Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-18
PuBL1C-No. TO.l

An ACT 70 authorize the establishment of OCEAN
mail steamship service between the United State
and Brasil
Ne it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rsnrs,
SentAdTeS Of the United States Of America IN Con.
Ere1s assembled, That the Postmaster General be,
and he hereby, authorized 70 unite with tho gen.
sr0l post once department Of the empire OF BTSSiI
or such oEncer Of the government, in establishing
direct mail Communication between the two eoun.
tries by means OF monthly line Of hrst class
American Sea going EteAmlhipa, 70 be Of not lea
than two thousand tons burden each, and Of suIcI.
emit number to perform twelve round trips or VoV.
ages per Annum between port Of the United States
north Of the Potomac rtYbr1 aud Rio dc Janer6. ii
BriEil, touching At saint ThomAS, in the West In.
diSl At Bahia, PtrnAmbuco, and such other Brazil.
Ian and Intermediate port ports a. shAlI be con.
ndered necessary and expediont Provided, That
the expense OF the service shall be divided betVesn
the two KoVsrnmsntS and thaf the Unitaj SsHtn.
portion thereof ahR not exceed the sum OF one hun-
dred and any thousand dollars for the pOr1oraSo OF
money appropriated for the service Of the Post
Once Department. -
see. A. be It further enacted, That the Post
master General be, aud he IL hereby, authorized to
invite proposals. for said mail steamship service nv
public advertisement for the period Of sixty DAYS
in one or more newspapers publ shed In the cities
OF Warrington, Baltimore, PhnAdeIphiA, New York
and Boston, respectively, and To contract with the
lowest responsible bidder for the for term Of
ten years. 70 commence from the day Of the drst
steamship OF the proposed line RhaI depart from the
UuIted States with the mails tor Brazil; Provided
That proposals for monthly trpS-thati IL 70 say for
twelve round voyages per Annum; out and back
are received and accepted by him within the limit
a. Aforesaid, from party or parties Of undoabted
responsibility, possessing ample ability to fnrniS
the steamships required for the service and ofFsTn
good and ancenL guTstie8 for the faithful perform
anee o. such contract: And provided further, That
such proposals 1hAl be accepted by the government
Of Brazil, and that distinct and separate contrSctS
with each government, containing similar proviS.
IONS ahAll be executed by such accepted bidder or
oIddersi each government be onIv for
service. 49, ''' AuS
Sec. >. And be II further enacted, That Anv eon.
tract which the POGtmAsteF General NAV oEeenta
under the authority OF this act shall 20 into ect
On or Ge0re the nrst day Of September, one thouS-
Ano eight hundred and Eixty five and ahAl In addI-
ZION To the usual stpulation8 OF ocean man GteSD
snip contracts provided that the 6teamshDS offaIcd
Ter the service hhAl be contracted Of the best ma
~ SnG AFTER the mo:t approved model, with all
steamships OF the 6rst class; and shall before tbeS
approval and acceptance by tho PossmaSter GeneraI
Dc subject to inspection and survey by an experi.
pose by the Secretary OF the NAVY vboSe 1900
ANAL DO made to the Postmaster General: that The
Two governments shall be entitled to have trans
ported Tree Of expense, on each and every steamer
maI agent to take charge Of and arrange the mali
matter 70 whom suitable Aeeomm odRtiong for thaf
purpose ohAl be aSHigned; that in case Of failure
Ion my cause To perform any OF tho regular
pTo T.fS 6IoESgsI stipulated for in the contract,
t'tJ 80 ueunetion shall be made from the oonnpeu-
I On account OF such omitted VOYAGE or YoTR1e.-
ia huAple nnes and penalties may b imno115 ~
az az en9 In the regular performanee
Postmaster General shA hAVe AZ nIe =. ma tne
me contract a. any time, In case Of IL bSng
o. u 1Bned 70 any other party z Z = 70
,.sSn,b ~ t1rthsr enacted, That the mail
III Hot SoAu pe exempt from all porf chsSI-s5
custom boaee dues Atthb port Of denart - M ~
nv4i IN the United States: Provided that Sin;.
~ immunity rom port charges and custom houSe
dueS Il granted by the government q nrSSH HNu'e
Approved May rs, 1884. - -Ls