Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-17
LAWS oY rHEuNIrEp srlrRs.

otuNts h3N t'Nas'
Gates Of their quarterly returns TO the Auditor a.
such times and Tor such periods a. be may deem
ey reason Of the extension Of the NEE delivery o.
6 es's, the PosimAtsisrl0snsra may ALLOW. ont Of
tain The sAlary thereof At the amount Al which Il
qsd been nxed befors tie decreasr In box rshts.
"SEc, g. That the compensation u postmastsr.
at their ofaces and commissions ON other postal
revenues Of their Offices al the rate OF sixty per
eentun on the frt one hundred dollars or less per
quarter; any per esntum on the next three hun
ired dollar of iess per quarter forty PET centum on
the excess above four hundred dollars per quarter:
s sns ,i IN ,s 70 . q ~ ,s ses a%s n, : ssco sns s Of
such postmasters: Provided. That when the az
gregate annual compensation. exclusive OF com
master Of this class shall amount 10 one thousand
dollars, the Auditor shall IMPORT such Jaet TO The
Postmsstsr Ieusral, In onier that such postmaster
may :, ,ssisnsd to bis ptopsr class and Ills '.iary
-src. 81 That the salaries Of posimasters Of the
lrst. seconi and thlri classes, except % the post
s rs.,s. q Ss General agi s sms, +, nsi ,mS Ss ss ears snd in = sp sas
iAl sass As much onener ~ he he may deem s-
.src. a. That the rostmasterOenersi ahall
make all orders assigning or changing the salaries
jonrns::. ami notify the change change 70 the An.
mo-, lake etss, until the ani day Of the quarter
neat following such ORDER Provided. Thatf In Cases
Of not less than my per centum increase or de-
mssierIGsnera may ADJUST he Aiary Of the post.
master at such once. 10 take enect nom the hrst
DAY siths quarter or period the returns for ~hieh
.ssc. "a That the fosimastertlensra may des-
ignaie ofiees al the intersection of mall routes Al
distribution and separating dtfiees; aud where any
such once 10 Of the third or fourth class he may
make q reasonable allowance to the postmaster for
the necessary cost ofeieieal services arising form
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nvs. section two hundred and ory-six; section two
hutrirei and forty-srNen. section two hundred AMI
nnyone. and section two hundred and any.three
of the act entitled An art TO rrvtse. consolidate nd
amsni the statutes relating 90 the Post once De.
partmeni. approved June eighth, eighteen hundred
and seventy.iwc. to be amended To read a. fol-
sssc. as. Thst every proposal for carrying the
mall shall BE- accompanied BY the bond Of the bti'
der. with s%urtieS approved BY q postmaster. and IN
case wh.re the amount OF the beni exeecus nv
thousand dollars. by apostmastsr ofthe firsi. second
AMI thlri classes. In q sum TO be designated ~ the
Postmasier-G General In IN. advertisement Of each
,Sss IN All tIiisr .Saii. within such time amer
his bid Is accepted BY the po,tmastsI.Gsnera shall
prescribe. enter into . contract with the United
70 be sppiovei By the PosimssisrUsneraI. 70 per
form the service proposed In his said BID. and. mi'
ther. that he shall perform the said .srslce accord
| vOli, otherwise 10 be In full force and ohization In
Law, and In case of failure of any bidder toeniet Into
such eon,r.e, to psrfsrn, The ss,v,ss; 90; n1s,ns ~, ss.
service. according 20 his contract. he and al sun-
tbs shall be Liable Tor the amount q sAii bond a.
nauiiaied damages, to be le=eoseTsi 70 an sf <, soS 3.
| saervd unlessit shall be accompanied BY such bond
and thefe shall have been Afixrd 10 such Proposal
the oath of,hs bldde!; taisn eoiyrs an eiissn guam.
~cuniariy, TO mlnl hs obilsations. and that the bid J,
male In good faith, and with the Intention tc enter
into contract and perform the service In case Dis
ESQ. ?IS mat before the bond OF . bidder pro-
| yided Tor In the aforesaid section Is approved. there
| shall b. endorsed thereon the oAtbs OF the surrtes
iher.in. taisn before an oficsr qualified TO admins
ter oaths. that they are overs OF real estate wVttn:
Ia the aggregate. a sum double the amount OF said
| bond, over AMI above all debts due and owing by
them. ami all udgments. MORTGAGES and EXECUTIONS
aeainst them. amer allowing ailexemption CT every
character whstsver.'
his Signature TO the approval of any bond bt . DID
| der. o. 10 the certificate Of sunieiency Of suhtics IN
any contract before the said bond OF contract is
OF shah knowingly. OF without the exercise o. due
diligence. approve any bond OF Q bidder WIN IN
sufficient ~surties. or shall knosinSiy make any
false or fraudulent certificate. shall be forthNitn
dismissed from once. and be ther, alter dlsquaiined
from holiins the once Of postmaster. and shal also
Be Deemed guilty ofn,isienesner. ana, on conn., ,,n,
ave thousand dollar, g, BY Imprisonment metz A'
.src. 81. That amer any regular oiidst Sncse
tract for the trans portation Of the malls aceorilns
20 his proposal. OF. having entered Into sontfaei'
shal fall TO commence tue pcriornianse o, tne set
the Fostnlastsr-Generai shall pIocsed ~ conttaet
with III. next lowest bid.ier for the same serNice.
yhe WI sn.sr into nc 4 S e.,ma.,, 10 e,nmsrI .Saii con-
oder sneh bid 20 high. IN which case he shall re-
sdvcrtis. such service. And " any oiadef wnose
| contract 10 perform the service according TO his
proposal, and Ia pursuance of HE contract has en-
Tered upon the performance o. the ssrNies, .osne
subtraction Ofthe Postmaster GENERAL. shall subse
auentIy TALL OF refuse to perform the seryice &C,
coriinl 10 bis contract. the fostniast -othtts'
shall proceed TO contract With me nsxt IoMs,, o,a.
on (unl.ss the postmAster-O General shan eonsider
| such bII TOO high who will e.ter Into contract and
give Sons: .i,6 %;sIi', Ss , 70 r. ss,t issiO psstsi ~ n"s
thereof, In the same penalty and with the s.ms
| terms and conditions thereto annexed a. Nefes,a,
hls hi: hut IN case each and every q the lowest
bliteS Coz such service whose respective rilssry
not considered too high BY the ros.n,a..e,' vens :
herein required for the faithful performance ~ DIS
contract. The Postmaster General shall imnedistey
.a,srsiss TOT Si sspsss. an M .sssap,sd bidder shah fsil
10 enter Into contract. OF . contractor gon any MAJ,
route shai fall OF refuse perform the ssryiee on sa,l
route according to is contract. or whenA newioste
shsiI b. established, or new service required, o.
when from any otner cause there shall not bes CON
eotraetor legally bound OF required TO periorni .ueh
service. the fe.imasterGss.,a may m. nsh ,as,s
without advertisement. for such period a. maype
necessary, not In any case exceeding sx months.
san,. .se nsss s-eeoniins 10 lawn Prov idsd. however
That the Postmaster-Gsnsra shall not employ trim
R nj az, ssr 70 ,s Ss con- Contractor Who shall have per.
formed the surviee during the last pfeeeding regn-
lar contract term. And In all cases Of regular con
,r.s,. es,, a %sas; , ,ss S Gs1l' BE- Sscn,inusd
In force beyond It, expires terms TOT . pefion ~
exceeding slx months, until . new contraet WIN
the same OF other contractors. 'hahee made " 'ns
.sar' ~ That hereanher all bidders upon every
mail route for the Transportation OF the malls UPON
the same, where the annual compensation ior the
service on such route AT the time exceeds the sum
olive thousand dollars. shall accompany thelt p.is
with a certified chesk OF dram. payable TO ,ne viuet
tIonal bank, which check OF dram shall not be less
than i've per eentum on the amount Q! the ahnua,
pay on said route al the time sneh p'nis nsue; y
nye per eentum ofthe amount 81 the bond OF th.
Bidder REQUIRED 10 accompany his I'D. " the ainou,t
ofthe said bond exceeds hse thousand aollA,s. ln
case any bidder. on being awarded any sueh con,
tract. shallf fail To execute the same. With god and
s~uricisnt ,nreties. Acconliig to the terms on which
such bid was made and Accepted. and enter upon
oftie Postmaster General. such bidder shall, IN al.
diilon 10 his liability ON his bond accompanying ~.
sid; iori.lt ne an,oan, :. a'p Ss,nri,S he Ip.ii into
Inc Tr.asury for the use Of the Post once Depart.
msnt: but N such contract shall be duly exstutei
AMI the service entered upon a. aforesaid, sneh
dran OF check 10 deposited. and the cheeks OF drafts
deposited by all other bidders. ON the same route.
ahsll be returned TO the respective bidders mA.ins
such deposits. No proposals for the transportation
Of the mails where the amount OF the bond Icqulfeii
10 accompany the same shall exeeed I'VE thousand
dollars shall be considered. unless accompanied "
the check or dram herein required. together WIN
the bond required by q pr,cecding section; fIo'ldei
That nothing In this act shall be construed ot IN
tsnied to aneet any penalties or fortriinrss whish
have heretofore accrued unier the provisions t the
section hereby ainended."
sac, ~. That hereafter the postage on public
Documents mAiiei by any member Of Congress, the
PRESIDENT, or head of soy Executive Do partnient.
shal be ten cents tor each bound volume, and on
unbound documents the same rate a. that on news
papers mailed nom y Known once ef pubiieation 70
regular subscribers; and the words Public poeu-
ments' wrtien OF printed thereon. or on the y rap
der thereof, and certified by the Signature OF any
member Of Congrvss. OF by that VI the President, OF
heal Of any Executive Department shall be deemed
a ~suficient certificate that the sant IL q public doe
umeni; and the term Pubic Document Is hereby,
defined 10 be al publications ptlnted!. by. orier OF
Congress. OF either House thereof pro,ided. Lnsi
the postage on each copy ofthe daily CONGRESSIONAL
Record mailed nom the city Of Warrington IS tran
silent matter. shall be one cent.
AN ACT amend the eustom.-rrvenue laws and
to peal moleties.
Ne n enacted by the Senate and House or Repre-
-entstives Of the United stsiesof America In Con-
gr,ss as. That che thirty ninth section of
the act entitled AN act nrther 20 prevent sinng-
CLING. and for other purposes. approved July
eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. and
the second section of the act entitled An at TO
regulate the disposition Of the proceeds o. iines.
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