The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-06-22
Official.

Is. The bid should be sealed, superscrfbed Mail
Proposals State of Va" addr essed second Assist
ant Postmaster General Contract Office
10. Every proposal must be accompanied by bond
with two sureties approved by postmaster,
and in where the amount Of the bonds exceeds
first second or third class. Bids for service. the
pay for which at the time OF advertisement exceeds
five thousand dollars, ($5.000 must be accompanied
by certified check or draft, payable to the order
of the Postmaster General ON some solvent nation
al bank, OF not less than five per centum on the
amount of the annual pay such route, and in
| case OF new or modified service, not less than five
ing the bid, if the amount of said bond exceeds
$5,eOo) five thousand dollars.
| The amount of bond required with bids, and the
present pay when it exceeds ($5000) five thousand
dollars, stated in the advertisement under the
appropriate route.
sureties on the bond of abidder must take oath
before an officer qualified to administer 9aths that
gregate, double the amount Of said bond
| over and above all debts due and owing by them
| against them after allowing all exemptions of ev
| cry character whatever.
60 All checks deposited with bids will be held I'M
til contract is executed and the seroce commenced by
the accepted bidder. Checks mill then be returned By
mail on the aoren request of the bidder, delivered
81 The contracts are to be executed returned to the
Department By before the 10th day of September, 1876,
otherwise the accepted bidder aoiU be considered as hau
ing failed. and the Postmaster General may proceed to
contract the serrice ao other parties, according to
Assignments of contracts, or of interest in COM
tracts, are forbidden by law and consequently
not be allowed. Neither bids, interest III bids.
be transferred or assigned to other parties Bid
pected to perform the service awarded to them
through the whole contract term
a. Section 249 of the act of June 8. 1872 provides
that contracts for the transportation of the mail
shall be awarded to the lowest bidder rendering
out other reference to the mode of such transport
aton than may be necessary to provide for the due
this law bids that propose to transport the mails
with "celerity certainty, and secury hdrtng been de-
ctded to be the only legal BIDS construed proud
ing for the entire mail holoeeer large and achateuer may
be the mode Of conveyance accessory to INSURE its ce-
ertty certainty and security and have the preference
orer all Others and no others are considered, except
for steamboat routes.
3D. A modification OF bid in any of its essential
terms is tantamount te q hid and cannot be
received so to interfere with regular competition
Making new bid in proper form is the only way to
modify previous one.
"a. Postmasters 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 snreties and not until entirely satisfied OF
| the Sufhciency of the SuretieS.
No postmaster, assistant postmaster, or clerk en-
poyed in any post office. shall be contractor or
concerned in contract for carrying the mail
%. Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from
office for acting as agents OF contractors bidders
with or without compensation, in any business mat
ter, or thing relating to the mail service They are
the trusted agents OF the Department, and cannot
consistently act in both capacities.
20. In case, the route is not fully supplied with
as BE
} the same before the date of beginning service.
; 80 Proposal altered by erasures or interlinea-
tons OF the route the services, the yearly pay,
the name of the bidder. will not be considered.
FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND AND CERTIFICA TIE
PROPOSAL
The sats
cary the mails OF the Unitep States from October l.
@ to June s} r. route 36H
ment of the Postmaster General, dated May 20 1876
ndal sum of - dollars; and if this proposal is &C
copied he will enter into contract, with suretes to
time prescribed in said advertisement.
This proposal is made soi faM hnoaoedge Of the dis
aad all other particulars in reference to the route and
sergiee a,d also ae cgreul Of the laos
Oath required b. section PAS of an act Of Congress ap
prossd gune2s 1874 to be etssed to each oidtor CIR
: qualified to administer oaths.
It. N, of 49,. bidder for carrying the mail on
the ability pecuniarily, to fulfil my obligation as
such bidder; that the bid is made in good faith,
with the intention to enter into contract and per
form the service in said bid shall be accepted
Sworn to and subscribed before me,-for
in testimony whereof hereunto subscribe -N''-''
my name and afiixmy official seal the day and
year aforesaid
. NosE-when the oath is taken before a Justice OF
the peace, any other officer not using SEAL ex-
cept judge OF United States court. the certificate
der his sea Of Office, that the person. who admins
tered the oath is duly qualified as such officer.
EldS mast be accompanied By certified check draft
soluent national bank payable to the order Of
the Postmaster General, equal per centunn tie pres
emit annual pay on the route eohea the present pay er-
ceeds $4,000 IN Of seruice not less than per
ce't@ Of the amount gfthe bond accompanying the bid,
The proposal must be signed by the bidder or bid
deps. and the e, date Of signing affixed,
Direct to the "Iecond Assistant Postmaster Gen.
marked Proposals, State of VS.
Directions.
HS-lnsert the names OF the principal and suretes
in full in the body OF the bOnd also the date The
| SIGNATURES to the ShOud he wit md tho
certificate on the inside should be signed by JUS
ubc he x f his
Know all nen by these presents, that, Of
d e in the State tdlp aa sureties are held
and firmly bono unto the United States of America
United safes to be paid u he 'a said Hni3es
United States OF America or its duly appointed or
which. well and truly to be made and done we bind
ourselves our heirs executors, and administrators
Jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
! Sealed with our seals, and dated this-day Of,
81 Whereas by act of Congress approved June %,
1874, entitled IAN Act making APPROPRIATIONS for
the service Of the Post Office Department. for the ifs
, cal year ending June thirtieth eighteen hundred
and seventyve, and for other purposes it is prov-
ded that every proposal for carrying the mail shall
cites approved by a postmaster in pursuance
whereof, and in compliance with the provisions of
said law, this bond is made and executed subject to
all the terms, conditions. and remedies thereon in
the said act provided and prescribed, to accompany
the foregoing and annexed proposal of the said
Nov, the condition of the said obligation is such,
that if the said--,bidder as aforesaid shall
within such time after his bid is accepted as the
Postmaster General has prescribed said advertise
ment enter into contract with the United States of
America with good and sufficient sureties to be ap-
proved by tie Postmaster General, to perform
the service proposed in his said bid, and further
shall perform said service according to his contract:
then this obligation shall be void otherwise to be in
full force and obligation in law. ~
In witness whereby we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this-day of--, 1877
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