Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-10

-. certifes, under his oath of Office, that he is
acquainted with the above guarantors and
knows them to be men of property, and able to
make good their guarantees; and that bidder and
guarantors are above the age of 81 years.
Bids Of IS, 900 and upward must be accompa-
MED by a 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 trvice, not less than five per centum of
one years pay proposed in bid.-(Section 253,
Act Of June 8, 1871
The Postmaster must not sign the certificate
until the sum of the bid is inserted ard the bid
and guarantee signed by all parties, and dated.
Oath Required by Section GAG Of an
Act of Congress Approved June :,
1879, 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 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
ses the United States shall suffer by reason Of
my failing to perform my obligations as such
bidder
Sworn to and subscribed before me -, for
the - Of - this - day Of -, A. d.
1S7--, and in testimony thereof hereunto sub.
scribe my name and afiix my Official seal the day
and year aforesaid.
fsEAL.l
NoTE.-When the oath is taken before Justice
Of the Peace the certificate of the clerk Of a
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 ex-
ira charge.
8. Way bills" or receipts, prepared by
postmasters or other agents of the Department,
will accompany the mails, specifying the num-
Der and destination Of the several bags to be ex.
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 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 to break connection with depend
ing mails, and not sufficiently excused, one
fourth of the compensation for the trip is sub
ject to forfeiture. For repeated delinauencies
Of the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties.
proportional to the nature thereof, and the i'm.
portance of the mail, may be made.
g.. For leaving behind or throwing of tho
mails, or any portion of them, for the admission
OF passengers, or for being concerned in setting
mp or running an express conveying intelligence
n q duar NJ Nhn all
deducted.
G. Fines will be imposed unless the delip |
quency be promptly and satisfactorily exI lained
by certificates Of postmasters or the ahidavits Of
contract time; for neglecting to take the mail
from, or deliver 1t into, postofice; for suffer
ing it to be wet, injured, destroyed, robbed, or
lost; and for refusing, after demand, to convey |
the mail as frequently Is the contractor runs |
or is concerned in running, . coach, car, or |
steamboat on route.
z. The Postmaster General may snnul con- |
tract for repeated failures to run agreeably to |
contract; for violating the postofnce laws, or |
disobeying the Instructions of the Department: |
Tor refusing to discharge carrier when required |
by the Department to do 30; for running an ex. |
press as aforesaid; or for Transporting persons |
or packages conveying mailable matter out Of |
8. The Postmaster General may discontinue |
or extend contract, change the schedule and |
termini OF route, and alter increase, decrease.
or extend the service, in accordance with law,
he allowing pro rata increase of commentator |
for any additional service thereby required. or
for increased speed, II tho employment Of addi- |
tional stock or carriers is rendered necessary: |
and in case Of decrease, curtailment or discon.
tinuance of service, Is full indemnity to said
one months extra pay on the amount
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-
]uish the contract
Q. Payments will be made by collections from,
" drafts on, postmaster or otherwise, after the
expiration 81 each qusrtef-say IN November,