The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-21
The Ocean Mali Service Bts.

An ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS Foa THE TRANS
PoETATIos OF THE UsITED STATES NAIL, BY
oCEAs STEAMERS AND ofakRwIsE, DUsIsa raR
FISCAL YEAR ENDING THE 30rU or JUNE, 1859.
The following ia the Ocean Mall Service bill, a. passed
both houses Of Congress and received the the
President
Section Be epscted by the Senate aud House OF Re-
personalities OF the United States OF America in Congress-
assembled, That the folio wing be- the
hereby appropriated TO be paid out OF money the
treasury otherwise Appropriated for the year cndag
For transportation Of the mails from New York 10 LIVER
pool and back, three hundred and forty Thousand Eve
paid 70 the Post once Department cut Of said spproprs-
ton such sums may be required 70 procure
posa,soa OF thu malls from New York 70 Liverpool aud
back, on such days ~ The Collins line may fail 70 take
them from New York.
For transportation Of the mails from New York 10 New
Oresns Charleston Savannah, HAvApA and ChAgrcs
back, two hundred and sixty one thousand dollars
For transportation of the mails from Panama TO Cafor
ns ana orssoa AND oass snree hundred and twenty
For transportation Of tho malls between San Francisco,
California, and Olympia, Washington Territory ono hun
dred ana twenty two thoussnd five hundred dollars.
For TRANSPORTATION Of tho mails on Pugets Sound,
twenty two tboussnd four hundred dollars.
,s De-, s pe a., .nSre % pss =
three hundred aud forty ak thousand Ave hundred dol
lars granted By the rs section Of the act OF third MARCH,
the mails from New YORK TO Liverpool, and back, the
Of sixteen thousand hundred aud any seves
from New York t 70 Liverpool 70 wiz on i s
February and eleventh April, eighteen hundreA
aud hfty seven. aud thirteenth February, thirteenth
March, and tenth April eighteen hundred ana hsy eight
when The Collins lpe failed 10 perform service; and that
the further OF thirty i've thousand dollars, or %
much thereof may be necessary, be paid 70 the Post
Once Department out Of tho appropriation aforesaid,
enable the Postmaster General 10 procure the tansporA
ton Of the mails from New York 10 Liverpool and back
the twenty fourth April the eighth and twenty sccooA
May and tho h and Nineteenth June, eighteen hundred
and my eight, the Collins line should il 70 perform
service thcss days
Sec q And be further enacted, Ths, the foIiowisx
be- and the same are hereby. appropriated for the
OF the Poet ONCE Department for the year ending
the thirteenth OF June eighteen hundred and my nine
a said department 10 conformity 10 the act Of the
second q July, eighteen hundred and hltysx -
For transportation OF the mails from New York, BY
southampton or Cowes, TO Bremen, and from New YORK.
by Southampton Cowes, 10 Havrc, tvo hundred and
thirty thousand dollars.
For transportation Of the mails between Charleston and
Havana, ffty thousand dollars.
For transportation Of the mails across The ishmus q
Panama, one hundred thousand dollars.
Sec & And IL further enacted that shall not b
lawful FOR the Postmaster General 10 make any steamship
ohcr contract for carrying the malls on the see
Tor longer period than two years. nor for any oher COM
pcpsson than the and inland postage.
Sec. g. And be further enacted that the Postmaster
General be- and hereby, authorized 70 cause the msns
10 be transported between the United States asd aoy for
esn ports by steamship, allowing and paying therefor
priatcd BY American veescl, the sea and Inland
postage, and by foreign vessel, the sea postage osy
the mails conveyed Provided that the psefereoce
shall always be given 10 an American over foreRn
steamship when departing from the same port, Tor the
same destination, within three days OF each other.