The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-02
NOTES.

Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
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 nal lines ad-
hitting of such conveyance.
g. In all cases there is to be forfeiture OF the
pay Of the trip when the trip is not run; forfeiture
of least one-iourth part fit when the rum NJ or
arrival is far behind time to lose The connection
with depending mail, ard forfeiture OF due
proportion of it, when grade OF service Is rendered
inferior TO that in the contract These forfeiures
may be increased into Penslues of higher amount,
according to the nature or frequency oil the failure
and the importance of the mail.
a Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due lime, for failing
to take from, deliver AT post office, the mail or
any part of it, for suffering II to be wst, injured
| lost. or destroyed for conveying i, in place or
manner that exposes to depreciation, loss, injury
and for not arriving at the time set And for setting
| up or running express to transmit commercial
intelligence in advance Of the mail, penalty will
be exacted equal TO quarters pay.
S The Postmaster General may annnl the con-
tract for repeated failures for violating the Post
Office laws for disobeyng the instructions Of the
Department: for refusing to discharge oarriet
when required by the Department; for assigning the
contract without the consent OF The Postmaster Gen
eral, or for setting up or running an express as
aforesaid.
g. The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schs dule he allowing pro rata In
crease of compensation, within the RESTRICTIONS nm
posed by law, for the additional service required
or for the increased speed, If the employment OF
additional stock carriers is rendered Necessary
but the contractor may, in such case, renqu sh the
contract, on timely notice, If he prefers II TO The
change. He may also discontinue or curtAil the
service, he allowing ore months extra pay on The
anoun, dispensed with.
z. The payments viii be made through draiis
on post Offices or otherwise, after the expiration Of
each quarter, say in February. May, August, and
November.
g. The distances ars giren according 10 the best ipfCr
nation b,a increased pay nil be aiiotced, should h,y
prore 10 Be greater Than is odrert'sed u the places
recfly named.
g.. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract tor the 'ranspor-
ta,ion of 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 mail contrac, by any other person or per
sons or who shall have made any agreement, or
shall have given performed, or promised TO give
or perform, any consideration to do or no, TO DC,
anything whatever TO induce any other person not
to bid for a mail contract.
TO- A bid received after time, to wit: the 18th
April next at p m, or without tee guarantee re
CURED by law; or that combines several routes IN
one Of compensation, cannot be considered m
competition with a regular proposal, not adjudged
to- be exirsvsgsnt
IL A bidder may propose dificrcn, days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided 40 more running
time l. asked and it is obvious ths mail connection
or other public accommodation Is prsjudiced lie
NAV ask for specified number of days for more
running time to the trip at certain seasons OF p Gu
larIy bad roads But beyond these changes, pro-
posal for service different from the Advertisement
will prevent its being considered in composition
with a regular bid not set aside for extravaganza
and where a bid contains any Of the above aliera.
tons their Disadvantages Will be estimated IN com
pairing it with other proposals.
IL. There should be but one route bid Tor m
proposal.
bidders name and residence, and The name OF each
member of the firm, where company oilers should
be distinctly stated.
IA. The following !, the ftrm Of the guaranty
which should be filed, the hrs' blank with the
name of the guarSnlor, the second with ths' OF ne
bidder, and the third and ionr'h WIN 'ne 1eth.
ming and terminating points Of the route and alter
be;pq dated. should be signed by The gnrsntor,
who mus, be shown by the written ceruhcste OF
po.,masrer or other oquslly satisfactory test mo-
NAL to be OF property, and able TO MAKE
good his guaranty. Thus guaranty, so eer'ihed,
should accompany esoh bid
aThe undersigned - guarantees that - II
nj. hid for carr, ING the mail from - 10 - De
accepted by the Postmaster General, - SHAH
enter into an obligation prior to the l't d'y OF
July next, with good and sufficient surete', TO per
form the service proposed.
"Daed -"
IS The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the First Assistant Postmaster Generp, VIZ
" Mail Proposals IN the State OF -, WIZ WIZ 80
the face Of the letters and should be despac,,e
lime 10 be received by or before the 18Th hpri he'
at 3 O'Clock, p m. ,-e-., a.,
LIST July next =, ,e.q
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