Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-03-23
Each bid must be guarantied by two responsible

Each bid must be guarantied by two responsible persons.
 General gaaranties cannot be admitted. The bid and guaranty should be signed plainly with the full name of each person.
 The department reserves the right to reject any Dld which may be deemed extravagant, and also to disregard the bids of failing contractors and bidders l6. The bid should be sealed, superscribed Mail Proposals, State of -,'' addressed Second As slstant Postmaster General, Contract Ofice,' and sent by mail, not by or to an agent; and postmas- ters will not enclose proposals Cor letters of any kind) Tn their quarterly returns.
 li. The contracts are to be executed and return ed to the department by before the lSt day Of Au gust, 1859; but the service must be commenced on the lst of July preceding, the mail Sday next after that date, whether the contracts be executed or not. No proposition to transfer will be consider ed until the contracts executed and received at the department; and then no transfer will be allow ed unless good and sufficient reasons therefor are gwen, to be determined by the department In all cases the retiring contractor will be required to be- l come one of the suretles on the new contract. lo fostmasteIs at offices on or near railroads, put more than eighty rods from station, will, i'm medlaely after the 5lst of March next report their exact distance from the nearest station, and how they are otherwise supplied with the mail to enable 'he Iostmaster Genarl to direct mail messenger supply from the lst of July next.
 l9 Section eighteen of an act of Congress ap- proved March }, 1915, provides that contrats for | the transportation of the mail shall be let t in every case to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guaranties for faithful performances without other reference to the mode of such transportation than may be necessary to provide for the due celerty, certainty, and security of such transportation. under thls law new description of bids has been received. They do not specify mode of convey ance, but engage to take the entire mail each trip "i'h cetetlty, certainty, and security, using the terms of the law. These bids are styled. from the af th i1t Winch they are designated on the books o1 the department, " star blds. and they will be construed as providing for the conveyance of the entire mall, h0meper hrge, and ,chdterer nag De the niof necessary to insure its sceteriy certainty and security.''
 When the lowest grade of service is believed to pc sulnclent the lowest bid will be accepted in pre- ference to star or specific bid.
 heh the lowest bid is not d star bid, and speci- hes either TO mode or an inadequate mode of convey ahce It will not be accepted, but be set aside for | specinc Dld proposing the necessary service. " heh the bld does not specify mode of convey ahce also when It proposes to carry 'according to the advertisement, but without such specification, It will be considered proposal for horseback service.
 20. A modification of bid in any of its essential terms Is tantamount to a new bid and cannot be re- celVed So as to interfere with regular competition alter the last hour set for receiving bids. Making d new bd With guaranty and certificate is the only way to modify previous bid.
 @l. fOstmasters are to be careful not to certify the suihclency of guarantors sureties without ho"lh@ that they are persons of sufficient responsi oiitv and all bidders guarantors, and suretes, are distinctly notified that failure to enter into or perform the contracts for the service proposed forn the accepted bids, their legal liabilities will be en- forced against them.
 v. Present contractors, and persons known at the department, must, equally with others, procure guarantors and certificates of their sufciency sub slantlally in the forms above prescribed. The cer ttcates Of su1iciency must be signed by postmas ter or by a judge of court of record No othel certificate will be permitted.
 AARON. V. BROWN
 P0stmdstcr General