Smyrna times., 1874-11-04

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AM ,TJ M ,S @ H. nis oarna and notlt the change to the
effect until the first day OF the following such
increase or aeersse in the business any office the
Office to take elect from The hist day OF the quarter
period the returns Tor which form the basis Of
the intersection oil marOues butng separating
be make reasonable allowance the postmaster o the
Sec H. That section two hundred and iorty.hSS section
two hundred and section two hundred and
and ny-three Of the entitled AN revise consolidate
June eighth eighteen hundred and seventYwo be
SEC 2s That proposal for carrying the mail shall be
IN es ISe hs
or ave hS cas S BY BY PG
in the Of each route to ~hiGh
within such time his bid accepted as the Postmaster
STATES Of Amss With sood and suheient surees to be- s
proved by the TO perform the service pro-
his then the said obligation
aud case failure any bidder to enter Into such
20 20 ne ,h ot mSs % easSngu e1naS IN case
aud hs s9rees shalt be liable for the amount of said bond
said bond No proposal shall be considered shall be
proposal the oath Of the bidder taken beors officer
m na ad me- hS 6s hid maS % a@oa
and with the intention TO enter into contract and perform the
SEC 2a6 That before the bond OF bidder provided for in
on the oaths the surelis therein taken before officer
worth n n As as Ss
ihs .@d bono above all debts and Them
alter allowing all exemptions OF every cnaSetsr whatever
approval Of any bond of bidder to the cericae
by h m c SHy m aS sS if has
or shall knoEngy or without the exercise {" due Diligence
shall knowingly make any ae or fraudulent ceTtcAte shall
from holding the office OF postmaster and shall also be deemed
guilty OF misdemeanor and conviction thereof be punish
ed o hne not exceeding i've thousand dollars or by mprsoh
ms9t @ not tXceedlg one wear, or both; -, - -
accepted shall fail to enter into contract for the
OF the mails according his proposal having entered into
contract shall fail the performance of the service
shall proceede to contract
bidder for the same service who shall enter into
raj shall consider bids high in which he shall
and w6o has 5 to
service according to his proposal and IN 0 ms
the Postmaster General shall subsequently ia
the POstmaster shall proceed to contract with the
thereof eunssS the POSTMASTER shall consider
surstes to 6e approved by the ht
faithful performance thereof the same penalty aud with h
contained in the bond which accompanied his bid but in ca.
respective bids considered high b, the Postmaster
Ssrn rs4Sred oT Se haI bis
the General shall Immediately aGyeriise oI pro
pOsas perform the said route Whenever an &C
ceped bidder shall TAIL into contract cOntac'o
maiOute shall fail refuse TO perform the service OF
said route according to his contract when new route shS
cause there shall not be contractor legally bound requre
to perform such service the Postmaster GenerS may maS
out tor such period may be not
exceeding six months until The service shall hay
commenced under made according to law
hOweVe' That the Postmaster General shall not employ
the c9ntTsctor b reformed The service during th
preceding regular cOntractern And IN all cases oil reKu
lar contract hereafter made the SGnSas. may; m S ns t
terms tor period not exceeding SIX months uh
with other contractors, shall be made
: the Postmaster General
SEC That all bidders mail'rout
the mails the where h
compensation for the service on such route at the
exceeds the of hve thousand dollars shall accompany
bids with certified check craft payable 20 the order ot u
check shall less than eentun On u
amount OF the annual said route at the time suh o
made and modified service, not less than h'
centum OF the OF the bond OF the bidder requ
accompany his bd the amount O the sAll oOhu eAcee
thousand dollars In bidder, being awarded
such contract shall fail execute the same with good ~
sufficient suretes according TO the terms on Shch sucn
made and accepted and the N u
service to the satisfaction the Genera sueh D
der shall III additl0n TO his laolty on MS Ouhu
his bid deposited to the Cnlteu
and the shall forthwith be paid into the Treasury ior
use OF the Post Once Department but u sueh eohc sna
be duly executed and the entered upon
aforesaid such draft check deposited aud the enee
or GIHlIs deposited by All Oher ouVeIs, on .J - y
shall be returned to the respective bidders making suen
poss No proposals the OF the mails Whe
~ me amount q" the amount o the o1hu ieuI "
N the shall five thousand dollars shall be
unless accompanied with the check or draft herein Iequt
toge her Sitn the bond required 0y preeeuinE
k vde That nothing in this act shall be construct OF tea
to affect any Peuaes or Orieitures Thch nav
accrued under the provisions Ot the SECTIONS oy
W SEC. l3 That hereafter the postage on public d"cumei
oy any IrnoeI OI I G 'no , ts Gr ascb M,
any Executive Department snail Do zen eenIs o edeu
volume and unbound documents the rate as mat
s lar subscribers and the words Public Document Nen
printed thereon the wrapper thereof and censI 0
y dent head Department shall be deemed
't sufficient certificate that the s public document
cations printed By order OF Congress either House there
Prosded That the postage on eSen SG2S OF LUZ 1s ny
r. matter shall be cent.
" Approved, June n. 1874.