Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-14
PROPOSALS.
DROPOsALsFORM MAIL STEAMSHIP sERVIC, 0
l. BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND RRAZII.
Posr OFFICE DKPARrxBxr. I


AND BRAZIL.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, June II, lSe4IS
In accordance with the provisions of the act ol'
Congress, approved May %, 1864, which Is in tho
words following, to wit:
" An ACT to authorize the establishment of ocean
mail na service between the United States
Be il enaeted by ths Senate and House Of Reprs-
Is hereby .ufhorized to mite with the asnerai
such Oeer q tie } Of Brazil Il as shall Se
authorized to act for that Government in establish
hns % tss
number to perform twelve round trips or .y.yases
per snnum @ hstween port Of the United States,
Brazil touching atst Thomss, I in the West indies,
at Bahia, Pernambuco and such other Brazilian and
necessary and expedient: P,euidsd, That the sS-
pense OF the service shall be divided between the
dEed and fifty Thousand dollars for the perform ancs
ef any money appropriased for the service Of the
Post Office Department.
master General se. and Se is hereby, authorized
proposal. for said mail steamship seryes
asys in ens q more ns~spspers 1 published il the
aes 10 for 'fR
% a. 49, VI zen years: TO commence nom the
ss as ses
trips-that is say, for twelve round voyages per
annum ont and baek.are received and accepted
ample ability to furnish. the steamships required
sureties sur for the faithful performance Of such eop
tract; And prerided, further. That such proposals
that distinct and separate contracts with each &ov
ernment contai lining similar provisions, shall be
tion of the gu bsidy to be paid for the service.
tract Which The Pestmasser s General may ssesuse
under the authority of this actshan go into effect
and eight hundred ana Ve and shall in
addition to the usual stipulations Of ocean mail
offered ia the service shall Be oonstrueted Of the
best materials and after the most approved mo;
for sea going steamships of the first class; and
thsr and by the
S s ps Ps d the
General; that the two Governments shall be enti-
and arrange the mail matter. TO " whom suitable ae
s for that purpose shall BE- assigned
any of the euar monthly voyages sti pulated for
the & Sonsrses rata deduction shall es made
voyage or voyages; that suitable fines and penal
ties may be 70. delays " and
ing to contract and that the Postmaster General
any time in Of its being underlet or assnea
sec; !. 1,sd Ss Il fnysasy enacted, That the mail
this act shall be exempt from all port charges and
IN tss Tnsd Sss stass e fbst sm
liar immunity from port charges and custom house
Approved Msy 2s, 1857 = - .--
n' PROPOSALS. p d.. -n.
Will be received ct the Post Office Department, in
the city Of Washington. until n'sIest p. .e. es
SATURDAY, the first day of October, 1864, for con-
veying the mails of the United States by monthly
line of American sea eoin steamships Of
not less than two thousand tons burden each, and
Of nunssr to noI e States
north Of the St s ns no n df The %es IN
dies, and at Bahia and Pernambaeo, in Brazil, for
contract term of ten ysars to ssn eommesce % on or
from Rs5D1 the M d.s steamship q seh lin shall
por
departure e and s arrival and may. at their option,
At which the steamships shall touch on their out
ward or homeward passages, to deliver and receive
Each bid should name the time proposed to be
occupied in the passages, each way, be-
rival and Rio de Jsneir o, and should be aceofpa-
MED by 81 map or diagram of The route. showing
to cali to deliver and receive mails. Schedules of
the sailing days, stating the proposed days and
proposed days and hours of arrival should also
accompany each bid, such schedules, however, to
be to the approval of the Post Departments
of the respective countries, and to alteration by
said Departmen ts from time to time, as the inter
ests of the proposed international postal service
The steamships offered for this service must be
American steamers of the first class and before
acceptance will be subject to inspection and sur
vey by an experienced naval constructor to be de-
tailed for that purpose by the Secretary Of the
Proposals mast conform in all respects to the
provisions and requirements of the aforesaid act,
approved May 2}th, 1854 ana must be properly