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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-12-04

! .fB- Mothers. do not let your darlings suffer
with the hopping Cough, if YOU have a REM
edy SO near at hand. Use DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup, and the little sufferers will soon find
relief Price. IS cts.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-12-04
ORDER OF RATIFICATION.

In MeCircuitCourtf for Charles County,
sitting IN Equity.
MARY P. BAILEY AND OTHERS.
nRDERED by the Court, this 18th day of No
" vembcr, loI4, that the sale Of the real estate
OF George Bailey, deceased, in the proceedings
in this cause mentioned, made by r. H. Edelcn,
Trustee at the risk of the fits PURCHASERS, be
ratified and conf med, unless cause to the con-
trary thereof be shown or before the fiji st day
of January next; provided copy of this order
be inserted in some newspaper printed in Charles
county, once in each of TIN ee successive weeks
before the said first day of January next.
GEO. BRENT.
True copy-Test:
b. G. SToSEsTREET, Clerk.
ofC. G. for Char les County.
nov 27-3w
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NOTICE OF ESTRAIS.

State Of Mrylaaa Charles County, Set:
/ HEREBY certify, that on this LIST day of
L December, 1874, personally az peared before
me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace of the
said State, in and for the County aforesaid,
Hugh Mitchell, and made oath on the Holy
Evangely of Almighty God, that he had taken
up as Estrays trespassing on his enclosures,
the following property, to wit:-TWO RED
HEIFERS, supposed to he between two and
three years old-no ear marks. Given under
my hand, this lst day of December, 1874.
VIM. BOSWELL, j. P
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-12-04
ST. Nicholas fer December

Opens with a handsomely Illustrated article
on the celebrated Garden of the Gods" in
Colorado. Among the other instructive articles
are The Boy Astronomer" by Hezekiah
Buttervorth; The Chickadecs," by Harvey
Wilder; African Fashions, by Owe Thorne
''Altor and William TELL" by Emma d.
Southwick and Holiday lIarbor," an excel
lent article by Mrs. 5 B. c. Samucls showing
the boys and girls how to build city, with
all the public buildings, steamboats,, railroad
trains, etc, necessary for its prosperity.
The stories in the number are, many of them,
remarkably good. The wonderful adventures
Of 'SchumpIu' are concluded; Mary y. Pres
colt writes charmingly abou, ''Prue's Dolls -
there is a bright, fanciful story by B. f. Woolf,
called '.Mabels Troubles with picture by
Eytinge,-a characteristic t.le translated frcns
the SwediShby Selma Borg and Marie A. Brown.
Helen e. " eeks tells about Fourteen Mon
KEYS, and all the boys will he glad TO read
The Camanches' Trail, by Samuel W. Coz
zenS. y poem, which is excellent in itself, is
illustrated by twelve dogs heads drawn from
life with great spirit and fidelity by A. Ii. Tha-
yer. Very interesting announcements are made
for the January issue of 81. Nicholas which
viii be the Holiday number and will contain,
besides ever so many Christina. stories, the
opening chapters OF the new serials 'sThe
Young Surveyor by J. T. Trow bridge and
Eight Cousins, by Louisa NJ. Alcott.
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The owner or owners of the above described
property are requested to come forward, prove
property. pay charges and take it away; other
wise, it will be disposed of as the law directs.
HUGH MITCHELL,
dec at near Port Tobacco.
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BOND.
Directions.

lzg- Insert the names of the principal
and sureties in full in the body Of the
bond also the date The signatures TO the
bond should he witnessed, and The certi6-
cate on the inside should be signed by q
justice Of the peace, adding his official title
or if signed by Il Notary Public, he should
atfix his seal.
Know all men by these presents, that
-, Of -, in the State Of ---, prime
pal, and-and- in the State Of
-, as sureties are held and firmly bound
unto the United States of America in the
Just and full sum of - dollars, law ful
money of The United States, TO be paid to
the said United States of America or its
duly appointed or authorized officer or Of
fcers to the payment of which, well and
truly to be made and done, we bind our
selves, our heirs, executors, and admins
traitors, jointly and sevefally, firmly by
these presents
Sealed with our seals, and dated this
- day of -, 1877
Whereas, by an act of Congress approx
ed June % 1874, entitled 4" An Act max
ing appropriations for the service of the
Post Office Department for the fiscal year
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and seventy-fve, and for other purposes, "
it is provided that every proposal for
carrying the mail shall be accompanied
by the bond of the bidder, with sureties
approved by postmaster" in pursuance
whereof, and in compliance with the provi-
sions of said law, this bond is made and
executed, subject to all the terms, condi-
tons, and remedies thereon, in the said
act provided and prescribed, to accompany
the aforegoing and annexed proposal of
the said -.
Now, the condition of the said obiiga-
ton is such, that if the said -, bidder
as aforesaid, shall, within such time after
his bid is accepted as. the Postmaster Cen
eral has prescribed in said adve, tisement OF
route No. -, to wit, on or before the LIST
day of June, 1875, enter into a contract
with the United States Of America, with
good and sufficient sureties to be approved
by the Postmaster General, to perform the
service proposed in his said bid, and fur
Their shall perform said service according
to his contract; then this obligauon shall
be void, otherwise to be in full force and
obligation in law.
In witness whereof we have hereunto
act our hands and seals this - day of
1877
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NoTE y hen the oath is before taken a
justice of the peace or any other officer not
nsing seal, except judge of the United
States court, the certificate Of the clerk of a
court of record must be added, under this
seal of office, that the person who admins
tered the oath is duly qualified as such
officer.
Bids Of So, 600 and upward must be ac-
commpdnied by certified check, or draft, on
some soloent national bank, payable TO tie
order Of the Postmaster General, equal TO
per ceatum on the present annual pay on the
route or in case Of new service not hss than
per centum of the amount Of the bond ac-
con,panying The bid, if said bond exceeds
S. coo.
The proposal must be signed by the bid
der or bidders, and the date of signing af-
fixed
Direct TO the - Second Assistant Post
master General, Post Office Department
Washington, D. O., marked " Proposals,
State o.
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Compensation for additional serrice re
st,icted and regulated

SIC. 260. That compensation for adj :
difioaaI sei vice in carrying the mail
shall not be In excess OF the exact pro-
portion 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 the Department and no
compensation shall be paid for any ad-
ditional regular service rendered before
the issuing of such order
SEC. 26l. That no extra allowance
shall be made for any increase Of expe--
diiion in carrying the mail unless there
by tie employment OF additional stock
and carriers is made necessary, ard in
such case the additional compensation
shall bear no greater proportion to the
additional stock and carriers necessarily
employed than the compensation in the
original contract bears to the stock and
carriers necessarily employed in its exc
cution.
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Failing bidders and contractors. Con-
tracts may be extended, and
tempordTu contracts made.

SEC. Z5l That after any regular bid
der whose bid has been accepted shall fail
TO enter iato contract for the transporta-
ton OF the mails according to his propo-
sal, or, having entered into contract, shall
fail to commence the performance of the
service stipulated in his or their contract
as therein provided, the Postmaster Gen.
eral shall proceed to contract with the
next lowest bidder for the same service,
who will enter into a contract for the per-
formance thereof, unless the Postmaster
General shall consider such bid toe high,
in which case he shall re-adyertise such
service. And it any bidder whose bid has
been accepted and who has entered into
a contract to perform the service accord
ing to his proposal, and in pursuance of
bis contract has entered upon the perfor-
nance of the service to the satisfaction of
the Postmaster General, shall su sequently
fail or refuse to perform the service accord
ing to his contract, the Postmaster Gene
raj shall proceed TO contract with the next
lowest bidder for such service, under the
advertisement thereof. (unless the Post
master General shall consider such bid too
high, who wi enter into contract and
give bond, with sureties, to be approved
by the Postmaster General, for the faith
full performance thereof, in the same pen
atty and with the same terms and coudi-
tons thereto anne ed as were stated and
con tanned 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 Pos master General shall refuse to
enter into contract and give bond as here
III required for the faithful performance of
his contract, the Postmaster General shall
Immediately advertise for proposals to per-
form the service on SAID route. When
ever an accepted bidder shall fail to enter
into contract, or a contractor on any mail
route shall fail or refuse to perform the
service on said route according to his con-
tract, or when new lorte shall be estab
lished, or new service required, or when
from any other cause there shall not be a
contractor legally bound or required to
perform such service, the Postmaster Cen
eral may make a temporary contract for
carrying the mail on such route, without
advertisement, for such period as may be
necessary, not in any case exceeding six
months, until the service shall have COM
menced under contract made according
to law ProVided, hotVever, That the Post
master Genersl shall not employ Temporal
ry service on any route vt a higher price
than that paid to the contractor who shall
have performed the service during the last
preceding regular contract term And in
all cases of regular contracts hereafter
made, the contract may, in the discretion
of the Postmaster General, be continued
in force beyond its express terms for pc
Rod MOI exceeding six months, until a new
contract with the same, or other contrac-
tors, shall be made by the Postmaster
General
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Certified checks or drafts TO accompany
all bids exceeding $4,000.

Sec. 253. That hereafter all bidders up
on every mail route for the transportation
of the mails upon the same, where the an
nual compensation for the service on such
route st the time exceeds the sum of five
thousand dollars, shall accompany their
bids with certified check, or draft, pay
able 10 the order of the Postmaster Gene
raj, upon some solvent national bank,
which check or draft shall not be less than
Eve per centum on the amount of the an
nual pay on said route at the time such
bid is made; and in case of new or modi-
fed service, not less than FIVE per centum
of the amount of the bond of the bidder
required TO accompany his bid, If The
amount of the said bond exceeds five thou
sand dollars. In case any bidder, on be-
ing awarded any such contract, st all fail
to execute The same, with good and sutfi-
cient sureties, according to the terms on
which such bid was made aud accepted,
and enter upon the performance Of the SER
vice to the satisfaction of the Postmaster
General, such bidder shall, in addition TO
his liability on his bond accompanying his
bid, forfeit the amount 30 deposited to the
United States, and the same shall forth
with be paid into the Treasury for the use
of the Post Office Department; butifsuch
contract shall be duly executed and 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 to the
respective bidders making such deposits.
No proposals for the transportation Of the
mails where the amount of the bond re-
auired to accompany the same shall exceed
Eve thousand dollars shall be considered,
unless accompanied with the check or draft
herein required together with the bond
required by preceding section: Pror'-
I'D. That nothing in this act shall be con-
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Failing contractors guilty u q
naisdeme0nor.

SEc. 254. That any person or persons
bidding for The transportation OF the mails
upon any route which may be advertised
to be let, and receiving AZ award Of the
contraction such service Who shall wrong
fully refuse or fail to enter into contract
with the Postmaster General IN due FORM
and perform the service described In bis
or their bid or proposal, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanof and on conyic-
ton thereof, be punished by a fine uote
ceeding FIVE thousand dollars, and by i'm
prisonment for term not exceeding twelve
months.
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Cleyh.
CERTIFICATE IF POSTMASTER

|, the undersigned postmaster ATT,
State Of -, after the exercise of due
diligence TO inform myself of the pecuniary
ability aud responsibility of the principal
and his sureties in the aforegoing bond,
by them respectively, do hereby approve
said bona and certify that the said sureties
are sufficient---sufficient to insure the pay
ment of double the entire amount of said
bond; and do further certify that the
said bond was duly signed and
- and, his sureties, before
signing this certificate.
-, Postmaster
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son who has willfully or negligently fail
cd to perform former contract.
Combinations to preoent bidding
31y0Libifed.

SRc. $50. That no contract for carry
ing The mail shall be made with any per
son who has entered, or proposed to enter
into any combination to prevent the maxi
ing of any bid for carving the mail, or
who has made any agreement, or given or
performed, or promised to give or per-
form, any consideration whatever to in
duce any other person not to bid for any
such contract; ard if any person so Of
tending is contractor for carrying the
mail, his contract may be annulled and
for the first offense the person SO offending
shall be disqualified to contract for carry
ing the mail for five years, and for the Sc
eond offense shall be forever disqualified.
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l., clerk of being Court the
same of Record, do hereby certify that,
whose genuine signature appears to the
foregoing affidavit, was at the the time of
signing the same, Justice of the peace ia
and for the county and State aforesaid,
duly qualified, aud tn at all his official acts
as such are entitled to full faith and cred
it.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
set my hand as clerk, and affixed TIE seal
of said court, on this - day of --,
1877
r.. 8 -, CLERK.
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sworn depose and say, and each for him
self deposes aud says, h. hiss executed the
within bond, that his place Of residence is
correctly stated thereia, tha he Is the owner
of real estate worth the SUM hereinafter set
against his name over and above All debts
ine and owing by hiEa, and all judgments
mortgages and executions against him, af-
ter allowing all exemptions Of every char
acter whatever, the total sum thus assur-
ed amounting to s. - dollars.
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Deductions may be made, and fines I'M
posed, for delinquencies.

SEC. 266. That the Postmaster Gen
eral may make deductions from the pay
of contractors for failures to perform
service according to contract, and I'M
pose fines upon them for other delin-
quencies. He may deduct the price of
the trip in all cases where the trip is
not performed; and not exceeding three
times the price if the failure be occasion
ed by the fault OF the contractor or car
rier.
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TO BE EXECUTED AND FILED
IN THE DEPARTMENT BY THE
FIRST DAY OF JUNE.

Under the provisions of section 245 of
the act approved June %, 1874 on or be-
fore which day the contracts of accept
ed bidders must be received at the De
partment in Washington, executed in
due form.
accepted bidders not complying ~tth
this regulation shall be considered as
hacing failed 10 comply acith their pro-
poSals, and the Postmaster General mag
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Bidders not released aRhI a contract IS
entered into and service begun.

SEC, 1852. That no bidder for carrying
the mails shall be released from his obiga-
ton under his bid or proposal, notwith-
standing an award made to lower bid
der, until contract for the designated
service shall have been duly executed by
such lower bidder and his sureties, and
accepted, and the service entered upon by
the contractor to the satisfaction of the
Postmaster General.
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NorE. --When the above oath is taken
before justice Of the peace or any other
officer not using seal except Judge Of
the Z. s. Court, the certificate of the clerk
of a court Of record must be added, under
his seal Of Office, that the person who adj
ministered the oath is duly qualified as
such officer.
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No pay 10 he made until contracts ar,
eIecufed.

SEQ. $50 That no person whose bid for
carrying the mail is accepted shall receive
any pay until he has executed his con-
tract according to law and the regulations
of the Department.
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s,rued or intended to affect any penalties
or forfeitures which have heretofore ac-
crued under the provisions Of the sections
hereby amended.
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FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND, AND
CERTIFICATE.
Proposal.

Proposal.
The undersigned - whose
post-ofiice address is ---, county of
-----, state OF -----, proposes to carry
the mails of the United States, from July
], 1875, to June 30, 1877, on route No.
-, between ----- and ----. State Of
-, under the advertisement of POST
master General, dated October /, 1874
with celerltv, certainty, and security"
for the annual sum of - ~ dollars; and
this proposal is accepted he will enter in
to contract, with sureties to be approved
by the Postmaster General, within the
time prescribed in said ad vertisement.
This proposal is made oiih fuu knowiedge
ofhs distance Of the route. the soeight Of The
mail 10 be carried, and all other particulars
in reference to the route and service and,
also; after careful examination Of he lo,cs
andinstructioas attached TO advertisement Of
mail service.
Dated - Bidder
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Contracts cannot be assigned or trans
ferred.

SIC. 27l That no contractor for
transporting the mail within or Between
the United States and any foreign coun-
try shall assign or transfer his contract
and all such assignments or transfers
shall be null and void.
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proceed 10 contract for he sercice NTH
other parties, according to lar.
CONTRACTS RECEIVED At THE DE-
PARTMEaT AFTER JUNE lsT WILL NOT
BE CONSIDERED By THE PosTNAsTER
GENERAL.
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TRY C. WILSON'S CHOICE HAMS
at 1S cents, best Family Flour at
$50. Warrented and Delivered next
1uraer Hail.
Sept. 2S, 1874.
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Subscribed and sworn before me this -
day Of ----, 1877
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Sworn to and subscribed before
me for the - of -, this -
day Of, A. D. 1877 and in testi- [sEAL
mony whereof hereunto subscribe
my name and affix official my seal
the day and yea aioresaid
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Schedules to be furnished and posted up
an post offices. Registers to be
returned and reports made.

SEo. 70. That the Postmaster Gen
eral shall furnish to the postmasters at
the termination Of each route schedule
of the time of arrival aud departure of
the mail at their offices, respectively, to
be posted in 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 he shall cause to
be- kept aud returned to the Department
at short and regular intervals, registers
showing the exact times of the arrivals
and departures of the mail.
BY act of Congress approved April
81, 1908. no member e Congress can
be a contractor, or be concerned, direct
ly or indirectly, in any contract with
the Government; and by the same act
it is made high misdemeanor for any
officer Of the United States to enter in
Its behalf, into contract with q mem
Der of Congress.
But If member withdraw from a
contract it may be concluded with the
other partners Opinion Of attorney
General, 4, al. A contract with one
who is elected member of Congress
during its continuance is not affected by
sucn election. Ibid, 5, 6971
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VH lHIs - Way VI - I0F } PCT
sonally appeared before me - and -,
sureties in the aforegong bond, TO me
known to be the persons named in said
bond as sureties, and who have executed
the same as such, who being by me duly
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Oath required By SECTION 245 Of an act Of
Congress approved June 90, 1874, 10 be
alfred to eoch bid for carryiny the mail,
and 10 be taken before an officer qual.fedto
administer oaths.
L. -, of -, bidder for carrying
the mail on route No. -----, from - TO
-, do swear that have the ability, Pc
cuniarily, to fulfill my obligation as such
bidder; that the bid is made in good faith,
and with the intention to enter into con-
tract and perform the service in case said
bid shall be accepted.