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Arrive at Donaldsvie same day by p IN.
6l3S From Williamston, by Newell. Golden
Springs, Douthct, Brushy Greek EQUAL.
ity, Shutdown, Pierce Town, and Silver
Glade, to Williamson. equal to 20 miles
| and bnck, once q week.
Leave Williamson Saturday Mt G4 a M;
Arrive ut WILLIAMSON same day by II
For list Of I'ost,asters in South Carolina at
| Mori=cd to ccrfifv to Mc sngicicncy Of yuaran-
tors see "Inatractions' amncred
INSTRUCTIONS.
Form, Of a proposal uls. re no change from adyer-
tiscme"tis contemplated by tie bidder.
J., of --. county Of, State
Of --, propose to convey the mails from
July l, 1855, to June 80, 1859, on route No.
--, from m--, to -, agrcenbly to
the advertisement of the Postmaster General
dated January IL. 1855, and hy the following
mode of conveyance, viz:
for the annual sum of
dollars
This proposal is made with full knowledge
of the distance of the route, the weight of the
mail to be carried, and all other particulars in
reference to the route and service, aud also af
ter full examination cf the instructions and re-
qnircments attached to the advertisement.
| Dated
(Signcd)
Form Of a Guarant,c.
| The undersigned, residing IT., State of
-. undertake that, if the foregoing bid
| for carrying the mail on route No - be
accepted by the Postmaster General, the bid
| IL 81, ~
rs soon thereafter may be. enter iutu the rc.
qu'rcd obligation to perform the service pro-
posed, with good and sufficient surctirs
| Ihis we dO with q full knowledge of the oil,
ligations and liabilities assumed by g,,nrantors
under the 9th section Of the net of Congress
of July2, 1886.
Dated
(Sigmcd by two gunrantors.)
Form Of Certificate
The undersigned, postrnns or of --, State
of - ccrtifies under his onth of office,
that he ls acquainted with the above guarar-
tors, and knows them to lie men of property,
and able to make good their guarantee.
| Dated
(SignetD
The sufiiciency of guarantors on proposals
may hc certified by judge of court of re-
c"rd' aud hy post'nnsters at the following oif
ccs, and no othcrs:-
In the State of SOUTH CAROLINA. post.
masters of Offices at the courthouse or seat of
justice of each district; and nt Aiken, Bcnncts.
vile, Bisll"rvillc, Backsvillr, Chcraw, Cokcs-
bury, C"nwuyb"ro, Due West Corner Grahams-
vile, Gra"itcvillc Hamburg Mars Bluff, PEN.
dlct"n, Society Hill, Statcburu, Sun,tcrville
wnl,erboro, Winnsboro, Yorkvilic, also, Knox.
vile, Tenn, Clayton, Ga.
! ~. bid received after tmc-viz: 3 p. III.
OF the 10th Of April, lS55-or without the
guarantee required by law, or that combines
several routes i'll one sum Of compensation,
cnnnot be considered in competition with a
| regular proposal reasonable in amount
13. Bidders should, in all eases. rst propose
Tor service strictly according to the advertise
ment, and then. if they desire s,Daratciv for
different service; and if the regular bid be
the lowest offered for the advertised service
the other bids may bc considered, if the altcra-
| ti"ns proposed are recommended by the post.
masters and citizens interested, Or if they shall
appear manitcstly right and proper
ii. There should be but one route bid for in
Il proposal.
l5 The route. the service, the yearly paw,
the name aud residence of the bidder, and
| 'hose OF each member of firm, where n COM
pany offers, shoald he distinctly stated: also
the mode of c0nv. vance if higher mode than
horseback he intended. The words "with due
CELEBRITY, certainty, and security" inserted to
| indicate the mode of conveyance, will consti-
tute n "star Jid"
| IL. Bidders are requested to use, rs far as
practicable, the printed form of proposal fur
nished by the Department, to write out in full
the sum of their bids, and to retain copies of
them.
| No altered bids can be considered. md no
bids once submitted can be withdrawn.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two respon-
s'be persons General guarantees cannot be
| admitted.
~. The bid should be scaled; supcrscribed
"4lail proposals. State of -" addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General" Con
tract Office, and sent by mail, not by, or to, an
agent and postmasters will not enclose propo.
sails Tor letters of any kind) i'll their quarterly
returns.
l8. The contracts are to he executed and re-
turned to the Department by or before lhe lst
Of July. 1855, but the service must be com.
menced on the mail day next after thut date.
whether the contractsbe executed or not. No
proposition for transfers will be considered un-
til the contracts are executed in due form and
received at the department.; and then no
transfers will be allowed unless good and suf-
ficIent reasons therefor are given, to be deter
mined by the department..
~. Postmasters at offices on or near rail-
roads, but more than eighty rods from sta.
tion, will, Immediately after the 10th Of Aprl