Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-26

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OF, (unl, the Postmaster General shall con
give bond, with suTeties, TO b approved by the
Postmaster General, for the faiihfll perform
ss Term. "a and e6ssoas sbc aSf w aS
ne1ei as we're sisted and contained in toe bond
every OF the peNt lowest bidders for sucl service
SnGse Ts.PgSsse hl1s arr nS5 Con Sdered 700 high
eontrsci and give bond as herein required for the
ter General shall immediately advertise for prop
sas 20 perform the servics on said route. ben
al accepted bsder shsH fai TO enter into coutrsct
or contractor on any msil route shsI fail or re-
tuEs TO peTfOT IL the service on said route accordug
60 ms contract, or when new route shah be cstsb.
lished, or new service required, or wh-u from any
other cause there shall not be contractor lsssly
oouad or required 20 per form such service the st
master general may mske q temporary contract for
carr. ing the psil on sueh route, without advertise
| meht i1r sueh period So may be necessary, not in
any case exceeding six months until the service slsl
70 law: Prerid.5 ho,rsrsT, That the PSstmS.tsSr
General shaii not employ temporary service on any
tractor who snail have performed the ser, ice d1r
ing tee last preceding resalsr coRtTAct term. And
contrscf may in The discretion Of the PosmssteT s
General, be conri9usd in foree beyoui its express
anew contract with the same, or othe- cOuTrsctors
shall be made by tbs Postmaster enersl
| B'disrS Not RseaJsd UHrIq Contra, IS Ba,srsf
Sec $50. That no bidder for carrying the mails
shall be released from his oblgattO under his bid
lower bidder, until contract fer the desig mated
service shall hsve been duy executed BY such lower
vice entered upon 10y the contractor 10 the sstis.
faction Of the Postmaster General.
Certified CEscgs o. D-oft, 10 Accompany al BiFs
Sec. 2Ss. That hereafter ali bidders upon every
NAL route Tor the trsnsp 7rsCOE % the sls con
service on such route at the time exceeds the s1E
OF hye thousand dOlla shall VsuY their bids
tioss bsTs Sb5h 5sSk %. G dPs n SSi's en- as
3 nj rf rha nm. A
pay OF ssd rOute AZ the time such hid j. made, aud
per oentum Of the of the bond OF tae bidder
ttsqGLed TO aecom PaDy his bio, Il the amount of
/ any BIDDER, on being awarded any such contract,
SHALL fail 70 execute the same, with good snd -uf
such bid wssmada and accepted, and enter upon the
Performance OF the service to the satisfaction Of
the Postmaster General, such bidder SHALL in sddi
ten 10 his liesilltg on his bond accompanying his
bid, forfeit the amount so deposited 10 the United
States, and the same shall forthwith be paid into
Treasury for the use of the Post Office Department;
hut If such contract shall be duly executed aud the
/ EerNice entered upon as aforesaid, such draft
check DEP Csited and the checks drafts dapos-
| returned 70 the respective bitdcrs making such
depotits No proposals for the transportation OF the
sccomDaGy the same shall exceed f 20 thousand dol
lars thsll be consit cred, unless panied with
the check CT drsf' herein required, together with
the bond required by preceding section: FroUlfsf
3st 9ot6lhG IN his pct shall he construed or 10
bave heretofore accrued under the provisions OF
sections hereby amended.
Fail,ng Contractors Guil,y Of NJ sfs57sqro-.
tie transportation Of the mails upon sny roafe
Vbich may be advertised to be let, aud receiving an
wroEgfully refuse fail to toto contract with
the Postmaster General in due fern, and perform
1he service described in his or their bid proposal,
shall be deemed guilty OF misdemeanOr, and, on
oonyio,iSSn thereof, % punished by tine not ex
for a term not exceeding twelve months.
No Poy 70 BE- u7ads THHl Contracts ave Egsrrs4.
Sec 259 That Nc person whose bid for carrying
las executed lis contract according to law and the
regulations Of she Department.
Co0psnsqjcn for AJdif,ona! Ssrrics Restricfsg and
Sec 9so Tba, ron ,. NIL Or
IN carrying the mail shall not be in excess of tbs
exact proportion which the original compensation
sdditions service is ordered the sum to be sIl5Ted
inersfor shall be eX pressed in the order, aud en-
compensation shall be paid for additional Tegu-
lar teryice rendered before the issuing Of such
! order.
Sec 16l. That no extra allowance shall be made
uuless thereby the pIoy ment of additional stock
and Carriers is made necessary and 10 such the
portion the additional stock and carriers seces-
saEly employed than the compensation il the crigi
! sarily employed IN its execution.
| Deductions may BE- made, AMI F,ass Imposed, 70
Sec. sos That The Postmaster Gene al may make
t. perform serv!ce yrGing to contract, aud im-
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nay deduct the price Of the trip in all cases whore
me mp rs not IN ana not eIoGedag three
| fault CT the contractor or carrier.
! Contra,iy rannot be AssigHsd ror Tfqasrrrsd.
rec. ~. That no contractor for tTsn porting the
all within or between the United states aud any
tract and al such assignments or transfers snail be
Luil and void
! SsksfW7esio d FrnjsE.t and Pos.-f ~ - Post
! nrcsS-heg is..rS 70 b. hetwHsd AMI Reports
! Sec 10 That the Postmaster General shall furn-
route schedGe Of the time Of SriTsi ana de yT
tuIe Of the mail at their Offices, respectively, TO be
Postmaster Geaerai hail also give the ;simasteT
notice q any change in the arrival and departure
a4d returned to the Department, at short and reg
mar Intervals, registers showing the exact times OF
the arrivals and departures Of the mail.
BY the set Of Congress approved April 81 1908, no
member OF Congress can be q contT actor, be con-
eerned directly OF Indirectly, in any contract with
| high misdenesnor for any officer of the Uaited
ststCs 10 enter, In its Behalf Into contract with
bat if a member withdraw from contrsc, it may
| be concluded with the other Psrtners.-OpinioH Of
| is elected a member Of Congress during its cor
| GIL
The Postmaster General has 10 power, under the
law, 20 release bidders and contractors and their
surettes from their liabilities en- the allegation Of
proposals. he particularly reqGe8ts that, before
Bidding, the fullest inquiry and Investigation be
/ msde in regard 10 ths route, distance, service,
eight of mails, cost OF stock feed, ali penses
! existing and likely to occur during the contract
T. nm, and with due consideration of the cOnseQuen
| ces imposed by law or delinquents.
CoHfTdaStO BE ETsciHsd and Ftlc9 IN tie Department
| By iheJhTSf 6Gg Of JIM.
Ucder the provisions Of section 245 Of the act ap
owed june %, 1874 the Pos General has pre-
scfbed the lst day Of June, 1878, or before which
day the contracts OF accepted bidders must be re-
ctiItd at the Department in Washington, executed
! in due form.
Accepted bidders not complying with this reEula-
ton shall be considered as .1g failed 20 comply
| IT'D their proposals, and The POsim sstsr General
nay proceed TO contract for the service with other
! Parties according TO law.
| CONTRACTS REC Rived AT TIRE DEPARTMENT
| ArTER JUNE j WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED By THE
| POSTMASTER GENERAL.
FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND, AN9 OERTIFI-
| GATE.
/ Proposal.
| The undersigned, -, whose post Office ed-
! dress is -, county of -, State f -, pro-
poses AIRY the mails Of the United States from
July !, 1875, to June 50, Isl, on route No. -, be
| V rtisement Of the Postmaster General, dated De-
c1mber 1874 with celebrity, certainty, and secuTi
ty,' for the annual sum Of dollars; and il this
Opossl is accepted he will enter into Contract with
sureties to be approved by the r stmsster General,