Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-19
MAHss re GALVEsT ON.

MAAhsS 'EO G AA4N kcS \ ON- UnRDpslSAl.d tu carry ihe mais ol the Uaiied E States, lroru te lst ol Marrl, lSi6, ip the Ssh of February, 1850, wilalighi to ihe department 10 ex.nd o lhe 30th Gf Jnne. ls50, from ~ Qrfe1ls, ia LoiSoHa. fo Geiresion, m Ier"s, 4oo m'les and hack, wtll he rereivcd al lhe contract omce o lhe Pos Oice Department, until he 25ih day of 1anua- ". ls46 to be decided by the 3lsi day of said Jan- nay.
 Leave New>OrIeans every Saturdays, 10 A. M <, arr i've nj Galveston every Monday by IOA.a.
 .eage Galyesi0n every Tuesday al 10 A. Nj, ar. rave al New Orleans esets Thursday by 10 A. NJ.
 The proposals should spee, the mude of convey, anre, whether by steamship or sailipg packet, and forth the size, rate and description of tie vessel, with sulcien particularly To enable lhe decisnnio be made, the ad' ice of lle proper ofrers of the naval service, whether the same is or s not conYer-
 ble lnIo ship of Nar. And special uDtice k here by given, that, agreeaby the provisions of au act of congress, approved March 3d. lS45, those nropo ss (heing acceptable other resEects) will be pre- felred which shall engage 10 carry the n'ail ln steamship ships, and shall sipuate 10 deliver siid ship ships to the U. States, to their proper ol- fcer, on demand made, for the purpose of Leing con verled into vessel or vessels of war the U. States beipg bound on their part 10 pay fhe fair tu' value thereof al the time ot delivery, be ascertalned by four appralsers-appouted, two by the President of the U. States, and two by the owner or owners, wnh an umpire in of disagreement, 10 be appointed by the President of lhe U- States. The bidder may propose different schedule oi days and hours than tie one above specified. He may ask for annual sum ot compensatIoni or, m lieu lhereol certain proportion oi he posiages ac- crung on ihe mail matter conveyed over ihe ionlei aud he may offer to cary the mail more frequently than week.
 Ariic,es of contract are be executed by the ac- cepled bidder and by his surcties, by or before he first day 0 March next. The contract IN to provide, among other things that lhe pay of the trip IS 10 be forfeited when the trip is mol performed, and d due proportion N hen grade of service IS rendered ide rnr that spec fled In ihe contract; and ihat lines may be imp sed, unless the delinquency be saiisiac to fly explained in due llne for failing take from Jr io deliver into, the post office at the port o lan
 ng the mail belonging thereto, or any part oi said mail for suffering the mail, any part of IL, to be wet injured, lost or desroyed; for conveying II in place or manner that exposes lo depreciation, loss injury; for refusing, aer demand made, to convey mail by any additional steamship or vfssel run by the contractor lhe route, and above the spe cled number o trips m e contract, aud for not ar rivlng the ime sei; also for transmitting inei'- genee furnishing tue means ul transmitting mel- | li9ence, in advance of ibe mail The Pns,n2 ser General may annul the contract for repeated lau es; fur violating lhe post office laws; for disobeying the instructions of the departments for refusing to dis charge carrier when required by the department; for assigning the contract without the consent ot The Postmaster General; or for setting up or running | an express aforesaid
 The Postmaster General may aller the contract,
  crease of compensation, within ihe restrictions ms posed by law, for the additional service required, or for the increased speed, 1.-The employment of addl- tioua stock carriers is rendered necessary; but the contractor may, m such case, renqulsh ihe cnn- tract, timely notice, if he prefers t to the chance. The Postmaster General also disconlinue ur | curta the service, he allowing months extra pay the amount dispensed with and the caniract | "nay al any time he terminated by joint resolution | of the two houses of congress-"
 The route, the service, the yearly pay the bidder name and residence, and the name of each member oi the frm where a company differs, should be dls- lnctly stated m the proposals. | The following is the form of the guarantee, winch should be filled, the first blank with the of he | guarantor; the seoosd with that of the bidder and he third and fourth wth the beginning md er- minaing points of the route; and. after beng date, should he signed bl the guar,nlor, who must be l shown by the written certificate of a postmaster, other equally satisfactory testimonial, 10 be man | of property, and able 10 make good his guaranlee.- This guarantee, certified, should accompany each l bid:
 | ''The undersigned--, guarantees that, il hIs bd for carrying the mail from - to - be accepted by the Postmaster General, - sha enter into an obligation prior .o the first day Of March | next, with good and sufficient suretes, 10 perform | the service proposed.
 TEe bid should be sent under seal to the First As- sislant Postmaster General, and the words Mail proposals--6aIveson mail,' written the face oi the letter, and should be despatched in time 10 be received by or b.ore lhe 25lh day of January next, which i'll be the last day for receiving proposals under hs advertisement.
 | F. S.-lf the bidder shall not consider himself | able or prepared To commence service as early as the 1st of March next, he wi specify in his piopo- sas the day which he will put the service in ore- ration.
 c. JOHNSON, Postmaster General. Post Ofiee Department,
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