Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-08-27

hereafter made, the contract may, in
tho dircretion Of the Postmaster Gen.
cral, be continued in force beyond its
eexxcress terms for . period not exceed
ing six months, until a new contract
with the same, or other contractors,
shall be made by the Postmaster-Gen-
cral."
"SEo. 253. That hereafter all bid.
ders upon every mail.route for the
transportation Of the mails upon the
same, where the annual compensation
for the service on such route at the
time, exceeds the sum Of five thousand
dollars, shall accompany their bids
with certified check or draft. paya-
bic to the order ofthe Postmaster Gen
,eral, upon some solvent national bank,
which check Or draft shall not be less
than FIVE per centum on the amount
of the annual pay on said route At the
time such bid is made, and. in case Of
new or modified service, not less than
five per centum Of the amount of, the
bond Of the bidder required to accom-
pany his bid, if the amount Of the
said bend exceeds five thousand dol
lars. II caea Any bidder, on being
awarded any such CONTRAST, shall fail
to execute the same, with good aud
sufficient surities, according to the
terms on which such bid was made
and accepted, and enter upon the per-
lormance Of the service to the salts
faction of the Postmaster General, such
bidder ehall, in addition to his liabili-
ty on his bond accompanying his bid,
forfeit the amount 80 deposited to the
United States, and the same shall forth
with be paid into the Treasury for the
use Of the Post. Office Department.
but if such contract shall be duly ex-
ecuted and the service entered upon
as aforesaid, such draft or check so
deposited, and the checks or drafts
deposited by=aA other bidders, ON the
same route, shall be returned TO the
respective. bidders making such depos.
its. No proposals for the transpvr:a.
ton of the mails where the amount ol
the bond required to accompany the
same, shall exceed five thousand dollars
shall be considered, unless accompan-
led with the check or draft herein re-.
quired, together with the bond re.
quired by a preceding section: Pro.
vided, That nothing in this act shall
be construed or intended to affect any
penalties or forfeitures which have
heretofore accrued under the provis-
ions of the sections hereby amended"
/ SEC. 13. That hereafter the post.
age on PUBLIC documents mailed by
any member of Congress, the Presiden,
or head of any Executive Department
shall be ten cents for each bound vol.
ume, and on unbound documents the
same rate US that on newspapers mailed
from a known Office Of publication to
regular subscribers; and the words
"Public Document" written or print
cd thereon, or on the wrapper thereof,
and certified by the signature Of any
member Of Congress, or by that Of the
President, or head Of any Executive
shall be deemed sufficient certificate
that the same is public document ;
and the term 'public .document" ia
hereby defined to be all publications
printed by or order Of Congress, OF
either House thereof: Provided, That
the postage on each copy Of the daily
Congressional Record mailed from the
city of Washington as transient mat.
ter shall be one cent.
Approved June %, 1874.