New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-19
Posr-OPFICg Department
WAsHIs8Tos, June 20. 1913.
AIS for NAILrSTEAMSHIP

DROP OS A LS Tor MAlb-ol EhMohii
4 SERVICE BETWEEN tho UNITED STATES and
ERAylL-In accordance with the provisions OF the Act OF
Congress- approved May d. 1864 which IA tbs wori' o
Act 10 authorize the establishment Of mai steam
ship service bc,~cen the United states and BrezlL
"Be enaced BY the Senate and Honse Of Repreiendtirn
oJte tinted states Of Ancroa Coagys.. as.en5ied That
tue Postmaster eDer, be- aud he Is hereby suhorlru 70
Of BRAZIL ~ such officer Of the Government u Brazil as snah
be Authorized for that Government, IN estaoshg
"e,n, Of moalhiy line Of fr5tcla., American going
nsh be- Of not ess than two thousand tuhs
och ,uj of suirut number to perform twelve round trips
OF voyages per between port IN the United states
north the Potomac River and NO de Janeno Ia DiH
touching at Saint Thomas N The West Indies ~ cr,
port. shall be considered necessary aud expedet
the two Governments, and that tho Uated states 'ion
thereof .a exceed the Of one hundred ana MY
thousand djlars for the performance OF ~eye UP yer
lnnum paid o. any money appropriated Tor Tho ser
vice Of the Pos, Office Department, n
"Sac . And be further enacted. That the fo''nater
be and ho hereby authorized 60 invite proposal. Tor
sad mail steamship service by public advertisement Tor t9e
h. citss Of Washington Baltimore. Philadelphia New YORK
aud boston respectively aud 70 contract with "a. .os 10
pon.bc bidder for the same Tor tie term Of zen years
commence from The day the INST eamihP Of the PROPOSED
line hal Pa 'G ,Gs for 'n1S, E'f r Ie 10
,v or round per anuum out and bick-tIe
received acceled by him within the limit as Aforesaid
from lar'y parties q undouoed re'pon'oy po.se'si
amp adj ~ TO furnish steamships required Tor the ser
vice and offering good sud sufficient sufer, for the th'n
performance Of such contract Ind porded tfhs Inat
proposals shall be ID by tbs Goyeram mt OF Brazil
and that distinct ani separate contracts with each Govern
nen, shining , aI provisions sha! De executed ny sucn
accep, bidder Ddd-r. each Government to Do repoDs
only for its proportion OF the .absdy be paid fo tue
/ service 49,
SEC And be FURTHER enacted Tha, any contract which
the Postmaster General execute under TIE authority ot
this all 20 into before the hrst day OF sep
emb. on- thou and eight hundred aud yhye and shall
addition the u,ud s,ipulations Of mail steamship
provide tina, the steamships offered tor ths service
shall BE- constructed Of the beet materials and alter tue most
approved model with all the modern Improvement. adapted
for going steamship, OF the INST cla and shall before
ther s1proya aud acceptance BY the Dcnera be
subject sad survey by experienced naval con
rct0 detailed for that pIrpose by the Secretary oil
the Navy report shall b. 20 the Postmaser Zen
Governments shall be entitled TO have
transp0r ed free OF expense each and every steamer
mai agent lake charge of and arrange tue mail matter, to
suitable accommodations for that purpose shall be
signed OF failure from ouy cause TO perform any
the regular monthly voyages stipulated Tor IN the contract
Dr. rata deduction hal b. made from tho compensation
Of such omitted voyages that suitable hnrs
aud peuae, may be imposed for delays and irregularities in
the performance OF the service according to contract,
sud that the POsm General shall have tne power to de-
the any time o. ito beng underet
or assigned 10 any other party
"Ec Asd be 1t further enacted Tha, the mai! steamships
en- service authorized by this act shall be exempt
ron 81 por chs"s and house duc.at the port OF de
patur- aud arrival la tho United Sta,es PyOpd,f That
mF Immunity ffonl port charges and custom house dues
granted ~ tie Government Of Brazil
Approved Msy b. 1854"