Chapter 249.
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CHAP. 249.— An act to authorize the Postmaster-General to provide mail service, and for other purposes.July 26, 1892. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Postal service. Mode of securing, before regular advertisements. That after providing by general advertisement for the transportation of the mails in any State or Territory as authorized bylaw, the Postmaster-General may secure any mail service that may become necessary before the next general advertisement for said State or Territory by posting notices, for a period of not less than ten days, in the post-offices at the termini of any route to be let, and upon a bulletin board in the Post-Office Department, inviting proposals, in such form and with such guaranty as may be prescribed by the Postmaster-General, for the performance of the proposed service.
Contracts.The contract for such service shall be made to run to the end of the contract term under the general advertisement, shall be made with the lowest bidder whose proposal is in due form, and who, under the law, Temporary service on failure of contracts.is eligible as a bidder for such postal service. Temporary service rendered necessary by reason of the failure of any bidder or contractor to perform the service awarded him under this act may be employed by the Postmaster-General without advertisement, at a rate which he may deem reasonable, at the expense of any such failing bidder or contractor.
Sec. 2. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisionsRepeal. of this act are hereby repealed. Approved, July 26, 1892.