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SIC. 245. That every proposal Tor car
rying tho mail shall be accompanied by
the bond OF the bidder, with surelics ap-
proved by postmaster, and IN cases
where the amount Of the bond exceeds
five thousand dollars, by postmaster Of
the first, second, or third class, In q sum
to be designated by the Postmaster Gen
eral in the advertisement OF each route; to
which bond condition shall be annexed
that II the said bidder shall, within such
time after his bid is accepted as tho Post
master General shall prescribe, enter into
a contract with the United States oil
America, with good and sufficient cure
ties, to be approved by tho Postmaster
General, TO perform the service proposed
in his said bid, and, further, that he shall
perform the said service according 10 his
contract, then the said obligation 10 be
void, otherwise 10 be in full force and
obligation in law; and 10 case of failure oil
any bidder 10 enter into such contract 10
perform the service, or, having executed q
contract, in case OF failure 10 perform
the service according to his contract, he
and his sureties shall be liable for the
amount OF said bond as liQuidated dam
ages, 10 be recovered In an action OF debt
on sid bond. No proposal shall be
considered unless It shall be accompanied
by such bond, and there shall have been
anxed 10 said proposal the oath Of the
Didder, taken before an officer qualified 10
administer oaths, that he has the ability
pecunlarily, TO fulfill his obligations, and
that the bid Is made in good faith and
with the intention to enter into contract
and perform the service in case bis bid h
accepted. 80
SIC. 24G. That before the bond Of q
bidder provided for In the aforesaid sec"
ton Is approved, there shsll be Endorsed
thereon the oaths Of the sureties therein,
taken before an officer qualified 10 admin.
lister oaths, that they arc owners Of real
estate worth, In the aggregate, a sum
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double the amount Of the said bond, over
and above all debts due and owing by
them, and oil judgments, mortgages, and
executions against them, after allowing all
exemptions Of every character whatever.
SEC 241. That any postmaster who shall
atilx his signature 10 the approval Of any
bond Of bidder, or 10 the certificate Of
suihClency Of sureiies In any contract be-
fore the said bond or contract 10 signed
by the bidder or contractor and bis sure
lies, or shall knowingly, or without the
exercise Of due diligence, approve any
bond oil bidder with insufficient sureties,
or shall knowingly make any false or
fraudulent certificate, shall be forthwith
dismissed from office, and be thereafter
disqualified from holding the office Of
postmaster, and shall also be deemed
guilty OF misdemeanor, and, on con-
Viction thereof, be punished by q fine not
exceeding five thousand dollars, or by
imprisonment not exceeding one year, or
both.
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SCALE IN STEAM BOILERS,

h6 i%iu remove and prevent Scale In apy Steam
ioupd ,si NJ make no charge until The Work Is
yya 4s, A,cv g GEO O. ". LORD,
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In M sLate oI-

principal, and And-ol-
In the State Of -, as suretles
are held and firmly bound unto
the United States Of America In the Just
and full sum d. dollars, lawful
money Of the United States, 10 be paid "a
the said United States Of America, or Its
duly appointed or authorized officer CT
officers; 10 the payment OF which, well
and truly to be made and done, we bind
ourselves, our heirs, executors, and ad-
ministratorS, jointly and sGverally, firmly
by these presents.
Sealed with our seals, and dated this
day d., 1877.
Whereas, by an act Of Congress ap-
proved June 23, 1874, entitled IAN Act
making appropriations for the service Of
the Post Office Department for the fiscal
year ending June thlrtielh, eighteen hun.
bred and seventy-fve, and for other pur.
poses" II Is provided; that every pro-
posal for carrying the mail shall be &C.
companied by the bond Of the bidder
with suretes approved by9 postmaster y
in pursuance whereof, and in compliance
with the provisions OF said law, this bond
Is made and executed, subject to all the
terms, conditions, and remedies thereon
in the said act provided and prescribed
to accompany the aforegoing and annexed
proposal OF the
Now, the condition of said obliga-
ton is such, that II the said, bidder
as aforesaid, shall, within such time altel
his bid is accepted as the Postmaster Gen
eral has prescribed in said advertise
ment OF route No. =, TO wit, on or before
the LIST day Of June, 1875, enter into 6
contract with tho United States o.
America, with good and sufficient sure
ties to be approved by the Postmaster
General, to perform the service proposed
in his said bid, and further shall perform
said service according to his contract
then this obligation shall be void, other.
wise 10 be in full force and obligation II
law.
In witness whereof we have hereuntt
set our hands and seals this-dsy o
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CERTIFICATE OF POSTMASTER

L, the undersigned postmaster at -,
STATE OF -, alter the exercise of due
diligence TO inform myself OF the pecu-
MARY ability and responsibility Of the
principal and his sureties in the foregoing
bond, and OF the unincumbered real es-
tate owned by them, respectively do
hereby approve said bond and certify that
the said sureties are suitlcient-suficient
to insure the payment OF double the en-
tire amount OF the said bond; aud l do
further certify that the said bond was
duly signed by -, and -, and
,.r his sureties, before signing this
certificate.
Dated =. 1877
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Schedules 10 be furnished and posted I'D in
poStcglces. Registers to Do returned ana
reports made.
SEC. 10. That the Postmaster General
shall furnish TO the postmaslers at the
termination oil each route q schedule Of
the time oil arrival and departure of the
mail at their offices, respectively, 10 be
posted 10 conspicuous place in the Of
flee; and the Postmaster General shall
also give the postmaster notice of any
change in the arrival and departure thai
may be ordered; and he shall cause 10 be
kept and returned 10 the Department, al
short and regular intervals, registers
showing the exact times OF the arrivals
and departures Of the mail.
By act Of Congress- spproVedApril 81
1908, no member of Congress can be a
contractor, or.be concerned, directly or il.
directly, in any contract with the Govern.
ment; and by the same act 1t ia made q
high misdemeanor for any officer of the
United States 10 enter, in It's behalf, into
contract with member Of Congress.
but II member withdraw from a contract II
w NSAAlAhCu win Iuu OkutE pAII0SIH.-
Opinion Of Attorney General, 4, Al. a contract
with one who Is elected member OF Congress
during Its continuance Ia not Affected nv such
eleetiOn.-I6id., 8, 6gIl
The Postmaster General has no power,
under the law 10 release bidders and CON
tractors and their sureties from their LA
bilities on the allegation oil real or sup.
posed mistakes Of any kind in making
proposals. He particularly requests thai
before bidding, the fullest INQUIRY and in
vestigation be made in regard 10 the route
distance, service, weight Of mails, cost OF
stock, feed, and all expenses existing and
likely to occur during the contract term,
and with due consideration oil the couse-
quences imposed by law on delinuuents
Contracts to be executed and filed in
the Department by the frat day of June,
Under the provisions Of section 245 OF
the act approved June %, 1874, tho Post
master General has prescribed the LIST day
OF June, 1875, on or before which day the
contracts Of accepted bidders must be re-
celved at the Department In Washington.
executed in due form.
Accepted bidders not complying with
this regulation shall DO considered as
having failed to comply with their pro-
posals, and the Postmaster General NAV
proceed TO contract for the service with
other parties, according to law.
Contracts received at the Department,
alter June 1St will not be considered by
the Postmaster General.
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T., clerk OF the - the same
being Court Of Record, do hereby GER
tlty that -, whose genuine signature
appears to the foregoing affidavit, was, at
the time OF signing the same, a Justice oil
the peace in and for the county and State
aforesaid, duly qualified, and that all his
Official acts as such are entitled to full
faith and credit.
In testimony whereof, l have hereunto
sci my hand as clerk, and affixed the seal
Of said court, on this - day Of -,
1877
TL.s1 CpsrL
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NofE.-Whcn the above oath is taken bsfo,c
Justice OF the peace or any other officer not
using seal, except Judge OF q U, 8, Court
nc Ger Utica to I q clerk Ct court OF record
person who administered the oath is Only quail.
lned as tuch oflces. ~
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OGh Of Nal C6NtTdciOTs and Cd,rI.rI, Rs.
Quirfd BY Ae! Of CoHgrGiJ, June 8, 1871.
lido Bolemnly swear (ot aHirm) that I
Will faithfully pefiofm all tho duties TcuuIre 1
Of me, aud abstain from everything forbidden
BY the laws In relation 70 tho establish nent OF
stAteFi and that will honestly and trnIy &C.
count for and pay over any money belonging to
the said United States which may come into
myPossesslon or control. 10 help me God.
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FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND, AND
CERTIFICATE
PROPOSAL

Proposal.
The undersigned -, whose post.
office address is j., county OF -
state Oh -, proposes 10 carry the mails
Of the United States, from July /, 1875,
to June 30, 1877, on route No. -, be.
tween - and -, State OF -,
under the advertisement OF the Postmss.
Ter General, dated October 1, 1874, with
celebrity, certainty, and security" for The
annual sum Of F. dollars; and If this
proposal Is accepted he will enter into
contract, with sureties to be approved by
the Postmaster General, within the time
prescribed In said advertisement.
This proposal is made with full kuoyl.
edge oil the distance Of the route, the
weight Of the mail to be carried, and ali
other particulars in reference to the route
and service; and also, after careful exam
ination of the laws and instructions at
tsched to advertisement Of mail service
Olkeu - -, HLi1er
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BOND.
Directions.

~ Inter! tho names Of the principal an d
sutedes In foil 10 this body OF the bond: ais q
tho date. The signatures 10 the bond Bhou d
be Witnessed, and the certificate on the In
eide should be signed by Justice Of tbO peace,
aiding his o11eiAl title, or, II signed by 4 no.
tArI public, no should Aflx HE seal.
Know all men by theeo presents, that
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BY section 10 oil the act Of June 8, 1872,
every person employed In the postal ser.
vice Is subject TO oil the pains, penalties,
and iorieitures for violation Of the laws re.
lating 10 such service, whether he has
taken the above oath or affirmation or
not
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S SG18n OF @-"
On this - day Of 1877 Gper-
sonally appeared before me and
--, sureties in tho foregoing bond
to me known to be the persons named in
ssid bond as sureties, and who have ex-
Quoted the same as such, who being by
me duly sworn, depose and say, and each
for himself deposes and says, he has ex-
ecuted the within bond, that his place OF
residence is correctly stated therein, that
he is the owner Of real estate worth the
sum hereinafter set against his name over
and above all debts duo and owing BY
him, and all jugdments, mortgages and
executions against him, after allowing all
exemptions Of every character whatever,
the total sum thus assured amounting to
49, dollars.
Il: =
Subscribed and sworn before me this
- day Of ISL
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NUVlIo 70 % UIUUTUtU 70 VIC IUIDtSE OuutF-
Bids Of failing contractors may not be
considered.
SEC. 240. That all contracts Tor carry
ing the mail shall be in the name Of the
United States, and shall be awarded 10
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance, with.
out other reference to the mode oil trans
portation than may be necessary 10 pro-
vide for tho due celebrity, certainty and
security thereof; but the Postmaster Gen.
eral shall not be bound TO consider the
bid Of any person who has willfully or
negligently failed to perform former
contract.
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Subscribed and sworn before me this
- day of -,lS7
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-, OF -, bidder for carry.
ing the mail on route No. -, from
-, do swear that l have
the ability, pecuniarily, 10 fulfill my obi.
CATION as such bidder; that the bid Is made
In good faith, and with the intention 10
enter into contract and perform the SER
Vico in case said bid shall be accepted.
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OdM required By section 245 of an act Of
Congress dpprored June 80, 1874, 10 6e
Allied 70 each bid for carrying he mail
and 70 b taken before an officer qualified
TO administer oaLhS.
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Compensation for additional Streice RI
Grietsd and requldted.

Compensation for additional Ssreice 70.
arieted and regulated.
SEC. 200. That compensation for add.
tional service In carrying the mail shall
not be In excess Of the exact proportion
which the original compensation bears to
the original service; and when any such
additional service is ordered, the sum to
be allowed therefor shall be expressed in
the order, and entered upon the books oil
the Department; and no compensation
shall be paid for any additional regular
service rendered before the issuing Of
such order.
SEC 2Gl. That no extra allowance shall
DO made Tor any increase oil expedition
In carrying the mail unless thereby the
the employment Of additional stock and
carriers Is made necessary, and 10 such
case the additional compensation shall
bear no greater proportion TO the sddi-
tional stock and carriers necessarily en-
ployed than the compensation in the orig
inal contract bears 10 the stock aud car
riers necessarily employed in its cxecu-
ton.
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construed or intended 10 affect any PEN
aliea or forleitures which have heretofore
accrued under the provisions Of the aec'
tons hereby amended.
Failing contractors guiltyot nitdtm'Gnor
SIC. 254. That any person or persons
bidding Tor the transportation Of the mails
upon any route which may be advertised
10 be let, and receiving an award Of the
contract for such service, who shall
wrongIully refuse or fail 10 enter into CON
tract with the Postmaster General 10 due
form, and perform the service described
In his or their bid or proposal, shall be
deemed guilty OF q mlslemeanor, and, on
conviction thereof, be punished by fine
not exceeding five thousand dollars, and
by imprisonment for term not exceeding
twelve months.
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CONTRACTS cannot be assigned nor transferred
SIC. 27l. That no contractor for trans
porting the mail within or between the
United States and any foreign country
shall assign or transfer bis contract, and
all such assignments or transfers shall be
null and void.
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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 twcnty.one
years Of age, or who ia married woman,
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Deductions may Be made, and fines impos
cd, for deIiRqlenettS.

SEC. 200. That the Postmaster General
may make deductions from the pay Of
contractors for failures TO perform service
according to contract, and impose fines
upon them for other delinquencies. he
may deduct the price Of the trip in all
cases where the trip is not performed; and
not exceeding three times the price II the
failure be ocCasloned by the fault of the
contractor or carrier.
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No pay 10 be made until contracts are
executed.

SIC. $50. That no person whose bid
for carrying the mail Is accepted shall re.
ceive any pay until he has executed his
contract according to law and the regula-
tions Of the Department.
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milee Anu elck. tWiee1 We0k-
Ls.vs naJIlIn Wednesday and saturday
Arrive st H cunt Freedom by IAN;
Leave Mou nj Freedom Wednesday sud
Saturday at pm;
AvfyI at Frank In BY m,
BJnd required with bid, $40.
la2u From PeterJburg BY Iope1llle, TO Mouth
OF S3neea, 20 miles and back, once q
Lave Petersburg Wednesday Es7Am;
Arrive al Mouth Of Seneca By 8 pm:
Leave Mouth OF SepecA TueidIy OF 4 M
Arrive 81 Peten burg by Bpm.
Bond required with bid, $GO.
lgs1 From Mouth oil Seneca by MaekSrllc,
HGrpef's Mills, Mount Freedom and DIR
Run, TO New llmpden va 81 miles
and back onceA week
Leave Month OF seneca ThurIdly At q m:
Arrive al New IiImpdtn next day by l2 m;
Leave New Hampton FrldAyA Att p N;
A'riVo al MOa OF Seneca next day By
Bond required with bid, 600.
qHS From Petersburg, by ssjmounyIlle. Grant
{. II. aud Locust Grove, to Greenland,
20 miles and back, three times week.
Leave Petersburg Monday, Wednesday and
Friday a. OAm;
Arrive al Greenland by IAN;
Leave Greenland Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday att pm;
Arrive Atfe efsbufR by Tpm.
Bond requited with bid, 800.
islT Prom wlllIGmspOrt to Greenland, sX
miles and back, twice aWesk.
Leave Williamsport Tuesday and Saturday
at l0Am;
Arrive at Greenland by 1880 m;
Leave Greenland Tuesday and Saturday at
Arrive at wI'llamsport by s3opm.
Bond requitcd with bid, $40.
I2l9 From GreenlA ID 10 lIOpeYlilP, ~ miles
and back, once week
Lave Greenland Tuesday Atlpm
Arrive 81 II ypeylle by7 PM
Leave IIOpeTllle Tuesday at 0 am;
Arrive at Greenland by lam.
Bond required with bid, 500.
1889 Prom Mooreheld, by Petersburg, Mouse's,
Brusby Kun aud Upper Tract, 10 Frank.
Ito, ~ miles and back, three times q
week.
Lave MoOrtaeld Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday at Gam;
Arrive At Franklin by 7pm;
Leave franklin Monday, Wednesday and
PTldAy'RtO 3 m;
Arrive al MOorentld byTpm.
Bond required with bid, 5000.
las9) From Mouse's, by South Mill Geek and
KliuG'A Cross ROGds, TO Deer Run, %
miles and back, once week
Leave MousOs Monday NtbAm;
Arrive at Der Run by i9 m:
Leave Deer Run Monday ALlpm;
Arrive a. MOuSe's by pm
Bond required with bid. 500.
1891 From Mount Storm, by llaftmonsVlle, "a
CAysVllle, Il miles and back, twice q
week
Leave Mount Storm Wednesday and sat
u'dAY at an;
Arrive al ClAysylllG by i2m
Leave UlBysvlle Wednesday and saturday
Atipm:-.
Arrive At Mount Storm by SPIN.
BondIeqHired with bid, 500.
1889 From New reek, by ClayIrllloa and Back
Rock. u Gree IlAnd, p miles and back
three times week.
Leave new Creek Tuesday, Thursday arc
saturday ~ m;
Arrive at Gicen. ana by l2m;
Leave Greenland Tu, sday, Thursday Ant
SIturoAyAt | pm;
Arrive Rt INV Creek by Jpn.
Bond required With bid, 500.
1928 From New Creek, by RldgcvIllc, Buring
ton, Moore leld Junction. and Purglts
vile, TO hOoreneld IS miles and back
elx times q week.
Leave EewCre daily, except Sunday, a
645Am;
Arrive at Aoorcleld by pm:
Leave Mooteaeld daily, except ubdsy, a
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Bidders not released until contract is en-
tered into and service 6s1un.

Sec. 1853. That no bidder for carrying
the mails shall be released from his obi,
CATION under his bid or proposal, not.
withstanding an award may be made Ia
a lower bidder, until q contract for the
designated service shall have been duly
executed by such lower bidder and his
sureties, and accepted, and the service
entered upon By the contractor to the sat.
istaction oil the Postmaster General.
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DEATHS Doinrs,

On Friday evening, the 9Th inst. Mrs
Sarah Hughes, daughter Of Mr.. Teittle
Of Cameron and vile Of Rev. F. u.
Hughes, OF B1ckhAnnon, departed this
lie in holy Christian triumph.
The funeral seiT.ceS were held in the
u E Church In Cameron on Monday
morning the OH inst The house was
crowded with synpSthisipg friends Ard
relatives OF the deceased. Rev. e. G.
Sanford preached an impressive, sppro-
p!iS:e and able sermon.
The departed one retained her con-
sciousness while death Was doing IL
work She calmly, sad with great fer.
voE offered prayer for eSch member O!
the family and for the church in Buck
hGunon, o. which her husband is pastor,
committed the keeping Of her child,
which Is about eight months old, 70 God
snd her mother, gave. directions concern.
Ing her burial and then fell asleep il
Jesus.
Mrs Hughes had gained s strong hold
upoo the confidence sud love a al who
knew her, and her early deslh hss made
very deep impression upon the com.
uur!ly.
Rev T. B. Hughes, Of this city, VA
p:esen; St tie funeral services.
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them to Svo!d b4d hSbits, for, - FRANK
LIN ssys cur bsd hSbie are our expensive
habits. The vices Of the world Sre the
agencies that entail poverty upon the
masses The Utopia Of the dreAmers u s
wos!d reclaimed from vice wherein rTeEy
man shall have an equal share in ise pro-
eteds Q! his own labor. This u state Of
society rot likely to Be seer in the near
future. The only remote approximation
to it that Is possible i' the more general
adoption by the Misses Of the sound hnAn.
ciKl nsxins le!t to them BY FRANKLIN.
These are the nSxims thst have made the
HollAndsrs such models Of thrift and yir.
toe, sri thst must elevate any people
Sncsg whom they are practically carried
49,
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NHRAP TEAS AT RETAIL.
SAFE.

4 lOAAlSaION6RS' SALE
Pursuant 70 tie set Of tie LeFislGtars Of IVES;
vlrltsiA pASse1 FeSrVIry 9Sih 1851, entltled
An ael fer UitdiaR up The EfGtS Of he NORA
WeStefl BGsk Of VtrGsIiA," the EldegSiEze4
Commissioners, appointed zrder SG!d ast, YIN
"WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, ir1.
ct ten O'Clock A. Il, II tsuai Of TIE
Colrt HoasS a. Wheeling. SGl ~ pahlie Gaetin=
tor cab the remaining properly, Asssts and
elAiras Of he SoSiA WtS:esn Bank Of VirHtaIA,
except tie claim GE1inst The State Of West VIZ.
GtniI and he stIte Of Virginia Arising oIt o,
HelSutg % lh4 js4srso1TflIe Branch. ne par.
eS1ts aossy 70 b paJasle &C tie tskzs;cs o!
TIE property, assets And el1Ins 10 b sold Coz.
ssi o! rotGs, eos6S. hills and eJtdeeees Of debt
OF wAseA nay b GIKniHe3 ~ TIE Bank Of
WseslinG, II Wheeling, Wes: Va GaoeH TIE
AsstsG there Are Ccatedef1ts EoteS ard boeas 70
the AEosHt OF Ahozt $50, 90.
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