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Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23

than five per centum of the mount of the bond of the bidder required to accompany his bid, if the amount of. the said bond ex- ceeds five thousand dc lars Tn case any bidder, on being awarded any such con- t1act, shall fail to execute the same, with good and sufficient sureties, according tO the terms on which such bid was made and accepted, and enter upon the performance of the servlce to the satisfaction of the Post. master General, such bidder shall Tn addi- tion 10 his liability on his bond accompany ing his bid, forfeit the amount so deI osited to the United States, and the same shall forthwith be paid into the Treasury for the use of the Post Office department; hut if such contract shall be duly executed and the service entered upon as aforesaid. such draf. or check SC deposited, and the checks or drafts deposited by all other bidders on the same route, shall be returned to the re- spective bidders making such deposits. No proposals for the transportation of the mails where the amount of the bond required to accompany the same shall exceed five thousand dollars shall he considered, unless accompanied with the check or draft herein required, together with the bond required by a preceding section: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed or intended to affect any penalties or forfeit , res winch have heret fore accrued under the provisions of the sections hereby amended.
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23
for additional service re-
 stricted and regulated.

Sec. 26O That compensation for add ;ional service in carrying the mail shall not be in excess of the exact proportion which the original compensation bears 10 the original service; and when any such addio tional service is ordered, the sum to be allowed therefor shall be expressed in the order, and entered upon the books of the and no compensation shall be paid for any additional regular service rendered before the issuing of such order.
 Sec Z6l. That no extra allowance shall be made for any increase of expedition in carrying the mail unless thereby the em- pl ymept of additional stock and carriers is made necessary, and in such case the ad- di ional compensation shall bear no greater proportion to the additional stock and car riers necessarily employed than the com in the original contract bears to the stock and carriers necessarily employed in its execution.
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23
ARIZONA.

Service July I, 1875, to June 30, 1878, 40ll5 From Clifton to Silver City, (N Mex, no miles and back, once a week.
 Leave Clifton Monday at am; Arr at silver City Wednesday by by P m;
 Leave Silver City Thursday at 7 am:
 Arrive at Clifton Saturday by m . Bond required with bid, $500.
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23

poltation than may be necessary to provide for the due cele rity, certainty ard security thereof; but the Postmaster General shall not be bound to consider the bid of any person who has wilfully or negligently failed to perform former contract.
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23
Combinations to Prevent Bidding Pro
 hibited.

hibited.
 Sec 250 That no contract for carrying the mail shall be made with any person who has entered, or proposed to enter into any combination to prevent the mak ing of any bid for carrying the mail, or who has.made any agreement, or given or performed, or promised to give or per form, any consideration whatever to in duce any other person not to bid for apy such contract; and if any person so of lending is a contractor for carrying the mail, his contract may be annulled; and for the first offense the person so offend ing shall be disqualified to contract for carrying the mail for five years, and for the second offense shall be forever dis qualified.
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23
De@uctions may be made, and fines i'm
 posed, for deiinquencies.

See 266. That the Postmaster General may make deductions from the pay of con- tractors for failures to perform service ac- cording to contract, and impose fines upon them IoI other delinquencies. He may de- duet the price of the trip in all cases where the trip is not performed; and not exceed ing three times the price if the failure be accustomed by the fault of the contractor or carrier.
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23
Contracts cannot be assigned nor trans
 ferred.

See. 271. That no contractor for tram porting the mail within or between he United States and any foreign country shall assign or transfer his contract, and all such assignments or transfers shall be null and void.
 Schedules to be furnished and posted up in
 post offices. Registers to be re-
 turned and reports made.
 See. 70. That the Postmaster General shall furnish to the postmasters at the ter imitation of each route a schedule of the time of arrival and departure of the mail at their offices, resr actively, to be posted in place ia the office; and the Postmaster General shall also give the post master notice of any change in the arrival and departure that may be ordered and he shall cause to he kept and returned to the Department, at short and regular inter vals, registers showing the exact times of the arrivals and departures of the mail.
 By act of Congress approved April 2l, 1908, no member of Congress can be con- tractor, or be concerned, directly or indi-
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23
Failing contractors guilty of a misde-
 meanOr.

Sec. 254. That any person or persons bidding for the transp rtation of the mails upon any route whi may be advertised to be let, and receiving an award of the con tract for such service, who shall wronglully refuse or fail 10 enter into contract will the Postmaster General in due form, and perform the service described in his CT q cir bid or proposal, shall be deemed guilty of il misdemeaDor, and. on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding five housand dollars, and by imprisonment for d term not exceeding twelve months.
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23
Failing Bidders and Contractors. Con tracts may be Extended, and tempo
 r,rv COptroctS rOapp

1 tracts may be Extended, and tempo
 rary Contracts mace.
 ! See 25l. 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 iii his or their contract as there lin provided, the Postmaster General shall proceed to contract with the next lowest
 bidder for the same service, who will enter into a contract for the. performance
 thereof, unless the Postmaster Ger eral shall consider such bid too high, in which ease he shall rG-advertise such service.
 And ii any bidder whose bid has been ac- cepted, and who has entered into a con- tract to perform the service according To his proposal, and in pursuance of his con tract has entered upon the peri rmance O1 the service to the satisfaction of the Post master General, shall subsequently, fail or refuse to perform the service according to his contract, the Postmaster General shall proceed to contract with the next lowest bidder for such service, under the adVer- tisemeut thereof, (unless the Postmaster General shall consider such bid too high J who will enter into contract and give bond, with SuretieS, to be approved DJ the POst- master General, for the faithful perform ance thereof, in the same penalty and with the same terms and conditions thereto an neXed as were stated and contained III the bond which accompanied his bid; but m case each and every of the next lowest bidders for such service whose respective bids are not considered too high by the Postmaster General shall refuse to enter into contract and give bond as herein re- quired for the faithful performance of his contract, the Postmaster General shall i'm mediately advertise for proposals 10 per form the service on said route. When ever an accepted bidder shall fail to enter into contract, or a contractor on any mail-rOute shall fail or refuse to perform the service on said route according to his contract, or when a new route shall bel established, or new service required, or when from any other cause there shall not be a contractor legally bound or required to perform such service, the Postmaster General may malc a temporary contract for carving the mail on such route, with out advertisement, for such period as may benecessary, not in any case exceeding six months, until the service shall have com menced under q contract made accordlngI to law: Provided, however, That the Post master General shall not employ tempora- ry service on any route at higher price than that paid to the contractor who shall have performed the service during the last regular contract term. And lnI all cases of regular contracts hereafter made, the contract may, in the dlscretlonI of he Postmaster General, be continued in force beyond its express terms for a period not exceeding six months, until a. new contract with the same, or other con-. tractors, shall be made by the Postmaster General.
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23
Conveyance of letters out of the mail.
 Private expresses, &c.


 SEC. 227. That any person concerned in carrying the mailwLo shall collect, receive, or carry any letter or packet, or cause or procure the same to be done, contrary to law, shall, on conviction thereof, for every such offense, forfeit and pay not exceeding fifty dollars.
 SEC 228. That no person shall establish any private eXpres, for the conveyance of letters or packets, or in any manner cause or provide for the conveyance of the same by regular trips or at stated periods, over any post-route which is or may be estab- lished by law, or from any city, town, or place to any other city, town, or place be- tween which the mail is regularly carried {; and every person so offending, or aiding or assisting therein, shall, for each ofense, forfeit and pay one hundred and fifty dol lars.
 SEC. 229. That the owner of every stage- coach, railway car, steamboat, or other vehi-
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23

By section I6. of the act of June s. 1872, every person employed in the postal service is subject to al the pains, penal- tes, and forfeitures for vio alton of the laws relating to such service. V neither he has taken the a boye oath or affirmation or not
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23
EXTRACTS FROM LAWS. ETC.
Oath of Mail Contractors and Carriers

Oath of Mail Contractors and Carriers Required by act of Congress, June
 s, 1872.
 l, -, do solsmnly swear Cor affirm that l will faithfully perform all the du ies required of me, and abs ain from every thing forbidden by the laws in relation to the establishment of post offices and post-roads within the United States aud that l will honestly and truly account for and pay over any money belonging to the said United States which may come into my possession or control. So help nae God.
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23

Sections of the Act of Congress, ." to Re
 wise, Consolidate, and Amend the Stat
 utes Relating to he Post Office Depart.
 ment," Approved June 8, 1872.
 The Postmaster General requests that bidders, guarantors, sureties, au i'd al per sons concerned, or intending to be con cerned, in mail contracts, will carefully read aud critically examine the abstract of laws here presented, and also the forms and instructions at the end of this adver- tsement, in order that bids may be made and liabilities assumed un CTS tandirgly. snd that all misapprehensions or cause of complaint hereafter may be avoiied.
 PoSmasters are required to make them selves familiar with these laws and instruc- tions, that they may be able to i form and direct others.
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23
No pay to be made until contracts are eXe-
 cuted.

See. 259 That no rerson whose bid for carrying the mail is accepted shall receive any pay unti he has executed his contract according to law and the regulations of the Department.
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23
UNITED STATES MAILS.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, December r. i87

WASHINGTON, December I, ! 074. EBROP0SALS WILL BE RECEIVED h at the Contract Office of this Depart ment until 3 o'clock p. m, of March l ;, 1875, (to be decided by the 20th, for carrying the mails of She United States from July ], 1875, to June 80, 1878, on the following 2 route in the Territory of Arizona, and by the schedule of departures and arrivals belein specified, viz
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23
Bidders not released Until contract is
 entered into and service begun.

Sec 252. That no bidder for carrying the mails shall be released from his obliga- tion under his bid or proposal, nOtwith- standing an award made to lower bidder, until contract for the designated service shall have been dLly executed by such low CT bidder and his sureties, and accept d., and the service entered upon by the con- tractor to the satisfaction of the Postmas- ter General.
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23
Service to be Awarded to the Lowest Bid der. Bids of Failing Contractors may
 nOt be Cons. dcrcd.

See. 249. That all contracts for carry ing the mail shall be in the ename 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
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23

cle orvessel, hich shall, with he knowledge lof any owner, in whole CT inpart, or with the knowledge or connivance of the driver, conductor, master, or other person having charge of the same, convey any person acting or employed as private express for the conveyance of letters or packets, and actually in possession of the same for the purpose of conveying them contrary to the spirit, true intent. and meaning of this law, shall, for every such offense, 'furgeit and pay one hundred and fifty dollars.
 SEc. 23O. hat no person shall transmit by private express or. other unlawful means for deliver to any agent of suca unlawful express, or deposit or cause to be deposit ed, at any appointed place, for the purpose of being transmitted, any letter CT packet, and for every such offense the party so offending shall forfeit and pay fifty dollars.
 SEC. 23l. That no stage-coach, rail way car, steamboat. CT other vehicle or vesse! which regularly performs trips at stated periods on any poStrCute, or from any city. town, or place to any other city, town, or place between which the mail is regularly carried, shall carry, otherwise than in the mail, any letters or packets, except such as re.ate to some part of the cargo of such steamboat other vessel, or to some arti- gle carried at the same time by the same stage-coach, railway-car, or other vehicle, except as provided in section two hundred and thirty nine; and for every such ol fense the owner of the stage coach. rail way car, steamboat, or other vehicle or vessel shall forfeit and pay one hundred dollars and the driver, conductor, ter, 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 ofense fifty dollars.
 (Section 239 permits conveyance of let ters in stamped envelopes otherwise thani by mail.)
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23
Certified cheeks or drafts to accompany all
 bids exceeding S5,00O.

Sec 253. That hereafter all bidders upon every mail route for the transportation of the mails upon the same, where the aHnual compensation for the service on such route at the lime exceeds the sum of five thous- and dollars. shall accompany their bids with certified check, or draft, payable to the order of the Postmaster General, upon some solvent national hank, which check or draft shall not be less than five per centum on the amount of the annual pay on said route at the time such bid is made; and in case of new or modified service. not less
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23

By regulation of the Department, no carrier shopld be employed who is under sixteen years of age; aud no bidder witl be accepted who is under tweEty-one years of age, or who Is a married woman.
Arizona citizen., 1875-01-23
Postmasters, Clerks, etc., cannot be cor
 tractors.


 SEC. IS. That no postmaster, assistant postmaster, or clerk employed in any post office, shall he contractor or cou- cerned in contract for carrying the mail.
 Persons in the employ of the Post Office Department (incuding postmasters} can not b. come interested in a mail con ract, nor act as agent of contractors CT bidders. SEC. l2. That no person emp oyed in the Post Office Department shall become interested in any contract for carry ing the mail, or act as agent, with or without compensation, for any contractor or person offering 10 become contractor in any business before the Department; :; and any person so offending shall be im- mediately dismissed from office, and shall be liable to pay so much money as would have been realized from said contract, to be recovered in an action of debt, for the use of the Post Office Department.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-27

Let the soulless monopolist touch them

Let the soulless monopolist touch them
| a: his peril.
Upon this rock Of popular freedom and
OF personal right we deny and defy the
power Of any municipal or other authority
to pledge the future bread and toll of the
people to pay dSks contracted on the
property, real, personal and mixed, of.his
city. We laugh at the pretense of any
Council committee Of the first part and
curbstone broker OF the second part, en-
terlng into indentures to hire Mdas people
to pay the debt OF an otherwise in
solvent city, and to pledge for that pur-
pose the food and water Of her people and
Of their posterity.
We do not choose to consider this au-
dacious absurdity in party sense; we de-
sire the people to look into the shameful
attempt to turn over all heir city prop
erty to public creditors, and then sell the
time and labor Of the people to pay off
the balance
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-27
WASTING VALUABLE TIME.

| We hope the Conservative members OF
the Legislature who have arrived at a
tardy resolution to return to their duty
will not lose any more valuable time in
putting their very proper resolve into ef-
feet They ought to have abandoned
Deutsche Company Hall and appeared in
Their proper places yesterday. The ma
Jorlty OF caucus has accorded permis-
sion to take this step and it is highly i'm
portant that the privilege should be made
available before it is too late. If the
members hold back until after the fourth
OF March in the expectation that they
Will thereby compel the Governor to call
an extra session, they may find out too
late that they have committed an error.
lie will be less likely to call an extra ses-
sion to begin measures OF reform than he
would to complete those already begun.
The true course for the Conservatives to
take, II they are in earnest in this matter,
is to repair to the House and Senate with
out delay and assist the Republicans in
reducing the fees Of clerks Of courts,
sheritfs, city Administrators, and remit
ting the selection of minor officials to the
votes OF the people instead of imposing
the onerous duty upon the Governor Let
beginning be made, fair disposition be
shown to do something, and the Governor
may decide it to be his duty to prolong
the time for them. Bat, on the other
hand, if they neglect the present moment
and postpone the time Of their return till
after the adjournment Of Congress, they
Will arouse suspicion that they mean
mischief. The Republicans will have been
IN session for sixty days, and many of
them can not afford to neglect their pri-
vate business for longer period, unless a |
more laudable object calls them out than |
the attempted revolution of the State gov
ernment by the Democracy.
1t is due to the Republican party that
the terms Of compromise be considere d
closed on and after the fourth of March.
After that period session is undesirable
IN more than one respect Nothing, in
fact, would justify the Governor in calling
one, except an imperative necessity to
consider and perfect me assures already in
troduced. There is, therefore, no time to
be lost; not moment. Two days have
already been squandered in Difference to
he minority Of the Deutsche Company
Hall caucus.
The proceedings which took place at
It. Patrick's Hall last night should have
10 weight with the representatives. of
Instant constituencies. They are not
'ound to obey city politicians, assembled
Il the special interest Of ward favorites.
ut should do their duty as men who are
ompetent to decide for themselves.
After the fashion Of the Bulletin. we are
ampted to hazard az opinion We are
atistied that unless the Conservative /
lembers take their seats before the ad- Fl
of the present Legislature,
acre will be no extra session, and in cur t
alignment, the time is now too short to P
lake good beginning. !,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-27

The Bulletin is in fearful state of doub
as to whether people of New Orleans are
murderers and abettors Of murderers O,
not. Everything depends on defeating the
proposed compromise. If that measure
finally prevails, then they are; but if if
does not, then they are not
Have patience, neighbor. It is not in
the power Of the small squad to which the
Democracy has now dwindled to add to or
take from the crimes of last fall. The
dead Of the fourteenth Of September are
amenable to very different tribunal. and
the estimation in which they are held bv
their surviving fellow-citizens is in no
danger of revision in consequence of the
present unhappy quarrel in the Conserva-
tive ranks. Nor will the acceptance of any
honorable terms by which peace NAV be
to this unhappy city cast a re-
preach upon the deceased, be they heroes
or victims.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-27
PROCLAMATION.
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REVARI

STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Executive Department.
New Orleans, February 20, 1875.
WHEREAS, On or about the fifteenth day of Jan.
uary last, two unotfending coored men, named
Joshua Butler and Joseph Perry, both residents of
the parish of St. Helena, while peacefully pur-
suing their avocations were, without known
cause. shot down and murdered; and
Whereas, One LAWSON BLOUNT, accused o.
said crime, has hitherto succeeded in avoiding
arrest
Proclamation is hereby made that q reward of
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS will be paid by the
State of Louisiana for such information as will
lead to the arrest and conviction of the murderer
or murderers of the said Joshua Butler and Joseph
Perry.
Given under my hand, and the zeal of the State
hereunto attached this twentiet day of February,
IN the year OF our Lord eighteen hundred and
seventy five. and of the independence of the
United States the ninety ninth.
WILLIAM p. KELLOGG.
BY the Governor:
P. g. DESLONDE
SECRETARY Of State