Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-04-25
BY A bftt GRITTY,
Laws or THE UNITED STATES.
Passed during the Second Session Of the 7srtv
Congress-
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[PUBLIc AcT-No. 46l
AN ACT making appropriations for the transportation
wise during the fiscal year ending the threth of upe
one thousand eight hundred and fifty four.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represe
atves of the United States of America in Congress- a,
sembled, That the following sums be- and is hereby
appropriated to be paid out of any money in the Treas
not otherwise appropriated for the year ending the
four
For transportation of the mails from New York to
Liverpool and back eight hundred and fifty eight thou
| sand dollars;
For transportation of the mails from New York to
New Orleans Charleston, Savannah. Havana and Cha.
gres, and back, two hundred and nnet thousand dol
lars;
For transportation of the mails from Panama to Cal.
ifonia and Oregon and back. three hundred and fifty
eight thousand two hundred and fifty dollars:
For carrying out the contract entered into by the Post
Office Department under the law passed the last session
of Congress. establishing trimonthy mail by steam
vessels between New Orleans and Vera Cruz via Tam.
pco, seventy thousand dollars;
Sec Q. And be it further enacted That the following
be- hereby appropriated fer the wear
ending the thrtieh of June thousand eight handred
and fifty four out any moneys in the treasury arising
from the of said Department. in conformity to
the act othe second OF July thousand eight hundred
and thirty six: ...-..
For transportation of the mails in two steamships from
New York. by southampton to Bremen and back at
hundred thousand dollars for each ship; and in two
steamships from New York. by Cowes Havre and back
seventy FIVE thousand dollars for each ship under the
contract with the Ocean Steam Navigation Com any of
New York, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars;
For transportation OF the mails between Charleston
and Havana, under the contract with M. G. Mordeca
fifty thousand dollars;
For transportation the mails the 1sthmus OF
Panama. hundred and twenty thousand dollars
Sec. 3. And be i further enacted, That the Postma
ter eaeral shall the facts to be investigated in
relation The contract of A e. Sloo for porta-
ton OF the mail in ocean steamers from New York 10
New Orleans, Charleston savannah, Havana and Cha
gres and back act OF March third, eighteen hundred
and forty for the purpose Of asceraning far
the contract corresponds with the original bids and
shall report 10 Congress at the session the facts and
circumstances connected with the said contract; and
also for what amount the said mail service could be per-
formedif new contract should be ade ard whe her
the ships furnished under said built accord
ing to its terms. The Postmaster General is further d
reced by this act ain and report
its next session tor what the service per-
formed under the several contracts with the Navy and
Post office Department for carrying the mail
be hereafter performed upon the SUPPOSE
ton that the United States shall take the
cording 10 contract, and sell or transfer them.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted That upon the ap
pcaton of either Of the companies contracting carry
the mail in steamers from New York to Havre,
from New York to Bremen, the Postmaster General is
hereby authorised to discharge such company from said
contract Provided That further compensa ion shall
be paid to either of said companies after such discharge
from its contract
Approved March 5, 1858.