Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-27
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 DRCnnSAiS tp carry the mails of Ihe Bnied k States, from lhe lsi ol March. lsi6, To ie 2s,i of February, t6i0, ,,h ighi 10 inc department exiendto the 30h of June. 1850. frtm N. Drlscas, ia Lriiana, 10 GaiUeSteS, m 1eras. 450 miles and back wil ip received sl the contract Office nj the Post Dirr Department uHtil the 2b,h daypf JanGa. ", io46, 10 h decided by he Glsl day oi said Jan nary.
 Leave New Orleans every Saturday at 10 A. NJ, arrive ht Galveston every Munda, hv 10 IA. A.
 Leave Galveston every Tuesday at 10 A. a., ar rte at Ne@ Orleans every Thursday by 10 A. NJ.
 The proposals should specify l- mode ol convey ance, ~heiter by steamship sailing packet, and se forth the size, rate nni description o he vessel, with sufficient particulartv enable the decaianto be made, on the advice of the proper officers of the naval seIyce, whether lhe same IS or IS not conttr- ibe into a ahip of HRr. And special notice is here by gnen, ilia;. agreeaby the provisions o act ui congress. approved March Sd. lS45, those propo sals (being acceptable other respects) will be p,e ieired which shall engage to carry the mad in steamship Or ships. and shall spuIrte deliver said ship or shlps 10 the U. States or to their proper of. hcer, on demand made, Tor the pnrposr o being con verted into vessel or vessels of war the IT. States being bound on their part Io pay the fair full value thereof al the lime of delivery, 10 be ascerlained by four appralsers-apponted, two by the President of the U. States, and two by the owner or owners, with an umpire In ease of disagreement, 10 be appointed by 'he President of ihe U. States. The bidder may propose a different schedule of
  may ask for annual sum of compensation; or, in lieu thereof certain proportion of he postages ac- cFung on fhe mall matter conveyed over The rouei aud he may diier to carry the mail more frequently than once Il week.
 Artclss of contract are to be executed by the ac- ceptct bidter and by his sureties, by or before he first day ol March next. The contract IS 10 provide, among other things, that ihe pay oi the trip Is to be forfeited when the trip is not performed, and due pTurhrinh when grade u service IS rendered Inie. riOr 10 hai spec fled Ihe contract; and that fines may be imp sed nuless the delinquency be satisac fly explained in due time for failing take from, io deliver into, the pest office al the port nt land Ing, the mail heionging thereto, any part 0f said mail for suffering he mail, or my part oi H. 10 be wet, injured, lost destroyed; for conveying II in place that exposes Il 10 depreciation, loss injury; Tor refusing, aer demand made to convey a mai by any additional steamship or vessel run by the contractor ihs routc, over and above the spe cI6ed number ol ps the contract, md Tor mol ar irving at he time set; also for tran mting Htel'l- l gence, CT iurnIshing lhr mclns H transmitting intel | iiseuce, in advauce of the mail The Postmaster Geueia may annul lhe contract for repeated iaIuies; for violating he post office ilwsi for dlsobaying the instructions n the department, for refusing 10 dis | charge carrier when repaired by the department; far assgnia4 he contract without the consent nl iht Posm ts'er General; or or setting mp or running | an express aforesaid.
 | The Postmaster GrHeral may alter the contract, and alier li,e schedule, he allowing pro rdtd in crease of compenS ti0n within The restrictions lm- posed hy law, for the GdtiOai service required, for Ihe increased speed, Il the employ meat Of add- tiunsl stock carriers is rendered necessary; bnt the contractor may, such case re'inquish he con tract, timely holice, II le prefers ta the caa9e. | The Postmaster General may also discnnlinue or custail tie service, he allow ing mouths extra ray lhe amount dispensed with; and the can'ract 'may al any lime he iei minated by lonl resUutio ol ihe two houses of congress-"
 The rouie tie service, the yearly pay, the bidders name and residence, and the name of each member | of the firm where company offers, should be dIs- | tincty stated m the proposals.
 The following is the form of the guarantee, which should be flied, the first blank wnh the of the gua,sntor; the seooBd with lhat of ihe bidder i; and he third and fourth wIth the beginning nd ter minatng points of the roue and. after heng dated, shoult be signed b, the guaraulor, who must be | shown, by the written certificate of postmaster, or other equally satisfactory estimonial, do be man of properly, and able To make good his guarantee This guarantee, 50 certified, should accompany each | bid:
 ''The undersisned--, guarantees that, if hls bid for carrying the mail from - 10 - be accepted by ihe Postmaster General, - shall enter into an obligation prior % the first day of March next, wllh good and sufficient suretes, to perform the service proposed.
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 The bid shnnld ba sent under seal 10 the First As- sislant Postmaster General, and tlie words 'alail proposals Galveston mail " written theace of the letter, and should be despatched in time 10 he received by or heiore the 25h day of january next, which will he the last day for receiving proposals under tkis advertisement.
 r. --if inc bidder shall not consider himself able prepared To commence service as early as the Jsl ot March next, he will specify in his piopo- snis the day which he will put the service in ope- ration.
 c. JOHNSON, Postmaster General
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