Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-18

B, dilsftiis 81 p nt5SEi Water Registrar
THN sT14Ng
AND BRAZIL
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, June IL, 1884,
In accordance with the provisions of the act of
Congress. approved May Is, 1864, which is in the
words following, to wit:
AN ACT to authorize the establishment of ocean
ana service between the United States
:" Be it snatsd he Senate and House Of Repre-
assembled. That the Postmaster General be and he
is hereby authorized to unite with the General
such officer Of the Goyernment Of Brazil as shall be
authorized to act for that Government in tablish
by o
American sea going steamships 10 be not less than
number to perform twelve round trips or voyages
per annum between port of the United States,
BAH Touching At S. sG the ws: indies
at Bahia buco and such other BIZ azilisn and
nese.sasg and sap.dIsRR S e Thst The
shall be dvdsa the
ton thereof shall not exceed the sum of one hun
ded fifty for the
Of any money appropriated for the service of the
Sec. 2. And5s tf5n.hsr enacted, That the Post;
mf,s General be- AN he5ssy
by public advertisement for the period of sixty
GAYS IN 9nS OF more IN the
osess Sd de9 the
a' mails sss
tripsthat is Twelve sSeI round Voyages pey
anppum ont and bsek..are received and accepted
by him within the limit as aforesaid from party
or parties Of undoubted RESPONSE blity, possessing
ample ability to furnish the steamships required
for the service, and Offering good and sufficient
sureties for the faithful performance Of such con-
By the and
that distinct and separate contracts with each Coy
By Or 6 EACH
Governpent to be res Ponsible only for it's proper
tract general may
@ or the
and eight hundred and sixty: FIVE; and shall in
steamship contracts, provide that the steam ships
offered for the service shall be constructed Of the
del, with all the modern improvements, as22ted
for sea going steamships of the first class ana
General Be subject to and
survey BY an experienced naval constructor, to be
report be made 70 f the as
General that the two Governments shall be emit
and arrange the mail matter, to whom suitable &C
that in case of failure from any cause to perform
any of the regular monthly oyases stipulated for
from the compensation on account of such omitted
voyage or voyages; that suitable fines aud penal
in the regular performance Of the service accord.
ing to contract; and that the Postmaster General
shall have the power to determine the contract at
any time in case of its being underlet or assigned
Sec, {. Amd Be- Il further enacted That the mail
Ste; Ps employed in the service authorized by
en.f ae' 5han De M tn ar and
rival in the United States Proridsd, That a sim
liar immunity from port charges and eustom house
Approved May %, 1854"
PROPOSALS
e e e ss Ro unt 3se ssef mt in
SATURDAY, the first day of October, 1854 for con
class song
not less than two thousand tons burden each and
az @ po Of the
north of the Potomac river and Rio de Janero. in
dies, and at Bahia and Pernambaeo, in Brazil. for
contract term Of ten years, to commence on or
from the day the first steamship of such line shall
lesys the United States with the mails for Brazil
san f%
at which the steams hi ps shall touch 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-
the Hntsd Ssfe port bs and ar
pied by map or diagram OF The route, showing
tn ports at shs are
the sailing days, stating the pro posed days and
sef Ts tse
accompany each bid, such schedules, however, to
OF the respective countries, and to alt ration by
said departments from time to time az the inter
ests OF me proposed international postal service
The stt amshi ps offered for this service must be
viii be- ubea to ir ana and
by s ,R naval to be de-
Navy.
%rss in Fl respects t. the
approved May 18th 1864 and must be properly
tbe snsrsptors are men of property sns ANNA
dainty able to make good their guarantee. The
member of the firm, when a company offers, should
be distinctly stated Id the proposal
be h
az practicable after the time limited for their
pun the is
the Government Of B.Azl, as provided for in the
by the accepted bidder or bidders with ca \ Gov
to 8.
OF the subsidy to be paid for the service;
with the words mail Propossls1 Fs, ,s. M1,iiI
be f1 in time to be received By befor.
the frst day of October next which viii the last
asy for receiving RgI2IR General.
SoIE rms Depaltuent - % ~ nhs &C.,
nent Of Brazil in respect to the establishment OF
| the proposed steamship service between the Two
countries but il is pre- bable that BY the 1st oil DC
tobrr next. the limit 6xed for the recep tion OF
proposals under this advertis certain infor
m.tion On q At subject will have been received
| When received, it will be made public. an
je iS-w9w N b.
| 400 600 FEET lH q I HEML9GK ,I IeIs ~ md
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