The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-27

out of the receipts of such office. sum
sufficient 10 maintain :he salary there
of ut the amount at which 1t had beell
fixed before the decrease i'll box rents.
'.Sec. -. That the compensation
Of postma>tcrs Of the fourth class shall
be the box rents collected at their ofli-
ccs and commissions on other postal
revenues of their offices at the rate OF
sixty per centunI Oh tie first one hum
drcd dollars or less per quarter; fifty
per ceutum on tile next three hundred
dollars or less per qu1rter: forty per
centun on the excess abofe totir hun
dred dollars per quarter the SaifIe to
be a@ccrtainet. and allowed BY the An
ditor in the settlement Of the quarterly
accounts OF such postmastcrs ProVi-
dcd, That :" hen the aggregate annual
pcnS:lt!un. exclusive of commits
siouS on moucy-crtlcr business, of any
postmaster Of this class shall amount
TO one thousand dollars. the Auditor
shall report stich fact to the PoStnas-
tel General. in order that such post
master niIy be assigned to his proper
CIa~S, and Iii, salary fixed us heretofore
provided.
sec. 50. That the salaries of post
masters OF the first, second and third
ciassc-, except that of the postmaster
a: New York City, shall lie re-adiustcd
hy The Postmaster General once in two
years, and i'll special cases rs much
ottcuer aS lie may deem cxpedient.
''Sec. 81. That the Postmaster Gen
crtl shall make al orders assigning or
e!&auGiiIg he salaries of postmastcrs III
writing, and record them IN his joirn-
Il. ;iH.i notify the clrEGe to the Sudi-
tor: ard any change made in such sal
aries shall not take effect until the first
day ut tn" quarter next following stich
oI%ler: Provided that in cases of not
les tlun fifty Per ce:ltuln increase or
decrease III the business Of amy post
office, the Postmaster General may
adjust Ic salary OF the postmaster at
such office, to take effect from the first
day ot' The quarter or period the returns
tpl' winch form the basis of rr-atlirSt-
lnHnt.
''siee. s.. The Postmaster General
may designate offices mt the intersec-
zion OF mail routes as distributing or
separating offices: and where any such
Office Is o! tie third or fourth class lie
may make n reasonable allowance TO
the postmaster for the necessary cost
OF c'rrie~tl -eiN ICES arising from such
tiuIiCs.
See. Il. That section two hundred
and tuGty-fiyc, section two hundred
and flrty-siN. section two hundred and
tolty-Seyen, section two huadrcd and
toFiE-scYen. section tWo iinlidred and
tilfy-oEe. and section two hundred and
titty-three al the act entitled ''Au act
10 s'rvi>e, consolidate and amend the
statutes gIltili.r 70 the PoStofiice De-
I)art.0C!lt, approved June eighth, eight
cen Lule!r.d aisd seventy-two, be
amended to read as follows:
''>cc. 2i5. That every proposal for
carrying tie mail shall be accompanied
iy the bond Of the bidder, with sure
ties approved by a postmaster. and in
C;l~eS where the amount of the bond
exceeds five thousand dollars, by
postmaster OF tie first. second or third
clas-', iii a sum to he designated by the
Postmaster General in The advertise
m@!t ot each route TO which bond
condition shall be annexed, that if the
said bidder shall. within sucll time
after lis ltid is accepted as the Post
master SHALL prescribe. enter into con-
tract With he United States of Aincri-
~. with good anl sufficient suretieS.
to he apI4'oyetl!,y the Postmaster q en-
eI-ll. to perform lie service in his said
bid. and, farther that he SllaIl perform
th2 -aii service according to his con-
tract, thca the said obligation to he
j Void. otherwise 10 lC ia fail force and
ohij%H;i6n iii law and in case of full
/ Ir, of any bidder to enter into such
contract to perform the service. or.
! having eHeciited i contract. in c2Sc of
failure t. perform ;lie service. accord
ium to his contract, he and his suretiaS
-lIaIj be !i-,i3ie for the amount OF said
IoHd a. liquitiateti damages, to bc re-
+ covered il ;tn 3cyio:l Of ds bit OH the Sfsid
! I,sl., l.
+ cd unless it shall lie accompanied by
! such bond, and there Sll1ll have been
ali ixc,l 10 said proposal the oath of The
/ bidder, taken before an oifieerqualIfied
! to administer eaths, that he has the
! ability. pectIniariIy. to fulfil his obi
| CATIONS. and that the bid is made in
! GOOD faith, and with the intention to
/ eater into contract and perform the
! service in ease his lid is accepted.
/ ..~cc. 2ij That before tho bond of
/ a bidder rovitlod IL. in tie aforesaid
| section is approved. there shah be in
/ GuI~td thereon the oatls of the suretieS
! therein. taken before AZ officer quail
/ ticI 10 administer oats, that they are
/ owners OF real estate. worth, in the
! d-gregatc,-a sum double the amount
! Of the said bond. over ald above all
! debts due and owing by them, and all
t judgments. mortgages and executions
/ against them. after allowing all eX-
I enpiionS Of every character whatever.
Sec. 2f7. That any postmaster
| who shall affix his signature to the ap-
proyal Of amy hoad OF q bidder, or to
the certificate OF >glflicirncy OF streties
] in any contract before the said bond or
/ contract i signed by tie bidder or con-
+ tractor aud his sUreticS, or shall know
/ itigiY, or without tile exercise of due
diligence. approve any bond of bid
/ der with insufficient sureties, or shall
| knowingly make any false or traudu-
/ lent certificate. shall be forthwith dis
/ missed from office, and be thereafter
! disqualified from holding the office O!
J postna ter. and shall also be deemed
/ guilty OF mistlemeanor. and. OH cnn-
/ yiction thereof. be punished by a fine
| not exceeding five thousand dollars, OF
! by imprisonment not exceeding one
year, or both. =
s'Scc. 251. That after any regular
| bidder whose bid has been accepted
shall fail to enter into contract for the
transportation OF the mails according
to his proposal, or, having entered into
contract, shall fail to commence the
performance of the service stipulated
in his or their contract as therein pro-
| vidcd, the PoStnaStcr-General shall
proceed to contract with the next low.
est bidder for the same services, who
will enter into Il contract for the per
fornance thereof, unless the Postmas
ter-Ceneral shall consider such bic
too high, iii which case he shall re
advertise such service. And if any
bidder whose bid j Ilas been accepted
and who has entered into contract Il
perform the service according to Iii
proposal, and in pursuance of his con
tract has entered upon the performance,