Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-23

An oath Of allegiance should accompany each
No verbal proposition will be entertained. but
every bid or modification of the same must be in
Purchases will be made. from time to time. as the
goods are needed, under contract or otherwise, as
the interests of the service may require.
Good security will be required for the faithful
fulhlment of any contract made under this adver-
Proposals. should be sealed and addressed to the
ing
au Slot Department of Washington.
ma SFS sTArn kRvoE
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, June II, lS64.S
In accordance with the provisions of the act of
Congress, approved May %, 1854, which is in the
words following, to wit:
" AN ACT to authorize the establishment of ocean
mail MAJ s.sahshp service between the United States
Be 1t enacted BY The Senate and House Of Repre-
assembled. That the Postmaster General Be, and he
sTesy to % with the General
such officer Of the Goyernment of Brazil shall be
no ss t@o
countries by means of menthly line Of FIRST class
number to perform twelve round trips or voyages
and an
Brazil, touching at St. Thomas, in the West Indies,
ints1medi.ts port ports Is shan BE- cons Tered
hs
two Governments, and that the United States por-
dred and ifty thousand dollars for the performance
op BE o %
Sec zaspf a ys1ta, enacted, That the Post;
to invite proposals. for said mail steamship service
BY public advertisement for the period Of sixty
cities Of Washing ton Baltimore. PhIadeiphia
WITH s sn e%s Be4 tor the
same for term of ten years, to commence from the
S ss 5 tss t.te s H sss n h ial
Brazil; Proridsd, That proposals for monthly
by him within the limit as aforesaid. from party
Hf to h
for the service, and Offering good and sufficient
dne nd ars With
eminent containing similar Provisions shall be
tion of the subsidy to be paid for the service.
he
under the h Of this go into es
and eight hundred and sixty five; and shall. in
tS he
offered for the service shall be constructed of the
f with al the modem 'hs adapted
for sea going steamships of the first class; and
General subject to @ and
survey by an experienced naval constructor to be
General; that the two governments shall be emit
tied to have transported free of expense, each
and every steamer, mail agent to take charge of
Sc shall Be-
that in case of failure from any cause to perform
Be- @aGs
from the compensation on account of such omitted
ties may be imposed for delays and Irregularities
in the regular performance of the service accord
shall have the power to determine the contract at
any time in of its being underlet asst ned
IA 15r,a e enacted, That the mail
rival in the United states p,osidea: That sim
Approved May 2s 1864 -
PROPOSALS
Will be received at the Post Office Department, in
the city of Washin gton, until o'clock p. m. of
SATURDAY, the first day of October 1864, for con-
veying the pasils of the United States by monthly
line OF American going steamshipsof
not less than two thousand tons burden each and
of sufficient number to perform twelve round voy-
ages PEI annEm between port OF the United States
north OF the POTOMAC river and Rio de Janexo, in
dies, and at Bahia and Pernambuco, in Brazil for
contract fn t term Of ten to
from the day the first steamship of such line shall
t he hs for
aepaosurs and arrival and may, at their option,
at which the steams hips shall touch on their out
ward or homeward passages, to deliver and receive
Each bid should name the time proposed to be
occupied in performing the passages, each way, be-
rival and Rio de Janeiro. and should be scsomps
nied BY map or diagram Of the route showing
70 can 70 deliver and receive mails Schedules of Of
the sailing III DAYS stating the proposed days and
proposed days and hours Of arrival, should also
be subject to the approval tie POST pepsrn5t TO
OF the respective countries and to alteration BY
ests of the proposed international postal service
American steamers of the first class and before
acceptance will be subject to inspection and sur.
tailed for that purpose by the Secretary of the
Proposals must conform in all respects to tina
provisions and requirements of the aforesaid act
sppToystd May t 9Th 49, and must be
the guarsntors are men of property, and abun.
Ss adr sns to %rrs
member OF the rm when company OFFERS should
The accepsanee Of NON acceptance of the bidsw;u
be determined by the Postmaster General AZ Soon
rscebon but no can be accepted BY tf fSs
pepsrtmsnt unless the bidder is also accepted by
as dns T.
distinct and separate contracts are to be executed
srnmsnt % 1a each each Gov Gov
eminent to be responsit lie only for its proporton
Proposals. should be sent. under seal to the First
Afss tan p9st%a sas
written the face Of the address, and they should
day for receiving proposals. under this advertss.s
ment. III. BLAIR, Postmaster GenersI
NorE.-This Department is not advised that .nv
has been p taken sbs ths
ens Proposed sssamshig service bstEsen the two
Z tober next, the limit fixed for the Reception ~
proposals. under this advertisement, tain infor