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

known to me as men OF property, ana able TO make
: 70 be signed BY the United States Navy Agent,
District Judge or Attorney or Collector.
A0f SiT%sfs 81. TT S SSlHEb STATES
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, June IL, l864f
In accordance with the provisions of the act Of
Congress, approved May %, 1854, which is "a the
words flowing. to wit:
AN ACT to authorize the establishpp mt Of ocean
mail steamship service between the. United States
Be It enacted sy the Senate c.sd House Of Repre-
s aensfs e. and Is
Is hereby authorized 70 unite with the General
authorized to act for that in establish
ing direct mail communication between the two
two thousand tons burden each, and Of sufficient
Rerth Of the Potomac r!ssr and RIe Dc isnsIre,
at Bahia, Pernambuco and such other Brazlisn and
intermediate port or ports shall be eonsi iered
two Governments, and that the United States ,por
drsd and Fifty thousand dollars for the performan
of round trips PEI inn to De o 9a
Sec. :. AndIos uJurihsr enacted That the Post ;
% s. h
by public advertisement for the period Of sixty
etiss of fn a. phia
New York and Boston, respectiyely and to con- on
term ten to
day the first steamship of the proposed line shall
Brazil: Prouidsd, That proposals for monthly
trips-that is to say for twelve round voyages per
bg within the from party
or parties of undoubted responsibility possessing
or be o e team ans
suretes for the faithful performance of such CON
shall be accepted by the Government Of Brazil, and
that distinct and separate contracts with each Coy
ernmeni' containlng stmliai ProVisiohasi snan Os
Goyernment to he responsible only for its propor.
tion of the subsidy to be paid for the n service.
sec 3: arg oG ~ tnrthr erdctsd. Ihat any cen.
nndsrh antbortv nf th; sct ab n iy nto eact
on or before the first day of Sentember one thous-
and eight hundred and sixty. Ave; and shall, in
Steamship contracts provide that the Steamships
offered for the service shall be constructed of the
best materials and after the most approved mo.
for sea going Steamships Of the first Class; and
GENERAL ab an to PspectoS and
survey by an experienced naval constructor to be
bR be ey to h
General; that the two governments shall be emit
tied to have transported, free Of expense, on each
and arran ge the mail matter to whom suitable &C.
that in case Of failure from any cause to perform
any of the regular monthIy wages stipulated for
voyage or voyages; that suitable fines aud penal;
in the regular performance Of the service accord.
ing to contract; and that the Postmaster General
time in case of its being underlst or assigned
to any other party: r...
STEAMSHIP Ps employed in the service authorized by
ts ~ "a bn or+ ~ Sone rtnra "a 80
rival in the United States: Provided, That q sim
liar immunity from port charges and custom; house
Approved May %. 1854"
will be received at the Post ONCE Department, in
the city of Washin ston, until O'Clock p. m. of
Han;no ~ ,n.;Is ~ +hs mn;tad a. hu ,o,tII
ne Of I Ar I to of
not less than two thousand tons burden each, and
ages peS ennra between port Of the Tnited statss
north Of The POTOMAC river and Rio Dc Janero, in
Brazil tOuch hi at 81 Thomas In the West n
e contract term Of ten years, to commence on or
before the LIST Gay Of September, 1855 and to date
Bidders must designate the United States port Of
propose to embrace additional Intern ediste ports
at which the Steamship shall touch on their out
mails; - '. ' o'0''0
Each bid should name the time proposed to be
tween the United States port of departure and ar
rival and Rio de Janeiro, and should be accompa-
sf as
the sailing days, sitting the proposed days and
sps each We'll IS the
accompany each bid, such schedules, however, to
to By
said DEPARTMENTS from time to time, as the inter-
ests of the proposed international postal service
may require;
Ss 10
s H tor that purpose by the secretary OF the
MY pyoros.le must co,for,, :, al -.,.o,+. T.. ~.
rr4posas IA mase c?naO,m IN al 1esPects 70 me
pssd ~ 9s Issa on Inc a1oresalo act,
$ W 10 oan of sesmonai tnst