New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-28
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY JUNE g. 1876
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

OFFICIAL NOTICES.
present p,v whe I it exceeds i've thousa an dollars
att d in tho advertisement under the appro.
iris te route.
Suretie. on the bond of bidder mist take an
GA before an offic n qua fed to admin stsr oaths
that they are the own re- of zeal estate worth, IN
the aggregate. a eum double the amount OF said
bond. over aud above all de- b . due AMI owing bv
them, a ID all Judgments. mortgage aud e1ecu
tons against tnen, at allowing all exemptions
of every character Whatever.
20. All checks deposited wi h BIDS will be held
until contract Is executed and the service com
menc,d by she accepted bidder. Checks Will then
be returned by mail ON the written request OF the
bidder, or delivered to any one on his order
q. The contracts are to be executed and re-
tun' to the depart pent by or before the TWEEN
tie day nf Sep ember, 1876, otherwise the &C.
ceO.ed oder will ba consld. red having tailed,
And the Postmaster Gent raj may procee to con
tract for the service with other paIes, according
to law.
Ass gnments of contracts, or of interest in con.
tract J. arc forbidden by law. and consequently
can not be allowed. Ne Their can bide, or interest
in rids be transferred assigned TO other parties
Bidders will therefore take notice that they Will
be expected TO perform the service awarded 10
them through the whole cnntrat ted term.
p. Section 2i9 Of the act OF June 8, 1872, pro
vd - that contracts tor the TRANSPORTATION OF the
mail shall be ''awa' d. to the lOH est dd( ten
dcrdg sufficient guarantees for fs,h ful peri rm-
ance wit bout other reference TO the IN d. OF such
for the due cslerity certainty ald 81 curty there
of" U. Ih,s law bids that propose to transport
the m sils with "ce'erit, certainty and security,
having been decd d to be the Only legal bids, are
construed providing for the entire mail. how.
ever iare e. and whatever III ~ he the mode CT con
vevance nee. ssarv 10 insure it's celerly certainty
al d security" a d have the pre- 'erence over al
nthere, ard no others are co.'s d red exec 1T for
s.elmuOat routes.
%. modification of bid in any OF rs es-
sential terms is tentamoun. to a new bid, and
can not be received to int erf.re with regular
competition hiking q new bid in proper form is
the only way to modify previous one.
"a. PpstmdS cautioned. under penalty OF
removal, MT to sign he approval of tire bono OF
a1v bidder before The bona is signed oy the bitder
ard his suTeties and not until ntirely tatstied
of the sufficiepcy OF tie su cites.
No stma ster ass slant post master or clerk en-
ployet in any pOstoffire saall be contractor, or
concerned in a contract for carrying the ma l.
IS POstmasters alec able to dismissal from
Office t'r acting as agents of contractors or bid
dels with or without compensation, in any bust
ness matter or thing relating 10 tie mail service.
They are the trusted agents Of the department,
and can not consistently act in both capacities
26. IL case the route is rot fully supplied with
pouches locks a. KEYS, requsiti0n must be mace
uoon the second assistant postmaster general for
Propo a altered by era'uces or interlueatons
of the route, tie service. the yearly paw or the
Lame of the bidder, Will not be considered.
FORM OF PROPOSAL. BOND AND CERTIFICATE.
PROPOSAL
The undersigned -, whose postcffice ed iress
is - county of -, State Of -, proposes
to carry the mails of ire United States from DC.
betty - and -. State of -, under the
advertisement of the Pest master Genel AL dated
May 20 1876, with celebrity cert .iLtv and securi,
fv,' for the annual sum of - dollars; and if
this proposal is accepted he will enter into
tract with suretes. to be approved by The Post.
master General, within the time prt scrbed N said
advertisement
This proposal is male with the fnll knowledge OF
the dist nee Of thu route the W. !ht OF tho ms il
10 the route ard service; AID, also, atsr carefHl
examination of the avs and inst uctiOns attached
to a1vs, Sc mt n, of mail service.
Oath required by section PAS Of an act of Congress
approved Jure 23 1874 to be affixed {, each
lii for carrying the ma J. and to be taken be-
tore officer qualified to adrniHist. + oaths.
I.-.0f -, bdder for carrying the mail
that hav. the ability, pecuniarily. to fulfill my
oblig riol as such BIDDER; that the bid is mad in
good faith, and wi h the intention to enter into
contract AHd perform the service III case said bid
shall BE- accepted -.
sworn 10 a d subscribed before me, -, for
and f ,s.,ans v1s, Gay sn D.
ibe my name and atiix my official sell the day
ar q year afors said. -.
noTK-When the oath IL taken b< fore a Justice
of the peace. or anv Other eff not using seal,
exec pt .dg- of United States court. the cer.id
ca Of the clerk of court OF record must be add
Ell under his al of office, thai the person who
a. mnster,d the oath is duly qualified as such
officer.
BIDS must be accompanies oy a cert he'd che ok,
or draft, on soEle solvent rational hank, payable
to the order of the Postmaster General, quail to
five per cen'um on the present annual pay On the
route hen tie pcs sent pay exceeds five thou and
dollar S: or in case of new service not less than five
per ceu:um of the amouir of the bond accompany
ing the 3D. if said DC nd exceeds tive thousand dol
lars
The proposal must re signed bv the bidder or
bid ,.rs, and the date OF signing atfixe
prts5 to he 6sDsnh aas Stst p0 Gen
OF Columbia" marked Proposals.. State Of Louis;-
ana
BoNp-pIRvCrIoNs.
Inser! the "A OF the principal and rsties in
full il the body of the bono; slsO the dA 9. Tie
81 L .Jures to the bond should be witnessed, and
Justice Of the peace, adding his Official title. ii
signed BY notary public, he should att X lis seal
Know all men BY these pre- sents, that -, Of
and -, Of -, in the state Of 80, as ture.
ties, are held and firmly bound unto the United
Sosrs aw Money vu Of the ntsd s SUN 70 Ia
paid to the said United States Of America its
duly appointed or authorised officer or officers; TO
the pay ment OF which well aid truly to be made
and done, we bind ourselves, our ne RS, executors
and administrators, jointly and severs.ly. firmly
bs these presents
Sealed with our seals. ana dated this - day
Of -, l6s-.
Whereas, by an act of Con yress approved June
%, 1874, entitled IAN act making approoriat oas
for the service tf the PosIoffite Department for
the fiscal year end NJ June 30, 1875. and for oth
purposes" it is provided: That every proposal
foI carr ing the nail shaD De accompanied by the
bond Of the bidder, with sureties approved by a
postmaster,' in pursuance whereof, and in com
pance with the provisions of said law, this boud
Is ms de and executed. suhj act to a the terms,
coHdltlOns and remedies thereon, in the said act
provided and prescr bed, to accompany the afore
gong and annexed p oposal Of the sad -.
Now. the condition OF the said obligation is such
that If the said -, bidder Aforesaid shall,
within such time after his bid is accepted as the
PCstm .ster General has pres ;ribsd in said adver.
tisement, enter into cont vet with the United
Sta es Of America, ,th good and sufficient sue
ties, to be approved by tbs Poatmast.r General, to
perform the serv proposed IN his said DID ard
urt her aha perform said service according his
,outrac then this obligation shall be void other.
wise be in full force and Obligation in law.
In witness whereof We have herr unto SCI our
lalds and ssals this - day OF -, 49,