The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-27

Department il exectttfS H. II W Us insseular
and Ieaiahle nnss Of msaI pseketk tmpor.
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and th4t striSt oornpli rs wfsa Contract OBJ
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vidssd hSl0ss Ne oonssesta.iH So rconsidArsd u
commenced; and Trey Mn b. subject ~ thsaiiss
spection Of an agent keAsss appointed b. the
department, who viii certify to each by name that
shsysss q: suiscisqs sEe, atass.tta qoses ssi
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| the Depsrthe and ny new boat proposed t6'bA
employed VIII be subject to like inspection and
Diddsr3 AID .guarantofs are referred, for the
provisions of fsw ON the subject of their liabilities
To the Eth sectinn aof he tsAct TO change thao or
gani.etion ofgtss Post Dfl1oe Department" ap-
It 10 desirable that the service 70 into operation
on the Let July 1863, but tho commencement may
be postponed until the let October succeeding il It
be absolutely necessary and is requested. Ia any
event the contract will expire on the 3Oth June,
1857. Y.s ~ 7xs.zqs
Articles of contract are to be executed by the ac
9eptsd bidder and By hissuretes by.or before the
first day of July, 1853. Thecontract is to provide,
among other things, that the pay Of the "Trip is to
be forfeited when the trip il not performed, and
not more than TIRES times the pay Of the trpwhen
the trip 10 not run, and no sufficient excuss for the
when grade of service is rendered inferior to
that specified in the contract; and that fines may
be imposed, unless the delinquency be satisfacto
rily 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 any
part Of 1t, to be wet injured, fost or destroyed
for conveying it in place or manner that exposes
it to depredation loss, or injury for refusing at
ter demand made, to convey mail by any addl-
tional 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 means of transmitting intelligence, In adj
vance of the mail I. The. Postmaster General may
annul the contract for repeated failures for vio-
lating the post Office laws for disobeying the in
charge carrier when required by the Depart
ment for assigning the contract without the con.
sent Of the Postmaster GENERALLY or for setting up
or running an express az aforesaid. sg as3ff
The Postmaster Generalamay alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro RITA in-
crease of compensation, within the restrictions
imposed by Law forany increased vicerequired.
The Postmaster General may also discontinue or
curtail the service, be allowing months extra
pay on the amount dispensed with. 81
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
der,s name and residence, and the name Of each
should be distinctly stated in the proposals
Form Of Bid.
u, Cor wei -, OF --, propose to carry the
mails on route No. -, from -- to 49,, agree
ably to the advertisement of the Postmaster Gene
raj, dated Slst December, 1852, and by the follow
ing mode of conveyance, viz:
- for the annua sum Of - dollars.
Dated. Signed.
Form Of a Guaranty
The undersigned undertake that If the foregoing
bid for carrying the mail on route No. so &c acs
cepted by the Postmaster General, the bidder
sha prior to the LIST day Of July, 1858, enter into
the required obligation to perform the service pro
posed, with good and sufficient sureties
Dated. (Signed by two guarantors.)
800 Form Of a Certificate.
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. ~ ASa 81 s94&85 Signed.
Proposals should be addressed, sealed, to the
Second Assistant Postmaster Genera, i and it lis
particularly important that they be marked on the
face of the letter proposals, River Mails. . q 1,
8 tnfaf S. ID. HUBBARD Is
49, Postmaster General.
Posr OFrIcE DErAarMENr, Dec. 81, 1852. 81
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