The Portland daily press., 1873-01-17

u uqu1 lated damages shall accrue IN tba ITn;taS
mediately upon the execution 81 tIa AL t a
Aud both causes of action mentioned In This seot;on
may be joined in one suit. " '-'' '00''0n
SEC. 262. That no bidder for oarr,,rt, .,o,.,i
shall be released from his Obligation unjar hi; NJ; ~
proposal, notwithstanding an award mado - 49,
d ider, until contract for the designated service
shall have been duly executed by such lower hid e
nj his suretes anil accepted and the service entere
by the contractor to the Satisfaction of tbe psi
master General 49, s
SEC. 253. That hereafter all hiIders ,,, o..
mail route for the transportation of Tho malls mon
The sgme, where the annual com ens,tion for tbe
service such route at the time exceeds e SIM, nj
five thousand dollars shall accompany their bids
certified check or draft payable the order of the
Postmaster General upon some solvent national bank
which check or draft shall not be less than five Der
centum on the amount of the annual pay on said
route at the time such bid is made ana in OF
new service, not less than i've per centrum Of the
bill exceed five thousand dollars per annum. In case
any bidder, on being awarded any such contract, shall
lall TO execute the same with good and sufficient
was made and accepted and enter upon the perform
ance of The service to the satisfaction Of the Post
master General such bidder shall forfeit the
so deposl ed TO the United States and the same shall
forthwith be paid into the treasury for the use of the
Pos-ofice Department. but If such contract shall be
duly executed and the service entered upon as afore
said such draft check go dcrosite shall be return
O tD the bidder.
SEC. 254 That any person or persons bidding for
the transportation OF the mails upon any route which
may be advertised to be let and receiving an award
Of the contract for such service who shall wrongful
ly refuse fail to enter into contract with the Posi-,
master General in due forf and perform tho service
described in his their bid proposal shall b.
leemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
| hereof be punished by fine MT exceeding five
thousand dollars and BY imprisonment for term not
exceeding twelve months.
SEC. 255 That the Postmaster General, whenever
he may deem it consistent with the public interest
hereafter made for carryi the mails in substitu
ton for and release of any existing surety.
SEC. 256. That no contract for carrying the mail
shall be made for longer term than four years. and
NJ contract for carrying the mail on the sea shall be
made for longer term than two years.
Sec ' That Whenever X Of error
properly be advertised for the regular letting is omit
ed 1t shall be the dnty OF the Postmaster General t.
.dvertise the same as soon as the error or omission
shall be discovered, and the proposals tor such rout
shall be opened as soon as possible after the otlel
proposals i'll the same contract section; and the CON
tract made under such supplementary a yertisemenf
shall run, nearly possible, from the beginning
20 the end OF the regular contract term and dufin
he time necessarily lost by reason of such error,
Tor the carrying of the mail such at as low
rate as possible, without advertising.
SEC. 258. That whenever it becomes necessary to
change the terms of existing contract for carrying
The mail otherwise than as provided in sections tw
hundred and sixty and two hundred and sixty-one
notice thereof shall be gwen and proceedings had
thereon the same as at the letting of original con
tracts
Sec. 259 That no pers n whose bid for carryin.
the mail Is accepted shall receive any pay until he
has ed his contract according to law and the
equations of the Department
Sec 26O That compensationfor additi nal service
i'll carrying the mail shall not be in Of tho xaci
proportion which he original compensation bears t,
he service; and when any such additional vice
ordered the sum to he allowed therefor shall be
ordered, the and entered upon the books of tn,
Department; and n compensation hall be paid fol
any additional regular service rendered before the
suing of such order.
SEC. 261 That no extra allowance shall be made
FOR any increase of expedition in carrying the maj
unless thereby the employment of additional stool
md carriers IS hereby made necessary and in sucl
case the additional compensation shall bear no great
81 proportion to the additional stock and carriers
necessarily employed han the compensation in the
iriginal contrac bears to the stock and carrier,
necessarily employed in its execu ion.
SEC. 2g2 That the Postmaster General shall de-
liver to the Auditor for the Post -oficc Department
within sixty days after the making of any eontrac
for carrying the mail, duplicate copy thereof.
SEC. 1853: That the Postmaster General after ad-
gertising for proposals, may enter into con racts o,
make suitabla arrangements for TRANSPORTING til,
mail through any foreign country, between any NV
points in the I'm ted States, and such transportation
sna be by the speediest, Safest and most ecouomca
toute and all contracts therefor may be SAFEST am
most economical route; find all ntracts therefy
shall be opened aording aspeedier, more economical
and equally safe transportation between the sam
oints; but in case of the revocation of any sucl
contract, fair indemnity shall be awarded to tn,
SEC. 26i. That the Postmaster General may CON
ractw1th the owner or master of any steamboat pyin
steam hip or other vessel plying between ports of tn
United States for carrying the mail f,r any length
II time less than four yels and without advertising
ror proposals therefor, whenever the public neres
and convenience Will thereby be romotcd; but tn,
price paid for such service shall in be create
than the average price paid under the last preceding
or then existing regular contract the route
SEC. 265. That the Postmaster General may en-
ter into contracts for CARRYING the mail with ralwa,
companies, without advertising for bids Therefore an
the Postmaster Gener may allow any railroad COM
nany with whom he may contract for the carrying O.
the United States mail, and who furnish railwa,
post-oice cars for the transportation of the mail
such additional compensation beyond that now alo -
ed by law as he may think fit, not exceeding how
ever, fifty per centum of the said rates.
SEC. 266. That the Postmaster General may make
deductions from the pay of contractors, for failures
peri I'm service according to contract and impose
fines fines upon them for other delnquenoies. liz
may deduct the price of the trip in all cases wher
the trip is not performed; and not exceeding tire
times the price if the failure be oceasioned by thu
fault OF the contractor or carrier.
SEC 257. That the Postmaster General may, aftei
advertising fbr proposals. into contracts for thu
transportation Of the mail between the United State
and any foreign country Whenever the public inter
ests with thereby he promoted.
SEC. 26s. That the mail between the United States
and any foreign port, between ports of the Unite
States touching at foreign port shall be anspored
in steamships; but the Postmaster General may have
such transportation performed by sailing vessel
when the service can be, facilitated thereby
SEC. 269. That fjr transporting the mail between
5he United Statcs and auy foreign port or betweel
ports of the United States touching at foreign porI
he Postmaster General may allow compensation
if by United States steamship, any sum not exceed.
ing the sea and United States inland POSTAGE and
by foreign steamship or by sailing vessel, an.
sum not exceeding the sea postage, on the mail s.
transported.
&c. 27o. That the Postmaster General may i'm
nose tines on contractors for Transporting the MAJ
between the Uuited States and any foreign country
or any unreasonable unnecessary delay in the de-
arture of such mail, the performance of the trip
but the fine for any default shall not exceed one
laf the contract price for the trip.
SEC. 271. That no contractor for transporting tn
foreign country shall assign transfer his contrac,
md void.
SEC 272. That every contract for transporting tn
mail between the Uhited States and any foreig
country shall contain besides the usual stipulati
or the right of the Postmaster General to dscontin
terminated by Gang ess.
SEC 273 That The Postmaster General may b.
md with the alvice and consent of the President
make any arrangements which may be deemed jus
md expedient for allowing The mails of Canada.
my other country adjoining the United States, to
transported he territory of the United state
rom one point in such country to any other point ii
he same, at the expeuse # he country to Which th
nail belongs upon obtaining like privilege for til
transportation of the United States mail through the
country, to which the privilege is granted but sue
privilege may at any time be annallei by the Pre- i
lent or Congress from and after month succeet-
ing the day which notice of the act of the Presi-
lent or @ ngress is given to the chief executive
cad of the post-ofice department of the countr
whose privilege is 10 be annulled.
SEC 274. That every foreign mail shall, while be-
ing transported across the territory of the UNITED
States under the provisions of the preceding section
re deemed and taken to be a mail of the Unite
states, so Tar as to make any violation thereof, on
epredation thereon, ofense in respect thereto o.
my part thereof, offense of tie same grade, an
punishable in the same manner and to the same eX
emit as though the said mail was mail OF the Unite
,tates and iu any Indictment for any such offense
he sail mall or any part thereof, may be alleged
De- and on the trial of any such indictment it shall
e deemed and held to be, mail or part of mail u
he United Sta es. tF
SEC. 275. That the Postmaster General or the
Secretary of State Is hereby authorized to empoge
he consuls of the United States to pay the fOreig
postage on such letters destined for the United Sate
may be detained at the ports of foreign countries
ior the non-payment of postage which postage sha
oe by the consul marked paid by him, and TIT
mount thereof shall be collected in the United State
'other postage on the delivery of the letters,
epaid TO said CONSUL or credited on his account al
he State Department.
SEC. 276. That the Postmaster General, under the
Erection of the President Of the United States, il
hereby authorized and empowered to charge up N
nd collect FROM, all letters and mailabe matter
led to or from any port of the United States in any
torelgn packet-ship other vessel the same rate
ates OF charge for American postage which the gov
3rnment to Which such foreign packet other
belongs imposes upon letters and other maiable mat
conveyed to or from such foreign country in Amer
lean Jackets or other vessels the postage of suc
government, and at any time to revoke the same
md it shall be the duty of all custom house officer
md other United States agents designated ap-
pointed for that purpose to enforce carry into eff
ect the foregoing provision, and to aid assist ii
he collection of such postage; and to that end it sha
Ne lawful for suc officers and agents, on suspicion OF
fraud, to open an examine in the presence of two
more respectable persons being citizens of the United
states, any package or packages supposed to contain
naable matter found on board such packets or 9th
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