New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-02-06

tee Of the peace, the certificate of the clerk OF
court of record should be added, under his
seal of office, that the person who administered
the oath is II duly Qualified justice of the peace.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POST.
MASTERS:
| CONTAINING ALSO CONDITIONS TO EE IScoKpoRA-
TED IL THE CONTRACTS TO THE EXTENT THE
| DEPARTMENT MAY DEEM IR)PER.
l. Seven minutes are allowed to each inter-
mediate Office, when not otherwise specified, for
asserting the mails.
y On routes where the mode Of conveyance
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 post
masters or o'hCr agents OF the Department, VIII
accompany the mails, specifying the number
and destination of the several bags, TO be exam.
Ined by the postmaSters, TO insure regularly IN
the delivery of bags and pouches.
T. No pay will be made for trips, not per
formed and for each of 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-
hind time as break connection with depending
mails, and not sufficiently excused, one fourth
of the COMPENSATION for the tri p is subject to
forfeiture For repeated delinquencies OF the
kind herein specified, enlarged penalties, pro-
portioned TO the nature thereof, and the import
ance of the mail, may be made.
8. For leaving behind or throwing oil the
mai-. or ANY portion of them for the admission
Of passengers or for being concerned in setting
up ~ running an express. conveying Intelligence
in advance Of the mail, "A quarter pay may be
deducted.
G. Fines will be imposed. unless the delin
qucncy be promptly and satisfactorily explained
by certificates of posmasters. or the atiidavlts
Of other credible persons, for failing 10 arrive IN
contract time; for neglecting to take the mail
from or deliver it into q post Office; Nor sut-
iering it to be wet, injured destroyed robbed,
or LOST and for refusing, after demand, to con.
vey the mail frequently ms the contractor runs,
or j. concerned in running coach, car, or
steamboat. on Al route.
= The Postmaster General may anrGi the
contract for repeated failures TO run agrccably
10 contract for violating the post office laws. or
Gi>oieqing the instructions Of the Department
for refusing 90 discharge a carrier when required
.,,y the Department TO do 50 for running an
press rs aforesaid. or for Transporting persons
;or packages conveying mailable matter out OF
the mail.
<. The Postmaster General may order an in
crease Of service oil a route by allowing therefor
a pro :dtd increase on the contract pay. He
NAV change schedules of departures aud arrivals
in all cases, and particularly to make them con
form TO connections with railroads. without in.
crease of pay. provided the running time be not
abridged. The Postmaster General may also
discontinue or curtail the service. in whole or in
part, in order TO place the route superior ser
vice. or whenever the public Interest, in his
judgment, shall require snch disconiinuanee or
curtailment for any other cause he allowing as
fall indemnity to contractor one months extra
pay on the amount OF service dispensed with.
and Dro rata compensation for the amount Of
service retained and continued.
o. Payments win be made by collections from,
or drafts on, postmasters or otherwise. after the
expiration Of each qnarter-say in November,