The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-19

SEc. !. That no bitlder for carving the
Aall shall lle released from his Obligation
Under his bid or proposal. notwithstanding ar
award made to a lower bidder, until con.
Tract for the designated service shall have beer
duly executed by such lower bidder and his
suTciies, andacteplel, aad the service entered
upon by The contractor 10 the satisfaction o.
the Postmaster General.
SEC. B. That after any regular biiiler ol
contractor for The transportation Of the mai
upon any route shall have failed TO enter into
contract, and commence the performance
thereof as herein provided. tho Post-maslci
General shall pr0;eed to contract with tho
next lowest bidder for such service, who will
enter into contract and perform the same
unless the Postmaster General shall consider
such bid too high In which case he shall re-
advertise such service. And In all cases OF
regular contracts. hereafter ma1e, the con.
tract may, in the discretion of the Postmaster
General, he continued In force beyond It's ex.
press terms for period not exceeding six
months until new contract With the same
or other contractors, shall be made by the
Postmaster general.
SEC. 6. That hereafter all bidders Upon eve
-ry route for the transportation Of the mail
upon the same, where the annual c0mpensa.
tion for the service on such ronte at the time
exceeds the sum of live Thousand dollars, shall
accompany their bids with certified cheek or
draft, payable 10 the order Of the Postmaster
General, upon some solvent national bank,
which cheek or draft shall not be less tnan
five per centum on the amount OF the annual
pay on said route at the time such bid Is made,
and In case Of new service not less than Ave
per ccntum Of the amount Of one years ray
proposed In snth bid II the bid exceed live
thousand dollars per annum. In case any
bidder on being awarded any such contract,
shall fall to execute the same with good and
sufficient suretles, according TO the terms OH
which such hi was made and accepted, and
enter upon the performance Of the service to
the satisfaction Of tho Postmaster General,
such bidder shall forfei! the amount so deposi-
ted to the Unitel Strtes, and the seme shall
forthwith he paid into the treasury for the use
ofthe Post Office Department ;but lfsuch con-
tract shall be duly executed and the service
entered upona aforesaid, such draft or check
so deposited shall be returned to the bidder.
SEC. 7. That in the case of the sickness, or
unavoidable absence from his Office of the
postmaster ofany money-orler post-offlce, he
may, with the approval Of The Postmaster
General, authorize the chief clerk, or some
other clerk employed therein, to act in his
place, and to discharge all the duties required
by law Of such postmaster: Provided, That
the official bond given By the principal OF the
DA-AtS
acts ofthe person appointed to act In his place
in such cases: And provided further, That
such acting officer shall, for the time being,
be subject to all the liabilities and penalties
prescribed by law for the official misconduct,
In like cases, Of the postmaster for whomh he
shall act.
SEC. 8. That the Postmaster General, when
ever he may deem 1t consistent with the puc-
liz interest, may accept new surety upon any
contract existing, or hereafter made, for car
rying the mails, in substitution for aud re-
lease Of any existing surety.
SEC. 8. That the Postmaster General Is here
by authorized TO cause to be placed 10 the
credit Of the Treasurer of the United States,
for the service of the Post Office Department,
the net proceeds of the emoney-orler business;
and that the receipts of the Post Office Dcprt-
ment, derived from this source, during each
quarter, shall be entered by the Auditor of
the Treasury for the Post Office Department,
in the accounts Of said Department, under the
head Of "Revenue from money-Order busi-
hess.
Approved, April q, 1872.