Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-04-04


to be carried, and all other particulars i'll refer
ence 10 the route and service, and also after full
examination of the instructions and requirements
attached to the advertisement.
Dated
(Signed.)
Form of a Guarantee.
The UNDERSIGNED, residing at -, State of
undertake that, if the foregoing bid for
carving the mail on route No. he nCcep-
ted 6y the Postmaster General, the bidder shall,
prior to the lst day of July, 1850, or as coon
thereafter may be, enter into the required
to perform the service proposed, with
good and sufficient sureiies.
This we do with fully knowledge OF the OBJ
legations and liabilities assumed by guurrantors
under the 9th section of the act Of Congress OF
July 2, 1886.
Dated
(Signed by two guoruntors.)
Form of a Certificate.
The undersigned postmaster d., Stntc
Of, certifics, under his oath of Office, that
he is acquainted with the Fnbove guurantors, and
knows them to be men Of property, and ubtc to
make good their guarantee:
Dated
(Signed.)
The suficicncy Of Cuarantors proposals
may be certified by Judge Ola court of record,
and by postmasers ut The following offices, and
no others
In the State of VIRGINIA, postmasters off.
ces at the courthouse or county seat of each
county and at AyIet's, Bcrk ely Springs, Ber-
ryville, Bethany. Big Lick. Bridgeport, Browns
burg, Bnckhannon, Christansburg, GAINESVILLE,
Columbia, DamviIIe, EastviIIe, Emory, Fuirmont,
Falmouth, FarmvIe, Fredericksburg, Front
ROYAL GOrdonsviIIe, GreigsvlIe, Guyandotfe,
Hurper's Ferry, Harrisonburg, H0wnrdsviiIe,
Kanawha Saline, Lexington, Middcbmrgh,
Lynchhurg, MOrgantOwn. N"whPrn, New MIR
krt, N"wtOwn. Steph~usburg, North Mountain,
0.,I- P.III rC
Petersburg. Salem, ScoItsviII", Sh!perdstown,
Union. University OF Virginia, UrperviIIr. War
saw, Waterford, Wuyncsboro' Weston, White
Sulphur Springs.
Also, ii fnorr, Cumberland, Frederick. aud
Hagrrst"wn, Md; Uniontown and Washington,
Pa; Bl"uWsvi,I", Te.n. Washington AND
Georgetown, D. c.
Conditions to be incorporated in the contracts to the
extent the department may drfn proper.
l. Seven minutes allowed 10 e'c.r inter
me iinie office, when not Othcrwis" sprc'fied for
assol ting the mails but OH railroad and s cam
boat routes there is 10 be more DELAY til n is
sufFic cnt for exchange of the mail bags.
3. On routes where the mod" Of cOnvr! an"e
admits Of il. the special agents Of the department,
also post office blanks. mail bags, locks and
KEYS, are TO be conveyed without extra chnrgn.
5. On railroad and steamboat lines, British
AMI Canada mails. when offered, 10 be
veyrd without additional puy also, the route
agents o liIS liIleHl3 IUT "IlbSC tNtiuSlEt
uSr, while travelling with the mails, cnmrno-
dDus car. or ap rrlmcmt in the centre Of the cnc
pO pcrlv lighted, warmed, and furnished, and
adapted to the convenient assortment ana Tie
security of the mails is o be provided Ivy the
contractor, under the dircc ion OF the depart
mcut.
4. No pay will be made for trips not pcrfor
med and for each OF Such omissions not sal
isf clOriy explained three times the pay of the
trip may be deducted. For arrivals so far behind
tim" to break cnnneXiOu with depending
nIaiiS, and not sufficiently excused, Onr-fourth
Of he compensation for the trip is subject to
orrriturc. Deduction will also be ordered for
n grade Of performance inferior 10 that specified
in The contract. For repeated deuI of
the kind herein specified, enlarge penalties. pro-
porliOned to the nature thereof and the impor-
stance of the mail, may be made
; For leaving behind, or throwing off the
mails, or any portion Of them, for the adniss on
Of passengers. or for being concerned in setting
up, OF running an express conveying commo'-
ciaI intelligence ahead Of the mail, quarters
pay may be deducted.
E. Fines will be imposed, unless The den-
lncncv be prong tIy and satisfactorily explained
by certificates Of p"stmasicrs, or 'hc uthdtvi;S
If u7hcr crrdiiab!c persons for falling t. arrive
in contract tim" ; for negIccting 10 t X" the mil
rom, or deliver it into, st office for suffr-
NC i'll Owing either to the WuSuitubcnCs SIS Of the
flee TO manner Of cnrrNimg ~ 10 he ujuIed,
~tStroNed robbed, orio>ti and Tor refusing. after
tmnnu, to convey the mail us frequently as the
nIructOr runs, or is concerned i'll RAINING, u
nCiI, steamboat, Il route.
:. The Postmaster General may annniI the con
tract Tor repeated failures TO run ngr?cnbIy to
contract Tor diSobrying The Post OIice laws, or
the instructions of the DEPARTING n : for refusing
to discharge ii carrier when required by the de-
partment to do SO tOr assigning the contract
without the assent of tho Postmaster General !;
Tor running al express as aforesaid or for trans
porting persons or packages conveying mai.able
matter on, of the mail.
s. The Pos muster General may order an in
crease of service on rout" by allowing there or
pro r"ta increase on the Contract pay. II may
change the schedule OF arrivals and departures.
without incr OF pay, provided he does not
curtHil the amount OF running time. He may
also order AN increase Of speed, he allowing,
within the restrictions OF the law, pro ratH in
crease OF Pny for the additional stock curriers',
ii any. The C -ntractur may, however, in the