Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-02-23

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 arrl'e at ii lisboro' next days by 10 pm ''so From Hamburg to Berlin, miles and back.
 once week '
 Leave Hamburg Saturday o+ 11
 arrive nL Berlin the same day by l2 m
 leave berIn saturday at m
 -oo, n'i'c ~ h%lhhu z same day by pm '''f from nalnhurg by EudoEa and Lake Village
 a week. A' 'iiie7 Uiiioe
 Leave i,,, Hamburg Monday, Wolnsday. and Fri
 a'Hye at Columbia same days by 6 nm
 leave Columbia Tuesday, Thurs lav and Sa
 tTdny al am.
 -oo- arrive at Hamburg same days hv 6pm. 'SSo From Grand Lake by Mason Hill. (N. o. ] to
 % '"Ne 'lliage, 35 miles and back once a
 Leave Grand Lake Friday at am.
 riiiNe aI Lake ' lllage same day by pm,
 leave Lake Village Saturday at 6 q m. -oo. 4Frive at Grand Lake same day bv 4pIn. '''' from toInnbia to Lake Village. l0 miles and
 "ack three times week
 Leaye Colnmbia Monday, Wednesday, and
 tntay at 10 ln
 arflve at Lake Village same days by l2,n
 ea.o Lake Village Monday Wednesday. nnd
 Friday at m.
 arrive at Columbia same days by pm.
 FORMS OF PROPOSAL, GUARANTY. AND
 CERTIFICATE
 PROPOSAL.
 oon' ine d---whose post office address Is O the ils o the United States, July l. s5- to ome 3o Iss2 on route N".--, beween-and-7greeab to the advertise Tor The annual sum of - dollar, ' '' li' proposal Is made with full know Iedge of the di,a ,e ue the weight of the mail to be carried and all e'lueniar> Tn reference 10 the service and also aiter careful of the laws and attached to the advertisement oa'e" (signedD me rndersgned residing -- State or - unaeH%Fe that fihe foregoing bud carrying the mail on "ute N" , be accepted by the Postma,ie .enera the snail por to the lst day of August ls5S enter into e required obligation. contract to perform the service P%poSed' with gooi and sufficient surees.
 h we do under2 anding distinctly the oboation and .tdpes assumed by guaranors under the 27tR section of Dated Q Signed oy two guarantors.) CERTIFICATE.
 The undersigned, postmaster at -, State of - certes under his oath of office, that he acquainted with the above guaanors and knows p be men of and able 10 make good their guaranty - Dated. fsi,redN
 INSTRUCTIONS
 conditions to be incorporated in the the eNentthe department may deem proper. |. Seven minutes allowed to each intermediate office when not otherwise specified for asserting the mails; but on tahoad ani eanhoa one' there is to be delay thtn IS sulc en Tor an exchange ot the mail bags
 On raj road and steamboat lines other routes where the mode o conveyance admits of special agents of the department aso post office blanks mail bags locks and keys, are to be conveyed without extra charge
 5 On railroad and teamboat lines the ageat of the department to be conveyed without and f,r exclusive use, while travelling with the mails commodious car, or apartment the centre of car uoperlv Hobt.d and furnished and ad,nel 10 inc - ration and due of as is 10 be pro, ded bv inc contractor, under the direetion of tle department
 talnad and companies are required to tak e the mall from, and deliver post offices at ,be commencement and end of ther oute and from all office not han eighty rods from station or landing ffopo aN may be submitted for the performance of obef Siae SeNicethat h for offices eighty rods station or landing.
 Receipts will be required for mail bags cbargs o persons employed by ra road pauIe There will al % ns prepared by Pos'm'stes or other agents of me Fo>t ohce Department to accompany the mails, spec lyng the number ana destination o the several bags, On tHe principal stage es t eceip will be Teuupd and way bulls turHaded; he latter examined by ike mail bags. ' VI 4 No pay will be made for trips not peformed and for eaoh ol such "lss"ns not satisfactorily eApaIued three times the pay oi the trip may be deducied For arry m la De lnd time as To break with depending
 not u'hciehiy eNcused one-ourth Of ihe c,npensa for te trP subject forfeiture Deduction vii also be or oered tor grade of performance inferior specified in TOT repeated dellhGuencreso ol the Kind hereIn sPeched enlarged penalties, proportioned to The nature thereof anu the importance of the maIl may made
 3 to' leaving behind throwing off the mails or any portion o them for the admission or for he ing concerned in setting running express lheigence in advance oi the ma quarters pay may be deducted " - g. me will be imposed. unless the delinquency be prompt ly and facoriy explained by certifcates of or tine adav nj other credible persons for ang o arrive Tn contract time for neglectng ake the mail from ar c liver nio post office; for suffering il ,owing eiihe o the nsuiabeness of the place carrying I to be wet injured destroy ed robbed lost and for refusing after demand, to convey the mail as fTe1nentI s ,b steamboat on route N'1'"' '"'' o' The Postmaster may annu the contract for re- eaed failures agreeably contract; volang he Post Office laws, dsobey ing the functions of the de- partmen; for refusing discharge carrier when required W the department to do so; for assigning with ont the assent o the Postmaster Genera running an press as for transporting persons or packages conveying nailabe matter out of the mail.
 s. The Postmaster General order an increase of ser wee on Tonte by allowing therefor r1t increase on the contract pay He may change schedules of departures ana aS Tn all cases and particularly to make them form to connexions with railroads without increase Inf nav W mlneo U runnh tune be not abridged. He may also order an increase of peed allowing within the restrictions o the law pro rata increase of for stock of carriers if any. The may, however, in the case ot Of speed enquh contract by giving prompt notice to the departmen prefers doing so 10 carrying the order into effect The General may also chrtai or discontinue the service whole part at pro rd decrease of allowing months extra con- pensaon on the amount dispensed with whenever in his oPnon the public interests require the change or in case he desires to supercede by different grade tran spor g. Payments will be made by collections from or drafts rwise after the exniratinr f quarter say in February, May, August and November
 io The distances are gwen according the nforma greater than advertised if the points to be stumbled be cor recty stated BdrS inform theseiees ou ais point and also n reference to the weight of the mail, condition o roads, hiis streams etc, and all tobcdges ferries or ob'tructons of any kind by which may e No eian for addonaIfay based grounds can be cons deed nor for alleged mistake As to or sef'ice nor tor bridges destroyed other ob stuct"ns lncreasHg distance, occurring ng the con- tract tenn Offices etabshed aer advertisement is lueu' am hao onng he contract term are to be visited without extra pay, If the distance he not increased
 H. A Dlo received the day without me guarantee requed by law, that combines vera routes n of compensaiicn cannot be consid cred m competition wh regular pfopssai reasonable in 
 P Bidders should first propose for ing the adverement then they desre separate tB for different if rfuErr bid be the lowest offered for the advertised sertce the pfopo be considered.
 B. There should he but bid in a proposal l4 The 5oae, the >eiee the yearly pay, tine name and residence of the bdier (ha his usual post office ad dTess) and those of each member of firm Whefe com | afSn fha Neyahce, higher mode tlan horseback be intended The words with due oetenty. certainty and security inserted 10 indicate the mode of ance viii constitute C star bid When bid is inended no specific con must be named But ftco modes of ance named at the compen the hest ar best for the service will be taken
 lJ. Bidders request as far s ha printed form o proposal furnished by the department to write out Tn tuli the of their bids to cop,es of them. r Altered bids should not be submit nor sbopld bds submitted be withdrawn
 Each bid must be guaranted by responsible persons oenefal guarantees cannot be admitted The bd and guarantee should be sgned plainly of each person.
 The department the right reject any bid which may be deemed exavagant; and disregard the bids oi failing contractors and bidders
 l6 The bid shou be sealed superscribed " Mail Propo master Oenera Contract Oihce and sent by ma not oy or to agen and Postmaster will not enclose proposals | GOT leers of any kind) in their quarterly returns
 IT, The be executed and returned 10 the department before the it day of August e5S but the must be commenced on the lst Jnly preceding the mail afer date, whether the exc cued or not No propositions to transfer viii be considered until the contracts eNeeuted and the dena meui; and then no transfer y allowed un e>s yood given to be b h department. In all eases the retiring contractor will be re- qued become of the sureties ne contract
 Is. Potmaters at offices near railroads hut more than eighty rods from saon will immediaev after the 3lst of March next, report their distance from the the mai to enaOle the Postmaster General to direct ma messenger supply from the lst of July next.