United States. Congress. Senate

“ And be it further enacted, That the Congressional
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Printer shall charge himself in a book, to be kept for
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that purpose, with all paper and other articles or material
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received for the public use, and he shall furnish the same to
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the foremen of printing and binding, and to the officers of
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the executive and judicial departments, and of the Senate and
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House of Representatives authorized to receive them, on
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their written requisitions as the public service may require
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them, taking a receipt from each officer for such article, which
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shall be entered to his credit ”

“ Columbia, shall immediately cause estimates to be made of
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the amount of stationery and other articles which will be
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required by them for the ensuing year, which are now furnished
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as stationery or under stationery contracts, and forward
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the same to the Congressional Printer, who shall immediately
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issue proposals for such articles and stationery and make
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purchases of the same, in the manner and under the regulations
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1Sec. 2. ”

“ Committee on Public Printing, or during the recess of Congress
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the Secretary of the Interior, may authorize the Congressional
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Printer to make purchases in open market whenever,
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in their opinion, the quantity required is so small, or the
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want is so immediate, as not to justify advertisement for proposals
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1Sec. 13. ”