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

Gbst. il from everything FORBIDDEN by the laws in
ads within the United sta:e- aud that will n n
~ md rug ecoonlt tor ara pay over any money
God.
By section sixteen If She act CfJune g. lS72 every
Iersun employed IL the pOstsl service subject to
the laws relating 10 such service. whether he has
tsken the abeve oath or affirmation or not.
Sections Of tie act Of Congrsss "to RejSe, ConsoH.
qdit and Amend The StIt'fsS heiattHS 10 the Post
0gcs DsFaTtUeHt, GpprOret JElFs 8, 1879
The PosTMAsTER GENERAL requests that bid
cerned, Intending to DC concerned, m mail con
u acts, Will carefully read and critically examine
At eEd Of ana fae
n'eAt, N order that bids may be made and liabilities
tensions or cause Of complaint hereafter may be
PCsTNAsTERs are required to mske themselves
lay be able 10 inform and direct others.
,PoggJgstsrS Clerks, ETC.. Canae' b. Contractors.
clerk ploy ed in any post office shall be con,
tractor or concerned in contract for carrying the
Persons in the employ of the Post Office Depart
n1nt including postmasters) cannot become inter
ested 10 mail contract, nor act as agent of con-
Gee u. That no person employed in the Post
Cmce Department shall become interested in eHY
Contract for carrying the mail, agent, with
or without compensation, for any contractor or per
son oHeIing to become contractor in any business
before the Department. and any person offending
q
be liable 10 pay so mach money as would have been
realized from said contract, TO be recovered in
action of debt, for the use Of the Post Office De-
psr!mcnt.
should lie employ cd who is under sixteen years OF
sZe and no bidder will be accepted who Is under
twenty one years OF age, or who is u married
Ian.
Cursyanc: LETTERS 0m Of the MajI-Prjrafs En-
presses, 81
Sec. 227. That any person concerned IN carrying
T.
t-r or packet, or cause or procure the same TO bs
for cry such oence, forfeit and ray not exceed,
SEC. Us. That no person shall establish any phi
Fate express for the conveyance of letters pack
cts, or IN any manner cause provide for the
Periods, any post roule which il or may be- es-
tib!ishcd by law, or from any city, town place 70
i regularly carried and every person :" of
teDdicg, ur aiding or assisting therein, shall, for
C'Gh theLce, toTielt aud ray one hundred and My
Sec 40. That the owner Of every stage coach,
IGi!way,csr, steamboat or other vehicle or vessel,
which shall, with the knowledge of any owner, In
WhClo or in part or With the knowledge or coEni
aLcc Of the driver, CONDUCTOR master other aer
.pn having charge - the same, CONVEX any peT5oa
Sey - ce II letters ~ pacEots and act1aJ in POSSES
sion of the ape for the pose Of conveying then
his laws shall, Tor every tuCh offence, forfeit and
pay on. hundred cd ffV dollars.
sxpTCss OF other Unlawful means, deliver to sUy
tgeut Of such unlawful express, OF deposit or ceuse
Iose cf tepg transmitted any letter or eoket and
ior eyeIy such Gfen2e the party b oaend'ng shall
Sec 23l That no stage coaoh, railway ar,
larry performs trips at stated periods any post
route, or from any city town or place to any ether
regularly carried, shall carry, otherwise than in
The mail, any letters OF packets, except such
or oiher Ve.sei or 70 some sfticio Carried at the
same time By the same stsge.oosch, railway car or
hundred and thirty nine; and for every such offence
Loaf or Other vehicle vessel shall forfeit sad pay
one hundred dollarsi and the eriyer, conductor,
lot al the time owner Of the Wh6ie or any psr t
thereof, shall in like manner ferfeit and pay for
every such of offence fly dollars ~. -.
stamped envelopes Otherwise than by mail.)
Tn. Name m lrhich Proposals staH b: mate, and
Lts Lld5ltity Of PoStHaStsys.
snail be ~ the D bond q the b -?
ia hs Of The boGd eHeeed ave
th9utans dollars, by postmaster Of the irst sec
Postmaster General in the advertisements Of each
route; to which bond condition shall be annexed,
lis bid is accepted the Postmaster General shall
| prt;cilbe, enter into contract with the United
TO b. approved ~ the Postmaster General, to per-
form tie service proposed IN his said bid and fur
Their, that he shall perform the said service accord
ing 10 his contract, then the said obligation to be
void, otherwise 10 fall force and obligation in
ato such contract to perform the service, or, hav
iag executed contract, In case OF failure TO perform
sureties shall be liable for the amount Of raid bond
e. 9Gidated damages to be JscoyeTsd ia eGi2n
considered unless IL shall be accompanied By such
tOnd ard there shal have been 6ffi 20 said pro-
Iossl tue oath of the bidder, taken before oicer
qualified TO administer Oaths, that he has the ability
pecuniary, to fulfill his obligations, and that the
bid is made in COED faith ana with the Intention 10
enter Bts contract and perform the service in case
Sec. 2I6. That before the bond OF q bidder pro-
| vided for IN the aforesaid section is approved,
s1rsties therein, taken before officer qualified to
| administer oa!hs, that they are owners OF real
| estate worth, in the aggregate, sum double the
amount Of the said bond over and above all deb IS
6.e ss9 eSIeg 81 tae nnd al ALLIE mort
| all exemptions Of every character whatever.
sigrsture to the APPROVAL Of any boEd Of bidder,
or 10 the certificate Of suciency Of sureties any
| by the bidder OK contractor and his sureties, or
| shall knowingly, or without tho exercise OF due
| sufficient sureties or shall knowingly make any
false or f[auduient certificate, shall be forthwith
from holding the ofoe Of postmaster. and snail sso
be deemed sniliy OF and, on cenyic-
| five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not eS-
| oeeding one year, or both.
Seyrtfe 10 be Awarded 10 the Lorsst Biddsrs-BidS
Sec 249 That oil conir acts fer carrying the mail
shall be awarded the Lowest bidder rendering
otter reerence to the mode Of sch tn an
may be necessary to provide for the due CELEBRITY
GeneIa al shall not be bound TO consider tho bid OF
| any person who has willfully negigently failed
| to perform q former contract.
| Continuation TO Percent Bidding Prohibited,
Sec. $50. That 10 contract for carrying the IN all
shall be made with any person who has entered, or
proposed to enter fnto any combination to prevent
the making of any bid for ing the mail who
has made any agreement, or given or performed, OF
%fasTer induce an! other s not
any such contract; and If any person so offending is
contractor for carrying the his csHtrsct may
be snnulIed AID for the rst offence the person sc
offending shall be disqualified to Contract for
| ing the mail for fiye esrs and for the second OF
| fence shaIl be foIyeer disqualified.
| FailiEg Builders and C0atTGroTS-CoHtTdctS may b,
| erteHded, aad Temporary Contracts made.
| Sec. ISL that after any regular bidder WHOSE bid
has been accepted shall fail 20 entsr into contract
fer the trans portaiicn Of the ais according to h:
| proposal, or, having entered into contract, shat
| fsil to commence the perfoT nance OF the services
stipulated in his their contract as therein Pre-
vided the Postmaster General shall proceed 70 con
tract wilh tEe next lowest bidder for the same ser
vice, who win eater into contract for the perform