The Arizona sentinel., 1873-11-15

- - SEAL.
NoTE.-When the oath is taken before
justice of the peace, the certificate Of the
clerk of court Of record Should be added
under his seal of Office, tbas tue person
who administered the oath Is a duly quail
fed justice of the peace.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POST
MASTERS;
Containing also conditions to be incorpor-
ated III the contracts to the extent the
Department may deem proper.
!. Seven minutes are allowed 10 each
intermediate Office, when not otherwise
specified, for asserting mails.
? On routes where the mode Of convey
anco admits Of It, the special agents of the
Post Office Department, also post Office
blanks, mail bags, locks and keys, are to be
conveyed without extra charge.
3 "Way bills or receipts, prepared by
pOstmasters OF other agents of the Depart
ment, will accompany the mails, specifying
the number and destination of the several
bags, to be examined BY the pOstmasters,
10 insure regularity in TIE delivery Of bags
and pouches.
4. No pay will be made for trips not
performed and for each Ofsuch omissions.
if the failure be occasi0ned by the fault Of
the contractor or carrier, three times the
pay of the trip will be deducted For ar
rivals SO far behind time as TO break con-
nectI0n with depending mails, and not
sufficiently excused, one-fouTth of the
compensation for the trip is sabiect to for
fixture. For repeated deliHquences fthe
kind herein specified, enlarged penalties,
propotioned to the nature thereof and the
Importance of the mail, may be made.
3. For leaving behind or throwing OF the
maiIs. or any portion of them, for the ad-
mission of passengers, or for being con-
cerned in setting up or running an express
conveying intelligence III advance OF the
mail, quarters pay may be deducted
6. Fines will be imposed, unless the de-
linquelcy be promptly and satisfactorily
explained By certificates OF postmasters or
the affidavits ofOther credible persons, fO:
FILLING to arrive in contract time; for neg
iecting to take the mail from, or deliver it
into, post office; for suffering it TO be
wet injured, destroyed, robbed, or lost
and for refusing after demand to convey
the mail as frequently as the contractor
rams or is concerned in running a coach,
car, or steamboat on the route.
2. The Postmaster General may ANIMAL
the contract for repeated failures to run
agreeable to contract; for violating the
post office laws, or disob6ying theinstruc-
tions of the Department.; for refusing TO
discharge carrier when required BY the
Department to do so; Tor running an ex-
press as Aforesaid; or for Transporting per
sons or packages conveying mlla5le mat
ter out of the mail.
s. The Postmaster General my discOn-
time or extend a contract, change the
schedule and termIni of a route, and alter
increase, decrease, or extend the service
in accordance with law. he allowing a pro
rata increase of Compensation E3r any adj
itional service thereby required, or for in
crease Of speed, ifthe'employmeut of al
| dItiOual stock or cur iers is rendered ne
ceSsGTy; aud in case Of decrease, curtail-
ment, or GIscon inuance Of service, as a
| full indemnity to said contractor, one
months extra pay on the amount OF ser
vice dispensed with. and Q pro rata com
peusot.On for the service retained Pro
eI3ed. however, th. nf irrres BE-
expedition the con lo-a -.-
/ iy notice, l..iEquish III, contract.
/ g. Payments ssh. Dee made 10y collections
/ from, on drafts oa. p7srmsstrrs e- other
. wise, after The expiration of each quarter
say ia November Fe5ruarv. Stay. and
/ August. provided tr-5 +.s..- evidence
/ of service has bepen received.
! 10. The distances gwen are Delle9ed -
be substantially correct; but no increased
pay will be allowed ould-they be greater
than advertised, if The points to b. supplied
are correctly stated Bidders must infJrtu
! themselves on thIs point, ana also in refer
ence to the weight Of nail, the condition
of hills, roads, streams. Sc and all toll
| bri lges, turnpkrs, plaHk-r0als ferries, OF
Instructions OF any kind BY Whieh eXpens.
may be incurred. 10 claim for addition
al pay, based on such ground, can be con
sidered; nor for alleged mistakes or mis-
apprehedsions as to to the degfeee Of ser
vice; nor for bridges destroyed, tOrrie.
discontinued, o. other Instructions causing
or increasing distance or expense occurring
during the contract term. OMces es
tablished after this advertisement IS Issued
and also during the contract term, are Il
be visited without extra pay, II the distance
be not increased.
Il.'Biddprs are cautioned to mail thei
prop Jsals in time TO reach tie Department
by the dav and hour named g z. N, Feb
ruary ., 1870, as bids after that time WI
not be considered in competition WITH 0ids
of reasonable amount, received IN time
Neither can bids be considered which ar
without the guarantee required by law
and a certificate of the sufiiciency of suci