New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-01

me. ana ABSTAIN 1fOU everything nOf0lQ06u Uy t0O
laws in relation to the est.blishInent Of postofces
q post roads within the United 1tatos aud that
viii honestly and truly account for and ply ever
any money belonging to the said United states
which may como iat0 my possession or CONTROL 10
help me God. - -
| By section sixteen Of the act Of June 8. 1877.
| every person employed in the postal service 10
snbject to all the pains p-naites and forfeitures
whether he has taken tho above oath U sthrms
| tiGn not.
SECTIONS OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS ITO RR.
STATUTES RELATING TO THR POST OFFICK
| DEPARTMENT" APPROVED JUNK8, 1872.
The Postmaster General requests that bidders,
Intending to be concerned, in mail contracts will
carefully read aud critically examine tho abstract
Of laws here presented and also the ferns and in.
structiOns At the end OF this advertisement in or
der that bids may be msde and liabilities assumed
understand ugly, aud that all mi .ppsehensiOns Or
| cause Vt complaint hereafter NAV he avoided
Postmasters are L. quiz ed to make Themselves ia
miliar with these laws and instructions. thai they
may b. able to inform aud direct others.
PosrAAsrkRs. cLHRKs. Erc., CAN NOT BE coarnAc.
| TORS.
| SEC. rs. That no postmaster, assistant postmas
| ter clerk employ ed in any postOfice shall De Q
contractor or concerned in . contract for carrying
the mall
| PERsONs The RRP 10y or the POsrO1Prc1 DKPARV.
MRsr (INCLUDING POsTAASTKRs) CAN NOT BECoMS
iErkRKsrkD IN NAIL CONTRACT hOk ACT A.
| AGKBr OF CONTRACTORS OK BIDDKRs.
SEC. H. That no person employed in tho Post
Office d. partment shall become interested in any
contract for carrying the mail. or act agent
with or without cOmpen sasiOu, for any contractor
! or person offering to become contractor in any
| business before the Department.: and any person
90 offending shall be immediately dismissed from
Office and shall be liable to pay much mOnev ~
would have been realized from said Con r2ct, b.
recovered in an acion of debt. SoY the use Of the
| By regula' ion Of the Department. no carrier
should be employed who is under sixteen years Uf
age and no bidder will be accept d who is under
fyYan rs AUR m - mn RFIA
woman.
coNvkfAxcs o. LHTrsRs OUT OF 1Hs HAIa-SMvArD
BxPkNss2s. arc.
SIC OF That any person concerned In carving
the mail who shall collect, receive carry any
BE- done, contrary to law. shall, on conviction
thereof, for every such "henss. tosaeis end pey
not exce-dng fifty dollars. -
SEC 228 Tiat 10 person shall establish any pr,.
vate press for the convey of tiers pack
cts, or in any manner cause provide fr the con.
veyance Of the same BY regular trips or at stated
periods. over any post route which 10 or may DO
ablishs by aV, from any city. town or place
to any other city, town place between which
the mail gulsry carried; and every Pc: son
each onesse forfeit and pay one hundred snS df,y
sEc. rs. rhss the ovuer Of every stage coach,
railway car, steamb0st Or other vehicle or vessel,
0hich shall. With the knowledge of any
owner in ~bole or In part. or with the knowi
ter, other person having charge Of tie .sme,
convey any person acting employ ed ~ private
express the conveyance OF letters OF O2ck0to,
and actually in possession VI the for the pur
pose Of conveying them contrary to the spirit true
intent and meaning Of this law shall for every
such 0denso forfeit and paw one hundred and fifty
dolarA
SIC go That no person shall! transmit by private
express or other unlawful means or deliver to any
agent Of such unlawful express deposit. cause
to be deposited; At any appointed place. for the
purpose Of being transmitted any letter Or packet:
shall forfeit and pay fftv dollars
SIC 23i That no stage coach. railway car steam
performs trips ut stated periods on any post route.
or from any city. town or place to any other city.
carried. shall cSrr,. otherwise than in til. mail.
any letters Or packets, 1cept such - relate 10
come part " tbs cargo OF such steamboat or other
vessel or to some article carried Ut the Same time
by che came stage coach, RAILWAY car or other
vehicle, except ~ provided in section two hundred
and thirty nine; and for every such offeAse the
or other vehicle OF vessel shall forfeit aud pay one
hundred dollars; and the driver, conductor, master
or other person having charge thereof, and not
at the time Of the " hole any part thereof
shall in ike MAINE forfeit aud pay TOR every SUCH
(.ection 239 permits conveyance OF ietters In
stamped envelopes other wise than BY msil.)
rHs sANHsR II wHICH PROPOSALS. SHALL b oADs
AND rHR LIABILITY o. POsTaAsrxxs.
Sac. PAS. That every proposal for car yins che
mail shall be accompanied by the bond OF the
bidder. with sureties approved by postmaster
aud in csses where the amount of the bond tx.
ceeds five thousand dOllars by u postmaster Of
the first, second third class. in sum to be
designated by the Pos master General IN the ad-
v..r,ist ment Of each route; y hich bond di
ton shall b. annexed that it the said bidder shall
within such time after his bid 10 accepted as the
| Postmaster GentIal shall prescribe enter into
with good and sufficient sureties, TO be approved
by the POsm s.ec General, TO perform the service
proposed in his said bid and further that he shall
perform the said service according to hs contract
then the sad obligation 20 be void, otherwise to
BIZ in full force and oh gaion i'll law: and in case
OF failure Of any bidder enter into such OntTxct
to perform the service, or having executed con-
ira t. in of failure to perfo the service NC
cord rs to his contract, he and his surefes shall
damages to be recovered II; ah action of debt on the
said DSnd. Nc proposal shall be considered u Hess
! il shall be accompanied by such bond. and there
shall have been a xed to laid propos Il the oath Il
| the bidder, taken before officer qualified to
a1 o h. and Rs S
ade in good ith ana with the int to tnf
into con ract and perform the service IN case his
SEC, 246. That before the bond of . bidder pro-
vided sor in the aforesaid section is approved,
there ehall be ind0rsed thereon the Oatho of the
sureties therein taken before officer qualified
to administer 0aths, that they arc owners Of real
estate worth. in n aggregate Gum double me
amount of the said bond, over and above all debf0
| due and owing ty them, and all judgmente. mort
/ cages and executions against them. after allowing
SEC al. That any postmaster who ehall afi1 his
| signa, to the approval OF any bond OF bidder
OF to the certificate Of suficiency OF sureties in
! signed bv the bidder or contractor and hts sure
ties, OF shall knowingly or without the exercise Of
! due diligence approve any bond Of a bidder With
insufficient sureties. or shall knowingly make any
false fraudulent certificate, shall be forthwith
dismissed from Office and be thereafter disquali-
| shall also be deemed guilt Of msdemeanor. and.
! on conviction thereof be punished 6y hne not
exceeding five thousand dollars. 0. By imprison-
| ment not exceeding one year, Os both.
| sRRvcK To Bk AWARDED TO THE kovgzsT rrpoHn-
! BIDS OF FALLING CONTRACTORS MAI Dot Be COZ
| sIDERkD.
SEC 2a9 That all contracts for carrying the mail
shall be in the name of the United States and shall
| Re awarded to the lowest bidder rendering sui
| hcient guarantees for faithful performance with
out other reference to the mode of transportation
I that may be necessary to provide for the due
ceeyty, CERTAINTY, and security thereof; but the
Postmaster General shall not be bound to cOnsdel
the bid of any person who has wiilfully or negli
gently failed to perform = former contract.
CoABIEATIONS 70 PRKvRSr BIDDING PROHIBITED
SEC. $50 That NO contract for carrying the mai
shall he made with any person who has entered. Oh
proposed to enter, INTO any combination to pre- vent
the making Of any bid for carrying the mail, Of
who has made any agreement, or given or per
! formed, or promised to give or perform. any con
| sideration whatever to induce any other person
not to bid for any euch contract aud II any person
so offending is contractor tor carrying the III ell
his contract may be annulled: and tor the first of
tense the person offending shall be disqualified
to CONTRACT for carving The mail for FIVE years
| for ths second Ohense shall be forever disqualified
| SAILING BIDDERS AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
! MAY BE EXTENDED sSD TEMPORARY CONTRACT
SEC. 25l. That after any regular bidder Who's
bid has been accepted shall fail to enter into con
tract for the transportation of the mails accord
IL to his proposal, or having entered into con
tract shall fail to cor mence the performance 4
| therein provided. the Postmaster General shall
| proceed to contract with The next lowest bidde
| for the same service. who will enter into Con
tract for the erfOrmance thereof unless the Post
! M afa General