The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-12-03

Tip III all eases where the trip is not performed
and not exceeding three times the price if th
failure be occasioned by the fault OF tie col
! tractor OF carrier.
Contracts cannot be assigned nor transferred.
SEC. 27l That no contractor for transpol
| ting the mail within or between the Unite
States and any foreign country shall ASST 0
transfer his contract, and all such assignment
or transfers shall BE- null and void.
Schedule to be furnished and posted up in pos
offices. Registers to be returned and repor.
made.
| SEC. TO- That the Postmaster General sllal
fuln sh to the postmasters at the terminate
OF each route Il schedule Of the time OF alriv;.
and departure OF the mail at their offices. le
| Spectively, to be posted in a conspicuous plac
! in the office and the Postmaster General sha
also give the postmaster notice OF any chang
in the arrival and departure that may be o
| ,lelpd; and he shall cause to be kept and
i turned to the Department, a short and regul
intervals, registers showing the exact times
the arrivals and departures Of the mail.
| BY act OF Congress approved April II. 49,
; no member OF Congress can be q contractor.
be concerned, directly OF indirectly, in Il
contract with the Government; and by Il.
same act it is made hi I'll msdemeanor fora
officer OF TIE United States to enter, in its
half, into a contract with a member OF Coz.
gress.
but if member withdraw from contract it IN
be concluded with the other partners Opinion
.4Horueg General, 4, Al. A contract with one who
elected member OF Congress during its contll
ance is not affected by such eectioh.-ibid s, 697J
The Postmaster General has no poyer, EMO
The laas, to release bidders and contractors q.
their sureties from their liabilities on the alleg
ton of real or supposed mistakes of any kt {,
In making proposals. He particularly reqmes
that. before bidding. the fullest inquiry aud
nestigation be made IN regard to the route, d..
tance, service. sgsigM Of mails, cost Of stoc
feed, and all expenses entstamg and !ikety to O
cuw during The contract term, and acHh due CT
CELEBRATION ofthe conse lasnces imposed By Ian
on delinquents.
CONTRACTS TO BE EXECUTED AND FILED II
THE DEPARTMENT aY THE FIRST DAY u
JUNE.
Under the provisions of section 245 OF thea :
Jpn owed June %, 1874. the Postmaster Ct
,r4l has prescrib II the LIST day OF June, lS7 s..
IN or before which day the contracts of acce
ted bidders must be received at the Depai
ment in Washington. executed in due form.
accepted bidders not complying acith this re
qlation shall be considered as hauing failed 6
comply acith their proposals. and the Postma
Ter General may proceed to contract for the Sc.
rice NTH other portiss, according to taao.
CONTRACTS RECEIVED AT THE DEPART
MENT AFTER JUNE lST WILL NOT BE CON
sIDERED BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND, AND CEI
TIFICATE.J
| Ps'opos01e.
! The undersigned - whose post
Office address is -. county OF --, State
Of -. proposes to carry the mails OF + {
United States. from July l. 1875. to June ~,
1877, on route No. -. between --- ane
-. State OF -, under the advertise
nent of the Postmaster General, dated Octo
Der 1874. with celebrity, certainty, and Sc
curity.'' for the annual SIM Of -- dollars
md if this proposal is accepted he will ente
into contract, with sureIies to be approved b!
the Postmaster Gen raj, within the time pre-
Scribed in said advertisement.
This proposal is made Nth full knosczedge q
The distanee of the route. the aceight Of the mai
70 be carried. and all other particulars IN ref
cre,zce to the route and service; and. GtSo Gfte
careful examination of the 1Gacs and iust1Nc
hons attached to advertisement of mail service
| ()atb a.eouiged bu section as of an act o.