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

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,ssbRc. "a. Tint the Postmaster Gen:
eral shall make all orders assigning or
changing the salaries Of postmasters in
writing, and record them in his journal,
and notify the change TO the Auditor !;
and any change made in such salaries
shall not take effect until the first day of
the quarter next following such order:
Provided, That in cases OF not less than
fifty per centum increase or decrease In
the business of any post office, the Post.
master. General may adjust the salary of
effect from the first day Of the quarter or:
period. the returns for which form the
basis of Adjustment
"SEc. SO. That the Postmaster.G Gen
may designate offices at the intersection
of mail-r0utes as distributing or separa-
ting offices; and where any such Office is
of the third or fourth class he may make
a reasonable allowance to the postmas-
ter for the necessary cost of clerical SER
vices aaising from spch duties"
SEC. IL. That section two hundred
and forty-five, section two hundred and
forty six section two hundred and forty:
seven, section two hundred and fifty Lone.
and section two hundred and fifty three
of the act entitled IAN act to revise, con-
solidate and amend the statutes relating
to the Post Office Department, approved
June eighth, eighteen hundred and sew
enty.two, he amended to read as fol-;
lows:
"SEc. 245- That every proposal for
carving tie mail shall be accompanied
by the bond of the bidder, with spreties
on,>rov,oA hvy a ,,0otsnp oofnr onH n fsnonc
where the amount of the bond exceeds
five thousand dollars, by q postmaster of
the first, second, or third class, in a sum
to be designated by the Postmaster Gen.
eral in the advertisement of each route !;
to which bond a condition shall be an
nexed, that if the said bidder shall, with
such time after his bid is accepted as the
Postmaster General shall prescribe, enter
into a contract with the Unitea States Of
America, with good and sufficient sure
ties, to be approved by the Postmaster
General, to perfoam the service proposed
in his did, and, further, that he shall per.
form the said service according to his
contract, then the said obligation to he
void, otherwise TO be in full force and
obligation in law; and in case of failure
Of any bidder TO enter into such contract
t. perfOrms:. service, OF, having cxecu-
tctt 4sco1{1 dct in case l6. ~failufe, 70 Per
form the service, accprding to his con-
tract, he and his surctics shall be liable
for the amount of said bond as liqudated
DANA ges, to be recovered in ep action Of
dedt on the said bond. No proposal
shall be considered unless it shall be ac-
companied by such bond, and there
shall have been affixed to said proposal
the oath of the bidder, taken before an
officer qualified to administer oaths, that
he has the ability, pecuniarly, to fulfil
his obligations, and that the bid Is made
! in good faith, and with the intention to
enter into contract and perform the ser
vice in case his bid is accepted"
"SEc. 246. That before the bond of a
bidder provided for in the aforesaid sec.
ton is approved, there shall be Endorsed
thereon the Oaths Of the surctics therein,
taken before an officer qualified to ad-
minister oatts, .9s&t they are owners of
real estate, worth, in the aggregate, 4
sum dOnble the amount of the said bond,
over and above all debts due and owning
by them, and all judgments, mortgages,
rnd executions againts them, after allow
ing All exemption of every character
whatever"
"SEo. 247. That any postmaster
who shall aqix his signature to the ap-
proval Of any bond of a bidder, or to
the certificate Of suf6oiency Of suretics
in any contract before the said bond or
contract is signed by the bidder Or
contractor and his surities, or shalt
knowingly, or without tho exercise Of
due diligence, approve any bond Of a
bidder with inspfdcient eprities, or
shall knowingly make any false or
fraudulent eerti6eate, shall be forth
With dismissed 3fQ% caice, and be
thereafter disqualified from holding
the Office Of postmaster, and shall also
be deemed guilty of q n.isdemeanor,
and, an conviction thereof, be punish.
ed by fine not exceeding five thous-
and dollars, OF by imprisonment not
exceeding one year, or both"
"sEo 241. That after any regular
bidder whose bid has been accepted
shall fail to enter into contract for the
transportation of the mails according
to his proposal, OK, having eutered in.
to contract, shall fail 70 commence the
performance Of the service stipulated
fc his or their contract az therein pro-
yided, the Postmaster General shall
! proceed to contract with the next low
est bidder for the service, who will
enter into . contract for the perform
auce thereof, unless the Postmaster.
General shall consider such bid to high
in which. case he shall re-advertise
such service. And if any bidder
whose bid has been accepted, and who
has entered into contract to perform
the service according to his proposal,
and in pursuance Of his contract haa
entered upon the performance of the
service, to the satisfaction Of the Post.
MASTER General, shall subsequently fail
or refuse to perform the service iscor-
ding to his contract, the Postmaster
General shall proceed to contract with
the next lowest bidder for. such Ger
vice, under the advertisement thereof,
/ (unless the Postmaster. General shall
consider such bid to high,) who will
enter into contract and give bond,
with surities, to be approved By the
Postmaster-G General, for the faithful
performances thereof, il the same pen.
|alty and with tho same terms and con.
lditivns thereto annexed Is were stated
Iand contained il tie bond which ao-
oompanied his bid; but in case each
and every Of the next lowest bidders