The Arkansas banner., 1851-02-25

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 4 Mail agsnls are to Do conveyed wi,hoat eiarK sn the principal ralFosd and steamboat lines, whsF
 the sIxs of the mails ana nambcf of fhs oiees wst require their employment by t6s Departments sad ln that case separate apar rnsnt. fsflhs exclavs ase of Ihs Department and agsnt. for tRe azsosiag aud safe keeping ef ths mail fs te be pFossdsd by the contractor. and nader ths direction Of tas De 1 paFtEleRt
 . 10 all eases there is to be forfeiture of the pay Of the trip whsa the iTp is ras; aBd sf aos moro than three times he pay of the isip whes the trip Is not run, and saffieenf ieF tr fat- iate Is furnished forfeiture of al least onefoaFth part of it when the FanapE or arrival ls so lag be- hiad tiass as to lose the eoaasxioa wish depend ing mail; and forfeiture of due pro9ertioa of a when grse of service Is rendered inferior ,has in the contract These foffsilarFs may b. reassd into penalties of higher A9ouns, according to tae nstare oF frequency Of ,hs failure aad the imPoF- iance of the msiis.
 be satisfactorily explained ia das lime. for fsHlg to take fron or deliver a., Post office, the ma any part of t: fer suvFag to be vet injured. lesi or destroyed; conveying Il In place nsAaaer that exposes il 10 depreciation, loss, a1ury; for refusing af,er deIaand t0 convey mail by sny coach, raFosd car. er stesmbcat, which the eoa- traeIor regularly the route beyond the spe- eied naalhr of trips in the coalraet. and for not arriving at the time set; and fer seiiiag Wy Biag express 10 transmit commercial intelligence in aivauee of the mail, penalty wiA be eAaeted equal 10 quarters pay.
 Tire Postmaster General may snnul the con. tract for repeated failures; for viels,ng the pcst office laws. fer disobeying the instructions of the DepsFtmsnt; for refusing to discbsrgs carrier whea r~qarrd by the DspaFnsent for assi yaiRg the contrsct wEhost the consent of Ihe Postmsster Gen eral, or for setting uP or ruaAiag sn exPfess as aforesaid.
 8. The Postmaster General may alter the con tracts and nfter the schedule, he allowing pro Taa increase of compensation. within the restriction imposed by law. for the additional service r-qsifea, or fer the increased speed if the employment of additional stock carriers is Esaasred necessary; but the contractor may, n sueh rsiuquish the contract. timely notice, if he prefers t to tho ehaBgs. he Postmaster General may anna the contfsct or euftaii the service RHd pay, when he wishes 10 dispense with the service. Ia whole In part place higher Dr diffeFeat grade ef service on the foue. he a!lowiag Inoalh $ extra pay on the amount dispensed with.
 3 The payments will be made through drafts on post offices otherwise. after the expiration 0i each quarter-say in February, May. August, and November.
 Io The dEstspces are given a-ror ling to the best Information; bat no increased pay will be aewet should they prove to be grea;ee ihaa is advertised if tine places correctly named
 Il. The Postmaster General Is prohibited by law from knowingiy makiug contract for the trana portaton of ths msii with any peTsoa who shall have entered into sny combination, proposed to enter into any combination, 10 prevent Lie making o any til for 8 mai, contract by any other person pers ns, Or who shall have made aay agreement or shall have given or performed, or promised to give perform, any consideration 10 do, not b do any tbfHg whatever 10 iusacs any eIhev person not 10 i4 for msii contract Particular sllen'ian called 10 the 18th section of tle act of 1856. pro s.st. kf .S... V I2. A b received after tine, 10 wit the id pri next at l9 m, or witiiont the guaranty required by law, CT that combines several routes in oue sam of compensation, caanot hs considered ia competi lion with the regular proposal not ad;u4sed ie be exsravsgant
 l3 A bidder may off r. where ihe transportation called for in the advertisement is difficult imprac ticabie al certain seasons, to substitute inferior moe Of conveysnce. or to inirrmi servics s2eei fed number ot days. weeks, or months. He may propose to omit office that is inaccessible, not the stage toad, t;ie railway, or at steamboat landing, the case may bel or he may offer 10 sub stituie an inietisF naoas of supply in such lie may proPose different days and honrs of d,par- ture and arrival, provided no more Fannng time Is asked and it is obvious that mail conuec ion other pabiic accommodation k prejudieed. He nay ask for more ruRniWg time 10 the trip. during a specified number of days, at certain seasons Of pc- cuaIy bad roads; but beyond these changes pro-
 
 will prevent its being considered in competition with regular bid not set aside for exiraysgaace; and where bid contains any of the aboss alterations, their disadvantages will be estimated ia comparing it with other proposals.
 II. There should be but one route bid for In proposal
 IL. The route, the service. inc yearly pay, the bdder's name and residence. anu the name of each member oI the firm, where eoupany offers, should be distinctly stated; also the mode of conveyance, if higher mode than on horsc back is intrnGed. l6. The bid si0u!d be sent under seal, addressed 10 tha First Assistant Poslatste General. with '' Mail Proposals r. the State or Territory of-- - written the face ol the letter; and should be dispatched in time 10 be received by before the Isl April next. at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. IL should be gaaranted, and the suiiicency o the qua anleEs be duly certified (Ses forms
 I1. The contracts are 10 be executed by before the lsi oi July next
 IS. Pes,masteis al offices situated upon or near railroads. but more than eighty Tots from a depot. Will iInmsGiaizy after the 18Th Apfil Isxt FepeTt that fact to the Department, stating their rxaet ais tagce fr m Inc railroad depot. and how otherwise supplied wiIh the mail, to enable the Postmaster General io direct the proper supply to be made from the railroad by mai! messengers, from aad after the lsi ol Jaly next.
 70 Under the act of March 3 1895, the route is to he let to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient gaaTanies for faithful performance, without other reference the mode o than may De necessary 10 provide for the due celesty, certainty and sec Etity of such transportation When the lowest bid proposes made of convey aace that is inadequate for the route a respect the certainty. security, and ceierity of the mails. aside from any accommodation for travel. ii Will mol he entitled to the route
 70. When the bid does not name mode of con veyanee il will be taken aud understood 10 be for ihs lowest mode of conveyance, to wit. on horse back. When Il proposes to carry according to the advertisement, and no mode of conveyance is stated for the n the advertisement, H will be con sidered offering oniy for horseback conveyance.
 2i. Since tine passage of the actof March ,, ls i5, description Of lid has been received. IL sPs- cilies mode Of conveyance, but engages 10 carry the mail with certainty eeeri aud security, using
 the terms of the law. These bids are called, from 1 the manner in which they are designated ou the l books of the Department. 'stsr b'4s" It.kss been decided, after mature consideration, that bid pro-