New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-26
Posr.OPTICK DEPARTMENT.

DROPOSAL for MAlL-STEAMSHlP
SERVICE BETWEEN the uNdrEp ,a sc an 40
Congress- approved May 20 bi which Ia the words ioi'
lowing, to wit: -. -, 49,.
chip service between the United States and brekh"
Bs q enacted BY te senate and Home o. h,1.es'a1ne,
the Postmaster General be, aud he Is hereby authorized 70
unite with the General fos,Oee pspasn'99 ., sg
he Authorized to Get for that Oo'oninen an esabShhs
direct mail communication between the Two Countries py
steamship be Of not less than two thousand tuns burden
esch and Of sufficient number to perform t~e round UPS
per between port IL the nited Staos
north OF tue Potomac River sad Rio dc Janero in Brazil
touching Saint Thomas In the West Indies at Bahia for
nambuco and such other Brazilian and incrmedao port
ports hs be considered necessary and espeden P'ori
de That the expense OF tine service sh be divided between
the two Governments, and tina, the United states portion
thereof shall exceed the Of hundred and my
thousand dol for the performance OF twelve round trips per
snnu he pd out OF money appropriated Tor The ser
vice tile Post Office Department.
"sao And be further enacted. That the Po'im,ster
he and he hereby authorized TO invite proposals tor
said all steamship service by public advertise eI Tor tue
pcrCd Of sixty days in OF more newspaper pub IN
aud boston respectively aud contract with the loves. re-
sponsbc bidder for the for the term Of ten years to
Inns shall depart from the United with the mails for
Brazil. PrcSidcd That proposals for monthly rpstht l. to
received and accepted by him within limit Aforesaid,
from party pste. Of undoabed responsibility po.,s's.us
ability furnish tie sesmshps required lot The s.r
vice offering and sufficient surc. for the faithful
peIoIm.nce OF .geh Contract, "g Pera yT If
and that distinct and separate contracts with each GovcTn
meni containing similar provisions shall be executed ny sach
accep, d bidder deI each Government 20 be e,pon
be only its proportion Of the Subsidy to be PAID Tor the
service a..
SEc Ind be 10 further enacted That contract which
the msy execute under The authority OF
this shall into effect before tile hfsi day Of Dep
tcmbe oussud eig hundred aud sixty hye; sud sh.
the usual stipuiafions OF uu steamship
contracts provide that the seap offered for the service
shall be constructed Of the beet materials and after the most
approved model with ~ the modern improvements adapted
going steamship, OF the hrt oass and shall before
approval aud b. the Pos,m cn~f he
subject to Inspection sud survey experienced naval con
.trucio be detailed Tor that purpose by the secretary OF
the Navy report shs be male 70 the Postmaster Ten
ersl; that ths two Goy,Tnnrns shall be entitled TO have
trsnspore ed free OF expense each aud every svsci
mail agent take charge Of and arrange the mail matter TO
whom suitable accommodation. for ihs purpose stsh be .
signed that IL OF allure from any csn-e TO perform any
Of the monthly voyages u4ied for In the contract
pio deduction shall be made from the compensation
Of such omitted voyas % VOYAGE that suitable hos
penalties may be t0ed Tor dslayt and Ereguaiies In
the regular Performance Of the service according 70 contract
aud General shall have the power 10 de-
termne the tGo IL Of s being urd.re
| or assigned 20 any other party
"SYc And be further enacted That the mall steamships
service authorized by tits &C, shall be
and cysou dues Al the OF de
pArture and arrival ia the United states PyoVded That
similar unity fro and custom house dues 10
| granted by the Government. Of Brazil
Approved May %, 1854"