Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-04-06


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La9ils Of gEardators Of bidders tsho fall srtss AsO
s act Of tay $3.50 That every proposal for the trans
portson OF the mall ssa be accompanied By written guaranty
signed By one or G to tn. effect t1s he Or
be accepted enter Into an obligation, such they may
prescribed BY ne Posmase General sn gooi and seeent
considered unless accompanied 81 taeh guaranty IT. after
cepance Of proposal and nehcc thereof 70 or
bdders they shall fail to enter late obligation within the
time prescribed by the osmAstr General with good and run
suree for the Performance Of the service en the Post
master General rocee TO with person
persons for the performance Of sd sTise and shat forth
villa 6Gerense between tbs amount contained in III,
proposal 20 guaranteed which he
contracted for the performance Of ad Service for the whole
bid and guaraaiSr guaTaniors
be meoey recovered By the Confederate stsie for The use
or all Of 'he said ersonS.
Bids ofCtiliag contractors may be rejected
SEQ o. July 1885 That III. P;stmasir General shall
not b. bound consider the bid Of any person ah9 shn have
RiuJ EtggenJy failed y perform or execute prior ooH
tract
IN relation 10 combinations among bidders pTeosat bidding
80 act Of July 2 1895 That contract the Ganpr
aton Of mall tha knowingly be made by Postmaster
General with any person shall have enered mo sRy c,mO
nation or pro- ossd to ente any aOin4on rsven,
making Ct any fr nal contract By any Of Ter per on
persons who thai made sy agfetmsnt shan have
Yen or performed pretassd eve ptrormi con
erssG S9 70 % IL 20 r. 5 bid FOR
contract any person oGsadngbe mai contractor he
risy forha dismissed from TOE tervies o. the department.
Prode Bhensver the Postmaster General shall exercise
the Conferred him by this section, he sia rsnmt
cory Of the evdsne ca Eh Oh 30 sets 70 Vonre al
It's rex session.
No pay to be made until contracts erecuted or ddd
ttOndi service unless previously oFdere0'
euc o. OF JAY 1885 nat person whose bid for the
aoporai Of the mall nay be aoeePed SHALL rece W say
pay until he shall h contract according Law Hrd
Inc regulations the tDeat ha be made
un tss sane shah have rcusfed obedience pr!of
legal order I the PcsIaastsr Ge5e'aL
requiring service to be lei % DE .cest 9idds &C. DC
sEJ IS act March ls43 That IL s.sl be the OF re
Pos General Ia all u Lettings If contracts for the
tansporso Of the 10 ie the in e'ery c.se 10 She
nc without ether reference - the Uode Of s1ch stsp raon
may necessary to provide for the due CELEBRITY Certainty
tor be Tequ Vurehss out or 70 ake at valuation
vehicle OF any previous Eaetor for the sate route
No additional alo,eance unlessor additional seyge
SEC 49, Act ofarch g. 1925. That additional allowance
rer of any mall any route beyond the
lated entered Into the transportation Of the
and then additional compensation ska be allowed exceed
the proportion Of the original amsun to the additional du
ties required.
Consolidated BIDS prohibited, and increase Of compensation
syc o. Act Of july g. 1886 consolidated combination
bid shall be received and additional compensation shall be
mail contractor 50 as that the compensation for
which original compensation bears the original services
simulated performed; and extra allowance shall be
made any by the Postmaster General for an Ecrase
expedition in the transportation OF the mail, unless there
by the employment OF additional STOCK carriers by the
contractor shall be rendered Necessary and In sueh case he
dons compensation shall bear greater proportion 10
ulaed in she original bears the and carriers
necessarily employed In It's execution
section OF the same Law no change can be made In
the terms existing conracPhi Is, The schedule time
performing trip cannot DE Increased nor can horse service
&C. &C. Changes these kinds only be effected by read
versing letting, and making new contract suppressed
ing The existing contract and service.
Schedules to be furnished and posted up ia Post 06ce, Regis
ters to be returned and reports made.
Act Of July 1886 That shall be the duty Of the
Postmaster General to furnish the POsmssers az the terna
ton each schedule specifying the times of arrival and
departure AZ their oncs respectively OF each mall ecpy OF
which Postmaster shall polt 10 conspicuous place In
his office and the Postmaster General shall also furnish notice
In Ike Of any Change CT alteration In me arrivals and
departures which my be ordered by him. And shah be the
duty Of every promptly % report the department
every delinquency, neglect or malpractice Of the contract
their agents. carriers that may cone to his knowleie ID
the Postmaster shall TO be kept and retnd
the department short and regular Intervals, by sAs st
the ends such others as he may ,hnS regis
showing the exact tines Of the arrivals and Of The
malls
Congress can be a contractor, eUacefne ecy nd
recy in any centrac. with the soyernen and ~
fochfederae States to entcr behalf contract
The 7.h section Of tho lav OF March B. thatno
other free white male person shall be employed In carry
ting the mail and by regulation Of the department. carrier
should be employed who under sixteen years Of tge
The authority establish post vested Ia te Pest
master General lie extend eIghen those already
tbshed lie only place mail service such roads have
been declared post routes by act Of Congress All railroads.
plank roads canals naygabe rivers and other how
ever post law and also the road from the
once an established route to the court house oil any county
which may be otherwise without Elah
The General has no por under the Law !? release
bidders contractors AID their glaranto and surees from
liabilities the allegation Of real or Supposed mistakes Of
any kind in making proposals lie particularly requests be-
fore bidding fullest inquiry aad Investigation be made In
gard route dance service weight Of mails cost Of stock
feed and all existing and likely to occur duros The
contract and With due consideration Of The consq ences
imposed BY l-w on deliHquents'
The Auditor OF the Treasury for Department has
practice making drafts their psy advance Of
The quarterly settlements PEELED adopt
following regulation, which he will sdy adhere, and Of which
contractors and all concerned will take notice:
u draft the pay each route quarter will be paid
face lqt is he only t0r e quarter and the route doth
Ipecifed) which ii drawn and ne Signature thereto
drdCn and other taess, and each assignment t'ereo
should be oaested by t,Co ritnes'e'."
IL will that draft drawn only be received
and the Office by courtesy Of the AUDITOR cannot be d
copied business paper usually accepted ana imposes DO 90
pay at the m or 50 much as may be due
the drawer quarter named and no other But the whole
amount due the contractor not sufficient meet the draft
cannot be surrendered though pOrou only be paid
remain in the once as "youcher" fer the payment
qulres Of all vouchers,
FORM OF PROPOSAL, GUARANTY AND CEBTlF'
ICATE.
The undersigned -- whose post Office address is
-, county Of -, State of -, proposes to
convey the mails of the Confederate States from July
1868 to June 80, 1867, on Route No. -, between -
and - under the advertisement Of the Postmaster
General dated December 81 1862, with celebrity, GER
tainty and security for the annual sum of - dol
lars.
This proposal is made nth faH knowledge Of he dis.
fancs of tie route, the iceigh Of The mail 10 be carried
and all other particulars IN reference to The route and
service aud also after careful examination Of the lars