Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-06-10

Containing conditions 70 be incorporated in the conis IS
to the extent the Department may deem proper.
J. No pay viii be made for trims not performed and r
each Of such omissions not satisfactorily explained @ rec
times the pay Of The trip may be deducted Deductions
will also be orderedfora grade Of performances inferior to
inst specned n me contract For repeated deEQueuce8
Of tie kind herein specified enlarged penalties propor
toned to the nature thereof and The mp0ru Of the
mall may be made.
2 For leaving behind or throwing OF the mails or any
portion OF them, for the admission o. passengers r
being concerned IN setting upRr running express con
Veying intelligence N advance Of the mail quarters
pay may be deducted
5. Fines viii BE imposed, unless the delinquency be
promptly and satisfactory explained By certificates Of post
masters, the edaglis Of other credible persons for
falling arrive IN cUntraet time; for negecu o. take tho
mail from deliver it into post ocs for suffering it
owing either to the unsutabenes Of the place or manner
o. carrying 1t 70 BE- wet ldjued, destroyed robbed
lost and tor refusing alter demand, 10 convey the mail
ireqleuLy the contractor runs CT is concerned 10 rn-
ningg coach on the route
A. The Postmaster General may snnu the contract for
repeated failures 70 run agreeably to contract, for v0at
ing the post Oee laws or dis0beyng the Instructions
the Department. for refusing Discharge carrier when
required By the Departments 10 DO 81; for EHinE tho
coutroet without the assent OF Postmaster General
ming express arosaid for transporting Dsrscus0 or
packages conveying maiiable matter Of the mail
5. bid received after the last cay and h0lr named OE
without the guarantees required BY law cannot be- c1us
cred in competition with regular proposal reasonable ia
amOunL
sdence Of the bidder that L. his usual post Office address,
ald those Of each member Of rm Ehe1s company ol-
fers, should be distinctly STATED.
z. Altered bids shOald not be submitted nor should
bids once submitted be withdrawn.
s.. Zach bid must be guaranteed b. two resp0u
s6e persons satisfactory to the Postmaster General Gen
era guarantees cannot be admitted The bid and guaraI
tee saou be sget plainly with the full name Of each
person,
The Department reserves the right 70 reject any bid
which may be deemed eXFavagant aud also the bids %
falling contractors and bidders
The bidishould be sealed superscTi5ed EMAIL propo
sails for overland route to CALIFORNIA;" addressed second
Assistant Postmaster General" Contract OHice.
H. modification Of bid in any Of It's essential terms
is taHtamount rev bid and caun0t be received SO as
to interfere with regular competition, after the last tour
set for RECEIVING bids
Il Posmasors are to be careful not to certify ae su-
cheney Of guaranOrs surses without knowing that thsT
persons ef sufficient responsibility and an bidders,
guarantorg and surstes distinctly notified that on
failure into perform the contracts for the
vice proposed for in the accepted bids their legal liabilities
will be enforced against them.
18 Present Contractors and persons known O. the De-
partment must equally with Others procure guarautors
and certificates their sufoeucy substantially in the
forms above prescribed The certificates Of sdCisngy
must be signed by postmaster, or By judge of court
record.
The attention Of bidders, guarantors surses, &c, is
directed to the following laws VIZ:
Sec g Act Of March 3 1925 req urug contractors, car
risra, &c. TO be sworn.
SEQ a. Act Of March D. 1925, in relation to failure to
enter into contact.
Sec a. Act Of July 2, 1885, liabilities Of guarauors
Sec a. act Of July 2 1885, authorizing bids q falling
contractors to be rejected
Sec IS An act q July 1885, in relation to oombina
tons amongst bidder.
oct OF April 1905 provides that member Of Con-
zress can be 3 contractor.
Sec A. Of March 8, 1925 provides that no post
MASTER assistant postmaster clerk in post 0cs, shall
be q contractor
Sec Act Of March 1925 provides that no other than
free white male person shall be employed in carrying the
mail.
The Postmaster General will reserve 10 himself the nght
ofannuug any contract made under the shove All When
ever be sh al discover that the same any part Cf
offered for sale in the marke for the purpose of pscu
ton, and he will IN SANCTION transfer OF the same
in whole in part 10 any assignee or sub contractors less
qualified in bis opinion than the original contractor % ear
y the same into uccassful operation.
AARON v BROWN,
april28-tw-AW. Postmaster General.