The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

son employed in the postal service is subject to all
the pains penalties and foreitures for violation of
the laws relating such SERVICE whether he has TAX
en- the above oath or affirmation or not
srcTIoNs OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS "TO RE-
WISE, CONSOLIDATE, AND AMEND THE
STATUTES RELATING TO THE POST Of
FICE DEPARTMENT" APPROVED JUNE 8,
1872.
The POSTMASTER GENERAL requests that bidders,
guarantors sureties, and all persons concerned, or
intending to be concerned, in mail contracts, Will
laws here presented and also the forms and instruc-
lions at the end of this advertisement in order That
bids may be made and liabilities assumed understand
ngly, and that all msapprehensions or cause OF COM
plant hereafter may be avoided
PosTMAsTERs are required to make themselves IA
miliar with these laws and instructions, that they
NAV be able to inform and direct others.
Postmasters, Clerks, &C., cannot be Contractors.
SEC. IS. That no postmaster, assistant postmas-
ter or clerk employed in amy post office, shall be
contractor or concerned in contract for carrying the
mail.
Persons in the employ of the Post Office Department
(ncluding p0StnGsterS) cannot become interested On
mail contract, act as agent of contractors or
bidders.
SEC. 70. That no person employed in the Post Of
flee Department shall become interested in any con-
tract for carrying the mail or act as agent, with or
son offering to become contractor in any business
before the Department. and any person 90 offending
shall be Immediately dismissed from Office and shall
be liable to pay so much money as would have been
realized from said contract to bel recovered in an &C
ton of debt, for the of the Post Office Depart
ment.
By regulation of the Department, no carrier should
be employed who is under sixteen years Of age and
no bidder will be accepted who Is under twenty-one
wears of age, or who is married woman.
Conveyance of letters out Of the mail. Private En-
presses, dc.
SEC. 227. That any person concerned in carrying
hn hal
ter or packet procure the same TO be done
contrary to law, shal conviction thereof for ev-
cry such ofense forfeit and pay not exceeding fifty
SEC. 22s That no person shall establish any pri-
vate express for the conveyance of letters or packets
or any cause or provide for the
of the same by regular trips or at stated periods,
over any postroute which is or may be established
by law, or from any city town. or place TO any otner
CITY, town, OF place between which the mail is re-
gufarly carried and every person so oftenipg, or
aiding or assisting therein shall. for each oense,
forfeit and paw one hundred and fifty dollars. ,,
SEC. $50. That the owner OF every stage-coach,
railway car, steamboat, other vehicle or vessel
which shall, with the knowledge Of any owner, in
whole OF in part OF VIII Inc &c o III
son having charged of the same, convey any person
acting employed as private express for the con-
sion of the for the purpose OF conveying them
contrary to the spirit true INTENT and meaning OF
this law shall, for every such onense' ioriet ana
pay one hundred and fifty dollars.
SEC. 230. That no person shall transmit by private
express or other unlawful MEANS or deliver to any
agent of such unlawful express, or deposit or cause
pose OF being transmitted any letter or packet, and
for every such offense the party offending shall
forfeit and pay fifty dollars.
SEC. 23i That no stage-coach, railway car, steam
boat or other vehicle vessel which regularly per-
forms trips at stated periods on any post-route, 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
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article carried at the same time by the same stage
COACH railway-car, other vehicle, except as pro-
f eYery SUCH onse the owner Of the
railwaycar, steamboat, or other vehicle or vessel
shall forfeit and pay one hundred dollars; and the
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 offense fifty dollars
(Section 239 permits conveyance of letters in
stamped envelopes otherwise than by mail)
Ihs manner in Which proposals shall be made and
n the LIABILITY OF PoSTMAsTERs.
n SEC. 245. That every proposal for carrying the
mail shall be accompanied by the bond OF the bidder,
with sureties approved by. a postmaster, and in
cases where the amount OF the bond exceeds tve
ad to be designated by the POST
master General in the advertisement of each route;
to which bond condition shall be annexed, that II
theIsaid bidder SHALL within such time after his bid
is accepted as the Postmaster General shall prescribe,
enter into contract yithfhe United states OF amer,
ica with good aud sufficient suretes. to be approved
by he Postmaster General, to perform the service
proposed in his said bid and, further that he shall
perform the said service according to bis contract
then the said obligation to be void 70 De 10
full force and obligation in law and in case OF fal-
ure any bidder to enter into such per-
form the service, Or having executed "A e99stact in
case OF failure to perform the service ACCORDING
contract, he and bssureties shall be liable for the
amount of saidbon as lquidated damages to be re-
covered ip. an ACTION of debt the said bond. No
proposal shall be considered unless it shall be ac-
conpanied by such bond and there shall have been
affixed to said proposal tie oath Of he bidder taken
before anlocer quail tied to admihister oaths, that
tions and that the bid is made in good faith and
with the Intention to enter into contract and perform
the service I'M case ms bid is accepted ~ I!T no lG
p SIC 2l6!g 2Ihat beforethe bond Of bidder prepd-
ed for ithe aforesaid section is there shall
be Endorsed thereon the oahs of the suretes therein
taken before officer qualified to administer oaths