Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-24
oEEICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNIFIED STATES.
-, :, tbs FYrst Session Of the Forty Third cbn-
fddsr" w 1ress
GENERAL NATuRE-No. so.l

GENERAL NATURE-No. e0l
AyAcT to provide for tbe apportal,onment Of the
a. Sor ltory Of wyoming for legislative purposes.
Concluded.
~ Of Thnt the compensation of the postmas-
-, New York City shall be six thousand dollars
.n- te annum and the respective compensation OF
posma slers Of the first' secoud anu lnird classes
psiihe annual salaries, assigned IN even hundreds
sli1 liiisrs aud payable In quartz ly paYmens, 10 he
OF oatsined and iixed by The Post aster General,
asuu ,hr rcspeetve quarterly returns to the Audi
ron VIA post Onlce partment, or cnp.s du-
n,es ,9 thereof. fer four quartz Immediately pre-
lnt",, me adjustment or re-adlustment, by adding
ee. ,ee whole amount of box rents, not exceeding
~ ~ it,e,Iand dollars per annum commissions also
t ~ exceed two thousand dollars per annum on the
oner pnsal revenues OF tne once, a, the following
ti namely ON the first one hundred dollars per
ia, irt.r dtty per centum on all over ono hundred
md moi over four hundred dollars per quarter
NV ner conum; on all over four hundred dollars
lni, T o,er two thousand four hundred do lars per
,rtsr a, ION per cenum. And In order To ascertain
In,nnunt of the postal receipts OF each oilice the
ns,mnstpr General may require pOstInastcrs to fur
.l'lnnlaetes of th ,ir quarterly rou ms to the Au-
,iior nj such times and at such periods as he may
loom necessary IN such case PTopd a. That when
eeer hy reason OF the extension OF free delivery of
,.t.rs the box rents any post office are decrcas
ni tle postmaster General may allow, out OF the
M,,,t. .M nf such Office, a sum sufficient to maintain
,so salary thereof at the amount at which II had
hsen Gyil h fore the decrease In box rentsn
asFc W That the compensation OF postmasters
t,b f1ufth class shall be the box rents collect ed
IN r oilces and commissions on other postal rev.
an,lrs of their otfices AZ the rate of sixty per
INN on lhe first one hundred dollars or less per quar-
,,r. 1ny ner cenum on the next three hundred
inl mr. or ess per quarter forty per centum on the
Wees, above four hundred d0la per eentum; the
same to he a'certalned ana allowed by the Auditor
"a, The settlement Of the quarterly accounts of such
mnsfmasiers: Pr0rided That when the aggregate
lnnunl compensation, exclusive OF commissions on
m'mnrv na,ler business, of any postmaster of this
,'ass amount to one thousand dollars, the Auditor
shall rnort such fact to the Postmaster General In
nrdar that such postmaster may be assigned to his
proper class, and his salary fixed as heretofore pro-
"-rc 50. That the salaries of postmastors of the
dr.i second and third classes, except that of the
nos'nnsier at New ork city, shall he re-adjusted
bvtha Postmaster General once IN two years. and IN
ecal cases as much oftener as he may deem expe-
Neni"
ALI oolor assig ing or changing the salaries OF posi-
master, in writing. aad record them in his journal
AMI notify the change to the Auditor; aud any
5suee made IN such salaries shall not take effect
mil e rst day OF the quarter next following such
onlr prOriiod That In cases OF not less than nfty
m.r crnum increase or decrease In the business OF
An, pnst 0illce, the Postmaster General may adjust
ta salary OF the postmaster at such oflee, to take
eOeet rom the lrst day OF the quar.rr or period
ne returns for which form the basis OF re-adju
~S. Ssyc s6. mat the Postmaster General may de-
siyna q oices at the Intersection of mail routes as
d.ir.hu ing Or separating Onces; and where any
.ncn orce is Of lhA IN ri or fourth class he may
naScA reasonable allowance TO the postmaster for
the necessary cost oi clerical services arising from
SC ~ THAT section .wo hundred and forty five.
and section two hundred and forty six, section two
hundred anl forty seven, and section two hundred
And nny olc and sictl N two hundred and flfly
hfee Of an act entitled IAN act to revise, cons III
difp ald amend the Il itues relating TO the post
unca ,aartment approved June eighth, eighteen
hundred and seventy TWO he amended to read rs
follows:
SIC 2t5 That every proposal for carrying the
mail shall ba accompanied by the bond of the hld-
der " m sureties approval by postmaster, and In
cl-es where the amount I the b md exceed hv
thousand dollars, by postmaster OF tue first, sec
nnd aud third class In a sum to De designated by
the Postmaster General In the advertisement OF
eacn ronie: 10 which bond condition shall he an
nexed ;hat II the said bidder shall, within such time
after MS hii Is acc aped AS the Postmaster General
shall prescribe, enter into contract with the Uni
ted Stated Of Ameaca, with good and sufficient
sureiies, TOT approved by the Pot!master General,
tn perform the service proposed In his sad bid, and,
further, that he shall perform the said service
cord NJ 10 his con ract. then the said obligation TO
he 70 Il, otherwise TO be in full force an obllgatiOh
niw AMI Ia case of ia II re OF any bidder to enter
INTO such cp1tract 10 perform the service, or hav-
Ing eXecnlela contract, In case Of failure to per-
form the tvic" according TO his contract he and
his surt - shall he abl for the amonnt OF said
hln1 la lquilated damages. to be recovered In an
aalon oi debt On the sad bond. No proposal shal
he considered unless IL shall be accompanied by
such bond, and there shall have been aiiXed to said
proposal the oath Of the bidder, taken before
aloillrrr qualified 10 administer oaths, that he has
The ability pecuniariy to ful1l his obligations, and
lml the bld is made in good faith, and with the in
itnlnn Ia enter into contract and perform the sell
wee iI case his bid Is accented
'Enc g6 hat before the bond Of the bidder pro-
Hl lot IN Inc utOreSalu section is approved, there
sld he endorsed the con the oaths of the su reties
therem iassn before an lcer quilih ID % admins
terotih' that they are owners Of real estate, worth
IN the fEregate, sum double the amount Of The
sad bond, over and above all debts due and owing
py them anl all Judgments, mortgages, AMI ex. Gu
iona aslins them. after blowing All exemptions Of
every tulrlctfr whit
SEC 2I That any postmaster who shall afix his
Signature to the apnrovaluf any bond OF bidder,
oimlh' c'rlhra'eUf snlleelCy OF sufeties in any
cNi dr before the said bond or contract is signed
h it hder or contractor aud MS suretles OF snail
hAp"llsN, or without the exercise of due diligence,
approve aus bond Of bidder with insufficient sure
u s. OF siall knowingly make any false or frandu-
lan. cHillea'e. shall he forthwith dismissed from
.ll'' and be Thereafter disqualified from holding
isr oilrr ol poslmasi er and shall be deemed gull
u ms leiueanpr, and, on conviction thereof, bs
NlISled ~ hue not exceeding i've thousand dol
A'', WV imprisonment not exceeding one year,Or
SIC 2il That after any regulrr bidder who has
'n h'cepel snail fail ty enter into contract for ihn
uAispirlalon OF the mails according to proposal
%" havlug entered lntJ contract. sl III fail 10 COM
hehce thi performance of the service stipulated In
his or their contract as therein provided the POST
NA'le' q neral shall proceed to contract with the
hsAllnwes bidder for the save service, who shall
,ller INTO q cont act for the performance thereof,
,Wlr me flsimaster General shall consider such
. Wl up hlsl' IN which case he shall re.ahvert.se
sN'h service. And II any bidder whose bid has been
n.Tr'eH AMI VINO has nered into contract to
iil'im tl service according TO his proposal, and
10 mlNl'iuiea 10 hi contract has entered upon he
Wilnrhance OF the SERVICE the satisfaction OF the
NslHl' General, shall subsequently fail or refuse
49, Nplolh the service according to his contract the
rs.Nisl ler General shall proceed to contract with
t' ht ~ lowest bidder for such 5 rvce, under tue
NNHii m NJ thereof, (nnl ss the Postmaster Gem
ai slill consider such bid too nigh) who will enter
mo rufaet AMI give bnud, with sureies. to he ap-
nlWt"i nl HE Postmaster General, for the faithful
FH'fmance thereof, In the same penalty aud with
ip alillr terms and conditions thereto annexed as
& " ir saiei anu contained In the bond which accom-
fihltd MS IND but In case each and every of the
,1Al invest hdd rs for such service whose resnec-
" ulsare moi considered tDO high by the Post
"i, ,tV General shall refuse enter into contract
'nl give n0ndas herein required for the faithful
NuH.ilalee uI MS contract, the Postmaster Gener-
sla'l Immediately advertise for proposals to per-
% UHl W. ~" srfvlce on SAID route. Whenever an ac-
'VV,un hlcer siia fail to enter inlo contra or
'a' ul on any mail route shall fail or refuse TO
tm...Ii lhe service on sail route according 10 his
tN"ll"l or when new route slall he established
W new service required, or when from any other
Als' NE snail not he contractor legally hound
"iiirh 10 perform such service, the Postmaster
,al may make temporary col.rhct for carry
s lne man on such route, without advertspm mt
a.. ''N period AS may he necessary, aud In any case
.svcllls SIX mouths until the service shall have
m'Mrruitu under contrast made accu ding to
~ 9 oiWed, hDwsDer, That the Postmaster Cen
'i shall not employ temporary service on any
y W. = higher price than that paid to the con-
H., NV VINO Aball have performed the service during
I'll "'' preceding regular contract term. And IN
"a'a'ts oi regular contracts hereafter made the
t.,' t,ae' NAV IN the discretion of the POsimast +
isr l"i' ni coullnu d IN force beyond It's express
,n,"N ,"N inr a period not exceeding six months,
, 'n, new contract with the same, or other c M
,.". 49, snail be made by the Postmaster Gen
",lE 4i3 That hereafter all bidders upon every
, , .oue lor the transportation of the mails upon
,aNe' Where tn annual compensation for the
ft .e vi such route at the time exceeds the sum
,'r 'r lhollsand dOilaTs shall nc 'Hmpany their bids
II H. trl.neu check or draft, payable TO tine order
.ll "'' postmaster General, upon some solvent ma.
Una, hahk, which check or draft shnll not he less