The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-07

Department III executing II, Il 10 obtain fs6ular
and reliable lines Of mail packets on THU iiapor
tant thoroug hfars, arriving Ind ring at xed
ttxnes q TIE principal Points all The year round
10 mat strict cemplisnce With the contract OBJ
The whole number Of boats required for the
service accepted 20 each contractor. must Be pros
vIded befbre tho contsact will be considered a
commenced; And they will be subject to the In
spection Of an agent Or agents, appointed by the
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
service can be withdrawn without the ascent 81
the Department, and any new boat proposed to be
employed will be subject to like inspection and
acceptance sS 5a7'sssg 80.
provisions OF law the subject of their liabilities
to the 9th section Of the "Act to change the or
ganization of the Post Office Departmental, an
proved July $3.50. Il S
It is desirable that the service 60 into operation
on the lst July, 1868. but the commencement NAV
be postponed until the let October succeeding if Il
be absolutely necessary and is requested. II any
event the contract will expire on the 3Oth June,
Articles of contract are to be executed bv the &C.
cepted bidder and by his sureties, by or before the
first day of July, 1853 The contract is to provide
among other things that the pay of the trip is to
be forfeited when the trips not performed, and
not more than three times the pay of the trip when
the trip 10 not run, and sufficient excuse for the
failure is furnished, and due proposition Of It
when grade of service is rendered inferior to
that specified in the contract; and that fines NAV
be imposed, unless the delinquency be satisfacto-
riiy 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, or any
part OF said mail for suffering the mail or anv
part of it, to be wet, injured lost, or DESTROYED
Tor conveying 1t in place or manner that exposes
it to depreciation, loss, or injury for refusing af.
ter demand MADE, to convey a mail by any add
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route, and above the specified number az trins
in the contract, and for not arriving at the time
set; also for transmitting intelligence or furnish
ing the me ans of transmitting intelligence in adj
annul the contract for repeated failures for vio
lating the post Office laws; for disobeying the in
structions OF the Department; for refusing to dis
charge "a carrier when required by the Depart
ment for assigningthe contract without the con-
sent Of the Postmaster General, or for setting up
or running an express az aforesaid Il
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.
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 Bid.
i. Tor We -, OF -, propose to carry the
mails on route No. --, from - to -, agree
ably to the advertisement of the Postmaster Gene
raj, dated 3ls December, 1852, and by the follow
ing mode Of conveyance, viz:
- for the annual sum of dollars.
Dated ,- Signed.
Form, Of a Guaranty.
The undersigned undertake that if the foregoing
bid for carrying the mail on route No 49, be &C,
cepted by the Postmaster General, the bidder
shal prior to the lst day of july 1858, enter into
the required obligation to perform the service pro-
posed, with good and sufficient sureties '4s q
Dated. (Signed by two guarantors.) q
Form of a Certificate.
! The undersigned, postmaster of 49,, 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. n
Dated. Signed. N d
I 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 DEPARTMENT, Dec. 81, 1852
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