The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-06-29
Official.

1Ss qhe bid should be sealed, ssperscribaa MAIL
Proposals State OF Va" addressed ',secona Assist
10. Every proposal m ust be accompanied by bond
with two or more sureties approved by postmaster
and incases where the amount of the bonds exceeds
five thousand dollars $4,000 by postras ar of the
first, second. Third class. Bids for service, the
pay for which at the time OF advertisement exceeds
five thousand dollars 3s5000J must be accompanied
by certified check, draft payable to the order
al bank, OF not less than five per centum on the
amount of the annual pay on such route, and in
case OF new OF me " not nna less sn five
ing the bid, il the amount of said bond exceeds
$4,000 five thousand dollars.
The amount OF bond required with bids, and the
presentpay when it exceeds $4,000 five thousand
dollars. are stated liz the advertisement under the
Sureties the bond of bidder must take an oath
before an officer qualified to administer oaths that
they are the owners of real estate worth in the
gregate, a sum double the amount of said bond.
over and above all debts due and owing by them.
and al judgments, mortgages, and executions
against them after allowing all exemptions of ev-
TO- All checks deposited with bids will be held us
til contract is executed and the service commenced by
the accepted bidder. Cheeks aoi taen be returned 5Y
mail the aoritten request Of the bidder, deicered
to Gny his order
81 The contracts are to be erecued and returned to the
Deartnesa,t BY Or tsre tie 2oh dqy q SEPTEMBER 1876
tailed and the Postmaster Geerl may proceed to
contract for the seruice oo other parties according to
| lGap.
Assignments of contracts, of interest in con
tracts are forbidden by law and consequently can
not be allowed Neither can bids interest i'll bids,
be transferred or assigned to other parties. Bid
ders will therefore take notice that they will
pected to perform the service awarded to them
through the whole contract tenn.
22 Section 249 Of tine act of June 1872. provides
that contracts for the transportation OF the mail
shall be awarded to the lowest bidder rendering
sufficient guarantees for faithful performance, with
out other reference to the mode of such transpoP-
taton than may be necessary to provide for the due
CELEBRITY, certainty, and security thereof Under
with ceerty, certainty, md security, haoing been de-
ctedto be the only legal bids Construed prouid-
for the entire mail ho'0erer targe and aotateger ay
be the mode Of conveyance eecessaryto insure its zee
eriy, certainty and security and hare the preference
ocer all others and others considered except
| forsteamboat routes
| Is. modification of bid in any of it's essential
received to interfere with regular competition.
Making new bid in proper form is the only way to
modify previous one.
"a Postmastefs are cautioned, under penalty OF
| removal. not to sign the approval of the bond OF
any bidder before the bond signed by the bidder
and his sureties, and not until entirely satisfied of
1 the suficiency of the sureties
No postmaster, assistant postmaster, CLERK en-
poyed in any post Office, shall be contractor or
4 concerned in a contract for carrying the mail
i %. Postlpasters are also liable to dismissal from
office for acting agents of contractors bidders,
with without compensation in any business mat
ter or thing relating to the mail service. They are
the trusted agents of the Department, and cannot
4 consistently act in both capacities.
26 In case the route is not fully supplied with
i upon the Second Assistant Postmaster General for
. the same before the date of beginning service.
R5- Proposal altered by ensures OF interlinea-
IoLs OF the route. the services the yearly pay,
1 the name OF the bidder. will not be considered.
4 FORM OF PROPOSAL, BONE AND CERTIFICA TIE
4 Proposal
s The undersgned whose post-ofce address
cary the mails OF the Unitep States from october l.
s 1875 to un st So ls on route No between s
nent OF the Postmaster General, dated May 20 1916
wa5n eelery certainty and seeariy for the an
cepted he will enter into contract with sureties to
be approved by the Postmaster General, within the
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