Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-04-06
MORNING, APRIL 6. 1859
Each bid must be guarantied by two responsible

Each bid must be guarantied by two responsible persons.
 General guaranties cannot be admitted The hid and guaranty should be signed plainly with tho fnI name ot each person.
 The department reserves the right to reject any oid "hicn may De deemed extravagant, and also to disregard the bids of failing contractors and bidders
 l6. The bid should be sealed, superscribel" Mai Proposals, State of - addressed Second AS Sistant Postmaster General, Contract Ouice.'' and sent P aRdiI, not by or to an agent; and postmas- tefs Will not enclose proposals Cor letters of any kind) in their quarterly returns.
 lf. The contracts gre to bc executed and return ed to the department by before the lst day Of Au qasf, 1893; but the service must be commenced on the lst oi July preceding, or on the mail Idav next aftef that 4ate whether the contracts be executed or not. NO proposition to transfer will be consider ed uht the contracts are executed and received at the department; and then no transfer will be allow eQ unless good and sufficient reasons therefor are gwen, to be determined by the department In all cases the retiring contractor will be reauired to be- come one oi the sureteS on the new contract.
 F. Postiaasters at offices on or near railroads put more than eignty rods from a station will i'm Alelatey after the 5lst ol March next reDort hei, exact distance from the nearest station, and how they are otherwise supplied with the mail to enable 'hc loathi'stef Ueli"li to direct mal-messcnger supply from the lst of July next
 l9. Section eighteen of ali act of Congress ap- proved March j, le45, provides that contrats for tie transportation 0f the mail shall be lei " in every case to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient Suarantes for faithful performance. witG0rf other reference @ the mode of such transportation than may pe necessary to provide for the due ceierity certainty, ana security of such transportation '- o''ief tiiis law new description of bids has been feeelFeI. They do not specify mode of cgnycy- ance, but engage take the entire mail each trp with ceierity, certainty, and security using the terhls ot the law. These bids are styled, from the m Inner Tn which they are designated ou the books oi the department, s'ar bids,' and they will be construed as providing for the conveyance of the entire mail. hoscerer Lqrqe and ,oIaeoer qg De tie noae necessary to insure is ce!erity certaiaiy and Security.'' r
 When the lowest grade of service is believed to pc 8uclent. the lowest bid will be accepted i pre- terence t0 stdr or specific bid.
 When the lowest bid is not a star bid, and spcci- i'e7 eei 70 ihoae or an 'Hadeqaate mode of convey ihce II Wll not be accepteI, but be set aside for d speg!nc bld proposing the necessary service.
 heh the bld does not specify . mode of convey ahce' also when 1t proposes to carry according to the advertisements, but without such specification it VIII pe considered proposal for horseback service.
 2o. modification of a bid in anv of its essential terms F tlntamoant to new bid, and cannot be re- ce'Nei go as to interfere with regular comretioD dlter the last hour set for receiving bills lkine Ae" hin Nlth guaranty and certificate is the oniy way to modify previous bid
 ~l- FostInasters are to be careful not to certify ,ne suiicieney ot guarantors or sureties without .li2"ih9 that they persons of sufficient sons- o!ltl and ali tjder, glIlntols. and sureties, are ,.iaLlcfIy no'ihed that failure to enter into or ef'o'm EAe contracts orhe service proposed for in the dccetc,. blGs, their e.sl liabilities will be en- iorcet 8 :, inst them.
 22. Present contractors, and persons known at the department, must, equally with others procure 6u'Fnntpr, anu cotAcaes of their suificieucy su,- nItntIaIy n tile i,rms above prescribed Tie cer- thcaJcS oi suli,e.eHcy must oe sgned by pos.nts- 5er oor by judge of 2 court Of record. No othe. cerilncate will be permitted.
 AARON. V. BROWN
 Poamoster Geaera5