Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-16

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faithfully perform all thr duties required ii me- and
abstain from everything forbidden hy the laws in
rogd- within thu United siars and thai vii bon
,riiy and Truly a'tgT! Ter ard pay over any money
into ~ possession or control 50 help me God.
By section sixteen Of the act Of Juue. 1872 every
pains, Penalrs and torlaitures for violation OF the
i9's Tclating 70 such snf'c", whether he has taken
the above oath OF affirmation n not.
S,rcns c me act Of Congress TO Rcr,ss C1rsoldare
and IEisId the Statutes Retains 70 The Posi- Of-.
| n'pcrfm,a; aPr1orsf Juue 3, I,7c
The Postmaster GENER Al requests that bidders.
intending To he concerned in mail contract will care
here presented, and also IA" forms aud instruction,
ut the end II this enlightenment, ia order that bids
may be made ana Liabilities assumed understanding
" and tlat ell misaIrrchcnsigns OF cause OF com
plaht hereafter may br avoided.
PoSTMA>TERs are required 20 make themselves IA
miiar with these laws and instructions that thcy
may be able to inform and direct others.
Poamcs,es Ceres, Sfc., CqnHo, De Con,ro-'ors.
or ccrk en- ri"yod IA any post ciif,s Shall BE- con
tractor OF concerned IN contract for carrying the
mails.
Persons in the employ Of the Post Office Depart
m.ht lucludig r.,'ma,t"r-' cannot h.cgm" inter
SEC Il That no person employed in the Post Office
Department shat! Become interested in any contract
igT carrying thu naii act agent. with or with
ont c,mrrI-atio In aIv .urltracsar ,r person Of
the peFaruuent and any person of, nding shall be
.meiatcly dismissed from fica, AMI shall be- liable
| ~ pay s., much money as would have been realized
from said contract e. le recovered ~ action q:
debt for the u. OF the Post Office Department.
BY, regulation IF IT, ncpartment, no carrier
should De employed who j. UHt.T sixteen years uf
age: and Lee bidder viii T." accepted who i under
twenty years 4 ag-. who j. married
! woman.
co"r'yo"ss IF Ls>rs osle5 IL Ma'-P'jra's f.
Sec. 227. That eIny EeIson concerned in carrying
ter or packet, or cause or procure the same 10 he
done contrary l. law. shall ON conviction thereof,
| fifty dollar alt
express Tor the c"nyeyaHce 81 letters or packets or ~
the same hy REGULAR trips OF at stated peIi.-y over
any I"et ront" which Is may b. established 10y law
r mr. IN any any ely t9wI or H5 , to any oher [
assisting therein. shall for each o.ence forfeit and
| 1at one hG ~, u ana my dollars . ,. .,
sec 1Zy That ID. owner 81 every stage eoae h raj!
way car Sts1ho"t or @tl"l 'rilclr or vessel winch
| snail win inc ku"Nltd 81 any owner IN whole or
| IL pant on with the knowrdg" OF conniNanc" "a the
driver. CONDUCTOR master oT other per. having
p'ayed a. private express for the coEycYanc- Of
letters ~ ''Aet> ana actually IN PSss-si"u at the
same for tie pniT"ec Of conveying them contrary to
VI sP1lH. NVt i"t- d"t meaning OF TINS 10" snail
4 and fifty dai,ars-
sec -. That no Fnrson shall transmit IT private
agent 81 such unlawful "TIr">s or deposit or cause
l" ae a. 20: re-, al any app n,i ri%ce Tor me rnI
;or every such oi-ucr the party Cfeadins shall
| forfeit aid lay hl1y dollars
sc. 2j That 10 stage coach, railway car, steam
,at, or Gihed N'.d.ir ~ y-I' which irsGiSIty per
from any city town place 20 other city. town
or place between which the mail i, regularly carried.
packets except such As relate 10 some part OF the
cargo of fucb steamboat other vessel, 10 some
arug carried at the same time by the same stage
coach. railway car or other vehicle except ~ pro
every -ucE nHrnSe tit owner ~ N. stag Coach ran
way car, steamboat or other vehicle OF yesse! shall
| CONDUCTOR master or other person having charge
thereof, and not at the time owner Of the whole
| paw Tor every such offence fifty dollars.
| Section 2{9 permits GonNeyaIce 81 letters ~
|
tie Lio5tiIty d PostaIGstsrs
So 245 That every proposal for carving the mail
| surcties approved 10y postmaster, and III cases
where the amount Of the bond exceeds five thousand
class, i'll sum to De designated 10y the Postmaster
General il the advertsMeht Il each routes TO which
bond condition hall he annexed, that If the said
bidder shall, within such time after his hid is accept
INTO a contract with the United states Of America
with good and sufficient suretcs to be approved hy
Tse IN R S & d 10 PffS that he fl a fc2
i rT the raid service according Li- contract, tlen
force and Obligation law; and in Of failure of
bidder 70 enter into such contract TO perform The
service. or, having executed "a contract, in Of
failure perform the service according 70 his CON
| tract lie and his sureties shall be liable for the
| covered in an action Of debt on the said bond No
proposal shall Re considered unless il shall be
| pauIodby .uch bond. and there shall have been al
hIed 10 said proposal the oath Of the bidder, taken
before officer qualified 10 administer oaths, that
he has The ability recmiaTiiy. 10 fulfill his obliga-
| tCns. and that the hid is made In good faith, and
with the intention 10 enter into contract and perform
the service IL oaso lis hid is accepted.
Sec. 2.G. That before the bond Of bidder provided
for in the aforesaid section is appVUvc, there shal
De ndorsed thereon The oaths of the suretrs therein
taken before an officer qualified to administer oaths
that thew are owners of real estate worth in the az
| over and above nm debts u, and owing hy them and
| an judgments. mortgages and exrCIltios Against
them after allowin. AN exelnptous of every charac
| Zen Vb.terer
| Sec ~ that any pos.u,astar who shall afs. his
siopafura fn ths rprnyaI of any bond of n bidder or
| n thp cer,itcate If Cheney t surrte. ia auv con-
tract hafra The said Lnud or contract il signed Ly
l. the bber or coutractcr and his snr,ties or shall
i,rJ, on yritbnrt III -, ercis. f Irs aI'ce
approve any bond Of bidder with insufficient sure
| ~ rr Sian tnDT.ireiv make any faIsa ar frau,iH
| H., Va Cartitn , I'LL frthri,b ,,laj TN,
Az and L." RI. rrtfter Inuaiifri FIRM h"liing the
office Of postmaster and shall also be deemed guilty