Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-03-16

Each bid must be guaranted by two responsible persons.
 General guaranties cannot be admitted. The bid and guaranty should be signed plainly with the 1ul name of each person.
 The department reserves the right to reject any pid Wmcn may bedeemed extravagant, and also to disregard the bids Of failing contractors and bidders l6. The bid should be sealed supe,scribei. Maii Proposals, State of-.'' addressed "Second As slstant Postmaster General, Contract Olhce" and sent by mdti not by or to an agent: and postmas- ters will not enclose proposals Cor letters of any klnd) m their quarterly returns l'. The contracts are to be executed and return ed to the department by before the lst dav Of Au | gaa, loo9; but the service must be commencel on the lst of July preceding, or on the mail gday next aiter that Gate, whether the contracts be executed or not. No proposition to transfer will be consider ca antll the contracts executed and received at the departments and then no transfer will be allow et' unless good and sufficient reasons therefor are gNeh' to De determined hy the department. In all cases the retiring contractor will be required to be- come one of the sureties on the new contract Ic. fOstmasterS at offices on or near railroads put more than eighty rods from station will im- medlaely after the 3lst of March next report their exact distance from the nearest station. and how they are otherwise supplied with the mail to enable the Postmaster Genari to direct a mail messenger supply from the lst of July next
 l9 Section eighteen of an act of Congress aD- proved March }, lo45, provides that contrats for the transportation of the mail shall be let .' in every case to the lowest bidder tendernr sufficient guaranues for faithful performances without other reference to the mode of such transportation than may pc necessary to provide for the due celeritv certainty, and security Of such transportation ''- under thls law a new description of bids has been | received. They do not specify mode of convey ance, but engage to take the entire mail each trip Wlth ceel1ty, certainty, and security, using the terms of the law. These bids are styled. from the manner Tn which they designated on the books oi the department :" star bids,'' and they will be construed as providing for the conveyance of the hoae necessary to insure Us 'cerity, cerdiatY and Security'
 hen the lowest grade of service is believed to be suillcent the lowest bid will be accepted in pre- | ference to a star or specific bid
 hen the lowest bid is not star bid, and speci- he9 either TO mode or an inadequate mode of convey ance, It will not be accepted, but be set aside for a specific bid proposing the necessary service. | hen the bid does not specify mode of convey ance, also when 1t proposes to carry according to the advertisement,' but without such specification 1t Will be considered as proposal for horseback | service.
 IO A modification of bid in any of its essential terms IS taamouIt to a new bid, and cannot be re- ceNed, so as to Interfere with q regular competition, after the last hour set for receiving bids Making new bld with guaranty and certificate is the only way to modify previous bid.
 2l. postmaSters are to be careful not to certify the suihclency of guarantors or sureties without knowing that they are persons of sufficient responsi Dihtl anu all bidders, guarantors, and surees. are distinctly nothed that on d failure tO enter into or perform the contracts for the service proposed for in the accepted bids, their legal liabilities will be en- forced against them.
 22. Present contractors, and persons known at the department, must, equally with others, procurt guarantors and certificates ot ther suaicieDcy sub stantlaiiy in the forms above prescribed The cer uheates oi sulciency must be signed by q postmas ter or by a judge oi d court of record. No othe certificate will be permtteI
 AARON. Y. BROWN,
 Postmaster GeteraL.
 March l6, 1859. 4t