Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-03

acquainted with the above guarantors, and
knows them to be men of property, and able to
make good their guarantee; and that bidder and
guarantors are above the age OF q years.
Bids of S., 900 and upward must be accompa-
MED by certified check. or draft, on some SOL
vent National bank, equal to five per ceutum on
the present annual pay on the route; or in case
of new service, not less than FIVE per centup of
one years pay proposed in bd.-(Section 253,
Act of June g. 1921
The Postmaster must not sign the certificate
until the sum of the bid is inserted AVID the bid
and guarantee signed by all parties, and dated.
Oath Required by Section GAG of an
Act of Congress Approved June 5,
1874, to be Affixed to Each Bid for
Carrying the Mail, and to be Taken
Before an Officer Qualified to Adj
minister Oaths.
T., of -, bidder for conveying the
mail on route No. -, from ---, do
swear that have the ability pecuniarily to full
fill my obligation as such bidder; that the bid is
made in good faith, and with the intention to
enter into contract and perform the service in
case said bid shall be accepted; and that the sig
natures Of the guarantors thereto are genuine,
and that belive the said guarantors to be pecu-
niarly responsible for and able to pay all dana
ges the United States shall suffer by reason Of
my 4.iling to perform my obligations as such
bidder,
Sworn to and subscribed before me -, for
! the - of - this - day of -, A. D.
| ISL and in testimony thereof hereunto sub.
scribe my name and aftix my official seal the day
and year aforesaid.
NoTE-When the oath is taken before Justice
| of the Peace, the certificate of the clerk Of q
| court of record should be added, under his seal
of office, that the person who administered the
oath is duly qualified Justice of the Peace.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND
POsTMAsTERs,
Containing also conditions to be incorporated
in the contracts to the extent the Department
may deem proper.
/, Seven minutes are allowed to each inter.
mediate office, when not otherwise specified for
asserting the mails.
2. On routes where the mode Of conveyance
admits of it, the special agents Of the Postofice
Department, also postofice blanks, mail bags,
locks and keys, are to be conveyed without e1-
ira charge.
8. Way bills" or receipts, prepared by
postrnasters or other agents Of the Department,
will accompany the mails, specifying the num-
Der and destination Of the several bags, to be
amined by the postmasters, to insure regularity
in the delivery of bags and pouches.
| 4. No pay will be made for trips not per-
formed; and for each CT such omissions, II the
failure be occasioned by the fault Of the con.
tractor or carrier, three times the pay of the
trip will be deducted. For arrivals SO far be.
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ing mails, and not sufficiently excused, one
fourth Of the compensation for the trip is sub.
ject to forfeiture. For repeated delinquencies
of the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties,
proportional to the nature thereof, and the i'm.
portance of the mail, may be made.
s. For leaving behind or throwing of the
mails, or any portion of them, for the admission
of passengers, or for being concerned in setting
mp or running an express conveying intelligence
in advance Of the mail, quarters pay will be
deducted. -.-.7-r 49,
6. Fines will be imposed, unless the dein
quency be promptly and satisfactorily exI lained
by certificates of postmasters or the afidavits Of
other credible persons, for failing to arrive In
contract time for neglecting to take the mai
from. or deliver it into, postofiice; for suffer
ing it to be wet, injured, destroyed, robbed, Of
lost and for refusing. after demand, to convey
/ the mail us frequently Is the contractor runs
or ia concerned in running, . coach, car, OF
| steamboat on a route
T. The Postmaster General may annul con
tract for repeated failures to run agreeably Il
! contract; for violating the postofhce laws, o.
disobeying the Instructions OF the Department
for refusing to discharge . carrier when required
by the Department to do SO; for running an ex
, press % aforesaid; or for transporting person
or packages conveying mailable matter out o
(; the mail.
8. The Postmaster General may discontinue
| or extend contract, change the schedule ant
ternini of route, and alter, increase, decrease
or extend the service, in accordance with law
, he allowing pro rata increase Of compensation
for any additional service thereby required, o
for increased speed, if the employment of add
|. tional stock or carriers is rendered necessary
and in case Of decrease, curtailment, or dscon
tinuance of service, rs . full indemnity to sal
contractor, one months extra pay on the amour
OF service dispensed with, and pro rats com
pensation for the service retained. Provided
however, that, in case OF increased expedition
the contractor may, upon timely notice, relin
quish the contract
Q. PAYMENTS will be made by collections from
or drafts ON, postn1asters or otherwise, after tn
expiration Of each quarter-say in November