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 - 1%3 rims .o.-—roa rg seueral shall provide for Ec carrylngaof the mall on smh mate at as low rate as pomble, without advcrtlslm. (R. S._ .§  do V, 438. Sasa`; action of ¤ -—-Whenevm lt be  occasarytoc¤,mthoterms cdaa exl&coatract_!¤: carrying the mall othervrlae thnaas   la aectloa 437.oi this title, notice thereo!   he given and p loga had thereon the ·_sa¤c as at the latin Mglglaal   (R, 8.- S W.) · 439., Paymut ea matract.-——-No· person whose me rommrry-_ mg the @11 is aocepud   recelre any pay ual:ll_he has . execated hb contract ‘acc®diag to law and the-malatlous ot the     {R. S. §. .) ». Q gg, hy for M    1 do 1 regain eervgee.- oompeosaraon for ad&tlomlmvlcelacarryluthemllsballaotbeinekcm of tk titct Pm§¤¤‘¤oa which  9l’i:i¤81 cmpeasation bars , to the origiaal service; and ww aay  additional service T is ordereigtha sam to becallowcd &@· shall   I ia we order, and catered upon the boob ot the asmnoesg; and ao  shall be paid for aay addltloaal regular Y service   before the   of each order} (B. S; : §$®·)f   1 = ·. - * . .441. Allowance for %io¤al expedition; linit.-··No· extra 4 allowance. shall to  for any lacrease Tot _ expedition in { all  the ·mploywt·‘ot additional ¢9¢k)lE.·$1'l'{€l`8_i!.BI¢¢ &c$ry·_·aad.·ln·`such  .¤ addltimal coa1p%atlm &all hearyao greater proportion to the a&dltional_ xock     aecwarlly employed athaa the 2  in mee no contract bears to   1 ` carriers   ml { ml lults execatloao. The Po$master; 1 Gemral   not expedite   _ service under any contract either 1 ·or   grim to a rate ot pay exceedlng`.50 "l per mmm open the contract as origiaally let. (R. S. | 3961; _ 1 Apr..7,1®,c.48,§·2,21Stat.-72.) J . _· ·. _ ig 442.    Pmmaster Qeneral may, 1 h caem where the &   would be   improved, 1, extend aervtcp GH a mail route under  hot exceeglr 1 lag pro rata a&ltloual my. The extmsloxw beyond either 3 temmas ordered daring a coahzact term shall not, la the ag·‘ 1 grcgatc. exceed twmtrdre miles. (Mar. 4, 1911, c. -241, §·_1, 1 38Stt£..-1§.)V» · ·` ·_  c `··;_n¤ 443. Eats; cowractorss-The Pomaster G l may make c s  from the pay at contractors, for °failarco_toopcr· `] rorm  accordlpg to coatracoaaa impose dacsupoa them 1 for other  He may deduct‘the`wlce of the trlp s ia all   where the mp is aotperformed; aad `not exceed-. t log three dw the  it the   be oocasionocfby the 1 tault of the coatractor.or‘carrl¤r.·‘ (B. S. §;&@)` ‘: c _ _` z 444. Mail contracts ast  coatrador for trans- < porting the hall  or - hetweca the United Statu and any 3 {amiga cmatry shall asdgn or kauder his contract,. and all { mch,a¤lgn¤e¤ts'or traoders be aall and void;. (R._S. 5 w&.) ‘ U 4. °` . · 1 445. Sahlettiag or transfer of coati·_act.#—-No’ sublctting or { trnuder of any éall cmtracta shall be permitted without the 1 consent ia writing of the Postraauw General; and whenever l lt shall come to the knowledge of the Pwtnaxer General that a any contractor has sublet or transferred his contract, except ‘l ` with the consent of the Postmaster Gxual as aforesaid, the t aamc shall be considered as vlolatcdqnnd the service may bel f sym adrcrtlm as provided by law; aad the  ahd~ r his securities shall be liable on thelrobmd to tm United Stated s tor any damage, remltiag to the Ualtodl,Statu lo the   1: {May 17, 1878, c. 107, 5 2, 20 Stat.~&.) y- _· — .:1 _ _ 446. Same _; aettlemaii ```dl  *4  M"   any bersoq c or persons being uhdcr contracf With the Government i of the t llulted States   carryiog the   shall la1i·tally_ goblet any such contract, or lawfully wploy any other pam or persons h topcrtormthe aervlcoby   tobo per- u

osznu; aanvzck § 449 formed, or any part thereof, he or they shall me in the ofllcc ot the Pohtmaster General a copy oi  pr their contract; and. therwpon _1t shall be the duty of the Posmaster General to rwttfy the General Accounting Omce of the fact of the ming in his omce ot each contract. Enid notice shall embrace the name or uma of tm ormmlh contractor or contractors} the number of the route or routes, the namcor names of the sahcmusctnr or subcontractors, and the amount ageed to be mid to the snbcontrnctor or subcontraqtm. And npon the receipt of said notice hy the General Accounting Gmc it shall be his clnty to retain, ont of the Q amount due theeriglnal contractor or coatractors, the amount stated in said notice as ameed to he mid to the snbcontracté or snwontrwtors, ana shall gay said amount, upon the certidcate of me Postmster Gmral,. to the euoeenznctcr or gnbcontnctors, under the  mics and regulatiom governing tx payments msdn to uignnll mtrnctors. Upon satisfactory evidence that; the original contractor l er con? tractors have paid of and discharged me ‘a t dee his or their contract to the subcontractor or snbconhrxfors, if shall be- the duty of  Posmsster General to certify mh fact to the General Accounting Omoo.; and thereupon said @<.:¤e. shall scttle with the original contractor or eontracters, ¤cn&r the same rules Tas are nprowidediby law for (May;17, 1878;*c.‘1G7, § _3,’ 2B__Stat. 62;-July H, 1916., cl El,. 51, ®sm1:..'418;¥J¤¤e ro; 1921., es _18. 5 30¢..42 sm. 24.; r M7. Csnccmntiond -=af E  ‘ ¤bh£;` ¤hc&sc¢m·’n rights,-—»Wl1eneYer any contractor or snhcmtractor shall sublet his contract for the `transbortaticn of the m~l on any mute for n lem sum than that for which he.   to    §°¥°Y¥€¢» the"PQStmaster` General may, wlmene-v&· he shall deexn ft it for the   _ of the service,   tm orlginnl centract at an end, and enter into a contract with the las subcontractor, withont advertising, to perform the service on the terms at évhich lthie last suhcontractor agreed witlr the erigiml com f tractor lorj former subcontractor to perform the sam. Sack . M last stibcpntraetcr shall enter into a egcocl and ~saEdent bond and the origlnal contractor mall not   released   his  tract until a good and snnlclcnth bond has     by smh Last subcontractor and accepted by the Post 0% Depart   t. When acontract is declared void on icconnt of its   ge     mb1et,·°the‘ contractor shall not {be entitled to me months extra pay as forgnerly provided. Where `any person, cerporadon, or partnership shall have contracts for the performance of mil service  more than   one route, and any `inllnre to perform
 * he service according tegcontract an any one } or dmorc of smh

routes  occur, no payment shall he made fer serrlcc on my or the routes tinder contract with auch person, corporationQ rr apartnershlp until such failure has  `renoeed ana all geenaltiesltheretor fu11§ satistled. (May 4, 1@2, c.` 116, {ji, 22* 5tnt,.&.)_j? I ·‘ _ “Q_. ._   448. Services performed fer contractor or _5n¥>contr•cter.—-· if any person shall hereafter perform anyservice for any canzractor or ¤ub;.·¤s¢l·¤c.¢m·— in carrying the rnail, he shall, anon lling in the deflartrnent his contract for such service and satis-. factory evidence of its performance, thereafter have a lien on any money due such contractor or subcontractor for such serv· _— ce to’ the amohnt ot: same; and- it such contractor or Search-.` rector shall tail to pay the party or. parties who have per- Formcd service as—aforesaid, the amount due for nach service within two months after the expiration ot the month ln which meh serwjice shall have me pertormed the Postmaster General nay canse the amount dna to be paid Said mrty or parties and aharged — to the contractor. Such myment shall not ln any case sxceed the rate of my per axmunz of the contractor or salmon- ~ rector. (May '18, 1916, c. 126, 6 9, % Stat. 1&) ·` K - 449. W#m··r%c cemr•cts.——When {rom" any cause lt -n1ay_ ‘ leeome necemry to make a new contract for carrying the nxails mon any jwatcr ronte between the ports of the United States,