; and in case the lowest bidder
shall fail to enter into such contract and give
apcnritv u rfo 10 - H.
liked in such advertisement, then the contract
shalt 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 per
SON entering into such contra;t he and his
suretes shall be liable fer the forfeiture speci-
fed in such contract, as liquids ated damages.
to be sued for in the name of the nited States.
IN any court having jurisdiction thereof Sec
IL, act Of -4agnSt 26, 1912.
Sec. Z10. lind be IL further enacted, That
AL such bids or proposals shall be returned by
the person authorized as aforesaid to receive
the same to the Executive Departing 1t from
which such authority is derived, and shall be
preserved in said Department, subject to such
examination as Congress may at any time or
der and direct See. IL, act Of august %.
1912.
Sec. I'll. dad be 1T further enacted, That
no part OF the contingent fund appropriated
to any department, bureau, or effice shall be
applied to the purchase of books, periodicals..
pictures, or engravings, or other thing, except
such books, periodicals, and maps, or other
thing, as the head Of such department shall
deem necessary and proper TO carry on the
business of such department, and shall, by
written order, direct to be procured for that
purpose. Sec. Is, act Of 25tk August, 1872
Sec. 2l2. A1a be 1T further enacted That it
shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Sen
ate, at the commencement of every regular
session OF Congress, to report to the Senate,
and of the Clerk of the House Of Representa-
tives to report 70 the House, and of the head
OF each department to report to Congress, a.
detailed statement of the manner in which the
contingent fund for each House, and of their
respective departments, and for the bureaus
and Offices therein, has been expended, Civ
ing the names OF every person to whom any
portion thereof has been paid and if for any
thing furnishe i, the quantity and price I; and
II Tor any services rendered, the naturs of such
service, and the time employed and the par
tlcuiar occasion or cause, in brief, that rem
dered such service necessary; and the.amount
OF all former appropriations in such case on
hand, either in the Treasury or in the hands
OF any disbursing officer or agent And they
shall require of the disburSing officers, actin,.
under their direction or authority, the return
of precise and analytical statements and re-
ceipts for all the moneys which may have
been, from time To time, during the next pre-
ceding year, expended by them; and the re-
suits of such returns and the sums total shall
be communicated annually to Congress, by the
said officers respectively. Sec. 20, act Of An-
gust 20, 1872. r',, - ..- II. -J...
See. 2l3. d1sd be 1t further enacted That i'm
all cases where proposals for any contract or
contracts to be made by any of the executive
departments or bureaus, and in all cases
where notices of any description issuing from
the same, are NOW required by law to be ad-
Vertiscd, the same shall be advertised by pub.
llcatlon, In the two newspapers in the city of
Washington having the largest permanent
subscription, and at the discretion of the Ex.
ecutve, in any third paper that may be pub
lished in said city: PsOvtdea, That the charges
for such publications shall not be higher than
such as are paid by individuals for adver-
tlsinS IN said papers: and Provided also,
That the same publication shall be made in
See. II, act Of nIarh B, 1915. y :
Sec IA. Ind be 1t further enacted, That
the Treasurer Of the United States, the Treas
urer of the Mint of the United States, the
treasurers, and those acting as such, Of the
various branch mints, all coiiectorso of the Gus
toms, all surveyors of customs acting also as
collectors all assistant treasurcrs all receivers
of public moneys at the several land offices,
all postmasters, and all public officers of what
soever character be, and they are hereby re-
quired to keep safely, without loaning, using,
depositiDg in banks, or exchanging for other
funds than as allowed By this act, all the pub
lie money collected by them, or otherwise at
any time placed in their possession and Gus
tody, till the same is ordered, by the proper
department or officer of the Government to
be transferred or paid out; and when such Or
ders for transfer or payment are received,
faithfully and promptly to make the same as
directed, and TO do ard perform all other du-
ties ms fiscal agents of the Government which
may be imposed by this or any other acts Of
Congress, or by any regulation of the Treasu-.
~ Departments made in conformity to law;
and also to do and perform oil acts and duties
required by law, or by direction of any Of the
Executive Departments of the Government, as
agents for paying pensions or for making any