The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-10

Departmentin executing it, IL to obtain regular
and reliable lipse at mail packets on this inpor,
times q the principal points aIl tAe year round
and that strict cor4pl7ance with the contract OBJ
iigatlons viii be denannded.
The whole number of boats required for The
servica accepted 70 each contractor, must be pro
vided before the contract win be considered 4.
Ecommenced; and they viii be subject to the In.
spection OF an agent or agents, appointed BY thu
Department, who will certify TO each by name thai
capacity, and in all respects adapted to the duty
10 be performed. No boat 0npa accepted Into The
service can be Withdrawn without: the assent soi
the Department, and any new boat proposed to be
employed will be subject to like inspection and
Bidders and guarantors are referred, for the
provisions of law the snbject of their liabilities
to the 27t section of the ssAct to change the or
ganization Of the Post Office Department. APP
proved July 8, 1886.
1t is desirable that the service go into operation
on the let July, 1858, but the commencement may
be postponed until the LIST October succeeding if Il
be absolutely necessary and is requested. Ia any
event the contract will expire ON the 3Oth June,
1857.
Articles Of contract are TO be executed by the
cepted bidder and by his sureties by or before the
fret day Of July 1853. The contract is to provide,
among other things, that the pay of The trip is.to
be forfeited when the trip is not performed, and
not more than three times the pay of the trip when
the trip is not run, and sufficient excuse for the
failure is furnished, and due proportion Of it
when grade Of service is rendered inferior to
tina specified in the contract; and that fines may
be imposed ,unless the delinquency be satisfacto-
rily explained in, due time; for falling TO take
from, or to deliver into the post Office at the port
Of landing the mail belonging thereto, or any
part of said mail for suffering the mail, or any
part of it, to be wet injured, lost, or DESTROYED
for conveying it in place or manner that exposes
ito loss, or injury for refusing, af
ter demand made, to convey a mail by anv add,
fiOpaf afea ruh0at RIM hv rcr}r cto
route, over and above the specified number of trips
in the contract, and for not arriving at the time
set; also for transmitting intelligence, or furnish
ing the means Of transmitting intelligence, in ad-
vance OF the mail The Postmaster General may
annul the contract for repeated failures; for VIC.
laing the post Office laws; for disobeying the in
structions OF the Departments for refusing to dis
charge q carrier when required by the Depart
sent OF the Postmaster General, or for setting up
or running an express as aforesaid. :
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
imposed by law for any increased service required.
The Postmaster General may also discontinue or
curtail the Service he allowing one months extra
pay on the amount dispensed with.
Inc route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
der's name and residence, and the name of each
member Of the firm where a company offers,
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.
Form of a Bid.
!. Tor we,) --, of 49,, propose to carry the
malls on route No. ;---, from 49, to -, agree
ably to the advertisement of the Postmaster Gene
raj, dated 3lst December, 1852, and by the follow.
ing mode of conveyance, viz: ialI
- for the annual sum of - dollars
Dated. Signed.
Form Of Guaranty.
The undersigned undertake that if the foregoing
bid for carrying the mail on route No. be &C.
cepted by the Postmaster General, the bidder
shall prior to the lst day of July, 1852 enter into
the required obligation to perform the service pro-
posed, with good and sufficient sureties. -
Dated. (Signed by two guarantors.)
Form of a Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster of ----, certifies
that he is well acquainted with the above guaran-
tors and their property, and that they are men of
property, and able to make good their guaranty.
Dated 35sl sa Signed.
Proposals should be addressed, sealed, to the
Second Assistant Postmaster General, and it is
particularly important that they be marked on the
face of the letter Proposals, River Mails
S. D. HUBBARD,
Postmaster General
Posi- OFFICE DErARTMENT, Dec. 81, 1852.
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