Nebraska advertiser., 1864-02-25

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Secretary of the Navy to adjust the Equit.
able Claims of COntracio-s for Naval Sup
lies, and regulating Contracts with the
Navy Department,
Be 1t resolved by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States oil
America IN Congress assembled, That the
Secretary Of the Favy be, and be is hereby,
authorized to adj ust and settle the claims O.
contractors for naval supplies, who, during
the last fiscal year ending thirtieth June,
eighteen hundred and slxty-two, have furn-
ished to the department. more than one hun
dred per centum above the quantities specified
IN their contracts and without default therein;
and for the purpose Of hearing said claims
may associate with the chief Of .hs beureau
with which the contract was made the chic.
OF any other bureau; subject to an appeal to
said Secretary from their decision: Provided,
That no contractors shall be allowed, except
upon the excess over the stipulated quantity
and one hundred per centum in addition
thereto, and upon such excess not more than
sufficient to make the price thereon equal to
the fair markent value Of the supplies at the
time and place of delivery; nor shall any con-
tractor be allowed any amount under this
section unless there has been an actual loss to
the contractor upon the whole contract, And
provided, further, TLat all claimants under
any such contracts shall present their claims
to the department within SIX months after
the passage of this joint resolution, or be for
ever BARRED from any equitable claim on ac-
count of said contracts.
Sec. 2. And be it further resolved. That
the chief of airy bureau of the Navy Depart
ment, in contracting for naval supplies, shall
be at liberty to reject the offer of any person
who, as principal or surety, has been a de-
iaulter IN any previous contract with the
Navy Department; nor shall parties who have
failed as principals or suretieS in any former
contract be received as s~ureties on other con-
tracts; nor snail the copartneTs of any firm be
received as suretres for such firm or for each
other; nor, in contracts with the same bureau
shall one contractor be received as surety for
another; and every contract shall require the
delivery of a specified quantity. and no bids
having nominal or fictitious prices shall be
considered. That if more than one BID be
offered by any one party. by or in the name
of his or their clerk, partner, or other person,
all such bids may be rejected; and no person
shall be received as a contractor who is not a
manufacturer of, or regular dealer In, the arti-
cles which he offers to supply, who has not a
license as such manufacturer or dealer. And
all persons offering bids shall have the right
to be present when the bids are opened and
inspect the same.
Sec. 8. And be it further resolved, That
the Secretary of the Navy be, and he Is here
by authorized to release and discharge the
Dedaltias or the provisions in the nature of
penalties, in certain cases of unful6lled con-
tracts with the bureau Of construction and of
provisions and clothing of the Navy Depart
ment, made BY Nathaniel w. Coffin, William
Lang, Henry Newton, Baxter and Sumner,
and TiltOn, Wheelwrigh t and Company, for
the fiscal year ending thirtieth of June, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-two, made prior to
the proclamation of the President establishing
blockades Of the southern ports. or to the
several acts of Congress passed subsequent
thereto, imposing additional duties upon do
messic and foreign products. wherein, by rea-
son of said acts and failure of the Government
10 pay according to the prescribed terms, par
ties have been DISTRACTED ond prevented from
a proper fulhIlment of the same, to the end
that these accounts may be settled and ad-
justed on terms of equity and justice; and in
the Sc ttlement of such accounts, there shall
be associated with the chief Of the bureau in
which the contract was made the chief Of
some other bureau of thhe Navy Department
and their decision shall be passed upon, modi-
fed, abridgeG,r elected, or approved by the
Secretary of the Navy as, in his judgment,
the law and justice shall require.
Approved, March 3, 1868.