The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-16
ELECTRIC TEIEGKAPH BETWEEN THE ATLANTIC
AND PACIFTC STATEQ

AND PACIFIC STATES.
Proposals win be recevsd .. his Department until hs tent,
day OF September nes pursuant 70 The following act Of Con
An Act facilitate Ps. m esyssn tie Atlantic and
be United States Of America in Congress assembled That the
United hereby authorized and dreed % sdve1
q his Ss unen Of which Sa r 30 sas
rsnteed by Responsible parties In the Of bids for mail
SaS D.. % S's years. o@
point Ss .s Ss s I d
BY any route or routes which the said contractors seec
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sru st,es Of san the State California
for period Of years. and shall award the The
REQUIRE S De s s hss
ssid parties % wSsm said cnrscs msy be swsasa or ma
,orty OF beln and eir assigns until tho end Of the
may BE- he Say and ss
& os sa s
exceed one In fifteen iSs Of the whole dis
United for railroad other purposes. pro
" Se @ a copsny Ss sM
or s<rysn or % any other person or persdua Pro
shall Be u actual Operation and Payments: nsrsunssr sh.
sa s shall Al al Be-
oriy N the use Of he tine or inca and shs have the priv
bytsegaph with any military posts OF the United states and
That said line or Ines except such :. may b odnsacsi 5,
hs % eonnsc. sad line Or lines w the military
citizens Of the United States during he term OF the said con
q es TS and also TS s eHr eS ssa
NOT exceed three dollars FOR single despatch Of ten yoids
length, provided that nothing herein conrued shall
h The or & s @ s Ja
States from granting from rae to Time similar franchises and
And be q further sn.csd ma. the said
line connect hsr said line pss wlh OREGON aaa
or lines under or over any unapprpaod public lands and
ss en- sas ss m s'Ss
e as oS: z % Ss ssns s ns s
not at any station one quarter section Of anc such
whole distance but should ausrt.r sections be
deemed essential by he or any c?npnny acting
tors shall rspqush the occupancy Of 80 much may oe ne
ike nae in in its steal - ~~N' - '-'' ~
See be further enacted rha. r. in any year during
government hcrenbeiore mentioned by such contractors
messse: exceed pree aciea to be paid as aiors
sr G s s se e Il. o sS
Con gessproyse that The use Of the line be gwen At any
uon and the National Observatory for scientific purposes
and provided furhe that messages received from any nd
oonnes S $ Oe 10 ahs
hat as.psiehs. goseramea priosyi and
prsaed faher tina, Gongssa sAan n any time have The
Approved June H. 1850
The offer for the Of ch telegraph for the pubue
~ s a.. s S se ne o and
proposals. which be accomplished by guarantee
orrrty with the twenty seventh SECTION OF the OF July
1876 mail serylce 10 the effect that the line
lines shall be completed within the time prescribed AID thai
the shall then into Obligation vthe United
States the performance Of the service for the
under said act Al the rates offered in the proposax
Such guarantee may be Ia the following FORM
The undersigned residing at -, In the State Of
undertake. and promise that II the Secretary On the
Treasury shall accept the within proposals under the art Of
June lC 1850 the oe lines Of magnetic telegraph s Al. be
completed put operation before The
In the stt and thai VII then exes with the parties
ing the within prop sails obligation tie United les,
due form for the performance OF the service
corng hc and conditions contained la such
s2ls.
Dated At----.
81 Jned States district attorney or dsirs judge stating
acquainted win each Of the per-, signing
Anfe them be sufficient
Rood the atsve guarantee
The proposals and guarantee be sealed up d,reed
1.-THE secrey' the Treasury Washington d. O." and
HOWELL CoBR
Secretary Of the Treasury.