Mobile register and journal. [volume] (Mobile, Ala.) 1841-1849, 1845-11-13

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DROPOSALS 10 cauy The mails vi The United
4 States, ron the lat al March, l846, 10 the 18th
Of February. $780, with right TO the department to
extend TO the 3Oth Of June, 1850, firm ~ Cr'sa's,
IN LO4isiaBd, 10 Galveston, in Ifzas 45O miles and
back will be received the contract Office OF the
Post Office Department, until the 25h dayoi Janua-
~, 1916, TO be decided by lie 3lsi day oil said jan
uary.
Leave New Orleans every Saturday at 10 A. NJ /,
arrive at Galveston every Monday by 10 A. nj.
Leave Galveston every Tuesday at 10 a. nj, mr.
rive al New Orleans every Thursday by 10 A. NJ.
The proposals should specify the mode of convey
ance, whether by steamship sailing packet, and
set forth the size, aud description of The vessel
with sufficient particularly enable the decision to
be made, the adv ice Of the proper officers Of The
naval service, whether the is or IL not
tible into ship of war. Aid special notice is here.
by gisen that, aEreeably to The provisions OF
Of congress, approved March 3d. 1916, those propo-
sals (beng acceptable IN other respects) will be pr
AIRED which shall engage to carry The mail in n
steamship ships and shall siipulae 10 deliver said
ship or ships The u. States, or TO their proper Of
6cer, demand made, for the purpose al being con
vcrted into vessel or vessels Oi war; the ". States
heing bound On their part TO pay the fair full value
thereof nj the time Of delivery be ascerlained by
four appfasers--apponed. Two by the President Of
the u. States, aud Two by The owner owners, with
umpire in Of disagreement, 10 be appointed
By he President Of the U. States.
The bidder may propose different schedule of
may ask for an annual sum OF compensation; or, in
lieu thereo, certain proportion OF Inc pos'dges ac
crning on me ihah hauer conveyed over Tue 'o"'e
aud he may o1er 10 carry the mai more frequently
than once IA week.
Articles oil contract are 10 De executed oy 'he hc-
cepte bidder and by his suretes, by or before the
first day oil March next. The contract 10 10 provide,
among other things, that the pay OF the trip is TO be
forfeited when ihe trip ~ not performed, ana a hne
proportion when grace OF service Is rendered ine'
nor TO mat specIhed III Inc contract; anu INA. hnes
may De imp seu, uniesS the delinquency De sais'ac
toliy explained III que 'i'ue, ioT 'ahing 10 "he o"
or TO deliver INTO Inc posi- once al 'he port oil an
'ng the mail beiong'ng tnereto' or any par. oil SAID
mall Tor suffering the mall or any pafl Z" H. 70 De
wet INJURED ioSi or des'royeui of conveying IN
place OF manner mat exposes 10 loss
Or INJURY; Tor refusing, atef dehanu aae' 10 convey
mail by any addtionai s'eaus"ip OF .esse' run oy
the contractor on the rouie' over anu above he spe-
cihed nnnne OF Trips IN 'he con'ac'' ao 'or not ar
rIvins al the time sci also Tor transmitting 'n'eh,-
gence, Or furnishing the means OF transmitting incl
llgence, IN advance oil lie mail me ros'n'"s'ef
ueneral may ANN" inc contract LOT fepea'ea ao'es'
for violating me post oiice ldws 'of dsoheslns .he
instructions Oh Tue department, LOT refusing 10 os'
charge carrier when require" by me department
Tor assigning lne contract wIou. Tue conse" o, inc
Postmaster General; or Tor selling up or running
an express AS aforesaid
he postmaster nenerai may aher Tue cohuact'
and alter The schedule ne allowing pro fafo ih-
crsase OF compensation, within the restrictions I'M
posed by law, Tor The additional service required or
Tor The Increased speed, II The empioymen oil add
tionai stock or carriers s rendered necessary nut
lie contractor may, III such case, reiinqish Inc con-
tract on timely notice, II he prefers TO the change
Inc postmaster General may also discontinue or
curtaii Inc service, he allowing one mouths extra
pay on Inc amount dispensed WITH and The canifact
'may III any time he terminated by joint resolution
Of the two houses oil congress-"
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