The national Republican., 1867-12-23

| hrrive ~ Barren Creek springs by m.
30N From Princess Anne, by Hope, TO New.
town, Is miles and back, three times q
Leave Princess Anne Tuesday, Thursday,
and Saturday al 8 p m.
Arrive at Newtown BY Q I'm.
Lesvs Nswtown Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday Al spm.
Arrive at Princess Anne BY 0 p n.
Proposals s|ss Invited for 'i1''im'''a,r''t SER
3o55 From Prncei Ammo. by DANES Quarter,
10 Deals Island, II miles and back,
onoe . week.
Leave Princess Anne Friday at an.
Arrive at Deals Island BY IL m.
Leave Deals Island Friday at Q p m.
Arrive at Princess Anne BY SPIN
Proposals also invited for service twice q
week.
| 3036 From Snow Hill TO Lindseyviile, . miles
and back, once q week.
Leave Snow Hill Saturday At Gam.
Arrive at Lindseyvills BY II An.
Leave Lindseyville Saturday at an.
Arrive at Snow Hill BY lam.
| 3o37 From Snow Hill, by Sandy Hill, TO Horn.
town, 10 miles and back, three timos
Leave Snow Hill Monday, Wednesday, aud
Friday ats AN.
Arrive at Hornton by Fam.
Leave Hornton Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday at Z pm.
Arrive at Snow Hill by Il pm.
FORM OF PROPOSAL, GUARANTY, AND
CERTIFICATE.
ProposaL
The undersigned, -, whose post
Of -, proposes to convey the mails Of the
United States, from July l, 1868, to June 80,
| 1872, on route No. - between and
-, under the advertisement Of the Post
master General, dated October 81, 1867, with
"oelerity, certainty aud security" for the an.
nual sum OF - dollars.
This proposal Is made with full knowledge Of
tho distance Of the route, the weight Of the
mail To be carried, and all other particulars In
reference TO the route and service, and also,
| after careful examination Of the laws and In.
Structions attached to the advertisement.
Dated tsigued.)
Guaranty
Tho undersigned, residing at t.. State Of
-, undertake that, II tho foregoing bid for
carrying the mail on route No. -bo accepted
| by the Postmaster General, the bidder shall,
prior to the 1st day Of July, 1868, enter into
| the required obligation or contract to perform
the service proposed, with good and sufficient
sureties.
This We do, understanding distinctly the obi.
| cations and liabilities assumed by guarantors,
under the enty.seventh section OF the act Of
Congress Of July 2, 1885,.
Dated (sisned by two guarautors)
| Certificate.
| Tho undersigned, postmaster at -, State
Of -, certi6es, under his oath Of office, that
! he Is acquainted with the above guarantors, and
knows them to be men Of property, and able to
make good their guaranty.
Dated
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POST.
MASTERS,
oI.o oog,y;oo, IA L.. ,<y a.,
The contracts TO heertsm The Department may
deem proper.
l. Seven minutes arc allowed to each inter
mediate office, when not otherwise specified, for
asserting the mails but on railroad and steam.
boat routes there Is to be no more delay than
Is sufficient for an exchange Of the mail pouches.
2. On railroad ond steamboat lines, and other
routes where the mode Of conveyance admits
| Of It, tho special agents Of the Post Office De-
partment, also post office blanks mail bags
locks and keys, are to bo conveyed without
extra charge
8. On railroad and steamboat lines the route
| agents Of the Department, also the British and
| Canada mails when offered, and the agents ac-
ov~psByi-s 49,, -. - :. ..--.y.d -ithsn'
| charge and for the use Of the United States
| agents commodious car, or part Of q car,
| properly lighted, warmed and furnished and
| adapted to the convenient separation and due
| security Of the mails, is to be provided BY the
| CVntIuCtoiI uhuef tuo uhoVtOu VI tuo buputt-
ment.
Railroad and steamboat companies are re-
| quired TO take the mail from and deliver II
into the post Offices at the beginning and end
Of their routes, and to and from all Offices not
| more than eighty rods from station or land
| ing. Proposals may be submitted BY the com
panies for the performance Of all other side
| service-that 10 for Offices over eighty rods from
| q station or landing.
There will bs way bills" prepared BY post.
masters, or other agents Of the Department, to
| accompany the mails conveyed on railroads and
| steamers, specifying the number and destination
| Of the several bags. On other principal routes,
likewise, receipts will be required and way bills
forwarded; the latter to be examined by the sew.
eral postmasters, to insure regularity In the de.
| livery Of mails
4. No pay will be made for trips not performed;
and for each Of such omissions, not satisfactorily
explained. three times the pay Of the trip will DO
| deducted. For arrivals so far behind time as To
break connection with depending mails and not
sufficiently excused, one. fourth Of tho compensa.
ton for the trip 10 subject to forfeiture For re-
peated delinquencies Of the kind herein specified,
enlarged penalties, proportional to the nature
thereof, and the Importance Of the mail, may bo
made.
s. For leaving behind or throwing Of the mails,
or any portion Of them, for the admission Of pas
sengers, or for being concerned In setting up or
eApIors couNeyiuB ~
vance Of tho mail, a quarters pay may be dc.
Quoted.
Q. Fines will be imposed, unless the delin-
quency be promptly and satisfactorily explained
by certificates Of postmasters or the sfHdavits Of
other credible persons, for falling to arrive In
contract time for neglecting to take the mail
from, or deliver 1t into, post officei for suffer-
ing It to be wet, injured, destroyed, robbed, or
lost and for refusing, after demand, to convey
the mail as frequently as the contractor runs, or
Is concerned in running, a coach, car. or steam.
boat on q route.
T. The Postmaster General may annul the
contract for repeated failures to run sgreeably
to contract for violating the post Office laws or
disobeying the instructions of the Department;
for refusing to discharge q carrier Shen required
| by the Department to do so; for running an ex-
press as aforcsaid or for transporting persons or
packages conveying mAilable matter out Of the
mail.
8. The Pc. .tmAster General may order an In.
crease Of service on q route by allowing therefor
pro rata increase on the contract pay. He may
change schedules Of departures and arrivals in
| all cases, and particularly to make them conform
to connexions with railroads, without increase Of
pay, provided the running time DO not abridged.