Year: 1875

By section 16 of the act of June g. 1872 every per
son employed in the postal service is subject to al
the palms. penalties, and foreitures for violation
the laws relating to such service whether he has tax
| en- the above oath or affirmation or not.
| SECTIONS OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS "TO RE.
| WISE, CONSOLIDATE, AND AMEND THE
| STATUTES RELATING TO THE POST OF
| FICE DEPARTMENT." APPROVED JUNE g.
| 1872.


| The POSTMASTER GENERAL requests that bidders
guarantors, sureties, and all persons concerned OF
intending to be concerned, in mail contracts will
carefully read and critically examine the abstract Of
laws here presented and also the forms and nstruc-
tions at the end of this advertisement in order that
bids may be made and liabilities assumed understand
ngly, and that all misapprehensions or cause OF COM
paint hereafter may be avoided.
PosTMAsTERs are required to make themselves IA
miar with these laws and instructions, that they
may be able to inform and direct others.
PostmaSters, Clerks, &c., cannot be Contractors.
SEC. rs. That no postmaster, assistant postmas-
ter, clerk employed in amy post office. shall be
contractor concerned in contract for carrying the
mail. ~.t -
Persons in the employ of the Post Office Department


ncluding postadsters) cannot become Interested in


Gmau contract, nor act as agent OF contractors or
bidders.


SEC. 12. That no person employed in the Post Of
flee Department shall become interested in any
tract for carrying the mall act as agent, with or
without compensation, for any contractor or per-
son offering to become contractor in any business
before the Department; and any person offending
shall be Immediately dismissed from Office, and snail
be liable to pay much money as would have been
realized from said contract to be recovered in an ae-
ton of debt for the use of the Post Office Depart
ment.


By regulation of the Department, no carrier should
be employed who is under sixteen years of age; and
bidder will be accepted who Is under twenty -one
years of age, or who is married woman.


Conveyance of letters out of the mail Private Er-


presses, dc.





the mail who shall collect receive, carry any let
packet cause procure the same to be done
contrary to law stal conviction thereof for ev-
dollars.


SEC. 22s That no person shall establish any pri-
vae express for the conveyance of letters or packets
in any manner provide for the conveyance
of the same by regular trips or at stated periods
over any postroute which is or may be established
city, town, or place between which the mail is re-
gularly carried and every person so offening, or
aiding assisting therein. shall for each offense,
fo1teit and paw one hundred and fifty dollars.


SEC 229. That the owner OF every stage-coach,
railway car, steamboat, other vehicle vessel
which shall, with the knowledge of any owner, in
whole or in part, or with the knowledge conni-
vance of the driver conductor MASTER or other per-
son having charged of the same, convey any person
veyance of letters packets and actually in posses
sion of the for the purpose OF conveying them
contrary to the spirit, true intent and meaning Of
this aw SHALL for every such offense, forfeit ana
pay one hundred and fifty dollars


SEC. 23O That no person shall transmit by private
express or other unlawful means, deliver to any
agent of such unlawful express or deposit or cause
to be deposited at any appointed place, for the pur
pose OF being transmtted any letter or packet ana
for every such offense the party so offending snail
forfeit and pay fifty dollars.


SEC 23i That no stage-coach, railway car, steam
boat other vehicle or vessel which regularly per-
forms trips at stated periods any post-rOute, or
from any city, town. place to any other city, town,
or place between which the mail is regularly carried,
shall carry otherwise than in the mail any letters
tctIph Qs
cargo of such steamboat other vessel, or to sme
article carried at the same time by the same stage
coach, railwaycar, other vehicle, except as pro-
yided in section two hundred and thirty nine; and
for every such oense the owner of the stage-coach
railway-car, steamboat, or other vehicle or vessel
shall forfeit and pay one hundred dollars; and the
driver, conductor, master. or other person having
charge thereof, and not at the time owner of the
whole OF any part thereof shall in like manner for
felt and pay for every such offense fifty dollars.


(SectiOn 239 permits conveyance of letters in
stamped envelopes otherwise than by mail)
THE manner In achich proposals shall be made and


the LIABILITY OF PoSTMASTERs.


SEC. 245 That every proposal for carrying the
mail shall be accompanied by the bond OF the bidder
with sureties approved by a postmaster. and in
cases where the amount Of the bond exceeds five
dollars, by postmaster OF me hrst secona
or third Glass; in sum to be aesgnaeeHu ~ py ohe
to which bond a condition shall be annexed, that II
the said bidder sha within such time after his bid
is accepted the ted states Of
lea with good aud sufficient sureties to be approved
by the Postmaster General. to perform the sersigg
proposed in his said bid and further, that he shall
perform the said service according to bis contract,
then the said obligation to be vOd otherwise 70 De IN
full force and obligation in lawi and In case VI la
of any bidder enter into such contract 70 per
form the service, or, having executed contract, ~
Of failure to perform the service according 10 DIS
contract he and his suretes shall be liable for the
amount of said bond liqudated damages, to be re-
covered in an action of debt on the said bond. No
proposal shall be considered unless it shall be ac-
companied by such bond, and there shall have been
xed to said proposal the oath of the bidder taken
before an.officer qualified to administer oaths that
tions, and that the bid is made in good faith and
with the intention to enter into contract and perform
the service in case his bid is accepted.


SEC 246. That before the bond of bidder provid-
ed for in the aforesaid section is approved there shall