Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-03-13


 pal stage routes likewise receipts will be required and way bills crwade the letter to be e1anineo ny the several posuasers to regularity in the delivery of mail bags
 No pay be mala for trips not perferned and fer each o such emissions, not sasactoriy expnea thfee far behind time break conn sxon with depending malls snd not sufficiently excns one 9urth o the Tor the pis subject 10 forfstures Dedueuon VII s os orcfed grade of performance fneio to that specified the contract For repeated delnquencies of ths Kind herein specei enlarged penalties, proporoned te ts ha thereof and the importance the na may be made
 !. Tor leaving behind throwing of the mails or any portion of then for the admission c passengers or Tor pe'n concerned u setting up running express, conyeyn intelligence n advance o the nai quarters pay may Dc uesiuctei. 1.
 C Fines will bs imposed nnlas the delinquency he promptly and satisfactorily by certificates of post masters or the adavits of other crse persons for ia ng to arrive in tne for negeetpg Q take the ma from deliver 1t into post ofcts fr suffering II o m injured lestrosed ra@soe lc- and for reasing after demand u convey the mail frequently as fhe con tractor runs, is concerned in running e@e' car or
 r The postmaster general esy annu the contract for peated failures agTeeably to contract for Fohg e no,t office laws ar disobeyinrhe instructions of the de- partnent refusing discharge carrier when required ny department do for runapg express as afor sd for transportatng persons packages conveying mailRbie matter out o* the mail.
 The postmaster general may order increase of vice on route by allowing pyo rata contract He change scheduled of departures and arrivals iii all caseE and particularly to make them form connections with railroads without increase pay, provided running time e not abridged He may also order an increase of speed allowing within the restriction f tha lou, nro qt6 increase of nav for tho sid;onal stock of carriers if any. Te contractor may however in increase Of spe renquisb the contract by g ing prompt notice to the department that he prefers doing carrying the order into effect The postmaster general may also curta discontinue the service, in whole ir part pro raa decrease of pay, allowing months extra compensation on the amount dispensed with when his opinion the public interests require the change u e desires to suporsede by different grade of transportation.
 p Payments will be made by collections from or drafts on postrnsers otherwise after the of eacb qusrter-ssy in February May August and November.
 Io Ihe dVthees aT gwen aeorultS o the ntsi lnbofa- tion but no increased pay will be allowed should they be greater than advertised if the points be supplied be recIy stated Bdds mast tRtor1a pofat and aso in reference to the weight of the a the cond roads, hills streams etc. and all talbeidges ferries any kiad ny which expense may be incur claim for additional pay based such ground De considere for alleged mistakes misapprehensou
 to the degrte of service oT for bridges desroye ferries discontinued other Instructions increasing distance occurring during the contract term. Offices established this advertisement is issued and also during tho e to be visited without extra pay, if the dis tanso he not increased.
 II. i bid received after last day and hour named or without tho guaranty required bJ law and certificate tho sutcncl of such guaranty cannot be considered in competition with regular proposal reasonable iu amount
 F. Bdder should first propose for service strictly acctS ing to the adsertiseeht and then if they desire separately og arep service; and Il the redr bid be the lowest offered for t advertised service the other propositions may Dc considered.
 13. There should be one route bid for in proposal Consolidated or combination bids (" proposing twoor more roues forbidden by law, and be considered,
 route tho service the yearly pay the name and residence Of the bidder that his usa post office adress those of each member of firm, where company offers should be distinctly statei.
 5 Bidders requested to far practicable the printed form of proposal furnished by the department c write ont in full the of their bids and to retain copies
 Altered bids should not be snbmittqd nor should bi submitted be withdrawn No withdrawal of ladder or suaranor w be allowed uness dated and received beols the ast.day for receivng proposals.
 En,h bid be guaraned by two ras,onsible rerons
 General guarantics cannot bs admitted The bid and guaranty should be signed plainly wh the fn person.
 hedepartmeu he right to reject any bid which
 may 5e deemed extravagnt and also to disregard the bids uf Eling contractors and bidders.
 l6 The bid should e sealed, Ruperscribed Mail Propo sala. State of' eddres ed "Chief of the Contract f- rac, dichIlend Eirginia and gent by aa not by o t ieu aud osnasterS will enclose proposals ,ta lf ter. ot any kind) iu their quarterly returns.
 IT, The contracts t. be executed returned to the department by before the lS dqu 4f Aa0s 1882 hut the service nusi e commenced the lst July preceding or on te mail day next after that date whether the con
 s o executed oF not No proposition tJ transfer will be considered uau tho executed snd received at the department; and tsn transfer will be allowed n- its go anu sNnf reasons theTehf are given, to he de termned by th department In all Ae retiring con
 etr Will P 4pFed to become of the sureties the
 is Poeeasters offices or near railroads hut ,or taan eighty rods from stion, w immediately ,ier t. Jth of March next report their distance from th station and how they are otlerp ise ,nnli3 % The mail to enape the postmaster general to direct mail messenger supply rom ihe lst of July next.
 l1 Section eighteen Of of apnroyei March T A942 aug t.s -a seeoh oi h act Bpproytd 10th March, mail shall be et ueygy l. the lowest bidder tender ng sufficient gpsranris faT ithfal pelfoance without ther rtIAsGCg ta e yodos sach tra,stration tha , fe necessary to provide the due ceefity certainty p 7cHriEy 2, such tgansp0rtaton1 Under these laws bids thai propose to transport the mall with c-eEity certainty and aeer'ty having hee decided A he only legal bis arc construed id for he entire mail however Iar sa whsteser msy Ge Ing tafvls1r Cuivezs1oa pcceer nafa lts eaetis cefaty security and will have me lfeteIehca oyrr all otlers.
 &J modification o htd in any ofs essential ter,s 4; tntan7unt bid apdcannoi bc received So az t m rIsFe Ni les r eonpeon aer the last h.snf ses for rceivng Lids. Making bid, with gnaroly and rar titcae z tAe only way way to modify I-ryi,aus bid
 q postmasters o he careful n9t t certify ,he suf ency ef grarantors sueties without Knowing ina. tbe are persons o sufficient respouay ad all bidders guar Aaio and sureties are dstpF:r notified that faiine n tnrIato Of pernsa IS2trars for the service pyo posed Tor n th rtrPted bids he legal liabilities wf be enforced sS.lAst them.
 & trseRt oontractors and rersons known at the depart ment must equally with others procure uarantors ana ttltcates of the sgteenCy substantially In the forms above prescribed The certificates of sufcency must be signed by postmaster ny uige court of record Nc oth,r eertidoats NBl he admitted.
 JOHN H. REAGAN
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