Arizona citizen., 1875-02-13

any part thereof shall in like manner for felt and pay for every such otFense fifty dollars.
 1 (Section 239 permits conveyance of let ters in stamped envelopes otherwise than oy maii.)
 The manner in which Proposals shall be
 made, and the Liability of Postmasteis.
 Sec. 245. That every proposal for carry ling the mail stall be accompanied by the bond of the bidder, with sure;ies apprOv- led by postmaster, and in cases where the amount oi the bond exceeds five thou sand dollars. by a postmaster Of the first, Isecond, or third class, i'll sum 10 be dcs. iiguated by the Postmaster General in the ladr drer;isement of each route to which bond d condition shall be annexed, that if lhe said bidder shall, within such time after his bi! is accepted as the Postmaster Gen ieral shall prescribe, enter into contract with the United State of merioa, with good and sufficient sureties. to be approved ICy the Postmaster General, to perform the service proposed in his said bid, and, furth Ter, that he shall perform the said service according to hs contract, then the said ob- litigation to be void. otherwise Uo be in ful
 
 of failure of any bidder to enter into such contract to perform the service, or having executed contract, in case Oi failure to perform the service according Ito his contract, he and his sureties shall be liable for the amount of said bond as liquidated damages, 10 be recovered in an action of debt on the sad bond. No pro- posal shall be considered unless 1t shali 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 paths, that he has the ability, pecuniarily, to fulfill his obligations, and that the bid is made in good faith, and with the intention to enter into contract and perform the serv- nee in case his bid is accepted.
 Sec 246 That before the bond of a bid der provided for in the aforesaid section is approved, there shall be ndorsed there on the oaths of the Surctics therein, talk en before an officer qualified to admins ter oathS, that they are owners of real es- tate worth, IT, the aggregate, sum dou- .blc the amount of the said bond, over and above all debts due and owing by them, and all judgments, mortgages, and eXecu- tiOns against them, after allowing all eX- emptions of every character whatever.
 SCC -1a Lhb dtiJ tOptlAiHCIOl " IO shall alliX his signature to the approval of any bond of a bidder, or to the certificate of sufliciency of sureties in any contract before the said bond or contract is signed by the bidder or contractor and his sure ties, or shall knowingly, or without the exercise of due diligence, approve any bond of a 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 Ot postmaster, and shall also be deemed gull ty of a misdcmeanor, and, on conviction. thereof, be punished by a fine not exceed ing five thousand dollars, or by ilnprison- 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 thename 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,