The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

Generai shall consider such bid too high) who will
enter into contract and give bond with suIetes, TO
he anproyed by the Postmaster General Tor the 1atn
full performance thereof, in the same penalty anu
with the same terms and conditions thereto annexed
as were stated and m .n eoh and eveIv of
the next lowest bidders for such service whose re-
spective bids are not considered zoo nga ny sne
Postmaster General shall refuse to enter INTO con-
tract and give bond herein required LOT tne 1atn
fuI performance of his contract, the postmaster
nerform The service on said route. Whenever an &C
cepted bidder shall fail to enter INTO contracI OF
contractor any mail route small ian OF [ese ~ 10
Contract or when new route shall be established,
OF new service required. or when from any other
or reonired to perform such SERVICE the Postmaster
General may make a temporary contract Ior carry
ing the mail on such route without
exceeding six months, until the service shal nave
commenced under a contract made according TO law;
Provided, hooeuer, That the Postmaster General
shall moi employ temporary service any route at
higher price than that paid to the contractor VINO
shall have performed the service tnS ass
regular contracts hereafter made the CONTRACT may
in the discretion of the Postmaster General be con,
tnued in force beyond its express terms 1or periou
not exceeding six months, until new contract win
the same OF other contractors, shall be made by the
Postmaster General.
Bidders not released until contract is entered into
and service begun.
SEC 252. That no bidder for carrying the mails
or proposal, notwithstanding an award maze TO a
lower bidder until contract for the designated ser
yes shall have been duly Sy anS the
vice entered upon by the contractor to he sasIac-
ton of the Postmaster GeIeral.
CERTIFIED CHECKS OR DRAFTS TO ACCOMPANY ALL
BIDS EXCEEDING $4,000.
SEC. 253. That hereafter all bidders upon every
mail route for the transportation OF the mails upon
the same, where the annual compensation for the
service on such route at the time exceeds the sum OF
five thousand dollars, shall accompany their bids
with certified check draft, payable to the order
of the Postmaster General, upon some sovehS na
than five per centum on the amount OF the annual
pay on said route at the time such bid made; and
in case of new modified service, not less than nve
per centum of the amount of the bond of the bid.
der required to accompany his bid the amount OF
said bond exceeds five thousand dollars IN case any
fail to execute the same, with good and su1cien5
sureties, according to the terms on which such DID
os the service to the satisfaction Of Post
master-General such bidder SHALL in addition to his
the amount so deposited to the United States, and
the same shall forthwith be paid into the Treasury
for the use Of the Post Office Department; but
service entered upon as aforesaid, such draft or
check SO deposited, and the checks or the drafts
deposited by all other bidders on the same route,
shall be returned to the respective bidders making
| such deposits. No proposals for the trans
portaton of the mails where the amount a, OF the
five thousand dollars shall be consdered unless &C
companied with the check or draft herein required,
together with the bond required by preceding sec
ton: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be
construed or intended to affect any penalties or for
FIXTURES which have heretofore accrued under the
| provisions of the sections hereby amended.
Failing contractors guilty Of a naisdemeanor.
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 an
award of the contract for such service, who shall
wrongfuly refuse or tail to enter into contract with
the Postmaster General in due FORM and perform the
service described in his or their bid or proposal shall
deemed guilty OF ne ano on
| five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment for
| term not exceeding twelve months
No pan to be made until contracts are executed.
| SEC, 1885, That no person whose bid for carrying
the mail is accepted shall receive any pay until he
has executed his contract according to law and the
| regulations of the Department.
Conversation for additional serrice restricted and
regulated. nod .sf..
SEC. 2GO That compensation for additional service
in carving the mail shall not be in excess of the exact
proportion 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 additional regular service
| dered before the issuing OF such order.
SEC. PSI. That no extra allowance snail 9 pc maze
unless thereby the employment of additional stock
carriers is made necessary and in such case the
portion to the additional stock and carriers necessa
rily employed than the compensation in the original
contract bears to the stock and carriers necessarily
employed in its execution.
Deductions may be made and fines imposed, for de-
linQueneieS.
SEC 266 That the Postmaster General may make
deductions from the pay OF contractors Tor failures
perform service according to contract and impose
| fines upon them for other delinquencies. 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 oceasioned by the
| fault of the contractor or carrier.
Contracts cannot be assigned nor transferred.
SEC, 27I That no contractor for transporting the
mail within or between the United States and any
foreign country shall assign or transfer his tract
and all such assignments or transfers shall be. null
| and void.
Schedules to be furnished and posted up in post
offices. Registers to beretuyned and reports made.
SEC. 70. That the Postmaster General shall fur
nsh to the postmasters at the termination of each
route schedule of the time OF arrival and depart
ure OF the mail at their offices, respectively, to be
Postmaster-G 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
and returned to the Department. at short and regu-
lar intervals. registers showing the exact times of
the arrivals and departures of the mail.
By act of Congress approved April 81, 1905 no MEM
her of Congress can be contractor be concerned
directly or indirectly, in any contract with the
government and by the same act II Is maze ngn
enter in its behalf, into contract with member OF
Congress. :.
may be concluded with the other partners-Opsnton
OfiAft0rnev General, 4, At. contract with one
who is elected member OF Congress curing us con-
tnuance is not affected by such election.-I6sd 5,
697.l
The Postmaster General has no po,oer, under the
LAM to release bidders and contractors and their
smreties from their liabilities, on the allegation of
real or supposed mistakes Of any 6.nd "a making
A uss ss nsy a ssaiss ss ss' Be
made IN regard to the route distance, service scegM
Of mails cost of stock feed and all expenses erising
and likely to occur during the contract term, and
Nth due Consideration of the consequences imposed
by LGtC on dettnquentS.
DEPARTMENT BY THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE.
finder the provisions of section 245 of the act ap
proved June % sa the 1s1s IN ne ef mas
which day the contracts of accepted bidders must be
received at the Department in Washington executed
A Hee bidders not complyirq gith this regutq
NTH their proposals. and me postmaster Geme f
may proceed to contract fOr the SefUace ,on o1heT
parties according to tau.
CONTRACTS RECEIVED AT THE DEPARTMENT
AFTER JUNE 1sr WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND g. CERTIFICATE.
Proposal.
The undersigned s., whose whose p9s'-ohce
proposes to carry the mails of the United States from
July !, 1875, to June 80, 1871 on route No. be
tween 80. and 49,, State OF 49,, under the
l. 1874 with celebrity, certainty and security for
The annual sum of dollars and if this propos-
al is accepted he will enter into contract with sure
ties to be approved by the Postmaster General with
in the time prescribed in said @ IF Tho
d;sfnnce Of the route the freight of the mail to be
carried and all other particulars IN reference TO the
route and service and also, after cdrefa ecdmsea-
lion of The aacs and Instructions attached to GdUer
tisement of mail service. DILL.
Dated ..... 900. .'''''' Diuoei'
Ooth ,eoured bu section 245 Of an act of Congress
nnrored June 90 1874, to be Gtired TO each 6'dfor
cdrruing the mail and to be taken before an oDcer
0uaIifed to administer oaths.