The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-02-09

Leave McIJOnaidS AlIiiS Friday. at D m;
Arrive at Cheraw same day by 7 m.
INSTRUCTIONS.
Form Of a proposal uhe9e no change from adj
verttsement as contemplated by The bidder.
of -, county of -. State
of --, propose to convey The mails from July
l, 1855, to June 80, 1859, on route No,
from to-, agreeaby 10 the advertise:
ment of the Postmaster General, dated January
10, 1855, and by the following mode of convey.
ance, viz;
for the annual sum Of
dollars.
This proposal is made with full knowledge of
The distance Of the route, the weight Of the mail
10 be carried, and all other particulars in refer.
ence TO the route and service, and also after fall
examination of the instructions and require
ments attached to the advertisement.
Dated
(signed)
Form Of q Guarantee.
The undersigned, residing at -, State
Of -, 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 1st day of July, 1855, as
soon thereafter may be, enter into the required
obligations TO perform the service proposed, with
good ami sufficient sureties.
This we do with full knowledge of the obi.
cations and liabilities assumed by guarantors under
the 9th section Of the act of Congress of July
2, 1886.
Dated
(Signed by two guarantors.)
Form OF Certificate.
The uEdersi gned, postmaster of --- State
of -, cerlfes, under his oath Of Office, that
he is acquainted with The above guarantors, and
knows them 10 be men Of property, and able to
make good their guarantee.
Dated
(Signed)
The suficiency Of guarantors on proposals may
be certified by judge OF court of record, and
by postmasers at the following Offices, and
others:
In the State o. NORTH CAROLINA, post
masters of offices at the court house county
seat Of each county; and at Chapel Hill, David.
son College, Enfield, Fayetteville, FrankIinton,
Castor, Godsboro', Greensboro, Henderson, Ke-
nanviIIe, Milton, Murfreesboro', Oxford, Salem,
Scotland Neck, WILLIAMSON, Yanceyville.
Conditions to be incorporated IN the contracts to the
erte't the department may deem proper.
/. Seven minutes are allowed to each inlerme-
date office, when no: otherwise specified, for
sorting the mails; but on railroad and steamboat
routes there is to be no more delay than is sufi-
cient for exchange of the mail bags.
2. On routes where the mode of conveyance
admits of it, the special agents Of the department,
also post office blanks, mail bags, locks and keys,
are to be conveyed without extra charge.
3. On railroad and steamboat lines, British and
Canada mails, when offered, are to be conveyed
without additional pay also, the route agents of
the department, for whose exclusive use, while
travelling with the mails, commodous car, or
apartment in the centre of a car, properly lighted,
warmed, and furnished, and adapted 10 The conye.
Il l.,oe oF f6o
to be provided by the contractor, under the direc-
ton of the department.
4. No pay will be made for trips not performed;
and for each oc such omissions not satisfactorily
explained three times the pay of the trip may be
deducted. For arrivals so far behind time as to
break connexion with depending mails, and not
sufficiently excused, one. fourth of The compensa-
ton for the trip is subject to forfeiture. Deduction
will also be ordered for grade OF performance
inferior to that specified in the contract. For
peated delinquencies of the kind herein specified,
enlarged penalties, proportioned to the nature
thereof, and the importance of the mail. may be
made.
5. For leaving behind, or throwing off the mails,
or any portion Of them, for the admission of pas
sengers, Cor being concerned in setting up or
running an express conveying commercial intelll.
gence ahead Of The mail, quarters pay may be
deducted.
b. Fines Will Will be imposed, unless tine delin-
quency be promptly and satisfactorily explained
by certificates of postmasters, the afidavits Of
other creditabIe PERSONS for failing to arrive in
contract time; for neglecng TO take The mail from,
or deliver it into, post Office; for suffering it
lowing either 10 the unsuitableness of the place
manner of carrying i) to be injured. destroyed,
robbed, or lost; and for refusing, after demand,
to convey the mail frequently the contractor
runs, is concerned in running, coach, car, or
steamboat route.
Z. The Postmaster General may annuI the con.
tract for repeated failures to agreeable to
tract; for disobeying the Post Office laws, The
instructions Of the department; for refusing TO
discharge a carrier when required by the depart.
tnent do so for assigning the contract without
the assent OF the Postmaster General for run
ming an express aforesaid for Transporting
persons or packages conveying mailable matter
out OF the mail. -
8. The Postmaster General may order an To-
crease of service on route by allowing therefor
a pro rata increase on the contract pay. He may
change the schedule Of arrivals and departures.
without increase Of pay, provided ne does not cur
tail the amour. OF running time. He may also
order increase of speed, he allowing, within
the restrictions Of the law, pro rata increase of
paw for the additonal stock or carriers IL aDy.-I