The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-10

Department in executing it, is to obtain regular
ana reliable lines of mail packets on this impor.
times at the principal points all ths year round
and that strict compliance with the contract OBJ
legations will be demanded
| The whole number of boats required for the
service accepted to each contractor must be pro
vided before the contract will be considered as
commenced; and they will be subject to the in
| specton OF an agent or agents, appointed by tht
Department, who will certify to each by name that
they are of sufficient size, strength, quality and
capacity, and in all respects adapted to the duty
| to be performed No boat once accepted into the
Iservice can be Withdrawn without the assent Of
| the Department, and any new boat proposed to be
employed will be subject to like inspection and
| acceptance door T
Bidders and guarantors referred, for the
provisions of law on the subject of their liabilities
| to the 9th section of the s.Act to change the
proved July g. 1886. fsfs Al
1t Is desirable that the service go into operation
ON the lst July, 1853, but the commencement may
be postponed until the LIST October Succeeding, if it
be absolutely necessary and ia requested. In any
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Articles of contract are to be executed by the ac-
ceped bidder andgby his sureties, by before the
nrst day OF July, 1853 The contract is to provide,
among other things, that the pay of the trpis 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
when grade of service is rendered in erior to
that specified in the contract; and that fines may
be imposed, unless the delinquency be satisfaeto-
rlly explained in due time; for failing TO take
from or to deliver into the post office at the port
OF landing the mail belonging thereto any
part of said mail for suffering the mail or any
part of it, TO be wet injured, lost destroyed !;
Tor conveying 1t In place or manner that exposes
ito depreciation, oss, or injury; for refusing, af
ter demand made, to convey mail by any addl
tlonal steamboat run by the contractor on the
route, 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 ms ans of transmitting intelligence, in adj
vance of the mail. The Postmaster General NAV
annul the contract for repeated failures; for VIC
lating the post Office laws for dsobeying the in
structions OF the Department. for refusing to dis.
charge a carrier when required by the Depart
ment; for assigning the contract without the con.
sent Of the Postmaster General, for setting up
or running express aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the schedule, he aiiowinga pro rata in
crease OF compensation, within theGrestfictions
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.
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
der's name and residence, and the name of each
member of the firm where company offers,
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.
Form Of q Bid
J.. Cor we,) -, of -, propose to carry the
mails on route No. -, from - to -, agree
ably to the advertisement ofthe Postmaster Gene
raj, dated 3lst December, 1852, aud by the follow.
ing mode of conveyance, viz f9s
- for the annual sum Of dollars. E@
Dated 7a.i- Signed.
| Form of a 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 s1reties
Dated. (Signed by two guarantors
Form of a Certificate. ..r, ~
The undersigned, postmaster of ----, certifes
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. also .,... .slv 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.'' vi
.r sEagassls. S. D. HUBBARD flIs-s III
+ Postmaster General. p
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Dec. 81, 1852.
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