The Portland daily press., 1863-06-25
Form Of Offer.

Form Of Offer.
Here date the offer,
Inc undersigned there insert the name names
composing the firm who bid,l of name the town. In
the State of name the State hereby offer to furnish
under your advertisement dated tdate of advertise
ment,l and subject to all the requirements of the
same and of the printed schedule to which II refers
all the articles embraced in Glass No. name the class
or casses for the navy yard at name the yard)
printed class from the schedule and opposite each
article set the price and carry out the amount in the
srsae Of the I'D for the csss up ns ss
to there write the amount in words)
Should my Tor ourI offer be accepted, Tor wei re-
navy agent at name the agencyj for signature and
certificate. And Tor wei herewith declare that the
above offer Is made In strict conformity in every par
tcuar with the law approved March 3D. 1863 section
I'd. herein quoted.
Extracts from laws Of the United States
Sec. IA. And be IL further enacted, That no con-
tract or order or any interest therein shall be trans
ferred by the party parties to whom such contract
order may be given to any other party or parties
and that any such transfer shall cause the
United States are concerned: Procided That all the
rights of action hereby reserved to the United
States for any breach of such contract by the con-
Sec. 16. and be IL further enacted, That wheney.
any contractor for subsistence clothing arms am
munition munitions Of war. and for every descrip-
ton OF supplies for the Army Navy of the United
States shafi be found guilty by a court-martiaI of
fraud wfu neglect of duty, he shall be punished
the court-martial shall adjudge and any person who
shall contract to furnish supplies Of any kind or de-
scription for the Army Navy, he shall be deemed
and taken part of the land naval forces of the
United States for which he shall contract to furnish
said supplies and be subject the rules and reguia
tons for the government Of the land and naval forces
of the United States.
Approved July IL. 1862.
Sec. 2. And be IL further resoiced' That the chief
of any bureau Of the Navy Department in contract
ing for naval supplies shall be at liberty reject the
offer of any person who principal or surety has
been defauiter In any previous contract with the
Navy Department; nor shall parties who have failed
as principals surees n any former contract be re-
ceived as sureties other contracts; nor shall the
copartners of any firm be received surces for such
firm for each other; nor. in coutracts with the
same bureau shall contractor be received as SUI.
rety for another; and every contract shall require
the delivery of specified quantity, and bids hav-
ing nominal or fictitious prices shall be considered
That If more than bid be offered by any one par
ty, by In the name of his their clerk partner
or other person, all such bids may be rejected; and
person shall be received contractor who is not
a manufacturer Of regular dealer in the articles
which he offers to supply. who has not license as
such manufacturer dealer. And all persons offer
ing bids shall have the right to be present when the
bids are opened and inspect the same
Approved, March Sd, 1868.
there the bidder or bidders and each member Of
the firm to sigu.l N