Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-20
THE POSTAL LAWS:
OmiH'ng tie portions superseded, or repealed
or enacted for q temporary purpose.
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Sec 43. AMI be at further enacted, That it
snail DC the duty of the Postmaster General
TO have recorded in well bound book. a true
and faithful abstract of offers made to him for
carrying the mail, embracing as well those
which axe erejected, as those which are accented
lhe said abstract shall contain the names of
the party or parties Offering, the terms On
which be or they propose to carry the mail.
.he sum Tor which 1t is offered to contract, and
the length of time the agreement j. to con.
tnue. And it shall also be the duty of the
postmaster General TO put on file and pre.
serve the originals of the propositions Of which
abstracts are here directed to be made. and 10
report at each session of Congress true copy
from the said record Of all offers made fnr
Carrying the mail as aforesaid .Ser d No, ~
1886. 'e' -'' "et "
Sec. a. and be 1T further euoc.ek Tba. If
any person employed in the Post Office De-
partment or postmaster, shall be interested in
any mail contract, or act as agent. with or
without com npensatIon, in any matter or thing
relating to business in said Department. for
any contractor, or person Offering to become a
contractor, he shall be forthwith dismissed
IRON once, and shall be liable to pay So much
money as would have been realized from said
contract, to be recovered in an action of debt
in any court having jurisdiction thereof, in
Tue name OF the United States, for the use OF
the Post Office Department; and it shall be
the duty Of the Postmaster General to cause
prosecution to be instituted. Sec 26, act of
1886 Wv y"
Sec. As. AnG be ii further euncteI That
every proposal for the Transportation of the
mall shall be accompanied by written guar
ahty, signed by one or more responsible per.
sons, TO the effect that he or they undertake.
that the bidder or bidders will, if his or their
bid be accepted, enter into an obligation, in
such time as may be prescribed by the Post
master General, with good and sufficient sure.
Ties, to perform the service proposed. No
proposa! shall be considered, unless accompa-
med ny such guaranty. Ii after the accept
ance OF proposal, and notification thereof to
the bidder or bidders, he or they shall fail to
enter into an obligation within the time pre.
scrloed Dy the Postmaster General. with good
alu sulncient suretles for the performance e
the service, then the Postmaster General shall
proceed 10 contract with some other person or
persons, for the performance of the said ser.
wee, and shall forthwith cause the difference
between the amount contained in the PROPOSAL
so guaranteed, and the amount for which he
may have contracted for the performance of
the said service, for the whole period of the
proposal, to be charged up against the said
bidder or bidders, and his or their guarantor
or guarantors, and the same NAV be immedi-
atcly recovered by the United States. for the
use OF the Post Office Department, in an ac-
llon OF debt against either or all of the said
persons. Sec. q, act Of 1886.
Sec. 4O. Ana Ge tt furtitsr enacted That no
6, n:ract for the transportation of the nal
shall knowingly be made by the Postmaster
General, with any person who shall have en-
tered into any combination or proposed to
enter into any combination, to prevent the
making OF any bid for mail contract by any
other person or persons; or who shall have
made any agreement, or shall have given or
performed, or promised to give or perform,
any consideration whatever, or to do or not to
do anything whatever, in order to induce any
other person or persons not to bid for a mail
contract. And If any person so offending he
mail contractor, he may be forthwith dis
missed from the service of the Depa rtmert.
PToUt1ed, That whenever the Postm aster GEN
eral shsl exercise the power conferred on him
by this section, he shall transmit a COW or
statement OF the evidence on which he acts to
Congress, at It's next session. Sec % ucf o {
1886.
Sec AZ. And be 1T further enacted, That no
person whose bid for the transportation of the
mail may be accepted, shall receive any pay.
until he shall have executed his contract ac.
cording to law and the regulations of the De-
partment; nor shall any payment be made
10, any additional service in the transporta
tion OF the mail, unless the same shalt have
been rendered in obedience to a prior legal
order OF the Postmaster General. Sec. 20, act
Of 1886
Sec 4S. Aud be 1t further enacted, That no
addltlonal* allowance shall be made, by the
postmaster General, to the contractor or car
rler VI any mail, on any route, over or beyond
the amount stipulated in the contract entered
into Tor the transportation of the mail on such
route, unless additional service be required
and then no additional compensation shall be
allowed, to exceed the exact proportion of the
original amount to the additional duties re-
quired. Sec. 43, act Of 1895.
The 23d section of act of July 2, 1876, (see
head. - -
Sec 40. AHH be tt tnrther enacted, That
any person or persons, who shall hereafter
make any proposal in writing, to carry or
transport the mail upon any route or routes,
which may be advertised to be let, and such
person or persons shall be determined by the
Postmaster General to be entitled to the con-
tract, by virtue of such proposition, and such
person or persons shall fail or refuse to enter
into an obligation, with good and sufficient se-
| curity, to perform such contract within the
| time required by the Postmaster General, in
| such advertisement, such person or persons
| shall forfeit and pay so much money as shall
be the difference between the amount contain
ed in such proposal, and the amount the POST
master General shall have to pay for the same
| transportation of the mail on such route or
routes; which sum may be recovered by the
Postmaster General in an action on the case.