Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-04
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Be Il saaesed b. tie Senate aaS HoHss Of Repre-
ssstatirss of ths UHitsg States Of 4n9ses iH Caa-
ersss assembled, That gh- POstma s~r Grn. raj b,
znl - b b., auth ariz { TO unite with the gen.
Al post Office d-pzrtulso Of the Empire Of Bra
sr such Officer o. the RovsrH meat Of BrsIai as
shall Be suIhorE d TO act tor hat gsvernment. In
Ahlrsh ng direct anAii communication between
The tw CO 1triss by E1ssls of q Woathty lire Of
nrst class Am~riesa sea-gO'ng steamships 70 Be
Of not Iss- than two thousand tons burden each.
ard Of -ai1lri nt number 10 perform twelve round
rips or voys ges suuum betwesn 9 port Of tie
U-iited tales, norsb Of tn Potomzc RI ser. and
Bio 9 Jene ~ in B azil touc b q at s.. homss,
IN III Nest I8di.s at Bans Pernzmbuco, and
saeh othtr Brazilian sad insermedfste port CT
p'rts sh-li b. considered Necessary and sxpeii-
e8t: FfoFidsG / hat the expense OF the service
snail b. d. iied betwes the two Cover ~ eats.
and t. al the Unit >safes D rti0n thereof shall
not excse : es4m Of ono inared and airy thou
sand oIiars FIR the perfsrmsnee Of twelve round
tr Pc Per suuzms TO b aid cut Of any money ap-
propri=ted the service Of the Peat one be-
parfmsnt
Sc : zad As Z further enacted. That the Post
mass -. os M he Is hereby, authorized to
ihvit pro os Is tor - mail steamship service by
uolie yer ise Ha-nt for the perioa Of sixty days
10 Que OF r. n-w pFp-rs puliis ished in the cities
II y washington, B imoTe, PhiladslPhia, Ne~
ork, and Boston. respectively, aud 70 contract
w'ith the lowest responsible bidder for the sam.
for te n of ten years, 10 commence from the dsy
ths hrst steamship Of the proposed lus shall de-
ART iron the United States with The mails for
Brazil; Presided. hat proposals for monthly
trip--that is to say for twelve reend voyage, psr
IN, out and iaek-are received and accepted
BY him within the limit .. Aforesaid from a tar v
Or PARTIES ot gndoabG res. onstbility possessing
ample s'iiity 10 furnish the steamships required
for the servies, and ofsering good and sunieisnt
sareiies for the faithful performance Of -uca con
rat AHd ProEiisa lartAsr, That such proposals
shall b accepted By the government Of Brazil,
and that stinct a. separate contracts with each
,overnmsnt, Containing similar p osisioas, shall
b eNeested by such accepted bidder or bidders
aeh government 10 be rrsponsihIe onlv for its
proportion Of the subsidy to be paid for the SER
sies
rec. }. And BE- n f'srther enacted. That snv con.
tract which the Pnstaisster tisn-rai may execute
under the agt harity Il this act shall 70 into eject
on or b fore the first day Of September. one thou.
sand ght hnndr,d and sixty .hve; and shall In
sdd too TO the usual stipulA .ioas Of ocean mai
steamship contrasts provide thai the steamships
offered for tne service shall be constructed Of the
best msteriAls and after the most approved model
With all the modern improvements adapted foI
ga going steamships ef the frst class and shall
before their spproval and acceptance BY the Pet
mast General, he subject 90 Inspection and snr-
sey ~ an experienced naval constructor. be DR..
tailed for that purpsss by tks 3 cEetary Of The
Saw, whsse report Eh II b. made TO the Post
master General; that the two governments shal
Be ehtitled 10 hare AAspoTted, free Of xpsnss 81
each and every steamer, a mail agent 10 take
rhsrEe ofand RrraBK- thr mail matter to whom
suitable accommodation for that purpo-e aha bs
-seiEned that IN case fAiiurs rom auy Gu q "a
, rfsrm any 81 the regular mouthly vpyaEes sfip.
a ated for tn the contract, pro rata deduetou
shall lie made from the compensation on account
u saeh omittfd voyage or voyages that saitAbhs
ores and p nahies mar be imposed for delays and
lrreguiariti In the Fsgular performances OF ths
service according 70 eoatract; and that the Psst-
master GeusTai shall have the power 70 deter mi
the contract AZ any time, in Of its being an.
derist or assigned 10 other party.
Sc. AHd BE- Il fsythsr eHaesrds That the mai
steamships employed IN tie servies authorized BY
his act shall ~ mpt from all port charges and
custom-h0uss dnes ~ the psrt OF departure aas
Nruva In tho Unifed states Prorided That
mitsr im aupity from part charges aud custom
hnu du is GRATED BY ths gsxeramsnT of Braztl
App owed May 2s, ls5..