National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-19


Arrive at Synepuxent by $50 a. m;
Leave SynepuXent Saturday at 10 a. m;
Arrive at Berlin by 11:3o q. m.
Bond required with bid, 800.
SOL From Newtown to New Church, CYa.,)s
miles and back, three times a week.
Leave NeWtoEn Tuesday, Thursday and
Arrive at New Church by Tl:sO a. m.
Leave New Church Tuesday, Thursday ami
Saturday at 1890 P. m;
Arrive at NewtoTn by p. m.
Bond required with bid, $500.
EXTRACTS FROM LAWS, ETC.
OATH OF MAIL CONTRACTOR AND CAR.
RIERS, REQUIRED BY ACT OF CON
GRESS, JUNE s, 1872.
l., do solemnly swear Tor afirm) that
will faithfully perform all the duties required o.
me, and abstain from everything forbidden by the
laws in relation to the establishment Of post
ofhees and post roads within the United States;
and that will honestly and truly account for
and pay over any money belonging to the said
United States which may come into my possess
sion or control. So help me God.
By section sixteen Of the act of June 8, 1872
every person employed in the postal service IS
subject to all tie pains penalties and fOrfeitures
for violation Of the laws relating to such service
whether he has taken the above oath or afirma-
ton or not.
SECTIONS OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS-
To = I'M, RT,EGI ISI, CONSOLIDATE i AND
TO THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
APPROVED JUNE 8, 1ST2
The POSTMASTER GENERAL requests that hid
ders, guarantOrs, surettes and all persons con
cerned, or intending to be concerned in mail con-
tracts, will carefully read and critically examine
the abstract Of laws here presented, and also the
forms and instructions at the end Of this adVer-
tisement, in order that bids may be made and
liabilities assumed Understandings, and that all
misapprehensions or cause Of complaint hereafter
may be avoided.
PosTMAsTERs are required to make themselves
familiar with these laws and instructions thar
they may be able to inform and direct others.
PosTMAsTERs, CLERKS, ETC, CANNOT BE CON.
TRACTORS.
Sec. IS. That no postmaster, assistant post
master, or clerk employed In any post once, shall
be contractor or concerned in contract for car
rying the mail.
Persons in the employ Of the Post once De-
partment Including postmasters) cannot become
interested in mail contract, nor act as agent Of
contractors or bidders.
Sec. u. That no person employed in the Post
Office Department shall become Interested in anV
contract for Carving the mail or act as avenf
with or without compensation, for any contractor
or person Offering to become q contractor in any
so offending shall be Immediately dismissed from
office, and shall be liable to pay so mucn money
as would have been realized from said contract,
TO be recovered in an action Of debt for the use Of
the Post Office Department.
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
tWenty-One years Of age, or who is a married
woman.
CONVEYANCE OF LETTERS OUT OF THE NAIL
PRIVATE EXPRESSES, ETC.
Sec. Z27. That any person concerned il Carrying
the mail who shall collect, receive, or carry any
letter or packet, or cause or procure the same to
be done, contrary to law, shall, on conviction
thereof for every such offence forfeit and pay not
exceeding fifty dollars.
Sec 22s. That no person shall establish any
Nrfu 70 ha ynraa Of aft 1n-
packets, or in any manner cause or provide for
the conveyance Of the same By regular trips or at
msT om Th a3 Is
town or place to any other city, town or place be-
tween " hich The mall is regularly carried; and
therein SHALL for each offence, forfeit and pay one
hundred and ffty dollars.
Sec 20. That the owner Ct every stags-coaeh,
railway car, steamboat or other vehicle or vessel
which shall, with the knowledge Of any owner, in
whole or in part, or with the knowledge or con-
nivance Of the driver, conductor, master or other
person having charge Of the same, convey any
person acting or employed as private express
for the conveyance ofletters or packets and actu-
ally in possession Of the same Tor the purpose OF
conveying them contrary to the spirit, true in
tent, and meaning Of this law, shall, for every
such offence, forfeit and pay one hundred and fifty
Sec. go. That no person shall transmit by pri-
vate express or other unlawful means. or deliver
to any agent Of such unlawful express, or deposit,
or cause to be deposited, at any appointed place,
for the purpose Of being transmitted, any letter
or packet, and for every such offence the party
so offending shall forfeit and pay nifty dollars.
Sec. 81. That no stage.coaeh, raiIway-ear,
steamboat, or other vehicle or vessel which regu-
larry performs trips at stated periods on 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 or packets, except such
as relate to some part Of the cargo Of such steam
boat or other vessel or to some article carried at
the same time by the same stage-cOach, railway
car other vehicle, except provided 10 section
two hundred and thirty-nine; and for every such
offence the owner Of the stage-cOach, railWay-car,
steamboat or other vehicle or vessel shall forfeit
and pay one hundred dollars +; and the driver,
conductor, master or other person having charge
thereof, and not at the time owner of the whole
or any part thereof, shall in like manner forfeit
and pay for every such offence nifty dollars.
(SeetiOn 239 permits conveyance Of letters in
stamped envelopes otherwise than by NALL
THE MANNER IN WHICH PROPOSALS SHALL BIZ
MADE, AND THE LIABILITY OF POsTMASTERs.
Sec. 245. That every proposal for carrying the
der, with sureties approved by postmaster, and
in cases where the amount OF the bond exceeds
fve thousand dollars, by a postmaster Of the
first, second or third class, in sum to be desig-
nailed by the Postmaster General in the sdvsr-
tisement Of each route; to which bond con-
dition shall be annexed, that il the said bidder
as the Postmaster General shall prescribe, enter
into contract with the United states
Of o.r AmSTifs with good SS6-ov. and sum I'm
Postmaster General, to perform the service pro
posed 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 obligation in law; and in case
OF failure Of any bidder TO enter into such contract
tract in case Of failure to perform the service ae
eOTding to his contract, he and his sureties shall
be liable for the amount OF said bond as liqui--
dated damages, to be recovered in an action Of
debt on the said bond. No proposal shall be con-
sidered unless it shall be accompanied by such
bond, and there shall have been affixed to said
mn the nath of the biddRr- taken bnfOra
officer qualified to administer Oaths, that he has
the ability, pecunarily to fulhll his obligations,
and that the bid is made in good faith, and with
the intention 10 enter into contract and perform
the service in case his bid is accepted.
Sec. 2i6 That before the bond Of bidder pro-
vided for in the aforesaid section is approved,
there shall be indJrsed thereon the Oaths Of the
sureties therein, taken before an officer qualified
to administer oaths, that they are owners Of
real estate worth, IN the aggregate, sum double
the amount Of the said bond, over and above all
debts due and owing by them, and all judgments,
allowing all exemptions Of every character what
ever.
See. 247. That any postmaster who shall adiX
his signature to the approval Of any bond OF .
bidder or TO the certificate OF sUficeney Of sure
ties in any contract before the said bond or con
tract is signed by the bidder or contractor and
his sureties, or shall knowingly, or without the
exercise Of due diligence, approve any bond OF q %
bidder, with insufficient sureties, or shall know
ingIy make any false OF fraudulent seGtae55tSs,
thereafter disqualified from holding the otnce oil
postmaster, and shall also be deemed guilty OF n
misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, be pun
isbed by q hne not exceeding hve thousand dol
lars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year,
or both.
sERyICETO BE AWARDED TO THE LOWEST BIDDEE
BIDS OF FAILING CONTRACTORS NAY NOT BE
CoNsIDERED.
Ser. 249 That all contracts for carrying the
mails shall be in the name OF the United States,
and shs N be awarded to the lowest bidder tender
ing sufficient guarantees for faithful perform
snee without other refernee to the mode OF trans
narration than may be necessary to provide for
fhe due CELEBRITY, certainty and security thereOts
hut the Postmaster General shall not be bound
to consider the bid OF any person who has Wiltuly
or negligently tailed 10 perform former con-
tract.
COMBINATIONS TO PREVENT BIDDING PROHIB-
TIED.
Sec go That no contract for carrying the mail
shall be made with any person who has entered,
or proposed to enter into any combination to pre-
vent the making OF any bid for carrying the mail,
or who has made any agreement, OF given or per-
formed OF promised to give or perform, any con-
sideratiOn whatever to induce any other person
not to bid TOR any such contract; and II any per-
son SO offending Is contractor Tor carrying the
mail. his contract may be annulied; and for the
frsf offence the person so offending shall be dis
Oualied to contract for carrying the mail Tor hVo
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