The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-07-06
Official.

Official.
18. The bid should be sealed, superscribed Mail
Proposals. State of Va, addre ssed Second Assist
ant Postmaster General, Contract ONCE.
Is. Every proposal must be accompanied by bond
with two more sureties approved by postmaster,
five thousand dollars $4,000 by postmaster Of the
first second, third class. Bids for service, the
Tor Which At ne od @
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 centrum on the
amount of the annual pay on such route ana In
case OF new modified service. not less than five
per centum of the amount OF the bond accompany
ing the bid. if the amount of said bond exceeds
$4,000 five Thousand dollars.
The amount OF bond required with bids, and the
present pay when it exceeds $4,000 five thousand
dollars. are stated in the advertisement under the
appropriate route
Sureties on the bond of bidder must take an oath
before officer qualified to administer oaths that
they are the owners of real estate WORTH in the ag
gregate, double the amount OF said bond.
over and above all debts due and owing by them,
and all judgments. mortgages, and executions l
against them, after allowing all exemptions OF eV-
cry character whatever.
TO- All checks deposited with bids will be held un-
til contract is executed and the service commenced by
the accepted bidder Checks aoi then be returned by
mail the aoren request of the bidder. or delivered
81 The contracts are to be eeecuted and returned to the
Department By before the 10th day of SEPTEMBER 1876
ing failed. and the Postmaster General may proceed to
contract the service aDh other parties, according to
Assignments of contracts, of interest in con-
tracts, are forbidden by law. and consequently can
be transferred or assigned to other parties Bid
ders will therefore take notice that they will be ex
pected to perform the service awarded to them
through the whole contract term.
%. Section 29 Of the act of June 8. 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 transpor-
ation than may be necessary to provide tor the due
celerity, certainty, and security thereof" Under
this law bids that propose to transport the mails
with celebrity certainty and security hacing been de-
ctded to be the only legal bids, construed prouid
ing for the entire mail hoaOecer large, and aoatecer
be the mode Of conveyance accessory to insure its see
lerity certainly and security and haze the preference
all Others and no others are considered. except
for steamboat routes.
%. modification of bid in any Of its essential
terms is tantamount to new bid. and cannot be
Making bid in proper form is the only way to
modify previous one.
"a. Postmasters are cautioned under penalty Of
any bidder before the bond signed by the bidder
and his suretes and not until entirely satisfied OF
the suf1cency of the sureties.
| No postmaster assistant postmaster or clerk EN-
ployed 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
| 49, In case the route is not fully supplied with
pouches. locks, and keys, requistion must be made
upon the Second Assistant Postmaster General for
the same before the date of beginning service.
| R4- Proposal altered by erasures or interlnea-
tons OF the route the services the yearly pay or
Ine ilanle u Ile piuoer WIN NOV pe cohsioereu
FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND AND CERTIFICA TIE
ProDosnz
The undersigned - whose whose post-ofhce address
Cary the mails 81 the Unitep States from oet"ser
ls7s to June 80, 49, on route No., between -
ment of the Postmaster General. dated Nav 20 1875
with CELEBRITY. Certainty and security, Tor the an
mai SIM, ~ In1lors. and ~ tbiS nronosai 10 90
cenfed he will enter into Contract With sureties to
be approved by the Postmaster General within the
! time prescribed in said advertisement
This 92roosnL is made 2oi fun knoayLedoe of the dis
tence Of the route the qoeiot Of the mail to be carried
and ali other particulars in reference to tie route and
seruice and also afer careful examination of the laos
and INSTRUCTIONS atiaeh.d to advertisement serviee
Dated --- Bidder.
proasd sne as 1s7l to be affixed to each Sdjor car
! quoStaea 10 @aansm.stsr oatns
l., Or. bidder for carrying the mail on
the AFFINITY, pecunarlly. TO fulfill my obligation as
such bidder that the BID is made in good faith and
form the service in case said bid shall be accepted
| the-of-, this-day of, A D. 1877 [sEAL1
4 in testimony whereof hereunto subscribe
4 year aforesaid.
|
1 NoTE,-When the oath is taken before justice of
the peace, or any other officer not using seal, ex-
cept Judge of United States court the certificate
of the clerk of court OF record must be added I'M
der his seal of Office that the person who admins
tered the oath is duly qualified as such officer
Bids must be accompa,aed By certified check or draft,
solcent national bank payable to the order OF
the Postmaster General equal per cetu the pres,
emit annual pay on the route ohea the present nan er-
$5oOO of eo SERVICE less than per
centum Of the amount cfthe bond accompanying the bid,
| if said bond erceeds $4,000.
The proposal must be signed by the bidder or bid
ders and the date of signing affixed.
| Direct to the second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral. Post Office Department. Washington, D. c.
marked Proposals State OF Va
! ROND
| D;rect;one
a.-Insert the names Of The pripcinal and snreties
tica Of The naaca addino he nttlno1 tit1 ny e
in the State OF 81 ~ principal and - and "