The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-02
FOREIGN NAILS.

FOREIGN MAILS.
ted States from the ist of July, 1851, TO 30th
June, 1866 on the following route will be received
at the Contract Office Of the Post Office Depart
the 9th May, 1851, Ito be decided by the 18th of
May.) in the manner and time herein specified
From Charleston, South Carolina;
BY Savannah, Georgia and Key Vest, Florida,
To Havana, in the leland of Cuba, go miles,
twice month and back, in steamships.
Leave Charleston on the lst and 18th Of each
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the 2Oh Of the
same month; s
Leave Havana the sth and 22d of each
Arrive at Charleston by the 18th and 9th Of
Proposals. to touch at st. Augustine, Indian Key,
Key Biscayne, or Miami, and Key Vaccas, (cither
Proposals for commencing at New York, Sayan-
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, win also be con-
sidered. pi i II
Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
considered.
The proposals should set forth the sixe rate and
description Of the vessel. with sufficient particu-
arity to enable the decision TO be made on the ad
vice Of the proper officers Of the naval service, whc
ther the same IL is not convertible into ship of
war, And special notice is hereby given, that,
agreeably to the provisions of the act Of of
3d March, lS45, those proposals (bcing acceptable
in other respects) will be preferred which shall
stpuate to deliver the steamship ships to be pro
or 10 their proper officer, on demand made, for the
purpose Of being converted into vessel or vessels
Of war; the United States being bound, their
part to pay the fair foil value thereof at the time
Of delivery to be ascertained by four appraisers,
appointed two by the President of United States.
and two BY the owner or owners, with an umpire,
in case OF disagreement, to be appointed by the
President of the United States.
The bidder may embrace in his offer a stipulation
to carry an agent Of the Poet Office Department.
with the mails, or he may omit it, his discretion
Lad ind, frh he
given in favor Of bid equal in other respects over
| a bid not containing It.
Articles Of contract are to be executed BY the
ccpted bidder and by his sureties, by before the
fret day of July next The contract is to provide,
among other things, that the pay Of the trip is
, to be forfeited when the trip is not performed,
, and not more than three times the pay Of the
, trip when the trip is not run, and no sufficient
excuse for the failure il furnished, and due
proportion Of it when a grade Of service is rem
dcred inferior to that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
lnquency be satisfactorily explained in due timo
for failing to take from, to deliver into, the post
Office at the port of landing the mail belonging
thereto, or any part Of said mail; for suffering the
mail any part Of it, to be wet. injured, lost,
destroyed; for conveying it in place or manner
shst snpo:es !. 70 depreciation loss, Or for
any additional steamship or vessel run by the con
tractor the route, over and above tho specified
number Of tripsi the contract and for not arriving
at the time set also for transmitting intelligence,
or furnishing the means OF transmitting intelH-
; gence, in advance of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
ures for violating the post office laws; for disobcy
ing the instructions of the Department. for refusing
to discharge a carrier when required by the De-
partmcnt; for assigning the contract without the
consent of the Postmaster General, or for setting
; up or running express aforesaid. ha31
j The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing a pro rata in
crease OF compensation, within the restrictions irn-
! posed by law, for the additional service required
, or for tho increased speed.- if the employment o
additional stock carriers IA rendered necessary
the contract, timely notice If he prefers to th
= change. The Postmaster General may also dis
" continue or curtail tho service, no allowing on
n months extra pay ON the amount dispensed with
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
der's name and residence, and the name of eact
member of the firm, where company offers
should be distinctly stated in the proposals..
Form for bid scLere no change from ADDER
tisement is contemplated by the bidder.
sI (or we, as the case may be) there write the
name or names in ful Of there state the residence
j, the route from Charleston to Havana,
as often as the Postmaster Generals advertisement
for proposals the samc dated February 3. 1851.
requires, in the time stated in the schedule
tained in such advertisement, and by the follow
: ing mode of conveyance. 70 wit Here state how
it il to be conveyedl for the annual sum of there
e write out the sum in words at full length.l
o Dated lSigned1
q The following is the form OF the guarantee. which
should be filled, the fret blank with the name of
the guarantors the second with that of the bidder;
and the third and fourth with the beginning and
terminating points of the route; and, after being
dated, should be signed by the guarantor. who
master, or other equally satisfactory testimonial,
be men of property, and able to make good their
: guarantee. This guarantee, SO certified, should
= accompany each bid: &
3 If his bid for carrying the mail from -- to
Q - be accepted by the Postmaster General,
2 - shall enter into the contract required by the
! Postmaster General pursuant to such bid. prior to
the Let day Of July next, with at least two good
and sufficient suretics to perform the service pro-
: posed.
!, Dated [Sgned]
!. Form Of Certificate.
q The undersigned, postmaster of --, certiHef
: that he is well acquainted with the guarantori
n above named and their property, and that they
q are sufficient and able to make good their guar.
: | anty. lSigned1
The bid should be sent under seal to the Firs
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words "M1i
Proposals--foreign mails'' written on the face o
the letter; and should be despatched in time 10 b
|, received by or before the 9Th day of May next
which will be the last day for receiving proposal
: under this advertisement.
The acceptance acceptance OF the bid
will be determined by the 10th day of May next.
'' The service is to commence with the trip ncares
TO the fret day of July, 1856 but If the bidder shal
not consider himself able or prepared TO put tn
service in operation on or about that day, he vii
specify the day of commencement in his proposals
The contract term will expire with the voyag'
ending on or about the soth day Of June, 1883
N. X. HALL,
Postmaster General.
Posr OFricE DEPARTMENT, Feb. 3, 1881.
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