The true Democrat., 1856-04-15
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diminished as the service may hereafter require The contracts will therefore be made. not for the specific quantities. but for such quantities the service may require to be delivered at those navy yards, respec lively.
 Contractors not residing at the places where deve- res required must establish agencies at such pla ces. that no delay may arise in furnishing what may be required; and when contractor fails promptly tC comply with a requ,ition; the Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing shall be authorized to direct purchases be made to supply the deficiency under the penalty to be expressed i'll the cOnrac the record of a requisition, duplicate copy thereof at the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing or at either of the navy yards aforesaid, shall be evidence that such requistion has been made and received.
 Separate offers must be made for each article at each of the aforesaid navy yards and in more than one article is contained in the offer, the Chie of the Bureau will have the right to accept one or more of the articles contained in such offer and reject the remainder; and bidders whose proposals are ac- cepted and none others will be forthwith notified and as early as practicable contract will be trans mited to them for execution; which contract must be returned to the bureau within ten days, exclusive o the time required for the regular transmission of the mail.
 Two or more approved sureties. in sum equal to the estimated amount of the respective contracts, will be required, and twenty per centum in addition will be withheld from the amount of all payments on account thereof collateral security, in addition, secure its performance. and not in any event to be paid until it is in all respects compiled with; eighty per centum of the amount of all deliveries made will be paid by the navy agent within thirty days after bills duly authenticated shall have been presented to him.
 Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on ap- plication to the navy agents at Portsmouth New Hampsbire: Boston, New York. Philadelphia Bati- more. Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this bureau -
 record, or duplicate of thclett informing bid, der of the acceptance of his proposal, will be deemed
 notification thereof, within the meaning ot the act of ls46, and his bid will be made and accepted in conformity with this understanding.
 i Every offer made must be accompanied as directed in the act of Congres making appropriations for the naval service for ls46-47 approved 10th August lo46 by written guarantee. signed by one or more responsible persons the effect that he or they under take that the bidder bidders will if his their bid be accepted, enter into obligation within five days with good and sufficient surcties. to furnish the SUD- plies proposed The bureau will not be obligated tc consider any proposal unless accompaniea by the guarantee required by law; the competency of inc guarantee be certified by the navy agent. district | attorney. or collector of the customs.
 | The Intention of bidders is called to the sanD1e, md descyiDti 0f articles required, as ia the insoec ton for teoeotiu ajust but rigid comparison ,cii b nude beaceea tle articles 4ered and the sample and c0,tract yeeeiriag ehat ta beioao them; and Mei attenti as also Darticulary directed to the jnt re- solution of 27h MarA 1854, aud to the act Qf tbs lo | Au1uSt 1s46.
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