Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-02

DER Tor fucn service, under the
sueh bid too high VIII enter i..o eoasrs.s and
ssiss Is. e shs Be y
soee thereof. In the same penalty and with
n.ses . we're stated and ooot.insd !. the bond
| which accom- panied his bid; bpt In ease esch and
whose respsctivs bid. are DSs oon.idsrsS tee sis
kY he Postmaster General shall refuse to enter isto
faithful psrietmsnce Of ii. oontr the Possmas
ter General shall Immediately advertise for prop
accepted bidder .hsl f.i 70 enter into osnsrsos.
fuse to psrI tS ss SERVICE %s on PU.s .h. fail or re-
e. his contract or when ne. route shall be esf.S.
other cause there shall not be contractor arsllyy
bound required to perform such service the pat
Carrying the mail on such route wthou tsr
ment for such period as may be Necessary, not in
nave commenced under . contract made sccordins
70 law: Prsv,d.d, he,cs.1, That the POSTMASTER
route .t 6isssr Price than thai paid t. .he CON
Ing the last precedins regular oosrse, s.rm GI ana
In sll cases OF guar contracts hereafter sde the
General. be Continued 10 force beyens its
terDs for period not exceeding six months, until
shall be made By the Postmaster r. snerI
| Bidders No, RELEASED Un,,Id Contract is Bst.rsS
IHto and Ssrrtoe Bestn.
Sec sS2 That no bidder for carrying the mails
shall BE released from his oblig alton under his bid
or proposal, notwithstanding an award made 70 .
Lower bisasr until contract fer the DESIGNATED
bidder and his surfties aud accepted and the ser.
faction Of the POstmssseT General 70 the SAILS
'S''"'a ''''S' or Dfs to AfoS"ra"S all Bids
Sec rs. That hereafter all bidders upon every
TIE same, where the annual compensation for the
service on such route At the time exceeds the sun
OF Ave thousand dollars, shall pany their bids
With certified check, or aft, pay able the order
o. the Postmaster General, upon some solvent ma
tban nve per ceutum on the amount Of the annual
pay on said route az the time such bid is made and
per centum of the Of the bond OF the bidder
t6s .as b to Ri, bid 4 ths amount Of
bsI fe n on being awarded any such contract
Gent sureties, according to the terms on which
such bid was made and accepted and enter upon the
The Postmaster General such bidder shall in sddi Il.
Ilon 70 his liability on his bond accompanying his
and the shall be % III. idf into s
Treasury for theuse Of the Post Office Department;
service entered upon as Aforesaid, such draft or
check SO Deposited and the checks or drafts depos-
lied by all other bidders the same route ba
sseturGsd to the res pective bidders making such
Ss where the amount Of the bnd redqr 81 the ts
accompany the same shall exceed FIVE thousand dol
the check or draft herein required. toeether with
the bond required by preceding section: P,orifeL
That nothing in this act shall be construed or in.
tended to effect any penalties forfeitures which
have heretofore accrued under the provisions of the
sections hereby amended.
Fdthhg Contractors Gully Of a MiSd>msdrOr,
Gee 2S4. That any person persons bidding for
the transportation Of the mails upon any Route
which may be advertised to be let, and receiving
awSId of the contract for such service, who shall
wros gfHy refuse fail 20 into contract with
the service described in his their bid or proposal
shall be deemed guilty OF misiemeano-, and, on
csedng FIVE thousand dollars and 6y imprisonme1t
for a term not exceeding twelve months.
No Pay 10 BE- made until Contracts ave Ersrvt,f,
=, sec. ~ That no person whose bid for carrying
has executed his contract according to law and the
regulations Of the Department.
Compensation for Addi,onal Ssyrics Rss,r,efs4 and
Sec. 2o That ,psn.ation for additional .a,,o.
in carrying the mail shall not be in excess of the
exact proportion which the original compensation
additional service ia ordered the TO be allowed
therefor shall be expressed in the order, and en-
compensation shall be psid for any additional reeu-
lar service rendered before the issuing 81 such
Sec. 26l. That no extra allowance shall be made
unless thereby the en- pIoyment Of sdditonsI stock
aud carriers Is made necessary and In such
portion 10 the additional stock and carriers Reces-
sarlly employed than the compensation In the crigi
nsi contract bears to the stock and carriers neces
sally employed In its execution.
Deductions may be made, and Fines Imposed, 70
DeiIHqueIcseS.
Sec, f66. That the Postmaster General may uske
to perform service according to Contract, and I'M
pose nnts upon them for other eelinQuencies. HI
the trip is not performed and not exceeding three
tines the price If the failure be occasioned by the
1ault OF the contractor or carrier.
Contracts cannot Be AsSignsd nor TTdnytrr,d.
Gee. II That no contractor for Transporting the
mail within or between the United States and hny
iore!gn country shall assign or transfer bis con-
tract and al such assignments or transfers shall be
null and void.
SeAsdHlesto Be Furnished and Posted Ur IN Post
s.t6sS-RsstsfTS TO be Returned and Reports
Sec 20. That the Postmaster General shall furn-
lsh 70 the postmasters at the termination Of each
route echeaule OF the time OF arrival and de par
tuIe OF the mail at their offices, respectively, TO
posted In conspicuous place in the office; aud the
notice Of any change in the arrival and dspsrtGTe
thst may be ordered; and he shall cause TO be kept
Usr Intervals registers showing the ex act OF
the arrivals and departures Of the mail.
By the .ct of Congress approved April Il, 1905 no
member Of Congress can be a contractor or be con-
the @ ,yernmebt; and by the same act 1t Is m sde
IN .Gr U 81 rae
member Of Congress.
be concluded with the other psrtners-Opiaioa Of
Attorney Gsndal, 4, A. contract with oae who
tinuance is not affected by such election-Ibld s,
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The Postmaster General has no power, under the
aT to release siGdets and and their
real or supposed mistakes of any kind in making
proposals. he particularly requests that, bsfore
bidding, the fullest inquiry and invest CATION be
made in regard 10 the route, distance, service,
weigh OF malls cost Of stock feed and ali expenses
existing and likely TO occur during the contract
term, and with due consideration of the conseQuen
ces imposed by law on delinQuents.
Cont aesto be EzstNsd and Filed in tie Department
by the fTSt day Of June.
Udder the Provisions OF section 245 OF the act ap
PROV June IS, 1874 the Postmaster al pre-
scTibed the lst day Of June, 1875, before which
day the contracts OF accepted bidders must be re-
ceiy'd st the Department in sshington, executed
In due fern.
Accepted bidders not complying with this reguIa.
tion shall be considered having failed to com oily
with their proposals, and the Postmaster General
may proceed TO contract for the service with other
parties according to law.
CONTRACTS RECEIVED AT THE DEPAR MINT
AFTER JUNE i WILL NOT BIZ CONSIDERED BY THE
POSTMASTER GENERAL.
FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND, AND CERTIFI-
GATE.
Proposal.
The undersigned, whose post Office I'D.
dress is -, county OF -, state Of -, pre-
poses to AIRY the mails of the United States, from
july i, 1875, 10 June 81, Isl, on route No. -, be-
| tween - and -, State OF -, under the ad
ytrtisement Of the Postmaster General, dated De-
cember lS4, with celebrity, certainty, and securi
ty," for the annual sam Of dollsrs; and IL this
proposal accepted he will enter into contract with
sure les to be approved by the Postmaster General,
within the time prescribed In said advertisement.
Tlis proposal Is made with full knowlsdge OF the
distance OF the route, the weight OF the mail to be
ie-1 daIi 9th