The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-03-05


TO- The payments will be mndt through dralls ON
posi- Offices OF otherwise, after the expiration Of each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Nov.
II. The distances are given accorGtngto the best
ATTENUATION; but 10 Increased pay WI be allowed,
should they prove to be greater than IS advertised,
II the places are correctly named.
II. The Postmaster General Is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transport
tation of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed to enter
INTO any combination, 10 prevent the making OF any
bid for nsa contract by any other person or per-
HonS, or Who shall have made any agreement, OF
shall have given or peIlorncd, or promised to give
or perform, any consideration TO do, or not 10 do,
any thing whatever to induce any other person not
to bid for mail contract.
! 49, I'm coach routes where the present con'rac-
/ tor shall be superseded by an uudcrhdder, who
may not have the stage property requisite for the
performance OF the contract he shall purchase from
the present contractor such OF his coaches, teams,
aud harness belonging TO Inc route rs shall be need
ed; ana may pc suitable iof me service at lar
valuation; ana make payment therefor 10y reason
able luStaImeniS' as his pay becomes due, unless
The present contractor shall continue 10 run stages
on the route ShonId they not agree rs TO the suila-
benes5 OF the property, the leinS' or the security
each may choose person VINO may appoint ihlTd
ana lher decision snail be hIal; or the postmaster
General VIII name the umpire should lheU under
bidder hll to ply, ms bid WIN be offered to the
contractor; hn shogId he decline IT. the proposals
otlhe nnderhlddcr VIII be accepted UncondIonnIIy
The nndcrbldder should give rnry notice OF ms M
lenlion TO take or not to take the stock, and II the
latter OF his reasons; ana the present contractor Is
to de'crmhc' Oh the hrs' "PPlc0loh' Whe'her he
VIII sen !, or not
~ y n'' received amer ''h', TO WIZ 'h' '''h
Ap''' next at p N" or W"no"' 'ie guarantee re-
CURED by '"W' or mat combines several routes IN
IN enc sum OF comqen'atIon' cannot be considered
competition WIN regular proposals. not a'J"'Sea
10 De cXtIayagah'
ID y "'u"'r may o"er on coacH' ronr0a"' or
steamboat routes where thnt transportation Is 'l-
nc"I OF "'P'"'"'"oe III 'ef'a'h seasons 10 S.''"-
'.'e morse or wagon coh'clnhce' 10 Interim SER
I,''' Sper'Ne' NUMBER OF dol,, weeks or hon'hS'
u" may propose 10 oh'' an once mat Is lAacccs-
S"e' or Is hnI on Ihe stage l"""' TIE runway or al
SthuIhoHi landing, as Tue case may ne, or Ne may
offer TO substitute an inferior mode of SUNNY in
sncb c,.os In ,,,, ,ro,,,.n l;r.roo, d'y. 'orI
sue" ''r'N, NV nv! I'F.'' ""''.U' "'!S ''"
hoUiN oi departure ana ARRIVAL WoNu'd no more
r,,iI c1rncc,i,, or othcr nuhlic ,cc,,o,,.,io, -
,'''; : 49,: w WV, ~,
WJ"n'tu' i'' may "Nh 'o' S!''"'U h"H'h'I 81
/ days Tor more running time 20 he trip at certain
seasons of pprp'inr had rngds Eut hr,crd these
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'H'"-,'' P'l"'nI' ''' s'!,'' .'"'''"' IO'" me
advertisement viii prevent It's beng considered III