The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-28

ureiles 10 be- approved by the post mA,t,r
general 10 perform the service proposed I'm
| nis said bid aud inrlhri that hs shall per.
| 'orm tina said service according 10 his con.
raot, Then the said obligation 60 bn void,
| ltherwies 10 he Ia IN foroa aud obligation
| IN law; AID IN oAss Of failore Of any bidder
20 en,Or Into suuh oonirart % perform toe
service. or having executed a contract. IN
| cAsa Of failure 10 perform the s,rvlch 40.
| cOraing 10 his contract, he aud hts sur0ues
shsll be liable Tor the smOunt OF said bond
"a liqudAtod damages, 90 be recovered Ia
an aolioo Of deht on ihn said boad. No pro.
Go'' s sS S rs considered n.cs,d %.D,.o a"lsss
such bond. and thers shall have been
nirsd 10 ssid propnss the oath Of thr bid
der, tsfon hHl1re AN Oficer quAitist 10 nd.
| minister oS,hs, that he has the nhl
p-ouniailg, 10 fultll his obligations and
| hat the Did 10 IA sde IN good faith. and with
tbs intention 10 enter into contrso, aud
pefiorm tho service In ca-e his bid Is &C
| copitd, Ana II auy bidder or surety shsll
knowingly ard wilinliy swenr falsely 10
aoy abatement that the post nasier.gsne'l
msy fequle under the provisions ~ this
section. hr shalt he deemed guilty OF per-
Jury, aud On conviction thereof ne punished
4. prov ded by Law for commission u tue
crime of perjury.
HKcrGlr 2 rh.t whenever, froa any
fofmALce of mail service on any route hat
ma been advertised a. any general or mis.
calAneOus letting, or whenever the loee.t
proposal feOFivtd Ia considered too hiph,
the postuss er-seuenAl may Informally r..
sdveriiae the service, for not less tnaa ten
law. at tho terminal points upon the
u uts, aud at such utne: points as he may
deem proper; and the contract made undpr
such advertise nent shall run A. nearly a.
possible from tho bsginninR To ihe obd o.
he regular contract Term; aId curing the
time that mhy uecessar be Lost by rea-
snr Of n failure 10 receive "a prupnsal or
make an aERff the po,tciss'er-grnt may
employ temporary serv'ca upon the condi-
lions imposed bv law therefor.
SEQ. 3. That In awarding COZ TRAITS for
IN al service tho nos master.gsneral shall
not bs hound to consider the proposal of
any person who has imposed or aided IA
be- imposit an. upNn tho Uuited States I
an in uflici'it bond upon any proposal or
contract tor carrying the NAL, or who has
made any false sta'ement 10 any post.
IN >,,er. or other Gfiicihl IN tho postal ser
vice TO secure n certificate u the sutli
@ Grey ofthe surrties upon any such pro
proaal or contract, or VINO has male or
MED. or aiding In the m skins or fling OF,
shy false statement In relation 10 sny pose
road or snail service thereon, with the iu-
tent therebv to ueiraud or otherwise cause
loss to the United States.
Sec. 4. That tho first part Of ssction Q
NJ an act TO regulate the advertising of
NAL le tin2s, and 'or other purposes, ap-
proved May IL, 1878. he 10 amended as TO
read NJ fol Tvs: "Hsreafte' no su" letting
or transler ~ mail contracts shall be- per
United unless the ann al com penstiion
undsr ha contract for the servire SIN all ex
coed 400 aud Ia no case without the con-
ssnt in writing of the pOstm sstsr- general +"
Sec 8 That sect on ! of ths oct en-
ii d AN act mskrrg appropriations Tor
the service Of he post ihcr department for
tho iscnl ye,r sudiug June 3OJn, l-S2. and
for other pufp sss," b., and ~ Ia HEREBY
am- nded by striking out In linss twenty
eigbt md tweDtv-nine he words, "and up
ga u buletinboAfd In = pu G place in
the pos,oflics department building o.
Washington, IN the D,-iiict OF Columbis. :"
Aud sections 29i5, 1916, 1858 ~ the Rsviv.d
s atutss, sid sun srctiOph 'f5 aud 24B a
section II o. the act cItitlld an Sct M king
appropriations for the service Of the
post Office d. psrtment for the tiscsl year
sndinR Juna sob 1875, aud for othsr pur
poses," spprDved June 235, 1874, and eub-
ssc.ion 2Ie OF 90 acl sntil q IAN set To
amsud sub-seotionl 2i6 and Isl OF section
II of an act entitled, AN act making sp-
proprlAtions for the service OF the post
Office department for the fiscal yssr ending
June 30sb 1878, and tor O her pu poses,
speroysd June 231 1874 and for otnor pur-
poses, and section 1894 VI the revised stat
utes," approved August ilth, 1875, b., and
tao Same are hereby, repealed.