The North-Carolina standard., 1838-08-29
NOTES.


L. Each route must be bid for separately. The
route the sum, the mode of service, and the resi-
dence of the bidder, should be distinctly stated in
each bid.
2 No proposal will be considered unless it be
accompanied by a guaranty signed by one more
responsible persons, in the following form, viz
"The undersigned
guaranty that if his bid for carrying the
mail from to be accept
ed by the Postmaster General shall enter into an
obligation prior the first day of March next, with
good and sufficient sureties, to perform the service
proposed" oor
"Dated 1885,"
This should be accompanied by the certificate of
a Postmaster or other equivalent testimony, that
the guarantors are men of property, and able to
make good their guaranty.
as This guaranty being required by law, no
exemption can be allowed in favor of old contrac
tors, railroad companies, or any other companies
or persons whatsoever
g. The distances, stated IN this advertisement,
are believed to be substantially correct; but the
bidder will inform himself that point, no in
creased paw will be allowed for any difference
when the places named correctly.
A. The schedules arranged to allow
seven minutes each post office for opening and
closing mails generally, and hour to the distri-
buting post Offices; but the Postmaster General
may extend the time on allowing like extension to
the contractors.
s. The Postmaster General may alter the sche-
dule, and alter the route, he allowing pro rata
increase OF compensation any aQQl1Onal service
required, and for any increased speed when the
employment of additional stock carriers is rem
dered necessary.
6. He may discontinue the service, or curtail it
at pro rata reduction of pay, whenever he shall
consider it eXpedient to do so, he allowing one
months extra pay on the amount dispensed with.
7. He may impose fines for failure take or de-
liver mail, any part Of a mail, at any post of
flee which is may be established the route,
for refusing negecting perform any other stip-
uation of this contract for suffering the mail to be
injured wet, lost, or destroyed; and may exact a
forfeiture of the pay of the trip whenever the trip
lost, the mail arrives so far behind schedule time
as to lose connection with depending mail.
s. He may annul the contract for repeated fail
to perform any Of the stipuatons for refusing
to discharge carrier when required, for violating
the Post Office law, for disobeyng the instructions
of the department; or assigning contract without
the previous consent of the Postmaster General.
9. If the contractor shall run a stage or other
vehicle more rapidly or more frequently than he is
required by the contract to carry the mail, he shall
give the same increased celertY and frequency to
the mail, and without increase of compensation.
10. Contractors stage and coach routes shall
convey, free of charge, all agents of the Depart
ment upon exhibition of their credentials; also
mail bags and Post Office blanks.
IL. Contractors on stage and coach routes shall,
in the conveyance of passengers, give preference
to those who are brought in the connecting mail
lines, over those travelling in any other; so that
connecting mail stage routes shall form continuous
travelling lines.
II. On routes where the mail is transported in
stages, and the present contractor shall be super
seded by an underbidder, who may not have the
stage property requisite for the performance of the
contract, he shall purchase from the present con-
tractor such of the stage horses and property as
may be suitable for the service fair valuation
and make payment therefor by reasonable install
mens, unless the present contractor shall continue
10 run stages on the route. Should they not agree
as to the sutabeness of the property the terms or
the security, each may choose person who may
appoint third, and their decision shall be inal or
the Postmaster General will name the umpire
| This will be made the condition of any bid under
that of present contractors and should the under
bidder fail to comply, his bid will be offered to the
contractor; but should he decline it, the proposals
of the underbidder will be accepted uncondition-
ally. =
! IS. The postmaster General is prohibited by
law from making contracts for the transportation of
the mail with any person who shall have entered
into any combination, or proposed to enter into any
combination to prevent the making of any bid for
mail contract by other person or persons or uhn