, 1858-03-19


contract to perform the service proposed with good
and sufficient suretes
This we do understanding distinctly the obligations
and liabilities assumed by guarantors under the 27ht
.. (signed by two guarantOrs)
CERTIFICATE.
The undersigned, postmaster Of --, State Of
- certies, under his oath Of office, that he Is
quainted with the above guarantors and knows them
to be men of property and able to make good the
guarantee.
Dated
lj Altered bids should not be submitted; nor
should bids once submitted be withdraw.
Each bid must he guaranteed by two responsible
persons. General guarantees cannot be admitted
The bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with
the full name Of each person.
The department reserves the right to reject any
bid which may be deemed extravagant, and also the
bids Of falling contractors and bidders
l6. The bid should be sealed, superscribed Mail
Proposals. State Territory Of (as the may be)
-" addressed Second Assistant Postmaster
General Contract Office, and sent by mail not by OF
to an agent; and pOstmaste will not enclose propo
sails (or letters Of any kind in their quarterly re-
turns.
IT, The contracts are to be executed and returned
to the department by or before the lst Of August,
1855 but the service must be commenced on the lst
July, or the mail day next after that date whether
the contracts be executed not No proposition for
transfers will be considered until the contracts are
executed and received at the department; and then
no transfers will be allowed unless good and sufficient
reasons therefor are given 10 be determined by the
department.
March g. ls45, provides that contracts for the trans
portaton Of the mail shall be let "in every case to
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for
faithful performance without other reference to the
mode OF such transportation than may be necessary
10 provide for the due celerty certainty and security
Of such transportation" UnGer this law q new des-
crpton Of bids has been received. They do not epe
city mode Of conveyance but engage TO take the
entire mail each trip with CELEBRITY certainty, and Sc
curty using the terms Of the law. These bids are
styled from the manner In which they designated
on the books Of the department, "sfar bids,p and
they will be construed providing for the convey
ance Of the entire mail, however large, and whatever
may be the mode necessary to insure It's "ceerity
certainty, and security"
49, 10 all cases where the lowest grade Of service
is believed to be sufficient, the lowest bid will be ac
eepted, Il duly guaranteed, In preference to Star
when the lowest bid is not star bid, and specifies
either no mode inadequate mode Of conveyance,
il will not be accepted, but set aside for specific bid
proposing the necessary service.
When the bid does not specify mode OF convey
ance also, when It proposes to carry according 70
the advertisement" but without such specification
will be considered as proposal for horseback serV-
ice.
TO- A modification Of bid in any Of its essential
terms Is tantamount to new bid, and cannot be re-
ceived 80 as to interfere with regular competition,
after the last hour Get for receiving bids.
2l. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify The
suciency Of guarantors sureties without knowing
that they persons Of sufficient responsibility; and
all bidders guarantorS and suretes are distinctly mo-
tilted that, failure 70 enter into or perform the
contracts for the service proposed for In The accepted
bids, their legal liabilities viii be enforced against
them.
20. Present contractors, and persons known At The
department. must equally with others, procure guar.
antors and certificates Of their snfeieney subatan-
TALLY In the forms above prescribed. The certificates