Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-02-16

me required obligation contract, perform the service proposed with good and sufficient sureties
 This we do understanding distinctly the obligations and assumed by gnaTanto under the 27th section of the aet ot Congress of July 2, lS3j.
 ba'sd. (Sgned Oy two guarantors)
 CERTIFICATE.
 The undersigned postmaster at --, State of cele under his oath of olhce that he is aeonapted win the above guaranto and knows them to be men of and able to make good their guaranty.
 Dated (signed)
 INSTRUCTIONS.
 Containing conditions to be incorporated in the
 the extent the department may deem proper.
 l. Seven minutes allowed each intermedate office when not otherwise specified for asserting the mails but on railroad and steamboat there to be no more delay than is sufficient for exchange Of the mali bags
 J. On ralroad and steamboat lines and other where the department also post office blanks mail bags locks and keys, are to be conveyed without charge.
 3 On railroad and steamboat lines agents of the depar to be without and their exclusive while traveing with inc mais car or apartment m the centre of properly lighted, warned and furnished, and adapted enen sepa ration and due security of the mails, bv inc contractor under the direction of the department
 Railroad and steamboat companies required to take the man iom and deliver II into, the post offices the and end of their routes to and from all oice' not more than eighty rods from landing Proposals may be submitted for the performance all other side serce-that is, for offices eighty station or landing.
 Receipts will be required for mail bags conyeyedin charge of persons employe by oad conpanes There will also be 'wat bills prepared by posmasers other agents of ne fos ohee Department to accompany the mails, spec yng the number and des nation of the bags On
 
 ana way ls lorwarded the latter tobe by the several postmasters to insure regularity the delivery of mail bags.
 4 No pay will be made for trips performed; and for each oi such omissions, not satisfactorily expained three times the pay of the trip may be deducted For arrivals so tar behnd tune as 10 break with mails and not sufficiently excused fourth of the for the irp subject to forfeiture Deduction also be or ueed Tor grade o performance inferior that specified in he contract For repeated denquences of the heTeIn sPecIhed enlarged penalties, proporoned the nature thereof and the importance of The nail, may be made
 of mails portion of them for the admission of passengers or for be- ing concerned setting m running express inc m diligence m advance of the mail quarters pay may be deducted. '-' N' " 6. Fines will imposed unles the denouencv he nort y and >factory explained by certificates the aidavts of other credible persons for falrq in arrive time; for negecns to take the ma!l from r d liver into, post office; for suffering il towing either in the unsuabeness of the place of carving IT, o ne wet inured destroyed, robbed lost and refusing alter demand to the mail frequently the con- tractor rnnS or IS concerned in running, coach car or steamboat 0 a route " -
 The Postmaster General may annuI the contract for . peated failures to run agreeaby to contract for violating the Post Ohce laws disobeying the instructions of the de- partment for refusing to discharge when required Dy 'e to do so Tor assigning the with out the assent of the Postmaster Genera running an y press as aioresaid for transporting persons or packaoe conveying mailabie matter out of the mail.
 D. The Postmaster General an increas of sa vice on route by allowing therefor pro rata increase on the contract pay He may change schedules depaure and arrivals all cases, particularly to make them com form to connexions with railroads, without pay pr vIded e running time be abridged, He may also order an increase of speed allowing the restrictions o the law pro rata increase o for additional stock of caners, II The may however, Tn the ease of increase of speed renqush the by giving prompt notice to the department that prefers doing SO to carrying the order into effect The Postmaster General may also cnrtal or discontinue the service, whole n part at pro rdta decrease of pay allowing extra com pensatlon on the amount dispensed with, whenever in his opinon the public interests require the change in case he desires 10 supercede it by different grade g. Payments will be made by collections from m d,.6s postmaste otherwise, the expiration of each quarter say in February May, August and November
 lo The distances gwen according the best inorpa- be god . greater advertised the points to be suuped he c,, recy stated Bidiers must nfor,, uscIrcy aa and also m reference 10 the weight of the ma condition ot roads, h streams, all tolbridge ferries or obstructons of any kind by which expenses incurred NO clam Tor additional based grounds can he idered for alleged mistake A, m the degree Q" sesice for bridges destroy her ob stIuctInns increasing distance occurring ng the con tract term Offices established after tn, adv IS issued and also durng the contract term, be visited without extra pay, if the distance he increased
 H. bid received after the day and honr pamed or without the guarantee required by law combines 'era routes in of compensa consid ere" in competition with regular proposal reasonable in amount.
 E. Bidders should first propose service strictly accord ing to the d'eriisemeni and hen ii they desire fg tor different sevce if the resiar bid be lowest oeeu TOT the advertised service the other propositions be considered.
 l3 There should be but bid for in proposal. l4 The route the service, the yearly pay, and residence o tue Oide lhat hIs usual post office dress,) Id those of each member of firm, where com. pany ofes should be distinctly stated; also the mode of conN vance, If higher mode than horseback be intended The words with due celery, certainty and securty, inserted indicate the moe of star 6id. hen a star bid intended no specic con- must be named. But tso modes of convev ance named al the same the or best for the service will be taken
 l5 Bidders fequested as far as practicable the printed form ot proposal furnished by the to write out Tn ul the sum of their bds rel ain comics or them. Nf
 Altered bids should not be nor hould bids once submitted be withdrawn.
 Each bid be guaraned by two sibe pe,sops General guarantees cannot be admitted. The bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with the full of each person.
 The department reserves the right reject bid which may De deemed exrav and also disregard e bids Of ia,'lng contractors and bidders
 It. The bd shoud be sealed superscTibed Mail Propo sas State of -" addfessed " Second Assistant Post master General" Contract ofce and by ma not by or to agent; and will enclose proposals Cor letters of any kind) in their quarterly returns
 IT, The be executed and returned to the department before the It day Of August c5o but ibe service be commenced the 1st July preceding the whether the or not transfer will be until the executed and depa ment and then no transfer will be allowed un ess good and therefor gven be determined v inc department. In all the retiring contractor will he re- qured become of the sureties new contract
 IS. Postmasters at ofhces on railroads but more than eighty rods from station, will immediately after the 3ls Of Mach next report their exact distance from the nearest station, and how they otherwise with the mail to enaole the Postmaster General to direct mail messenger supply from the ls of July next.
 l9 Section IS of of Congress, approved March & e4o provides that contracts for the transportation of the