The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-20
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SEC. 252. That bidder for carrying the mails
shall be released from his obligation under his bid
or proposal Notwithstanding an award made to
lower bidder, until contract for the designated ser
vice shall have been duly executed by sucn lower
bidder and his sureties, and accepted, and the ser
vice entered upon by the contractor to Inc SAUSAGE
ton of the Postmaster &c. erdl.
CERTIFIED CHECKS OR DRAFTS TO ACCOMPANY ALL
BIDS EXCEEDING $4,000.
SEC Oh That hereafter all bidders upon every
mail route for the transportation OF the mails upon
the same, where the annual compensation for Tine
service on such route at the time exceeds me sum o.
with certified check draft, payable to the order
of the Postmaster General, upon some solvent ma
tonal bank, which check draft shall not be less
than five per centum on the amount OF the annual
pay said route at the time such bid is MADE; anu
in case of modified service not less than nve
per ceutum of the amount of the bond OF the BID
der required to accompany his bid, ii the amount OF
said bond exceeds five thousand dollars. In case any
bidder, on being awarded any such contract, email
fail to execute The same, with good and sufficient
sureties, according to the terms on which such DID
made and accepted, and enter upon the perform
ance of the service to the satisfaction of the POST
master-General, such bidder SHALL in addition to ms
labi ity on his bond accompanying his BID, 1or1eII
the amount SO deposited to the United states, anu
for the use of the Post-Offce Department; but
if such contracts shall be duly executed and
service entered upon 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
portation of the mails where the amount OF the
bond required to accompany the same Shall exceed
five thousand dollars shall be considered, unless ac-
companed with the check or draft herein required,
together with the bond required Dy preceding sec
tom Prouided, 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 misdemeamor.
SEC. 254. That any person or persons bidding for
the transportation OF the mails upon any route
which NAV be advertised to be let, and receiving an
award of the contract for such service, who shall
wrongfuy refuse or tail to enter into contract with
the Postmaster General in due form, and performt ne
service described in his their bid or proposal shall
be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor, and, on convlc-
vicion thereof, be punished by fine not exceeding
five thousand dollars, and by Imprisonment for
term not exceeding twelve months.
No pay to be made until contracts are executed.
SEC. 259. That no person whose bid for carrying
the mail is accepted shall receive any pay until ne
has executed his contract according to law and the
regulations of the Department.
Compensation for additional service restricted and
regulated.
seq 26o That compensation for additional service
carrying 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 rem
dere1 before the issuing of such order.
SEC 261. That no extra allowance shall be made
for any increase of expedition in carving the mail
unless thereby the employment of additional stock
and carriers is made necessary and in such case the
additional compensation shall bear no greater pro-
norton to the additional stock and carriers necessa-
rily employed than the compensa ion in the original
contract bears to the stock and carriers necessarily
employed in its execution.
Deductoas nnau be made and fines imposed, for de-
linQUeneieS.
SEC 266 That the Postmaster General may make
deductions from the pay of contractors Tor fallures
TO nerform service according to contract ana
fines upon them for other del1nquencles. ne NAY
deduct the price of the trip in all cases where tne
trim is not reformed; and not exceeding three
times the price if the failure De occasioheo Wy 'n0
fault of the contractor or carrier
Contracts cannot be assigned nor trdnsterTeo'
SEC. 27l. That no contractor for Transporting tne
mail within or between the United states ana any
foreign country shall assign or trans er ms con
and all such assignments or transfers shall be. nun
and void.
Schedules to be furnished and posted up in post
Offices. Registers to be returned and reports made
SEC 20. That the Postmaster General shall fur
nish to the postmasers at the termination of each
route schedule of the time of arrival and depart
ure OF the mail at their offices, respec lively, to be
posted in a conspicuous place in the office; and the
Postmaster General shall also give the postmaster
notice of any change in the arrival and departure
that NAV be ordered; and he shall 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.