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 H HeR0feSALS tn carry the mails ni lie Unifed E- Siaes, i,nm ttc Isl oi March, iS{6, Ia inc Ssh of February, lss0. wiih right to tho depaeinient to eAiand fp ihe 3eti of Inde, 1850, lram n. Orleans Leilistgna, t, t9dl1tstsR, Ietas 450 miles and baek, wi bt rereved at he act Office of thr Post Office Department, unti he 25th day af lnnua- Y, lSl0, 10 be decided by the Slsi day of said Jaa- nary.
 Leave New Orleans every Saturday al 10 A Nj, arrive at Galveston every Munday by 10 A. NJ.
 Leave Galveston every Tuesday at h A m., 1T. rive at New odeaGs every Thursday hy 10 A. NJ.
 Tie proposals should specify the mode of convey. ance whether by steamship sailing racket, and sel forth ha size, au description of tIe vessel, with sufficient particularly to en;le ha decisinno be made, the ad,ice of the proper officers of the naval service, whether the same is or is not conyer- tible into ship of nar. And special notice is heres by given, tha', ageeaby n the pro, ,sians aI an act ol congress, approved March Sd. l24J, those propo sals (being acceptable other resptcis) will he pre lefred which shall engage 10 carry lhe mail ln steamship ships and shall sipuiate 10 deliver said shiP or ships 10 inc U States, nr 10 their proper oi- icer, on einand made, for the purpose of being con Hered into vessel or vessels of war; the '. States beng bound on their parttu pay he lair iuii value thereof at the time of deliNrry, to be aseeransd by four ppHIser%-appoinlcd two by tine President oi ihe | staes, and two by the owHer urowners, win an umpire in case of disagreement, 10 be appolnled by fhe President of the '. States.
 The bidler may propose different schedule ot dais and hours than he one above specified lie may ask for an annual sun Of Compensation; or, in lieu hereo certain proportion of the ppsiages ac cruing on the mail matter conveyed over the rouic; and he may offer to cary the mail more frequently than once week.
 Articles of contract are to be executed by the cpptel bidder and by his surcies, by or before he first day of March neXt. The contract 10 provide among ather jhugs, that the pay of Inc trp IS to be ioiiiiId when the trip IS not performed, and due prnii when grade of service Is rendered inie rar to that specified the contract; and that hnes be imp sed. unless the delinquency be satsiac- oiily explained ia due time for hns to iake i1om iD deliver into, lhe post office al the port ol iand Ing, inc mail belangug thereto, any part oi said ma for suffering he rnail, any.parl of il, 10 be wet, injured, lost cr destroyed; for convey ing in place manner that exposes Il tn depreciation, loss inury for refusing. after demand made. to convey | q mail by any additional steamship or vessel rnn by the the route, and above the spe ciied number of trips the contract, and for not ar iyIng the time set also for transmitting inte- aeace, furnishing the means oi transmitting intel l gence, in advance of inc mail The Postmaster General may annul the contract for repea ed failures for violating lhe post office laws; for dispheyng tie instructions ol the departments for refusing dis charge carrier when required by the department; ; for assigning lhe contract without the consent d the Postmaster General; or for setting up or running | an express aforesaid.
 The Postmaster General may alter thc contract, | and Hier tDe schedule, ne allowing pro FGtd lh- crease oi compensation, within lhe restrictions Im- posed by law, for the additional service required, for tine increased speed, If te employment of addi lona stock carriers is rendered necessary; but the contractor may, m such case, reiUqnish the con tract, on timely notice, il he prefers il to the change. | The Postmaster General may also discontinue or cuttall the service, he allowing one months eXtia pay the amount dispensed with and the caniract "may al any time he terminated by joint resolution ol the two houses of congress-"
 The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bidder name and residence, and the name oi each member l oi the firm where company offers, should be ds- l tnctly stated m ihe proposals.
 The following is the form of ihe guarantee, whlrh should Le filed inc first blank wilh the name of the l guaantor; the seeoHd with that of Ihe bidder; | and tie third aud fourth with the beginning and ler- minatng points of the route; and. after heing dated 1 should be signed by the guaIanior, who must be | shown, by the written certificate of d postmaster, or other equally satisfactory testimonial, 10 be man of property, and able 10 make good his guaranlee.- Fms guarantee, certified, should accompany each l bid:
 "The undersgned--, guarantees Ihat--, fl l hIs bid for carry ng the mail from - 10 - be accepted by the Postmaster General, - shall enter into an obligation prior 10 the first day of March l next, with gond and sufficient sureties, 10 perform 1 lhe service proposed.
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 The bid should be sent under seal to ihe First As- l sl3tant Postmaster General, and the words Mail proposals Galveston mail, Nritten on the face Of the letter, and should he despatched in time to be received by bsiore the 25h day ol January next, which W i'll he Ihe last day for receiving proposals | under his advertisement.
 F. S.-lr the bidder shall not consider himself able prepared to commence service early us the lst ol March neXt he will specify in his piopo- l sas the day which he will put the service in ope- ration.
 C. JOHNSON, Postmaster General
 Post 0Ges Dcpartmet,
 WAsHINGToH. Get. II, 1915. oci23 2l9fKu
 By the President ofthe United States.