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NOTES.

l. Seven minutes are allowed Tor opening anu c,"S-
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular u''e
is specified
q Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be con
yeyed without further charge mail lines admitting
Of such conveyance.
g. In all cases, there TO be forfeiture oil Tue pay
of the trip when The trip is not run forfeiture VI
at least fourth part Of it, when the running or ar
rival Is far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail; and forfeiture OF y cue
proportion Of it, when grade OF service IS rendered.
inferior to that in the contract These lori..ureS
may be Increased into penalties Of higher amount ac-
cordng TO the nature frequency Of the failure ana
the importance Of the mail.
4. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing 10
take from or deliver at post Office, the mall or any
part of il for suffering it to be wet, injured, lost or
destroyed for conveying il in place or manner that
exposes it to depredaon loss, or INJURY ana LOT not
arriving the time set [And for setting up or run
ming an express to transmit commercial intelligence
| in advance OF the mail, penalty VIII DC eAae'u
| equal TO quarters pay.
! s. The Postmaster General may annu the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post once
laws for disobeying the instructions oi the Depart
ment; for refusing to discharge carrier wheh re-
| ouired by the Department; for assigning the con-
tract without the consent OF the Postmaster General
or for setting up running an express as aforesaid
| 6 The Postm 5ster General may alter the contract,
! and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata IN
crease of compensation within the restrictions I'M
posed by law for the add ona service required, or
for the increased speed, if the employment OF addi-
tona stock or is rendered necessary but The
contractor may, in such case, relinqush HE contract
on timely notice, if he prefers II to The change. lie
may also discontinue or curta the Sc wee, he allow
ing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed
| with.
| T. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices or otherwise, after the expiration OF each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Noyem'
1 Der.
| IN H., he'll ufOr
nation but increased pay ,ri be afo'oed, they
prove be greater than advertised the places arc cor
| re, lily named.
Q. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor-
taton of the mail with any person who shall nave
entered into any combination or proposed 70 en'ei
into any combination, to prevent the making oil any
bid for mail contract by any other person or per-
sons or who shall have made any agreement, or shaii
have given or Performed promised to give or per-
FORM any sderation to do, or not to do, anything
whatever to induce AM other person not to bid Tor
mail contract. 49,
| TO- A bid received after time, 10 wit; the 18th
April next at p. m, without the guarantee re-
| CURED by law that combines several routes IN
| one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal not aoJu 1eo W
be extraya CANT.
| IL, bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time Is asked, and il is obvious that no man cohnec-
I OF
IIe NAV ask for a specified number of days for more
running time TO the trip at certain seasons oil pecul-
ary bad roads But beyond these changes, proPo-
sal for service different rom the advertisement VIII
| prevent its bong considered IN composition WIN a
regular bid not set aside .or eNuaN agancei ana
where a bid contains any OF the above alterations,
their advantages will he estimated IN comparing 1t
| with other proposals.
| - There should be bu, one route bid for in pro-
| posal
| ~ The rs,ue the service the yearly paw the bid
ders name and residence, and the name oil each mem
| Der of the firm, where company oilers, should be
distinctly stated.
| Ia. The following is the form Of the guaran'y
which should be filled, the first blank with the
of the gusrantor the second with that OF the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
minatng points Of the route; and aiter being dated
should be signed by the guarantor who must be shown
by the written certificate Of postmaster or other
equally satisfactory testimonial, 10 be Of pro-
perty and able TO make good his guaranty. This
guaranty so certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that ---- il
his bid for carr, ing the mail from - 10 - be
accepted by the Post master General, - shall en-
ter into an obligation prior To the lst day Of July next
with good and sufficient sureties, TO perform the
vice proposed
Is The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the First Assistant Postmaster General, with "Nsi
Proposals IN the State Of - - written on the fac,
of the letter end should be despatched in time 20 be
received by or before tie 18th April next at O'Clock
D. m.
10 The contracts are TO be executed before the
LIST July next
Posr OrrIcr DEPARTMENT,
January 26, 1913.
CHARLES A. WICKLlFFE-
Jan. 3O-laullw
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