Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-19

Tsist t. the estabt uli Mt If It ol!ic sn = a
g,iy sLd truly account icr sad .aG over any gonsy
"tt'o.lIG 80 Iho sa.d JLitei States Viii. a may
COD.
b. secti'l sixteen f the sct ffJuue g. ls72, every
person enpOy eO ia the postal service Is subject 10
rii pslne penalties aaa fOiteitGres loo VOlsttoa OF
M I1Hs ttisllnf |, auch service whether he mas
'shen TIE abeTe ostn OF affirmation or Rot.
Sections q nc at # $50 R.ris,. Crasa,
dGIs dat ADsnf iis S,arV,sS Kef9.lag 20 The Post
on DEPARTMENT, GpPrcr,F Jifgis ), J57s
The io>IMASTER OkNkRAL requests that bid
deIT, gusr9;lt.r5, nqie;i's ard 81 psrs,nt Goa
ts Is, VIII csIetCiy read AID critically eNsaI'ns
tue abstract OF las here presented, Gui ais the
meet, N order that bids sy BE- made aud Il ,bi.tss
sCHtH Understandable, GEi tuBt ell mi pprc-
heE-i,ss OF cause VI complaint hereafter may be
PG,IMAs,EEEs are re4girsd e make thsnso!ve,
may be able 20 inform AID direct others.
Pos',acNers. Cl,yl, .tr Caaao, IL. Contractors.
sec - Tnas no pJ5tHGster, assistant poss-aa-ytr,
- LieiA thiIo' ca "a noy posi- ONCE snai bs con-
uhCtr OF Concerned in COntI sct Tor Carrying tas
Porsors in the e. rloy Of tie Pos; Office Dep.Tt.
ment ltrcudIpg ppstIlas:eGsl Cauuet become inter
5itd ID mali contract, nor act as agent of col-
sec IA, That no person employed in the Post
Shiee DE 2n:toient shsil becomo Interested Ia Any
O. wiEont cSmi 9n-ston f%r any cSntrscsSr Of psr
son foIiD9 to bee me contractor in any business
tsf9Ie the Department; sni ANY person offeaitng
shall be iulEiedIa: Is d from office, and ii.
Dc liable to pay SO much money "a would have been
realiz@r from said 'Gtrict, u DO recovered aa
action cf debt, FOR the u-e Of tho Pos; Uaics b.
TAR Incnt.
By regulation of The Department. 10 carrier
should 10 en- ? % I'd who Is unier sixteen Iea CT
sye; snd DO bidder will b5 accep OF ~hD IS uI3cr
Ean.
Cnr>gcnrs Of L.lt.ys Orr # n. Ma,'-Pr,rq'. e..
SC 7aI. Ttas sn5 p-Isoa 7oonosrres IN carving
tie mail who shalt collect, receive, carry e;
G"pc toHtrs as on t"oTio5 Ss5 r. %
tot tNet1 sqGh offence, fosf-i; and Fay not exceed
o'c. rs. That no person shall estasIi.h any phi
vafe express for the convey sEce Of letters p.ck
vty.ncc Of The sane by raSniar t,!ps or nf s.,tat
ptriCds, over any post roU,e which IL or ~ b.
AM oiLer city, town or place hetween when the
man j. r. snisf? carfe; and every person 70 Ot-
IeHuirg, rr ding bszi5Iipg therein, shall for
'"f tntLce, tcTfstt and ray one hundred sui fifty
Sec. 229 mat he Gamer of every siege c5ech,
islRhy car, Sc alibUat 90 o;ner vehicle vessel,
whlGh soaI', VIA he sngw.o5ge q aaY "Tner, ~
t"tce 81 The driver conductor, master ItLer per
acting rlos ei priv ate ex press F5T - c5E
We! &c 81 leers ~ packets, aud nctUay E~sss-
contrary TO the sidt, iotent, aud meaning q
BIS law, shall, for esery fTch OT5Leo, forIs: aud
rec. 80 That per. on shall trassmit by private
'1p'ess or other uL awful mesn-, deli to airy
% lie Geio-sed al sny sp2Uiltei plsce Tor ,s pur-
"so Of t.i-R tTarsHitcd, DIV letter or packet, and
for oyeI, such g't-uce his party oasDtirg shall
forfeit s.d pay fry doilars.
rec. 81 That 40 sag, coio5, rAilssy-car,
larry ftI,rrs trip az stated periyts On aay POST
ety., town or place between ~bi3h tbs mai il
'tf"isily carried, shall carry, otherwise ID Al in
ne m.ii, any letters or racket, except such as
or other retsei, or 10 come article carried at the
other vehicle, eIcspt provided in section two
'hcTtd ono thiEt5 nine; AID Tor every such seGce
bca; oher vstic!e vessel shall forfeit asd pay
oGe huadrtd coiiar-; AMI ths .FiveT, c5nd ctar,
NOT a. the te oSnar Il he Wh1s az sS n sa
thereof, stsll 10 Ike manner fsIfei: and pay for
every such ofeDce ntty dollars.
(sec,ion s3S permits conveyance of letters In
STAMPED envelopes 0 herwise than By MALL
TIE Name "a ic.tch Proposals ,arR be iad., sst
Sac "a, - r. LtG,,.'y % Pssi' rs, ~
Z al ehaiI be accompanied BY the boEd If tGe hid.
az sass'iss sp1rssea y posgl aed
2 INC Or ana ddiIers y sster Of tn tss, SC
PostMabier GeLeral in the Edvertisensc It Of each
f.a.e; 10 which naod conci;ion shall BE- annexed,
lie bd 10 sa 1ifegT saA %l5an sT;h time atST
PRICE, e, ester inlo Contract with the United
20 be approved by the Postu sstor Gcnorsi 10 rer.
t5Im service proposed liz hi. said bid, and, fu-
ing 10 his eatrsct, then the SAID oblig alton TO be
E.d 0the! to be IA f0il f2Ics and Obligation in
rto such contIac; to psTsS:m the ser1ioe, or, h4T
il executed contract, In Of failure 10 perform
cites shall be liahls for the amount Of raid bond
es iiQnidsed damages, 10 be recovered ia action
II dbl ca the said b 1pd No proposal sh,M be
considered unless it snail DO accom- pan led by such
PONG and there shai have been aii1ea TO said pro.
.usifl TO etIGnet,r baths. 'hs, he has No ability
peounIs'iY. TO fuIl hts Obi gstious, aud that the
BID is made in go,d faitn sad with the itenti5n 70
eneT hts Iutra3s and perform the service IN case
sCc. 20. Tat befora the bont OF a bidf.r pro.
ticta ior II tue atVfesaIi section is approved,
sgT, ties taken bsfors an oosT iIsried to
efnfnisier oaih3- that they owners OF real
enlOurt Of he said bold ever sud above ai dsb-s
Due ard owing by th-m ard all Judgments, mort
all exemptions ~ every character whatever.
Sc 3i7. hat any postmas'er who ss all s:fi his
certificate # s1ficie~cy Of sareties il any
SSnrac b.,oIe The SAID bond or sopirao. Is siguei
shSl kLowinsiT, or wi,hojs me sSercist o. due
sI,ssinGe, spsE9ys a9y bond of biddeE With 10.
fai.e or fraudulent certificate, sha be forth with
s hodns The BE- md ..
be dee med suily Of ..isdemeansr, and, on csrvc.
hsnsI s6s by Ios net e4
cetding orc ear, or both.
sryc,,. to be A,raraed 10 tire Lorea Bidd,rs-Sids
OF to,t'nk ContraetOys mrynOt ts Con ,deref.
be to 10. It s sui
iieent snsran,ee for taithfo' Periormsnce ~ithous
msy be Decf ssary TO pro,id for she due CELEBRITY,
ceTfaLty acd security there T. but the Postmaster
Genel al shall not be bound consider tbs bid Of
person who has wiifully or negl gently failed
20 perform former contract.
COpIbTHat,oR 10 Prersnf Bidi,Hy Prohibited.
Sec. c50. That no contract for carrying he all
shall be made with any person who has en- cred,
pr posed to enter into snJ combination to prevent
he making Of any bid for carr ing the mail. who
bss made any agreement, or given OF performed,
Pr missed to rive or perform, any consider aton
Htaeyer 20 induoe other person not TO bid for
ATTY sut contract aud IL person offending is
Contractor for c~rrylcg the matt, his may
BE- amp uliet ard for the hyst of,ncs the pArsoa
.f-Idins shall be disqualified to Contract fsr carry
iIG the mail for Eve ears. and for tbs second o.
ftEce ball he foTyesr 6isQualitisd.
Fading BEidysS and CORirdffOrS-CJHt nlJy Be
eIfsrdsd, n.sd Temporary Contracts made
Sec. ri hst after any eguiar bidder wnOss bid
his been accepet sEsli fail ent,F into contract
f.T he traDs ioa Of tn mails according his
tyOpnsat, CT, having catered into consracs, shall
FIJI to commence the perfo' mancs Of the service
st pn,ats IN his their contract as therein pro-
yidtd. the Postmaster snerai all proseei to
with the next iosess bidder for the came ser
vice, no will i8to for the perform
ance thereof, upiess the Postmaster General STALL
cor slider such bid too high. iH which he shall
lid has been acce pied, and who has entered into
contract TO perform 'hs service ecc ,rdiGg TO hts
PFC pos sna in pursuance af his centrac. has
tered upon tie perform aEce of .he service TO the