class="first">Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That no contract

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for furnishing paper or any other article shall be valid until it

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has been approved by said joint committee, (if made under

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their direction, or by the Secretary of the Interior, if made

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under his direction,) according to the provisions of section

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nine.

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Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the Congressional

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Printer shall compare all articles delivered by any contractor

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with the standard of quality, and shall not accept any

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article which does not conform to it; and in case of a difference

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of opinion between the Congressional Printer and any

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contractor with respect to the quality of any article furnished,

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the matter of difference shall be determined by the Joint Committee

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on Printing, or in the recess of Congress by the Secretary

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of the Interior.

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Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That in default of

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any contractor to furnish the articles contracted for at the

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proper time, or of the proper quality or weight, the Congressional

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Printer shall report such default to the Joint Committee

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on Public Printing if Congress is in session, or to the

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Secretary of the Interior if Congress is not in session; and

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he shall, under the direction of the Joint Committee on

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Public Printing, or of the Secretary of the Interior, as the

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case may be, enter into a new contract with the lowest and

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best bidder for the interest of the government among those

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whose proposals were rejected at the last opening of bids, or

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he shall advertise for new proposals, under the regulations

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concerning advertisements for proposals hereinbefore stated;

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and during the interval which may thus occur he shall, under

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the direction of the Joint Committee on Public Printing, or

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of the Secretary of the Interior, as above provided, purchase

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in open market, at the lowest market price, all such articles

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necessary for use.

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Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That in case of any

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contractor's default to comply with this contract he and his