Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-10
MISCELLANEOUS.
Il IC A L.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH BETWEEN THE
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC STATES.
TRrAsuRY DRRARrMKSr. Julr 10. lasr

AMI ~ o.
TREASURY DxRARrnEsr, July 10, 1850,
Proposals will be, Ieoeived At this Department
the following act OF Congress;
An AcT TO facilitate communication between the
Be Is enacted 6y iIs Senate asd House Of Rserrs
s sss1I Ss Es:: the y the Tss:
United states, Is hereby authorized and directed
g advertise for sealed propos.l., to be received
ful6lment of which shall be guaranteed By respon-
sble parties, as In the case Of bids for mail con
s R; Be Ssg . :ss
route or routes which the said contrsotofs may ma,
spf ess Of PSS;I INV o Sa ans
New York, Charleston, Philadelphia. Boston, and
ss. the City Of ssO sno ia the
State Of Californis, for period Of ten years and
bidder or bidders, provided such prefer. does not
require larger ans unit per year from the United
is hereby granted 70 the said parties to whom said
contract may be AWARDED. or q majority of them
saoh anoSoapsS pubo sa S s1d u i
states as may be necessary for the night of way
repairs along said ne not exceeding at any station
one quarter section Of land such stations nos to
whole stance unless saId land, shall be req uired
oy the 6oyernment OF the United states for rail
e pre- empt any q said lands und the laws Of The
United states shall inure to said oompa ny, their
e T fns Pc .aaS Or
tract shall be W ade until the SAID line shall be in
cease whenever the cont actors fail TO comp, with
the contract; that the Government SHALL at all times
and shall have the priviiese. When suthotizsd nv
law, ~ connecting said line or lInes By telegraph
eSsss 81 es Sns and
vsasf atso, That said me Or lines except suon as
ssid line or lines with the military posts Of the
United states, shall be open to the use of all citi
al tne onIsd ~ S the term Of said
transmission of dispatches; And Providsd} also,
for single dispatch Of ten words, with the usual
Proportif1 sna deductions upon dl'Dstehes of
hsPs TodSd s that herein
elusive right TO construct telegraph to the PAS
from granting, from time to time, similar fran
SEQ. 2. And Be q (nrther enacted, That the said
70 construct and maintain, through any of the Ter
ritores ofthe United states branch line, so as to
| that they shall have the permanent right Of way
Tor sala line or lines, under or over, any unaPpro
tractors may select with the free use during the
the purpose Of establishing stations for repairs
along said line or lines, not exceeding, at any
to exceed one in fifteen miies average of the
whole distance; but should any Of said quarter
sections be deemed essential by the Government
or any company acting under its authority, for
railroad purposes, the said contractors shall re-
essary for the railroad receiving an equal amount
OF and for like use in It's steac.
year during the continuance Of the said contract
| the business done for the Government as herein
assigns, shall. at the ordinary rate of charges cor
private MESSAGES, exceed the price contracted to
~ shall, upon said accounts being duly authenti
ated, certify the amount of SUCH excess to Con
any time, free of cost, to the Coat Survey, the
| 1mithsonan institution, and the National 0bser
her That msssa es receved from any
company, or corporation, or from any telegraph
mini shall be impartaily transmitted In ths order
Of their reception, excepting that the dispatches
yidsd JSth1, That Congress shsil At sn n@ time lime
have the right TO alter or amend this sot.
Approved June 10, 1850.
The lowest offer for the use of such telegraph.
the terms and condions IN the sct ssai
be fully set forth and stipulated in the Proposals
the 3 az so. II
1885, In regard to mail service TO the effect that
prescribed, and that the suarantor sbsl tbe9
enter into obligation to the United States for the
under said aot at the rates offered In the Proposals.
sgSh guarantee may be in the following form:
and promise Sc that the Sss s sease
tary of the Treasury shall accept the within pro
Posals under the act of June IS, 1860, the line or
lines of magnetic telegraph .hall be comp sted and
put into operation or before the time ststt in
the act, and that We will then execute with the
parties signing the within proposals an obliga-
ton to the United States, in due FORM as sure
ties for the performance of the SERVICE according
to the terms and conditions contained IN such pro-
posals."
Dated It
The above guarantee must be accompanied with
the certificate of United States district attoTnv
or district stating that he aoq TAINTED with
each OF the persons signing the guarantee, and
knows them to be men OF sufhoient property 10
make good the above guarantee.
The proposals and gUarant q must be sealed n
and directed to ..the Secretary of the Treasury
MasshInEt9n. D. !" and endorsed Proposals for
Peolho Telegraph" HOWELL COBB,
jy IL 2awtd,W&S. Secretary Of the Treasury