Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-11

ISigned.)
INSTRUCTIONS,
Cortotning conditions to be incorporated in the

contracts to the srfsnt the Departmes NJ may
1; No pay will be made for trip, not performed
and for each of such omissions not satisfactorily ex
tf s 81 be 6s be
of performance inferior to that specified in the
tract FOR repeated Of the Kind herein
ture thereof and the Importance of the mail. may be
2 For leaving behind or throwing off the mails OF
any portion of them for the admission of
or for being concerned IN setting up or running
quarters pay may be deducted.
s. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency be
Of postnasters, or the affidavts of other credible
persons. for failing to arIye in contract time for
post office; for suffering lowing either to the un-
sutableness of the place manner of carry ing to
refusing, after demand, to convey the mail as fire.
auently as the contractor or is concerned in
=. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures to agreeaby to contract; for
structiOns of the Department.; for refusing to dis
charge carrier when required by the Department to
Of the Postmaster General; for running press
s0ressd; or for transgortins persons or packages
s. 4 bid received alter the last day and hour named
or without the guarantee required by law, cannot be
considered In competition with regular proposal
reasonable in amount.
and the sdss the
office address and those Of each member ofthe firm.
where company geTs should be distinctly stated
bids once submitted be withdrawn.
g. Each bad must be guaranteed by two or more re-
General. General guarantees cannot be admitted.
The bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with
g. The Department reserves the right to reject any
bid WaSh may be deemed extaysgant, and also the
NJ 10. The bid should be sealed superscribed Mail
ed Sscond Assistant Postmastsr General" cos-
tract Office.
II. A modification of bid in any Of its essential
terms taDtfmOunt n hid and he
ceIved SO as to interfere with regular competition
II Postmasers are to be careful not to- certify the
suInclency oil guarantors as suretes without know
and ali bddsrs sdsrantors and sureties are distinct
notified that, on failure to enter into or perform
cepted bids their legal liabilities viii ' be enforced
against them.
Is Present contractors, and persons known at the
antors and certificates of their sufciency substan-
italy in the forms above prescribed. The certificates
OF sufhclency must be signed by postmaster or by
Judge Of a court Of record.
The attention Of bidders Euarantors, sureties &c.
Sec2 Act Of March3 8. 1925, requiring contractors,
Sec. ii. Act of March 5, 1926, in relation to failure
10 enter lnio contract.
Sec q Act Of July 1885 liabilities of guarantors.
Sec. o. An act Of July 2, 1856, in relation to oombi
c Act Of April q, 1893. provides that member Of
Sn Am Ss Of SG%S. s1ss ,sas ,rovds. ,b,,
office shall be a contractor.
Sec Act of March 8, ls25, provides that no other
carrylng the mail w. i
w The Postmaster General will reserve to him
right ofannullng contract made under the
above act, whenever he shall discover that the same
o. any part OF Is offered for sale in the ma for
the purpose OF speculation and he will in no case
sanction transfer Of the same in whole or in part
70 any assignee or less qualified i'm
his opinion than the original contractor TO carry the
same into successful operation.
AARON v. BROWN
ap O-StaWustJune Postmaster General.