The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-07-13
lFUELIC-NO 20 !

An ACT TO authorize the establishment of ocean mai
steamship service, between tn United states and
Brazil
b enacted ty tie Sena> aud Hoisc of Representatives
Of TIE United States OF Anseric1 Co5ress GsscrntaI
That the Postmaster General be- and he IL hereby
thoriEsd % unite with the general post'~ depart
acnt of Brazil as shall bs authorized 10 act for that
government establishing direct mail commune ston
between tAs two countries by means oi monthly hnc
OF first class American sea gong steamships, 10 be o
not less than two thousand tons burden each and Of
sufficient number to perform twelve round trips or Toy
ages per annum bst~eea port " the United stats
north Of the Potomac river and Rio dc Janero IN Bra
z touching at 81 Thomas, IL the West Indies, al ia
hia Peruamblco, ami such other BrazillAu and inter
mediate port ports shall be cousdered necessary
ana eXpelcut Fr0rlod, That the expense u the ser
vice shall be dlylled bstErsn The Two governments
and that the United states porQn thereof shall not
ceod h8 ut o4c hundrcd anl bity thousand dollars
tht performance twelve round trips per annun ''
DC pal out Of any money appropriated Tor iAo serve'
oi the Post Oflce Department.
Sec p And be Il further eLGc>i That the Po.tmast
General be- -ud hs hereby authorized q invite pro
p1ss for SAID mail steamship by plbAc adyer
tls,nsnt FOR the period u sixty Gay ln NOR,
newspapers published the cigies II Washington, Pa
timore Philadelphia New York aud Boston, spectlve
y and 20 contract with tie lowest responsible bidder
the for term Of ten years 10 commence from
the day first steamship 0f the proposed line shal
depart from the United states TIA tbs mails Tor Brazil
Procsdd That proposals for monthly trTs-thAt IS e
say twelve round voyages per annum, out and bacs
are received and accepted by hun within the limit a.
ibty, possessing ample ability % furnish the steam
ships required for the service and Offering good and SUI
dcieut for the faithful performance ~ such con
tract And Drosied further Ihat such proposals shai
be accepted by tie government OF Brazil, and that
tnct anu separate with each government
tanning similar provisions shall be executed by such &c
cepted bidder bidders, each government - be re
spousibe only for is proportion OF the subsidy 70 b
paid for the service
Sec g. and be II further enacted That any contrac
which the Postmaster General may execute under IN
authority az this act shall nto effect on or before ia
hrst AZ of September thousand eight hunir
sixty ave shall addition 10 the usual stipulation
II ocean mail steamship contracts provide thai IA
steamships offered Tor the service shall be coustrlcte
of materials ami after the most approved mod
e with all the modern improvements adapted Tor sea
going steamships OF the nrst class, and SHALL befor
their approval and acceptance by tho Postmaster Gene
raj be subject inspection and survey by expert
encei naval constructor 20 he detailed FOR that purpos
hy the secretary II the Navy, whose reports shall b
made 20 the Postmaster General that she two govern
meuts shall he entitled 10 have Transported free u ,N
pense each and every steamer. mail agent 20 tax
charge Of anu thc mail matter 10 whomsutat.
accommodations for that purpose shall he assignee
that of failure from any calsr 90 perform any
ta regular monthly voyages stipulated Tor m the COL
tract pro deductioa shall Dc made from the com
psus.ton on account or such omitted voyage voyage
that suitable fines aud penalties may be imposed Tor u
laws and irregularities the regular Performance o. "a
service according contract and that the Poataste
General shall have the power 10 determine thu contrs'
any time, 10 case ol us bens undSrlss oF aSsaneu
. any other party.
Sec Aid BE- Il further elldctei, That the mail steam
shps employed IN the authorized by this act sha
be exempt from all port charges and custom house cue
Al the port departure and arrival m the tinted State
/ Prarii~d That q similar immunity from Port charg'
aud custom house dues Is granted by the goyernmeI
u Brazil
Approved Nay . 1904