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

anCe thereof. IN the same penalty and win the
came terms and conditions thereto annexed 81
were stated and contained in the bond which
accompanied his bid; but in case each
and every OF the next lowest bidders
! for such service whose respective bids
are not considered too high by the
Postmaster General shall refuse TO enter into
contract and give De a as herein REQUIRED tor
the faithful performance of his contract, the
Postmaster General shall Immediately adyer-
tise tor proposals to perfor N the service on said
route. Whenever an accepted bidder shall fail
to enter into contract, or q contractor on any
mail-route shall fail or refuse TO perform the
service on said route according 10 his contract,
or when a Rev route shall be established, OF new
! service required, or when from any other cause
there shall not be contractor leg ally bound or
/ required 10 perform such service, the POstmss-
/ ter General may make a temporary contract
| for carrying the mail on such route, without
advertise Bept, for such period as may be Reces-
/ sary. not in any case exceeding six months, un-
/ til the service shall have commenced under a
I contract made according TO law: Prorided, hoJg-
erer, That the Postmaster General sh all not en-
/ ploy temporary service on any route at a higher
Price tn an that paid TO the contractor who shall
have performed the service during the last pre-
/ ceding regular contract term. And in all c ases
+ of Irregular contracts hereafter made, the con-
/ tract may, in the discrt ton of the Postmaster
General. be continued IN force beyond it's eN-
/ press terms for period not exceeding six
/ months, until g new contract with the same, or
other contractors, shall be made by the Post
master General.
/ BIDDERS NOT RRIEAsED UKTII A CONTRACT
! Is ENTERED INTO AND sEEvICE BSGAN.
| SIC. 252. That 10 bidder for carrying the
/ n ale shall be released from his obligation I'M
der bis bid or proposal, notwithstanding an
/ award made to a lower bidder, until a contract
! for the designated service shall have been duly
/ executed by such lower bidder and his suretie-,
/ ana accepted, and the service entered upon 6y
! the contractor to the satisfaction CT the Post
I master General.
CERTIFIED CHECKS or DRAFTS TO ACCOMPANY
ALL BIDS EXCEEDING 5000
bidders
/ every mail route for the transportation OF the
mails upon the same, where the annual cOmpen-
. sation for the service on such route at the time
/ exceeds the sum of five thousand dollars, shall
/ accompany their bids with certified check or
craft, payable to the order OF the Postmaster
! General, upon some solV emit n8tiOnSl bank which
/ check or draft shall not be less than five per
ceHtlm on the amount OF the annual pay on said
route at the time such bid Is made; and in case
! OF new or mO5ited service, not less than i've Der
C6ntum of the amount OF the bond of she bidder
required to accompany his bid, If the amount OF
the said bond exceeds five thousand dollars. In
case any bidder, on being awarded any such
contract, shall fail to execute the same, with
good and sufficient sureties, according 20 the
terms on which such bid was made and accepted,
aud enter upon the performance of the service
to the satisfaction of the Postmaster General,
such bidder SHALL in addition to his liability on
bis bond accompanying his bid, forfeit the
amount so deposited to the United States, and
the same shall forthwith be paid into the Trea-
sury for the use of the Post Office Department;
but If such contract shall be duly executed aud
! the service entered upon as AFORESAID, such
draft or check SO deposited, and the checks or
| drafts deposited by all other bidders on the
| same route, shall be returned 10 the respecti We
| bidders making such deposits. No proposals
! for the transportation OF the mails where the
! amount OF the bond required 70 accorasany the
I same shall exceed five thousand dollars sh all be
considered, unless accompanied with the check
or draft herein required, together with th o
/ bond required by preceding section: PT0Uiisf,
That nothing in this act shall be construed or
intended to affect any penalties or fOrfeitures
which have heretofore accrued under the pro-
visions of the section hereby amended,
FAILING CONTRACTORS GUILTY OF MIsDR-
BIEAEOR.
! SEC. 254 That any person or persons bidding
/ for the transportation OF the mails upon auy
route which may be advertised to be let and re-
ceiving an award of the contract for such ser
vice, who shall WTOngfully refuse or fail To enter
iTto COntractwith the Postmaster General in d ne
form, and perform the service described in his
! or their bid or proposal, shall be deemed guilty
Of misdemesnOr, ard, on conviction thereof
! De punished by a Ire not exceeding i've thousand
| dollars, and by imprisonment for term not
/ exceeding twelve months.
NO PAY TO DE MADE UNTIL CONTRACTS ARE
EXECUTED.
| SEC. 259. That no person whose BID for carry.
ing the mail is accepted shan receive any ply
until he has executed his contract according Il
law and the regulations OF the Department.
COMPENSATION FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES
RRsTRlCTED AND REGULATED.
SIC. $50. That compensation for additional
service In carrying the mail shall not be in ex-
ceFs 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 ex-
pressed in the order, ard entered upon the
DOCKS OF the department; and no compensation
shaiI be psid for any additional regular service
rendered before the Issuing Of such order.
SEC. 26l. That no extra allowance shall be
u ade for any increase of expedition in carrying
fhar nt,r q L..
ditonal stock and carriers is made necessary
and in such case the additional compensation
shall bear no greater proportion to the addi-
tlonal STOCK and carriers necessarily EMPLOYED
than the compensation in the original contract
bears TO the stock and carriers necessarily EN-
Iloyed il its execution.
/ DEDUCTIONS MAY BE MADE, AND PINES M
TosED, FOR DELINQU RRCIKs
SEC. zee. That the Postmaster General NAV
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 not performed;
and not exceeding three times the price If the
failure be occasi0ned by the fault OF the con-
! tractor or carrier.
CONTRACTS CANNOT BIZ ASSIGNED NOR TRANS
PERRED.
SIC. 271. That no contractor for transporting
/ the mall within or between the United States
and any foreign country shall assign or trans
/ transfers shall be null and void,
SCHEDULES TO BE FURNISHED AND POSTED TIP
IN POST OFFICES, REGISTERS To BIZ HE
TURNED AND REPORTS MADE.
! SEC. 20. That the Postmaster General shall
fuTnish TO the postmasters at the termination of
! each route schedule Of the time of arrival and
| departure of the mail at their offices, respec
/ lively, to be posted in a conspicuous place in
the office; and the Postmaster General shall also
| give the postmaster notice of any change in the
! arrival and departure that may be ordered; and
be shall cause TO be kept and returned to the
Department, at short and regular intervals, req
isters showing the exact times of the ARR Tals
| and departures of the mails.
BY act OF Congress approved April II, 1905
no member Of Congress can be a contractor, or
be concerned, directly or indirectly in any con-
| tract with the Government; ana by the zane
| act II Is made high misdemesnor for any OFF :
| Ger OF the United States to enter, in its behalf
! into contract with a member of Congress-
But II member withdraw from a contract
! II may be concluded with other psrtners.-Opin-
ion Of Attorney General, 4, IL. a contract with
one who is elected a member OF Congress during
its continuance is not affected BY such elece
| had