National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-23
MAIL ROUTES.

person 50 ofsndiur ar aiding Or assisting therelr
shall, for sssh o1s. =, forfsit and pay one hur
Sec. - Thet ne owner Of stsry stage coach
railUay-oar, steamboat, or other vehicle or vessel
which shall, with the knowledge Of any owner, 4
nI1Soe or " Rsr o. Win tns kn0.sesS o6 go1
person having charge 81 the same, convey an.
person acting or employed as 8 private expires
nally IN possession Of the same for the purpose Q
conveying them contrary 20 the spirit, true IN
tent, or meaning OF this law shall for every suel
offence, forfeit and pay one hundred and my dol
Sec 90. That MCPHERSON shall transmit By pri
yAte express or other unlawful means, or deliver
% any agent u such unlawful express, or deposit
Or cause TO be deposited, 81 any appointed place
for the purpose Of being transmitted, any letter
OF packet, and for every such offence the party a
onending shall forfeit and pay any dollars. /,
Sec. 81 That no stage coach, rallEay-ear
steamboat, or other vehicle or vessel which regu-
larly performs trips At stated periods any post
ys % Irom any ety town Or place 70 any other
nlariy carried. shall carry, otherwise than In the
matt any letters or packets except such as relate
o't sos pars q the cargo q such steamboat or
time py the same stage-eoaeh railHay-ear or other
sehiieie, except as provided in section two hun
ared and thirty-nine; and for every such offence
the owner Of the stage-coaeh rsilWsy-esT steam-
boat or other vehicle or vessel shalf forfeit and
Psy one hundred dollars; and the driver, con
thereof and not ct the time owner OF the whole ar
any part thereof shall in like manner forfeit and
pay LOT every such offence my dollars
lSection 239 permits conveyanee Of letters in
stamped envelopes otherwise than By maiI.l
The manner IN trAieh proposals sksII,es made.
af and ne liability Of POsimGsterE. T.
See. "a; That every proposal for carrying the
~ mai snail be accompanied BY the bond Of the
and In cases where the amount Of the bond ex,
eeeds hYe thou sand dollars. by.h postmaster Of
the nrst, second, or third class, In q sum to be
oesl mated ~ the postmaster General in the ad
Yertisement Of each route; to which bond a con-
ditiOn shall be annexed, that n the said bIdder
shall, within such time after his bid is accepted
as the Postmaster General shall prescribe enter
into eontract with the United States Of Amer.
lea, with good and sufficient sursties 10 he an.
proved oy me postmaster General, TO perform
that he shah perform the said service according
TO his contract, then the said obligation 10 ~
void, otherwise to be in full force and obligation
IN law; and In case OF failure OF any bidder to
enter into such contract to perform the service
or, having executed 3 contract in case Of failure
70 perform the serviee according TO hts contract
he and bis sureties shall be liable for the amount
OF said bond as hquidRted damages, to be re-
covered in an action Of debt on the said bond
70 proposal s1aH De considered unless It shall
oe accompanied BY such bond, and there shall
have been afixed 70 said proposal the oath OF the
bidder, taken before an officer guahAed to ad-
minister oaths, that he has the ability peeuni-
arily, 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
use us OlQ 70 accepted.
Sec. 246. That before the bond Of a bidder pro-
Vided for In the aforesaid section is approved
there shall be Endorsed thereon the Oaths Of the
suretles therein, tahen before an oftieer qualified
70 administer oaths, that they are owners Of real
estate worth, In the aggregate, q sum double the
amount OF the said bond, over and shove all debts
due and owing BY them, and all judgments, mort
cages and executions against them, after allow
Ing All exemptions Of every character whatever.
Sec. al. That any postmaster who shall affix
ms signature 20 the approval Of any bond Of q
bidder, or to the certificate Of . suficieney Of
sureties in any contract before the said bond or
contract is signed BY the bidder or contractor and
his suFetieS, or shall knowingly, OF without the
exercise OF due diligence, approve any bond Of
bidder with insufficient suTeties, or shall know
tngly 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 q
and. on conviction thereof, be pun
ished by hne not exceeding Eve thousand dol
lars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year,
or both.