Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-05-20
INSTRUCTIONS,

Containing conditions 10 be incorporated in tie contents
% tae eEtsat the DepaTtmeutmay deem pepper
J. No pay viii be made Tor trims not periors5 and for
each Of such omissions not satisfactorily explained three
times the pay Of The trip may Be deducted Deductions
viii also Be oFderedor grade Of performances Inferior 70
that specified in the eonae For repeated oenq1eneies
Of the kind herein spessd enlarged penalties proper
toned to the nature thereof and the mp0ra nee Of the
msI may be made.
portion Of them for TIE admission Of passengers, or tor
being concerned IN setting up or running an express con
veying intelligence in aayanee Of the mai quarters
pay may be deduCted
& Fines vii be imposed, unless the delinquency be
promptly and satisfactory explained BY certificates Of post
masters the adaVIts OF other credible persons foe
falling 70 arrive IL contract time; for negeGng 70 take the
mail irom OF deliver It into post Office; for suffering
owing either the uuEuabene Of the place manner
Of carrying it 70 be wet idJmed destroyed robbed or
lost and for rsslng after demand 70 convey me mail IS
frequently the contractor runs or Is concerned IN run.
min "a coach on the route.
4 The Postmaster General may annu the contract for
repeated failures sgreeablY contract for v0la
ing the post Office laws or dis0bsying the instructions
the Departments for refusing to discharge carrier when
required ~ nc DeEl-loLIs ~ ~ - VI -tls -
contract without the ascent Of Postmaster General Tor run
ming an express Is aosad for transporting persons
packages conveying maiable matter out OF the mail.
s. A bid received after the last day and hour named or
without the guarantees required BY law, cannot be consd
cred in competition with regular proposal reasonable IN
amount
The route the services the yearly pay the name and
dencs Of the bidder that IS his usual post office address
and those of each member Of firm, where company Of
fsrs, should be distinctly stated.
T. Altered bids should not be Eubmitted should
bids once submitted be Withdrawn.
g. Each bid must be guaranteed b. two or more respOn
sbe persons satisfactory to the Postmaster General Gen
e guarantees cannot be admitted. The bid and gnaran
should be signed plainly with the full name Of each
The Department reserves tns right to reject any bid
which may be deemed exraVag2nt snd also the bids Of
falling contractors and bidders
To- The bid should be sealed superseded "Alai pFOpO
sails for overland route to California addressed See0ad
Assistant Postmaster General, Contract Othce,
IL modification Of bid in any OF its essential terms
is taRtamOunt to new bid and cannot be received
to interfere with regular competition, alter The last LOur
9 PostmasSers are to be careful not to certify the su
cheney Of guasutOrs surees without knowing that they
are persons of sufficient responsibility; aud al bidders
guarantOrg and suretiss distinctly notified that on
failure 10 enter into perform the contracts for the
vice proposed for in the accepted bids their legal Liabilities
will be enforced against them
Is Present contractors aud persons known 81 the De.
partment must equally with Others procure guarantors
aud certificates their sufsency substantially in the
forms above prescribed The certificates Of sdfCieney
must be signed BY postmaster or BY judge Of court
record.
The attention Of bidders, guarantOrs, sursss, &C. is
directed to the following laws, VIZ;
sec. 9 ActOf March 3 1920 requiring contractors car
Sec A. ACT Of March O. 1875 in relation to flilurs to
enter into contact.
Sec "a Act Of July 1886, authorizing bids Of falling
contractors to be rejected.
Sec s. An act Of July 1885, in relation to combine
tons amongst bidders.
act of April o. lsO5, provides that member Of Con-
gress can be q contractor.
Sec AZ An act Of March g. 1885, provides that post
master assistant postmaster, clerk in post Oce, shall
be q contractor.
Sec Act Of March 1875 provides that other than
free white male person shall be employed IN carrying the
mail.
The Postmaster GeHera viii reserve 10 himself the right
ofanuuuR any contract made under the above al When
ever be hall discover that the sane any part Of t. is
offered for sale in the Market for the purpose Of speeua
tom and he will in s4u5non transfer OF the same
in whole or part any assignee sub contractors sss
qualified n his opinion nan the original contractor 70 car
~ the same into successful operation.
AARON V. BROWN,
apFil28-tW-4W. Postmaster General