The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-07

construed or intended 10 affect any pen
altieG or forleitures which have heretofore
accrued under the provisions OF tho sec
lions hereby amended.
Failing contractors guilty Of a madenGan9r
sEo. 254. That any person or persons
bidding Tor the transportation Of the mails
upon any route which may DO advertised
to 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 In due
form, and perform the service described
10 his or their bid or proposal, shall be
deemed guilty oil mlsdemeanor, and, on
conviction thereof, be punished by fine
not exceeding five thousand dollars, and
by imprisonment lori term not exceeding
twelve months.
No pay 10 be made until contracts are
eICcuNu.
SEC. $50. That no person whose bid
Tor carrying the mail Is accepted shsll 70.
cetve any pay until he has executed his
contract according TO law and the regula-
tionS Of the Department.
Compensation for additional sersice re.
stricted and regulated.
SEC. 900. 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 OF
tho Department.; and no compensation
shall be paid for any additional regular
service rendered before tho issuing Of
such order.
SEC pol. That no extra allowance shall
be made lor any increase Of expedition
In carrying the mail unless thereby the
tho employment Of additional stock and
carriers is made necessary and in such
case the additional compensation shall
bear no greater proportion 10 the addi-
tiOnal stock and carriers necessarily en-
ployed than the compensation In the orig.
inal contract bears 10 the stock and car
rieEs necessarily employed 10 Its execu-
tion.
Deductions may be made, and fines impoS
ed, for deIinQ4eneRs
SEC. 2GG. That the Postmaster General
may make deductions from the pay Of
contractors Tor 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 BIO oCcasloned by tho fault of the
contractor or carrier
Contracts cannot be assigned nor transferred.
SIC. Ell. That no contractor Tor trans
porting the mail within or between the
United States and any foreign country
shall assign or transfer his contract, and
all such assignments or transfers shall be
null and void.
Schedules tObs furnished and posted up in
post CgiteS. Registers to be returned and
reports made,
Sac. 70. That the Postmaster General
shall furnish to the postmasters at the
termination Of each rOule schedule Of
the time OF arrival and departure of the
mail at their Offices, respectively, to be
posted in conspicuous place in the Of
fee; and the Postmaster General shall
also give tho postmaster notice of any
change in the srrival and departure that
may be ordered; and he shall cause 10 be
kept and returned 10 the Department, at
short and regular intervals, registers
showing the exact times OF the arrivals
and departures Of the mail.
BY act Of Congress- approvcdApril 81
1903, no member Of Congress can be u
contractor, or.bc concerned, directly or in
directly, ia any contract with the Govern.
ment; and by the same act It is made u
high misdemesuor for any officer of the
United States TO enter, in its behalf, into
q contract with member Of Congress.
But II a member Withdraw from a contract IL
may be concluded with the other p4rtners.-
opinion Of Attorney General, 4. a. A contract
with one who is elected a member Of Congress
during Its continuance Is not Affected by guch
elcction.-l5l5., 8, G9Ll
The Postmaster General has no power,
under the law 10 release bidders aud con.
tractors and their suTcties from their liza
billties on the allegation OF real or SUP.
posed mistakes OF any kind in making
proposals. He particularly requests that,
before bidding, the fullest inquiry aud in.
vestigation be made in regard to the route,
distance, service, weight OF msiia, cos. of
stock, feed, and all expenses existing and
likely to occur during the contract term.
and with due consideration OF the consc-
quences imposed by law on delinquents
Contracts 10 be executed and flied in
the Department bY the first day OF June.
Under the provisions OF section 245 OF
the act approved June 90, 1874, the Post
master General has prescribed the Isl day
OF June, 1875, on or before which day the
contracts Of accepted bidders must he re.
celved at the Department in Washington,
executed in due form.
Accepted bidders not complying with
this regulation shall be considered es
having failed TO comply with their pro-
p0s9ls, and the Postmaster General nav
proceed to contract for the service with
other parties, according to law.
Contracts received at the Department
after June 1st will not be considered by
the Postmaster General.
FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND, AND