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Each route is TO be bid for separately. The route,
the sum, and the residence of the bidder, should be
distinctly stated i'll the bid the sum should be stated
by the year.


No proposal will be considered, unless it be ac-
comPan ed by guarantee, signed by more re-
sponsible persons, in the following form, viz:


''rhe undersigned guaranty that !, if his bid
for carrying the Express mail from to be ac
ceped by the Postmaster General, shall enter into
obligation, prior to the first day of March next
with good and sufficient sureties to perform the
vice proposed.


"Dated 1885,.


This should be accompanied by the certificate of a
postmaster, other satisfactory testimony, that the
guarantOrS are men OF property, and able to make
good the guarantee.


The postmaster General reserves the power Of
changing The schedules but not TO increase the
eXpeditiUn, without making the additional comDen-
salion authorized by law.


The mails to leave precisely at the time set.
Five minutes only are allowed for opening and
closing them at an intermediate office.


The pay of the trip will be forfeit by failure to
arrive in time, And this forfeiture may be increased
into penalty not exceeding ten times the pay OF the
trip, according to the circumstances under which the
failure happened. For repetition of failures the
contract may be annuIled.


No excuse whatever will be taken for failure.
Departures and arrivals are to be regulated by the
apparent or sun time.


Double stock will be paid for where it is actually
employed, when the mail regularly exceeds seventy
pounds in weight.


If should become necessary, at any time to dis
continue the service, Ca result which is not EXPECT
ed the contractors will be entitled TO +, ceye two
months extra pay.


The proposals should be sent to the Department.
sealed, endorsed ''Proposals for the Express Mail
and addressed 10 the FIRST Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral, S. X. Hobbie.


Those who enter into this service must make I'D
their minds TO let bad roads, nor storms nor
Hoods, casualties, nor dangers prevent their
tormance according to contract.


AMOS KENDALL.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARrmENr,7


June g. 1853.


June I3, 1888. 169-12t