New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-29


laws in relation to the establishment of postofficel
| and post roads within the United States. and thai
| any money belonging to the said United StateI
| which may come into my possession or control. Sc
| help me Goo. - -
! By section sixteen Of the act Of June 8 1872
I every person employed in the postal service ii
subject to all the pains penalties and forfeiturei
| for vioaio ion Of the laws relating to such service
| whether he has taken the above oath attrna
! tion or not.
WISE. CONSOLIDATE, AND AMEND THt
STATUTES RELATING TO THE POST OFFICE
| DEPART MENT." APPROVED JUNEs, 1872.
The Postmaster General requests that bdde,e
cuarantoIs sureties and all persons concerned OF
| intending TO be concerned, in mail contracts will
| carefully read and critically examine the abstract
Of laws here presented, and also the ferns and in
etructions at the end OF this advertisement in or
der that bids may be made and liabilities assumed
| understandingly. and that all misapprehensions or
| cause Of complaint hereafter may be avoided
| Postmasters are required to make themse ives "a
miliar with these laws and instructions. that they
| may be able TO inform and direct others.
| posTMAsTkK.. CLEkKs. Etc. CAN NOT CoNTKAc
| SEC IS. That no postmaster. assistant postmas.
ter or clerk emplOy ed in any postotIce shall be
contractor OF concerned IN contract for carrying
| the mail.
| PERSON. IN THE EMPLOY OF THE PosroFFICE DEPART.
| MENT UNCLUDING 1osTMAsTERsl CAN NOT BECOME
| INTERCEPTED MAIL CONTRACT. NOR ACT As
| AGkNr OF CONTRACTORS OK BIDDERS.
| SEC H. That no person employed in the Post
| office Department shall become interested in any
contract for carrying the mail, or act as agent.
With or without compensation for any CONTRACT or
or De rson offering to become contractor in any
! business before The Department; and any person
so offending shall be immediately dismissed from
office and shall be liable to pay much money as
would have been realized from said contract 10 be
recovered in an action OF debt. FOX the Of the
P.stotfice ID partment.
By regulation of the Department. no carrier
| should be employed who is under sixteen years OF
age; and no bidder will be accepted who is under
uty-n who a a ma r..i
wOman
CONVEYANCE OF LETTERS OFT OF THK MAIL-PRlvATR
EXPRESSES, ETC.
SpC ~. That any person concerned in carving
! the mail who shall collect, receive or carry any
letter or packet or cause to procure the same to
be- done. contrary to law shall, on conviction
thereof for every such O1iense, forfeit and pay
not exceeding fifty dollars.
SEC 228 That 10 person shall establish any prl.
vate express for the conveyance of tiers pack
cts, in any manner cause or provide for the con-
veyAnce of the same by regular trps or at stated
periods over any post route which is may be
Is, absh.d by law, or from any city town place
to any other city. town or place between which
the mail guarly carried and every pc, son SO
offending or aiding or assisting therein shall for
ac utfeAse forfeit and pay one hundred and fifty
dollars.
sEc 22s That the owner OF every .tage coach.
railway car steamboat or other vehicle or vessel
which shall. with the knowledge OF any
owner. in hole or in part, or with the knOwl
edge eonnivance of the driver, conductor, mas.
ter or other person having charge OF t.e same
convey any person acting or employed as a private
express for the conveyance of letters packets.
and actually in possession of the same for the pur
pose of conveying them contrary to the spirit true
intent and meaning OF this law, shall for every
such off-nse. forfeit and paw one hundred and fifty
do lars
SEC go That no person shall transmit by private
express other unlawful means, deliver to any
agent of such unlawful express or deposit cause
to be deposited; at any appointed place, for the
purpose of being transmitted, any letter packet.
ana for every such ofi-nse the party Sc offending
shall forfeit and pay fifty dollars.
PSI. That stage coach, railway steam
boat or other vehicle or vessel which regularly
performs trips at stated periods any post route.
or from any city, town or place to any other city,
town or place between which the mail is regularly
carried, shall carry otherwise than in the mail,
any letters packets except such as relate to
some part of the cargo of such steamboat other
vessel or to some article carried at the time
by the stage coach, railway other
vehicle except prov ded in section two hundred
and thirty. nine and for every such Offense the
owner OF the stage coach, raj way car, steamboat
other vehicle vessel shall forfeit and pay one
hundred dollars; and the driver, conductor master
other person having charge the reef, and not
at the time of the whole any part thereof
shall in ike manner forfeit and pay for every such
otfense fifty dollars.
(Section 239 permits conveyance of letters in
stamped envel opes other wise than By NALL
THE MASNRR IN WHICH PROPOSALS SHALL BE MADE
AND THE LIABILITY OF PosTMasTKRs.
SEC. 245. That every proposal for carrying the
mail shall be accompanied by the bond of the
bidder, with suretles approved by postmaster,
aud III cases where tie amount of the bond
ceeds five thousand dollars, by postmaster of
the first, second or third class in sum to be
designated by the Pos master General in the ad.
y-Itlse ment of each route: to which bond a cOiiui
ton shall b annexed, that il the said bidder shall
within such time after his bid is accepted as the
Postmaster General shall prescribe. enter into
contract with the United States OF America,
wit gopd and sufficient suretes, 10 be approved
by the FOstih .stef General to perform the service
proposed in his said bid and further that he shall
perform the said service according to his contract.
then the said obligation to be VOID, otherwise TO
be in full force and bigation in law: and in case
of failure of any bidder To enter into such contract
to perform the service, OF having executed con.
TRAIT. iii case OF failure to perform the service
cOrdng to his contract. lie and his sureties shall
be liable for the amount of said bond suiGate6
damages to be cred III action OF debt the
sad bond No proposal shall be considered unless
it shall be accompanied by such bond. ana there
shall have been aiixed to said proposal the oath OF
the bidder, taken before al officer qualified to
administer oaths, that he has the ability pecunia
rily to fulfill his obligations, aud that the bid is
m ade in good faith and with the intention to enter
into con ract and perform the service in case MS
bid is accepted.
SEC. 2i6 That before the bond of bidder pro.
vided for in the aforesaid section is approved,
there shall be Endorsed thereon the Oaths of the
sureties Elm, taken before officer qualified
to administer oaths, that they are owners OF real
estate worth, in thr aggregate, sum double the
amount of the said bond over and above all debts
due and owing by them, and all judgments; mort
cages and executions against them after allowing
all exemptions of every character whatever.
SEC. 2i7. That any postmaster who shall atty his
signature to the approval of any bond of bidder,
or to the certificate of sutfciency of sureties in
any contract tefore the said bond or contract is
signed BY the bidder or contractor and his sure.
ties, or shall Knowingly without the exercise of
due diligence approve any bond of bidder with
insufficient snreties, shall knowingly make any
false or fraudulent certificate, shall be forthwith
dismissed from Office and be thereafter disc uali
ned from holding the office of postmaster, and
shall also be deemed guilty Of a misdameanor and,
on conviction thereof be punished by fine not
exceeding five thousand dollars, OF by imprisOu.
ment not exceeding one year. or both.
SERVICE =, re AwARDsp THE LOWEST BrppEk--
HIDs OF FALLING CONTRACTORS. MAY NOT Sk con-
.IDKRsp.
SEC. 2i9. That all contracts fos carrying the mail
shall be in the name of the United States and shall
he awarded to the lowest bidder rendering suf
1cient guar ntees for faithful performance, with
out other reference to the mode of transportation
that may be necessary to provide Tor the due
Postmaster General shall not be bound to consider
tho bid of any person who has willfully or negli-
gently failed t" perform a former contract
coNBISATIoS. TO PREVENT BIDDING PROHIBITED
SEC. $50. That no contract for carry ng the mail
shall be made with any person no has entered, or
proposed to enter, INTO any combination to prevent
the making of any bid for carrying the mail,
VII" has made any agreement or given or per
formed, or promised to give or perform, any con.
siderati0n whatever to induce any other person
rot 20 bid for any such contract and if any person
his contract may be annulled; and for the first Of
tense the person SO offending shall be disqualified
70 contract for carrying the mail TO, five years and
TOR the second onense shall be forever disqualified.
MAY BIZ EXTENDED AND TEMPORARY CONTRACTS
MADE.
SIC. PSI. That after any regular bidder whose
bid las been accepted shall fail to enter into con.
Jig to his proposal, or having entered into con.
t,ac', shall fail to co pmence the performance If
the serviee stipulated in his or their contract AS
therein provided, the Postmaster General shall
proceed to contract with the next lowest bidder
for the same service. who will enter into con
tract for .he performance thereof unless the Post.
ms RfHr as1SSa Shall sytnh q