Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-03-30
Each bid must be guarantied by two responsible

Each pid must De guarantied by two responsible pc sons.
 General guaranties cannot be adm;ttel Theb;d and guaranty should be siyaei plainly with the luli hume of each person.
 The department reserves the right to reject any bid which may be deemel extrayagint anG also to ulsregard the bids oi iiiing contractors and hidde
 ID. Tie old should be sel.eI, superscribel. <. Mail ffopoS1lS' State oi -, addressed Second As sistanr Postmaster General, Contract Office > and sent Dy maH, not -by or to un agent; and noStm9s ters wlii not enclose proposals Cor letters ot any kino) in their quarterly returns
 II. inc contracts are to be executed and return- ed to .e department bF or before the ls dag of du- gust, loo9; but the service must be commences on t!e Ist or July preceding, on the mail tdav next alter that date, whether the contracts be executed or not No proposition to transfer will be consider ed unll the contracts are executed and receiyel at the department; and then transfer will be allow eu unless good and sufficient reasons therefor are gwen, to be determined by the department In all cases lle retiring contractor will be required to be- come one ot the sureties on the new contract lo. fOatmasters at offices on or near railroads but more than eighty rods from a station. viii i'm medateiy after the lst of March next reDo1t their exact distance from the nearest station. and how they are otherwise supplied with the mail to enable the Postmaster Genari to direct maii-messenger supply from the lst Of July next
 l9 section eighteen O. an act of Congress 3D. l -'''N' '' hetts HiON't4eo illit CUltfdtS TOT tle tf1h5 5P1f1ltion of the mtu shll be let " in every case to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient Su'idhiles Tor IaithIul performance without other fe4eFchte " the mole of such transportation than may be necessary to provide for the due ce!erity GeFtah1Eg and security of such transport ation V olutI thls liiW . new description of bids has been | receVeI. They do not specify mode of convey anfe, but engage to take the entire mail each triD "lth ceenty certainty, ant; security, using the terms oi the law These bids are stvied from the manner m which they are designated on the books oI the department ' star bids,'' and they will be construct as providing for the conveyance of the ehtire mal holrcrer tarqe and chQterer nlay be te
 oae necessy 10 insure ts ''cecriiy certain9y, and security''
 w hen the lowest grade of service is believed to De sufficient the lowest bid will be accepted in pre- ference to d star'or specific bid
 nen the lowest bid is not star bd and speci- heS eithcf 70 mode or an inadequate mode of convey ahce, It will not be acceptel, but be set aside for specific bid proposing the necessary service V hen the bid does not specify a mode of convey ahce, also when it proposes to carry accor,ling to | the adyertlsement' but without such specifcation ' v VIII pc considered IS proposal for horseback ! service.
 2o \ modification of bid in any of its essential terms 's tantanount to a bid, and cannot be re- ceived, 50 tO interfere with regular conetition. alter me Inst hour set for receiving bds. M king a ne" bd with guaranty and certificate is the on Y | way to modify previous oia
 2l. P9stmastef5 to be careful not to certify the salhciencT oI guarlntors or sure5ies without hho"Hg that they persons of sufficient respons.- b.iity; and al Lddefs gutr,ntors and suretes, are aict'N notified that on a failure to enter into or
 er-orn the contracts for tAe service proposed for m tHe accetei 3s. tneir legal liabilities will be en- forced ag ;nst them
 v. Present conractors, and persons known at te "e tF,iAeNt, must, eua'ly With others, procure trff.4 srtty
 -t9h!ay n tile i,rIus above prescribed. Tie cer- heatea oi SuillceAey must De signed by d postmA3- ter or by judge Of court ot record. No othel certificate will be permitted.
 AARON. v. BROWN,
 Postmast1 Geacral.