The national Republican., 1867-12-30

practicable. the printed prspes.is fur,ishsd b
the Department, 10 write oet IL fslt The sun ol
their bids and 10 retain copiss Of them.
Altered bids shouid not be submittsd; nor
should bids onos unlimited BE- Withdrawn. No
withdrawal Of . biddsr or guarantor will be al
lowed unless TIE Withdrawal is dated and no
ceved before the last day for receiving proposals..
Each bid must be guaranteed BY two responsi.
BILE persons. Ths bid and guaranty should be
signed plainly with the full name Of zach person.
The Department reserves the right 10 reject
any bid which may be deemed sxtravagant, and
also 70 disregard the bids Of falling contractors
and bidders.
10. Tho bid should be sealed, supsrscribsd
Mall Proposals, State Of Maryland, +" addressed
"sscond Assistant Postmaster General, Con.
tract ofBce," and ssnt BY mail, not BY or 70 an
agent and postmastsrs win not enclose pro.
posas Tor letters Of any kind In their quarterly
returns.
II. The contracts arc 10 bs executed and rs-
turned to the Department by or before the lst
day Of July, 1885, but the service must be be.
gun on that day. or on the mail day next aftsr
II, whether the contracts be executsd or not.
Transfers Of contracts. or Of interest In con.
tracts, arc forbidden By Law, and consequently
cannot be allowed. Bidders will therefore take
notice that they will Be expected 10 perform
the service accepted TO them through the Who'll,
term Of the contract.
Is. Postmastsrs at ofhoes on or near railroads,
but more than eighty rods from a station, will,
immediately after the 4th Of March next, report
their exact distance from the nearest station,
and how they are otherwise supplied with the
NAH, to enable the Postmaster General to di
rect . r1sil.msssengsr supply from the 1st oI
July next.
10. Section eighteen Of an act Of Congress sp-
proved March 3, 1s45. provides that contract,
for tho transportation Of the mail shall be let,
Ia A. ~ A.. -.
sufficient guarantees for faithful performance,
without other reference to the mode Of such
transportation than may be necessary TO provide
for tho due celebrity, certainty and security oi
such transportation" Under this law bids thai
propose to transport the mails with "cslerity,
certainty, and security" having been decided
TO bo the only legal bids, are construed as pro.
viding for the entire mail, however large, and
whatever may be the mode Of convsyanos
necessary to insure Its " ceisrity, certainty, and
security" and have the preference over all
others, and no others arc considered.
20. A modification Of . bid In any Of Its %.
sential terms Is tantamount to q new bid, and
cannot be received, so as to interfere with reg.
ular composition, after the last hour SGT for re.
ceiving bids Making q new bid, with guar
anty and certificate, Is the only way to modify
previous bid.
81, Postmaster are to be careful not to Ger.
tify the suficiency OF guarantors or sureties
without knowing that they arc persons Of sun.
cient responsibility 4 disregard Of this instrue.
lion BY postmasters Is . violation Of their oath
Of Office, subjecting them to immediate removal.
All bidders, guarantors, and sureties arc dis.
tincty notified that on q failure to enter into or
perform the contracts for tho service proposed
for in the accepted bids, their legal liabilities
will be enforced again,t them.
%. Present contractors, and persons known at
the Department, must, equally with others, pro.
cure guArantors and certificates Of their suih'
cheney substantially In the forms above Pre-
scribed. The ceatihcate Of suificiency must be
signed by 4 postmaster, or by . judge Of court
Of record. No other will bs admitted.
ALEX. W. RANDALL,
del6-6t Postmaster General.