The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-11-19

mail shall be i'll the name OF tllc UlflGet otstIeS'
and shall be awarded to the lowest bidder rem
dering sufficient guarantees for faithful per
Torrance. without other reference to the mode
Of transportation than may be necessary TO pro-
vide for the due CELEBRITY. certainty, and sechfl-
tv thereof: but the Postmaster Genefal SHALL
not be bound to consider the bid of any person
who has wi:lfully OF negligently failed TO per
form former contract.
Combinations to preoent bidding prohibited.
SEC. 25o. That no contract for carrying the
mail shall be made with any person WIZ ',S'
entered, or proposed to enter, into any coihof
nation TO prevent the making OF any DIG Iof
CARRYING the mail, or who has mace any agree
ment. or gyen or performed, or promised 10
give or perform any consideration whatever 10
induce any other person not 10 DIG ior amy SUCH
contract: and if any person SO oHenolliS Is
contractor for carrying the mail, his contract
NAV he annulled: and for the first offense the
nersou so offending shall be disqualified to con-
trsct for carving the mail for five years, and
fo. tha second offense shall be forever dsquali-
fled.
FAILING bidders md contractors. Contracts
neay be ertended, and temporary contracts
made.
SEC. 251. That after any regular bldder
whose bid has been accepted shall fail to enter
into contract for the transportation OF the
mails according to his proposal, Or having en-
tered into contract, shall fail to commence the
performance of the service stipulated IN MS OF
their contract as therein provided, the fosG-
master General shall proceed to contract with
the next lowest bidder for the same service,
who will enter into contract Tor the pefIofhi-
ance thereof. unless the Postmaster General
shall consider such bid too high, Ill when case
he shall re-.ldvertise such service. Aha IL any
T. Il bach grcbDta(t.
has entered into contract TO perform lhe ser
vice according to his proposal, and III pufsu-
anca of his contla act has entered upou the per-
fornauce of the service to the Satisfaction OF
the Postmaster General, shall subsequently
fail or refuse to perform the service according
to his contract, the POSTMASTER Gehefai shail
nrOceed to contract with the next lowest bid
der for such service, under the advertisement
thereof, (unless the Postmaster General shall
consider such bid too high,) who Will enter into
contract and give bond. with sufetes, 10 DC
approved by the Postmaster General, for the
faithful performance thereof, i'll the same pen
altv and with the same terms and conditions
thereto annexed us were stated anu contained
in tbe hond which accompanied his Did; but Ill
case ;ch and every Of the next lowest bidders
for such service whose respective DIGS are NOT
considered too high by the Postmaster General
shall refuse to enter into contract ana give
bond as herein required for the faithful per-
fnvmlnoH
oral shall Immediately advertise for proposals
to nerforn the service Oh said route. When
ever an accepted bidder shall fail to enter into
contract or a contractor Oh any mali-route
shall fail or refuse to perform the service on
said route according to his contract, Oh When
new route shall be established, or new service
,enuired. or when from amy other cause there
shall not be contractor legally bound or re-
nuired to perform such service, the Postmaster
General may make a temporary contract fol
carving the mail on such route, without ad-
yertisement. for such period as may be neces
,sary. not i'll any case exceeding SIX months
until the service shall have commenced undel
a contract made according to law P'orided
boacever. That the Postmaster General snail
NOT employ temporary service OH any route at
hioher price than that paid TO the contractor
W no s,,a.I nave performed the service during
tn last preceding regular contract Term. Anu
in all cases Of regular contracts hereafter made
tn. contract may, IN the dlscfetlon OF Liz
Po ,tmaster General, be continued in force be
Won its express terms for a period not exceed
mo six months, until q new contract with the
same or other contractors. shall DE mace Dy
the Postmaster General.
R;d,zers NOT released until a contract is entered
sno and service oegur.
SEC. 252. That no bidder for carrying the
mails shall be released from his obligation til-
der his bid or proposal, Notwithstanding an
award made to a lower bidder, until contract
for thu, designated service shall have been duly
axecuted by such lower bidder and his sure
ties, and accepted, and the service ehtefet
unon nv the contractor to the satisfaction OF
the Postmas ter General,
CERTIFIED CHECKS OR DRAFTR TO ACCoMPA
NY ALL BIDS EXCEEDING s5.oOo.
SEC. 253. That hereafter all bidders upol
every mail route for the transportation OF th'
mails upon the same, where the annual com
pensation for the service ON such foute AZ III
time exceeds the sum Of five thousand dollars
shall accompany their pias WIN ~ c''r ~ l,
check, or draft, payable to the order OF Til
postmaster General. upon some solvent nation
al bank. which check or draft shall not pc les
than five per centum on the amount OF tae an
,n,1al nav on said route at the time such DIG l.
made; and in case OF new or moillhsd service
not less than five per centun OF the amouht
the bond of the bidder required to accompany
sia,s hid if the amount Of the said bond exceed
five thousand dollars. In case any bidder, OF
heuo awarded any such contract. snail IAN u
execute the same, with good ana suincieh
--sureties according to the terms on which sucl
bid was made and accepted, ana enter upo
the performance of the service to the satislac
t;on of fine Postmaster General, such tidde
shall. in addition to his liability on his bon
ACCOMMODATING his bid forfeit the amount SO &c
posted to the United States, and the sam
Shall forthwith be paid into the Treasilr
for the use Of the Post Office Department; bu
il such contract shall be duly executed and tn
service entered upon as aforesaid, such draft Q
check so deposited, and the checks or draft
deposited By all other bidders Oil the sam
route. shall be returned to the respective BID
ders making such deposits No proposals TO
the transported ton Of the mails where tn
amount Of the bond required to accompany tn
same shall exceed five thousand dollars shall D
considered, unless accompanied with tine chec
or draft herein required, together with Inc BON
required by preceding section: Pror'deo
That nothing in this act shall be construed o
intended to affect any penalties or forfeiture
which have heretofore accrued under the pre-
visions of the sections hereby amended.
Failing contractors guilty Of misdemeanor.
SEC. 254. That any person OF persons BIZ
ding for the transportation of the mails upo
any route which may be advertised to be le
and receiving an award of the contract &c
such service, who shall wrongfuliy refuse
fail to enter into contract with the Postmaste
General in due form, and perform the servle
described in his OF their bid or proposal, sfa
be deemed guilty of Il misdemeanor, and, o