Arizona citizen., 1875-01-30

Itense the owner Of the stage coach, rall way car, steamboat, or other vehicle or vessel shall fcrfeit and pay one hundred dollars; and the driver, conductor, master, or other person having charge thereof, and not at the time owner of the whole or any part thereof shall in like manner for felt and pay for every such otfense fifty dollars.
 (Section 239 permits conveyance of let ters in stamped envelopes otherwise than by mail
 The manner in which Proposals shall be
 made, and the Liability of Postmasters.
 Sec. 245. That every proposal for carry ing the mail shall be accompanied by the bond of the bidder, with suleties approv- led by a postmaster, and in eases where the amount Of the bond exceeds five thou sand dollars, by postmaster Of the first, second, or third class, in a sum 10 be des. ignated by the Postmaster General in the advertisement of each route; to which bond d condition shall be annexed, that if the said bidder shall, within such time after his bid is accepted as the Postmaster Gen. eral shall prescribe, enter into contract with the United State of America, with gOOu anu SuTGIlCSs lO UO dppION GU by the Postmaster General, to perform the service proposed in his said bid, and, furth- CT, that he shall perform the said service according to hs contract, then the said ob- ligarion to be void, otherwise 10 be in full force and obligation in law; and III case of failure of any bidder to enter into such contract to peI1orm the service, or having executed a contract, Ill case of failure to perform the service according Ito his contract, he and his sureties shall oe liable for the amount oi said bond as .liquidated damages, to be recovered Ill an action of debt on the sad bond. No pro posal shall be considered unless it shall be Accompanied by such bond, and there shall have been affixed to sad proposal the oath of the bidder, taken before an officer qualified to administer oaths, that he has the ability, pecuniarily, to fulfill his obligations, and that the bid is made in good faith, and with the intention to Ienter into contract and perform the serv- lee in case his bid is accepted.
 Sec. 246 That before the bond of bid der provided for in the aforesaid section lis approved, there shall be lndOrsed there on the paths of the sureties therein, talk len before an officer qualified to admins ter oathS, that they are owners of real es ltate worth, iE the aggregate, sum dOu- ble the amount of the said bond, over and labove all debts due and owing by them, and all judgments, mortgages, and eXecu- itions against them, after allowing all eX- lemptions of every character whatever.
 Sec 247. That any postmaster who shall affiX his signature to the approval of any bond of bidder, or to the certificate of sufficiency of sureties in any contract before the said bond or contract is signed by the bidder or contractor and his sure tics, or shall knowingly, or without the exercise of due diligence, approve any bond of bidder with insufficient sureties, or shall knowingly make any false or fraudulent certificate, shall be forthwith dismissed from office, and be thereafter disqualified from holding the office of postmaster, and shall also be deemed gull ty of a msdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, be punished by fine not exceed ing five thousand dollars, or by imprison- ment not exceeding one year or both. Service to be Awarded to the Lowest Bid
 der. Bids of Failing Contractors may
 not be Considered.
 Sec. 249. That all contracts for carry ing the mail shall be in the name of the United States, and shall be awarded to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful performance, with out other reference to the mode of trans