Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-06-14
[PUnLlc-No. 70I


An Atr TO autholzs tho establishment Of ocean mall
steamship service between the niu stat and Brazil
BE q eGetdb by tts SIlae aud House NJ Bpresehtdtpel
~ the bhtfd Sf1feS O AmcTiCt in Congress assembled
1hat the Postmaster General be- aud he IS hereoy
thelei to unite with the general post office department
tho empire Of Drgz or such oter OF the government
" Brazil shall be author 2ed that
Ia establishing deut mail communication between The
two touattes by iueans of monthly line OF first ea.i
Amerieag goins steamships, 10 be o Lot s than two
thousand hurds IN each aud Of sufficient number 10
perom twelve rund trips or voyages ler aannm between
port Ui the Uut ed aiaes north OF the Potomac RIVER
and kiu dc iauoro In brazil, touching ut Saint ThOas
in ths wct indies at 0ahi Pernahuto, aud such o'he
lrasilian and nerhediae port or PORTS shul bu con
sldered necessary aud expedient; Prord hat the
penss Of III service sa be diid5d between the two gov
ernmenl and that he United states portion thereof sna
not exceed the sum Of one hundred and hty thousant
dol for tue performance Of twelve round ips an
mum to 70 raii ou OF any money appropriated for ih'
service oi the Post Ofce department
&C. :. And De farther nGeed, That the Postmaster
Geueia BE- aud he hereby, auhO,fed to invite pro
pos for tid AL sleanlihp service by pubic advertise
inent for the iild SKY days spa
pers pu lishd IN tile cnes a. Washington lia tinyre
hlaaelpnia Nsw YoF, aud BasiuI respectively, and Il
eOntrAo with the lowest responsiue oder io tbs SAINT
steamship Of H. ntopes line hal. denl,t from ,hs uui
tud sa.,s it'll tho mails for BfA4; PieUided, That pre-
pOsAs ur monthly uipstlt IS 10 , Tor twelve Ioun'
Voyages lcr auuum NJ and lach-are ieceved and ae
csptsd by hm Nithiu tie limit af-resaid from part
par les II unuoubted ponsbilit p9ssesrg ampl
ability 70 furnish tle y aMships rqqr 81 ir The se vice
aud Uifens good aud suilc cat surees for the faithful
performance of ~ h contract; Amt pforded, JtHfhe'
81 proposals sha 90 ne pit uy the goycrnmen
OF braZ j Aad that ulatiht auu seaFto conlrcts VII
each government untahug similar PROV ,si1ns. sha /
eN eutsd by eped bidder or bidI,rs; each goN
ernment 10 b. responsible ouy Tor its prupor ion of VI.
| subsidy 10 be pa.d ior the scr, Ice.
SIC. ,. And BE- & IHhr cAatied, That any coniras
which th' psma Ter ieneral may under the Al
thcrify Of This act a go ulo effect bei the fir
day OF sepember thousand si- hundred and siStl
i've; and shall in addition 10 the Usual tipualiins
Gee mail Steamship contracts, poyide that tie Ke1n
ships oI the service small be constructed OF N
best ma erals aud after he most approved model, VII
ali the mod IN mi rovenen adapted for agoiug soau
Ships Of tho first class, an Ai H. eOlc their nppruy
AMI piure by tbs Postmaster General, be sutjat
inspection aud survey by exper enc 8 nassl tr
tor, be aeailcl that purpose b. the Sc neary vi
Navy whose rep II Shall b. made 10 the smasttr Ge
eraj that the twl governments slal entitled TO ha
transported, free of expense, on and every stant
mail aguut - take charge OF and arrange tile mail MA
ter TO VII III suitable artVmmuua ions iur ih,t puipl
shall 10 assisnedi that IN OF failure from any eau
tp psfOTul any OF the regular mouihy voyages spua
iur in he eoataeJ pfo rata dtdutlin shall be ma
nom the mpensAuon ON account O. such omitted voya
vOyag that suitable fns aud pena ties may be u
Iosei .or deiaya ard rfogua les IN the regular p
oinauce Of the sarlise according 10 eonraei aud tn
tie los master General sh l have the plNer 70 desIn
The contract at any time in casi of It's being undelet
assigne to any otnef puiy.
Sec. l. Ind be il faTttT eHaeoi That the mail tte
hhps employed 10 the service authorized by ths at s
De exempt hl port charges aud eusomhOusa dues
port departure and arrival In tue United STATE
IiUrided, That mtar immunity from port elarge' Al
en- tom luusl dues is granted by the ,oyernntn oi ~
al. Approved May IS, lso .