New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-30
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

OFFICIAL NOTICES.
present psv when it exceeds five thoussn dollars.
are st+ d in tho advertisement under the appro'
Surstiss on the bond of bidder m 'st take al
Ii before officer qua flied to administer OAtns,
that they are the owners of real estate worth. III
the aggregate q cum double the amount OF said
bond, over and above all debts due sni owing bV
them, a I'd all Judgments. mortgages and execu
lions again st them after allowing s sxrIn p;oas
Of every character Whatever.
| 20. All checks deposited wi, h BIDS will be held
until contract Is executed aud the service com
mepced by the accepte bidder. Checks Will then
be returned bv mail on tue written request OF Inc
bder or delivered to any one On ns and re-
tu,ntd to the depart nent bv or before the TWEEN
teth day If Sep ernber, 1876, otherwise the ac'
cepted bidder will be cons,dt red 40 having tailed,
and the Postmaster Gent raj may rOceed 10 con
tract for the service with other palt e'. ding
Ass'gnm en.s of contracts, or of interest in con.
tracts, are forbidden bv law, and cOnse quentiy
can not be allowed Ne Their can bids, or interest
Bidders will therefore take notice that they VIII
be expected to perform the service awarded 10
them through the whole contract I'd term
%. Section N9 Of the act OF June g. 1877, pro
vid that contracts TOR the transportation OF The
mail shall he ded to the 10 aest DID, ten
derir tuficien guarantees for fail hful perform
ance without other reference to the III de OF such
transportation than may be necessary to prov lie
for the due celebrity, c. rtany 81 cnrity there
u
the mails with celebrity, certsI NV and security"
having teen decd to be the only legal bids, are
construed So providing for the entire maj how
vey ance nee, ssarv insure its "ceer1ty certainty
q, d security" AID have the pra'er' nee over Oil
others, ard no others are COILS d,red, exec IT Tor
20. modification of bid in any OF Us e..
sentisl ter.ns is tsntamount to q new bid, and
Can NJ be recpiv ed to erft re with regular
competition Making q lew bid in proper form 10
the only way to modify a previous one.
removal, It to sign ths approval of the bond OF
bidder bsfore the bond IS signed by the biode
ard his snreties. and not until entirely tatished
Of the sufficiency OF TIE su cites.
No postmaster assistant postmaster or clerk en-
plOy Cd in any pOetoffice saal be contractor. or
concerned in contract fof carving tue nj, f,
office for acting as agents OF contractors or bid
deIs with or without compensation. iu any busi
ness matt, or thlrg relating 10 the mail SERVICE.
They are the trusted agents of the department.
ard can not consistently act in both capacities.
%. In case the r2u,e 10 rot fly supplied With
upon the second assistant postmaster general for
the same before tn date Of beginning service.
of the route the service the yearly pay OF the
lame Of the bid der, will not be considered.
FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND AND CERTIFICATE.
PROPOSAL
is - county ef -, State Of -, proposes
to carry the MALE of the United States, from Oc
soss1 1875 hume 3d. l State route Me- ,hs
sdverfisement Of the Postmaster Genei a., dated
May 20 1876 with CELEBRITY. Gel ATTY and secnr.
this proposal is accepted be will enter into con
tract. " tn sureties. to be approved by the Post.
master General, within the time prescrbed in said
This proposal is made with the full knowledge of
the dist of the route. the Wei hit of the mail
10 the and service; asd. also. after careful
examination Of the Jaws and irst uctOns attached
IT, aiveI t,se mt ut Of NAL service.
Oath required BY section 2.5 Of an act of Congress
approved lure %, 1874, to be silk to each
lid for carry lug the ma !, and to be taken be.
fore an officer qualified to administer oaths.
I,-.of -. bidder for carrying the mail
Ffp hsvs Nc the pecu1ay to o @y
Obig ion such bid Ter; that the bid 10 mad. in
coed faith and will the intention to enter into
contract sid perform the service in case said bid
sworn 10 q d subscribed before me. -, for
tie -,of-M.;,thsI DAY Of w|.A. D.
sc, ibe my name and Afix my official seal the day
ard year afore said. -.
Nork-when tbs oath is taken bt fore Justice
Of the peace. or any other OH not using seal,
exec pit jdke of United States court, th9 riff
ed under his al of office, that the p. rson Who
. administered the oath is duly qualified as ouch
officer.
BID. must be accompanied by a cert. fled check,
or draft, on some solvent national hank, payable
TO the order of the Postmaster General, equal to
five per ctntum on The present annual paw on the
route when tie pre- sent pay exceeds five thousand
dollar s. or in of service not less than five
per centuln of the amour of the bond accompany.
ing the BID, ii said bond exceeds tive thousand dol
The proposal must be signed by the bidder or
bidas rs, and the date of signing affixed.
eval, Pos.office Department, Washing OF, District
OF Columbia" marked Proposals, State Of Louisi-
ana"
Insert the nance OF the PRINCIPAL and sursties in
full in the body Of the bono; also the d. e. The
sie nstures to the bond should be witnessed, and
the certifcat e on the inside shouli be signed by .
Justice Of the peace, adding his official tltle. il
agned by notary pull lie, he should afi bis seal
Know all 1bs Stay Ss shat
aud -, Of 800, in the state Of go, a. sure
ties are held and firmly bound unto the United
dollars lawful money OF the United Stytes, to be
paid to the said United States of America OF its
duly appointed or authorized officer or officers; to
the payment OF which, well and truly to bs made
and done, We bind ourselves, our heirs executors
and administrators, Jointly and severa.ly, firmly
Sealed With sur seals. and datei this - day
whereas, By an act of Congress approved June
for the service If the Postoffi,e Department for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1873. aud for other
j, is .Ss That svsry S
bond OF the bidder With sureties approved by .
postmaster" in pursuance wher sof, and in COM
plIancs with the provisions of said law this bond
10 made and executed subject to a the terms,
conditions aud remedies thereon, in the said act
provided and prescribed, to accompany tho afore-
gOng and annexed proposal of the SAID -.
Now, the condition OF the said Obligation is euch
that If the said -, bdder aforesaid, shall,
within such time after his bid is accepted as the
POstm sster General has pres crib.d in said adver
tisement, enter into c0atr sct With the Unitel
States Of America, tn good and sufficient sure
ties to be approved by the Postm aster General to
perform the service proposed in his said bid ard
further shall perform said service according his
cOntrac Then this ool CATION shall be void 9th er-
wise t. be in full force and Obligation in law.
In witness whereof We have hereunto set our