The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-08

Leave st FranCisvIIle every SUNDAY ana Neuhes-
day at 10 m; arrive at New Orleans next days by
pm
Leave New Orleans every Wednesday and Sainr-
day at 10 nj arrive at ST. Francisyiie next days by
Jpn.
1899 From vicksburg, Miss, BY Richmond, La
Hills Ferry Bayou Macon, Mackey's and Me-
Clouds on Deer Creek Norris and Sicily Island, 10
Harrisonburg, IS miles and back once week
Leave Vicksburg every Monday at m; arrive at
Harrisonburg next Wednesday by 6 p m
Leave Harrsonburg every Thursday at 6 N; ar
rive at Vicksburg next Saturday by P m.
Proposals for service once in weeks will be con-
sidered. g
NOTES.
l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening ard
closing the mails at all Offices, where no particular
time is specified.
2 Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be
conveyed without further charge on u.al lines adj.
hitting OF such convey snce.
g. In all cases. there is to be forfeiture OF the
pay Of the trip when the trip Is not run; forfeiture
of least -ourh part of il, when the rum or
arrival is far behind time NJ to lose the connee lion
with depending mail, and forfeiture of due
proportion of it, when grade Of Sc vice is render,
inferior 10 that in the contract These foreiiur,s
may be increased into penalties of higher amount,
according to he not1re or frequency OF the failure
and the Importance Of the mail.
4. Fins will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be sati ,factory explained in due time, Tor falling
to take from or deIiyer a, post Office, the mail
any part of It; for suffering / to be w.t., injured,
lost, or destroyed; for conveying il in place or
manner that exposes to rpredAton loss,ur njurlj
and for not arriving the time set And for setting
up or running an express to transmit commerc.e
intelligence in advance Of the mail, penalty will
be exacted equal 10 q quarters pay.
S The Postmaster General may snnul the con-
tract for repeated failures; for violating the Post
Office laws; for dsobrying the instructions OF the
Department; for refusing to discharge carrier
when required by the Depar men'; for assigning the
contract without he consent Of The Postmaster Gen
eral, or for setting up or running an express as
aforesaid
6. The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the sch, dule. he allowing pro rata In
crease of compensation, within the res'rciiors I'M
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, II the employment OF
additional stock or carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case re inqu sh the
contract, on timely notice, If he prefers II to the
change. He may also discontinue n cur,all the
service, he al owing months txtra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
z. The payments viii be made through drai''
on post offices or otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter, say in February, May, August, and
November.
B. The distances giren according 10 The best irJoT
nation buf increased pay ,rii be aiored, souidhsp
prore 10 be greater han is adreised The places cor
,eciy nanud
9. TIE Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making a contract for the 'rsnspor-
taton ut The mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 enter
into any combination, to prevent the making OF any
bid for m Ill contract by any other peIson or per
sons, who shalt have made any agreemcn', OF
shall have given or performed, or promised 10 give
or perform. ANY consideration Ia do, or not TO d.,
anything whatev to induce any other person not
to h'd for mail contract.
10. A bid reel yed after time, TO wits the 18th
April next at m, or without tho guarantee re-
quired by law; or that comb mes several routes IN
one sum Of compensation, cannot be con.id.red ~
competition with regular proposal, not adjudsed
to be cx rsvsgant.
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
Of departure and srrrvsl. provided 20 more running
time asked, and II IL obvious that no mail connection
or other pubic accommodation u prsjnd'ced lie
may ask for q specified number Of days for more
running tune To- the trip a, certain seasons of Gu
liarly bad roads But beyond these changes, n pro-
posaI for service different tr.'m the sdv tiisement
will prevent 10. being considered in compeiiion
with regular bid, no, vet aside for ex,r,vsgancc
and whe bid contains any Of the above aliera.
tons, their Disadvantages will be estimated in con.
pairing it with other proposals
IL. There should be but ono route bid for m a
proposal.
10 The route, the service, 'he yearly pay, The
bidders name and residence, and The name OF each
member OF the firm, where company chers, should
be distinctly stated.
IA. The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filled, the first blank with the
name Of the guarsntor, the second with that Of ihe
bidder and the third and fourth With The begin.
ming and terminating points Of the route and alter
being dated, should be signed by The g'israntor,
who must be shown by the written certificate of
OF other equally satisfactory test mo-
NAL, &c be man Of property, and able TO MAKE
good nus guaranty. This guaranty, so oeruhtd,
should accompany each bid
"Tbe undersigned --- guarantees that -
his bid for carr, ing the mail from - TO - DC
accepted by tie Postmaster General, - shall
enter into obligation PRIOR TO the ist dsy ct
July next, with good and sufficient sureties to per
iorn the service proposed.
"Daed -----"
Is The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
10 the FIRST Assistant Postmaster Genera, VI"
|" Mail Proposals IN the State OF -" written on
The face OF the letter; and should be de-phehed N
;me to be received BY before the 18Th April next
II 3 o'clock, p. m.
i6. The oonu, cts to be executed before L'
LET July next.
Po.r OrricE DrrAprNrSr, Feb. 10, isi3.
G. A. WtCKLIFTE, p. ~. General
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