New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-08
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

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present pay when it exceeds five thousand doiislH.
! are stated II tins advertisement under the appsO-
| pirate route.
Sursties on the bond of bidder mist take Al
oath before officer qualified to administer oaths,
that they are the owners OF real estate worth, in
| the aggregate: sum double the amount of said
| bond, over and above all debts due and owing by
them, aud all Judgments, mortgages and eIscn-
tiOns against them, after allowing all exemptions
eassastsr wb lids will he
until contract Is executed aud the service conn-
menced by the accepted bidder. Checks will then
bidder, or delivered to any one on his order
81. The contracts are to be executed and re-
turned to the depas ment by or before the TWEEN
| teth day Of September, 1876 otherwise the se-
cepted BIDDER will be considered as having tailed
| and the Postmaster General may proceed to coz
| to law.
| Assignments Of contracts, or of interest in coz
can not be allowed. Neither can bids, or inteIes
in hide be transferred or assigned to other partea,
Bidders will therefore take notice that they win
be expected to perform the service awarded to
them through the whole contracted term.
70. Section 249 Of the act of June 8, 1872, pro
vdes that contracts for the transportation Of The
mail shall be awarded to the lowest oder ten
derpg sufficient guarantees for faithful perform
ance without other reference to the III de OF sueh
transportation than may be necasss ry to PROV Go
for the due celebrity, certainty and security there
Of" Uadsr this law bds that propose 20 transport
the ails with CELEBRITY certainty and security,
having teen decided to be the only legal bids, are
construed providing for the entii 70 mail how
ever large. and whatever may be the mode OF con
veyance nect ssarv to insureits CELEBRITY. Certainty
al ID security and have the preference over al
others. and no others are cons d.red, exec pit for
%. modifi" stion of bid in any of its ee-
sentlal termf ~ tantamorns to a new bid, and
can not be teiv d SO as to interfere with regular
competition. n bking new bid in proper form 10
the only way ~ modify pre- vious one.
d. Postmasters are cautioned, under penalty Of
any bidder before the bond is signed by the bidder
and his snretes, and not until entirely satisfied
Of the suficieucy OF the SUI cites.
No postmaster, assistant p0stm or clerk en-
ployeu in any post0thce saal be a contractor, or
concerned in contract for carrying the mail
Is POstma sters are also liable to dismissal from
office for acting as agents OF contractors or bid
ders, with or without compensation, in any bust.
pess matter or thing relating to the mail service.
They are the trusted agents OF the department,
and can not consistently act in both capacities
rs. IL case the route is not fully supplied with
upon the second assistant postmaster general for
the same before the date Of beginning service.
of the route, the service. the yearly paw or tho
name Of the bidder, will not DO considered.
FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND AND CERTIFICATE.
is NV, County Of -, State q -, proposes
to toSsr s June So @ on
between -a and -, State Of -, under the
sdvessisement Of the Postmaster General. dated
ty" for the annual sum of - dollars; and IL
this proposal is accepted he viii enter into con.
master General, within the time prescribed in said
This proposal is made with the full knowledge OF
the dist snce of the route the weight of the mail
to be carried and al other particulars in reference
TO the route and service; aHd also after csrsfn,
examination of the laws and Instructions attached
to advel semen OF NAL service
Dated - -, Bidder.
approved June 20. 1874 to be affixed to each
bid for carrying the mail and to be taken be-
ID OF -, bidder for carrying the mail
ON route No. -, from - to -, do swear
e e6i. as such that hs bid is
good faith, and with the intention to enter into
contract AID perform the service in case said hid
sworn 10 AID subscribed before me, -, for
the - of --, N - day OF -, A. D.
scribe my name snd stix my official seal the day
and year aforesaid. -
noTE-when the oath is taken before justice
of the peace, or any other Off not using seal.
except Judge OF United States court, the cert IT,
cate Of tire clerk of court Of record must be add
ed under his al of Office that the person who
administered the oath is duly qualified Is 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 pay on the
route when the present pay exceeds i've thousand
dollars in of new service, not less than FIVE
per ceutum of the am cunt of the bond ACCOMPANY
ing the bd if SAID oond exceeds five thousand do--
The proposal must he eigned bv the bidder OF
bidier re-. ana the date OF signing affixed.
Drrecr to the Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
e,al, POstoffce Department, Washington, DissrihF
Of Columbia" marked Proposals, State of Lonisa-
ana
Insert the panes OF the principal and sureties m
full in the body Of the bond; also the da' 9. IN {,
signatures to the bond should be witnessed, and
the certificate the ineIde should be signed by
Justice OF the peace adding his official title. OF. il
signed by notary pubic, he should atty his seal
end q - il the stat, State Of IT, ~ as IRE
States Of America in the just and full sum Of
dollars, lawful money OF the United states, to be
paid to the said United States Of america OF ss
the pay menJ of which, well and truly to be made
and done we bind ourselves, our heirs, execute ID
and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly
Sealed with eur SEALS and dated this - dag
of - 1877.
whereas BY an act of Congress approved Jure
o. 1874 entitled IAN act making appropriations
for the service Of the PostOfice Department ior
purposes it is provided That every proposal
for carr. ing the mail shall be accompanied by the
bond OF the bidder, with sureties approved by
postmaster" in pursuance whereof, and in COM
pliance with the provisions of said law, this bond
is made and executed. subject to al the terms,
conditions and remedies thereon, in the said act
provided and prescribed. to accompany the afOre-
going and annexed proposal OF the said -.
Nov, the condition OF the SAID oblig atop sneh
within such time after his bid is accepted az the
Postm aster Genera has pres ribsd in said adver-
tisement enter into a contract with the United
States Of America, with good and sufficient sure
ties to be approved by the General, to
perform the service proposed III his said DID, END
contrac; then this obligation shall be void. other.
wise to be in full force and O.igatiOn in law.
In with sss whereof We have hereuntO set our
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