Arizona citizen., 1875-02-06

cle or vessel, which shall, with ihe knowledge of any owner, in whole or inpart, or with the knowledge or connivance of the driver, master, or other person having charge of the same, convey any person acting or employed as 8 private express for the conveyance of letters or packets, and actually in possession of the same for the purpose of conveying them cont ary to the spirit, true intent, and meaning off this law, shall, for every such offense. forgeit and pay one hundred and fifty dollars.
 SEC. 230. That no person shall transmit by private express or other niawful means, or deliver to any agent of such unlawful express, or deposit, or cause to be deposit cd, at any appointed place, for the purpose of being transmitted. any letter or packet, and for every such ofense the party sol offending shall forfeit and pay fifty dollars.
 SEC. 23l. That no stage-coach, rail way car, steamboat. or other vehicle or vessel which regularly performs trips at stated periods on any post.rcute, 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 relate to some part of the cargo of such steam boat or other vessel, or to some arti- cle carried at the same time by the same stag coach, rsilway-car, or other vehicle, except as provided in section two hundred and thirty nine; and for every such of 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, 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 bel
 made, and the Liability of Postma sters.
 Sec. 245. That every proposal for carry
 ing the mail shall be accompanied by the bond of the bidder, with sureties approv- sd by a postmaster, and in cases where the amount of the bond exceeds five thou sand dollars, by postmaster Of the first, second, or third class, in sum to be des.
  adv ver,isement of each route to which bond 8 condition shall be annexed, that if thel said bidder shall, within such time after his bid is accepted as the Postmaster Gen- sral shall prescribe, enter into contract with the United State of America, with good and sufficient sureties. to be approved by the Postmaster General, to perform theI service proposed in his said bid, and, furth- ar, that he shall perform the said service according to his contract, then. the said Ob- Iigation to be void, otherwise to be in full force and obligation in law; and In case of failure of any bidder to enter intol such contract to perform the service, orI having executed 8 contract, in case of failure to perform the service accordingI to his contract, he and his sureties shall be liable for the amount of said bond as liquidated damages, to be recovered in an action of debt on the saId bond. No pro- posal shall be considered unless 1t shall be 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 CutCi lutO CoutidCO auO POttOA LII ShS OSA Ice in case his bid is accepted. :.
 Sec. 246. That before the bond of bid der provided for in the aforesaid section is approved, there shall be lndorsed there on the oaths of the sureties therein, talk en before an officer qualified to admins ter oaths, that they are owners of real es- tate worth, iE the aggregate, sum dou- ble 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.
 Sec. 247. That any postmaster who shall affix his signature to the approval of any bond of bidder, or to the certifcate of sufficiency 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 bidder with insufficient sureties, or shall knowingly make any false or fraudulent certificate, shall be forthwith dismissed from office, and be thereafter from holding the office of, postmaster, and shall also be deemed guil- " of o rnisdamauu0r and On POnVicfiOni