The true Democrat., 1857-05-05
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The quantities of any or all may be increased diminished as the service may hereafter require The contracts will therefore be made. not for SD citic quantities, but for such quantities as the .g vlce may require to be delivered at those nav yards respectively.
 Contractors not residing at the places where i hveues are required must establish agencies at sl. places, that no delay may arise in furnishing V5 may be required and when a contractor fails pOHU " to comply with a requisiton, the Chief Of b Bureau ot Provisions and Clothing shall be auht lzed to direct purchases to be made to supply l dehclency, under the penalty to be expressed the contract; the record of requisition. or a {, plcate copy thereof, at the Bureau of ProySol and Clothing, or at either of the navv-varls a1t sad, shall be evidence that such reuuisition h been made and received.
 Separate offers must be made for each article each ot the aforesaid navy wards: and in case mC' than one article is contained in the ofler the Chs ot the Bureau will have the right to accept one more ot the articles contained in such offer, D re]ect the remainder; and bidders whose propoa- are accepted (and none others will be torhTl hotlhed, and as early as practicable contract VI De transmitted to them for execution. which H2 tract must be returned to the bureau within t@ days, exclusive of the time required for the rgi lar transmission of the mail
 Two or more approved sureties in sum eqa to the estimated amount of the respective conac' will be required, and twenty per centum in aditE Will be withheld from the amount of all paymGs on account thereof as collateral security. in aaE ton, to secure its performance, and not in any eI5 to be pald until 1t is in all respects compiled VIZ elShty per centum of the amount of all delirera made Will he paid by the navy agent within tbr days after bills, duly authenticated, shall have b presented to him.
 Blank forms of proposals may be obtained ol 9 phcation to the navy agents at Portsmouth, " tlumpShire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, B umorc, Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, all ' this bureau.
 A record, or duplicate of the letter informir! Dluder or the acceptance of his proposal will deemed notification thereof within the mearL of the act of lc46, and his bid will be made g accepted Tn conformity with this understanding
 Every offer made must be accompanied ,& rected in the act of Congress making apprT uons for the naval service for le46-'41, apr run August, lc4b) by written guarantee. ssl pv one or more responsible persons to the ele that he or they undertake that the bidder OrbNN Will, Ii his or their bid be accepted, enter info obligation within five days, with good and suha@ sureties, to furnish the supplies proposed The reau will not be obligated to consider any prlPs unless accompanied by the guarantee required law; the competency of the guarantee to be ce- he'd by the navy agent, district attorney, or eoD' tor of t. customs.
 The attention ot bidders IS called to he sampsi ip description cf articles required, as in the msp'd for reception, q just but rigid comparison lcR b%. betueen the articles offered and the sample and ~ tract, receiring none that taH belo1 them; and ~' attention IS also particularly directed to the Jo'n solution cf the 27h March, 1854, and 10 the "' the lOh August, 1916.
 April II, 1851 4w