The national Republican., 1868-01-06

lsselisab,s, the printed proposals furnished b.
Ne pspettnsns, 10 write out IN fall ths sun 4
ehe1f teeS nd - pseaAn soVsss q the9.
Altsesa biAl shssiA ~ Be nba1tsd; nh
eheeM ti1s saO ssAnistsa hs witAAssvn. No
with1rswsi 81 . biadss o. euAaates will Be d.
lowsl sslsss The vifhAsaSal 10 daAsd snd y.
sAys1 befsrs Tie isss ~ ssr ssesvise proposals..
Iash I'D must be guaranteed b tvo respond.
M psvvsss. N III ssi s.srsssy shoaid ys
aignsd plainly with the fan nsns u sach persoh.
Tbs Dspertnsut rssssvss the right 10 rsjssi
eny bic vkish nsy be dssmsd sxtsavagant, asd
also to diussard shs bss Of falling contractors
Z ia TIA IA should b scaled, supsr.cribsd
EMAIL Proposals., State of Maryland, /" sddresssd
''Sscond Assistant Postmaster General, Coz.
trsst Once" and ssnt By mall, not By or 70 On
agent, ard postmastsn win mot sscloss prp.
possls Tor isttsrs Of any kind in tAsls quarterly
returns 1T p
II. Tho contracts are 10 BE- szsoussd and r..
TUNED 70 The Dspartmsnt By o. before The ~
dsy Of July. 1858; bat The ssrviss uust bs ~
gan On that day, or on the mall dsy nsxs snsr
81 whether the contrasts be sxsestsd o. ne..
Transfsrs Of oontraets, or Of interest In oes-
tracts, are forbiddsn b. iaw, and eeessquently
cannot be allowed. BidAsrs will thsrsfors take
notice thsa thsy viil b sxpsetsd 70 perform
shs services accepted 10 them through shs whels
tsrm Of the contract. -
bat more than eighty rods from . station, viii,
Immediately aftsr the 9TH Of March next report
thar sEset distance from the nssrsst station,
and how thsy are otherwise supplied with ths
mail, to enable the Postmaster General to d.
rect . r,aii-mssssnssr supply non the 1st Of
July next. .E - - ~ .Tl
10. Section eighteen Of an ast Of ce,srsss sp-
for the transportation Of the mail shall be lei,
"in every osss, 10 the lowest bidder rendering
sufficient guarantees for faishful pssformanes,
without other reference 10 the mode Of such
transportation than may be necessary 10 provide
for the due celebrity, certainty and security q
such transportation" Under this law bids tbs
propose 10 transport The mails with cslsrity
certainty, sad ,sssrity," F" having been dseidsi
to bs the only legal Ids, are sosssrseA - Psc
viding for the sntirs mail, however largs, and
whatever may be the mode Of oonvsysnol
necessary to insure its celebrity, osrtainty, ant
security" and have the prsfersocs over 81
others, and no others szs oonsidersd.
20. A Modification Of bid in any q It's q
sential terms 10 tantamount to . new bid, ant
cannot be received, 80 ~ to interfere with reg
uiar composition, after the last hour set for rs
ceiving bids. Making Q new bid, with guar
anty and certificate. Is the only way to modify
previous bid.
a. Postmastsrs are to be careful not to Ger
tify the suficiency Of guarantors or surstie
WITHOUT KNOWING tnht tnoy arc Perons " sum
cient responsibility; q disregard Of this instruc
tion BY postmasters Is violation Of their oat
of Office, subjecting them to immediate removal
All bidders, gunrantors, and sureties are dii
tinetly notified that on . failure to enter into o
perform the contracts for tho sci rice propose
for In the accepted bids. their legal nabilitie
will be enforced against them. ...
q. Present contractors, and persons known q
the Department, must, equally with others, pro
cure Ruarnutorr and certidcates Of their sun
cheney Substantially in the forms above PR
scribed. The csstihcate Of sufioisncy must b
signed by . postmaster, or by ajudge Of . coui
ofrccord. No other will bs admitted.
ALEX. W. RANDALL,
de16-6t Postmaster General