New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-16

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fore an officer qualified to admaister oaths
I,|.ss =, bidder for carving the mail
oSa, such Se2 that shs bid i: mads y
Contract AID perform the service in case said bid
'I sworn to asd subscribed before me. -.i
1877, and in testimony whereof hereuuto sub
scribe my name and afhx my official seal tho day
and year aforesaid. -.
Eork-when the oath 10 taken be fore justice
Of the peace, or any other Off er not using seal,
exec DIT udgo of . United States court, th3 certin
cate of the clerk of . court OF record must be add.
ed, under his al of Office, that the person whe
administered the oath Is duly qualified - such
officer.
Bids must be accompanied by a certified check,
or draft. on some solvent national bank, payable
to the order of the Postmaster General, equal to
five per centum on the present annual uaV on tho
route when the pre- sent paw exceeds five thousand
per centum Of the amouur of the bond accompany
ing the bid. if said bond e1ceedsfve thousand dol
lars.
The proposal must be signed BY the bidder or
bid rs and the date of siguing affixed.
Direct to the Second ASS slant Postmaster Gen.
e,al Postoffice Department., Washington District
ana"
BoND-DIRscrloSa
Insert the Names of the principal and suretleS In
full in the body Of the bOnG; also the d. 9. The
sis nstures to the bond should he witnessed, and
Justice OF the peace, adding his official title, OF,
signed BY . notary public he should affx bis seal.
Know all men BY these presents. that -, Of
and -, Of -, in the State Of -, as .ure-
ties, are held and firmly bound unto the United
states If America in the just ani tull sum Of
dollars, lawful money OF the United Ststes, to b
paid to the eaid United States of America or in
duly appointed OF aut horised officer or officers 70
the payment Of which, well aud truly to be made
and done, We bind ourselves. our heirs, executors
and administrators. jointly and severslly, firmly
by these presenta
Sealed With eur SEALS and dated this - day
Of, 1877.
Where's, by an act of Congress approved June
g. 1874, entitled Tan act making ApprOpriatO
for the service Of the Postofice Department for
the fiscal year ending June 30 1875. and for other
purposes" it IL provided That every proposal
for carr ing the mail shall be accompanied by tho
bond Of the bidder, with sureties approved BY
pliance with the provisions of said law, this bond
10 made and executed, subject to a l the terms.
conditions and remedies thereon, in the said act
provided and prescribed to accompany the afore-
going and annexed proposal Of tbs said -.
Now. the condition OF the said obliga 10 such
that il the said -, bidder aforesaid, shall,
within such time after his bid is accepted - tho
Postmaster General has pres :ribsd in said adver.
tisement, enter into c0ntr sct with the United
ties, to be approved By The Postmaster General to
perform the service proposed in his said bid. and
further shall perform said service according t. his
contract; then this obligation shall be void other.
wise to Do in full force and obligation in law.
In witnees whereof we have hereuntO set our
hands and seals this - ay of -, 1877.
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