Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-22
DR0PosALS FOR NAIL STEAMSHIP
Il SERVICE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND CHINA.
Posr oYTIoH DEPAHrnEHT, I
WAHHiHaTon, March 20, 1855. 4

| . POST OHItCH DMPAhIMNNIt 4
wASmHaroH, March %, 1855.
In accordance with the provisions Of an act Of
Congress, approved February IL, 1895, which IL In
the words and figures following, yiIi
''AH ACT to authorize the satablishment Of ocean
mall steamship service between the United
''Bs snacsdty ne ssaoss aad House Of Rep.
resentdtives a( ths United IStdtes Of Amerfca On
Con0ress assembled, That the Postmaster Cen
erAi be- and hets hereby, authorized 10 invite pro.
posals by public advertisement, for the period Of
sixty days, In ono OF more newspapers Published
In the cities Of Washington, New York, Philadel-
phiA Boston, and sau Francisco, respectively, for
FrSnsisoo In he United States, and some port Or
ports In the Chinese Rmpire, touching ut Homo
lulu, In the sandwich Islands, and one or more
ports In japan, BY means Of . monthly line OF
Of not less than three thousand tons burden each,
and Of sufficient number to perform twelve round
trips per Annum between said porte and to con
tract with the lowest respoasibls bidder for said
service for term Of not more than ten years, 70
commence from tina day the arst steamship Of the
proposed limo shall depart from the port Of San
Francisco with the malls for China frovtdsd,
amount 20 more than ave nundrsd tiIousGnu uuts
lars for the twelve round trips per- annum, nor
unless the same Is from citizen OF citizens Of the
Unlted States, and accompanied ~ an Oaer Of
good and gu leent surstiss false altllens Of the
Omitted stAies for the faithful performance Of such
contract.
sec. y ana % uIuFNNoF oNucteut Inht my
contract which the Postmaster General mAy.ex.
eeute, under authority Of this act, ahall 90 into
effect on or before the nrst day Of January,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven,
and shall, In addition 10 the usual ntipulAtions
Of ocean mail steamship contracts, provide that
the steamships accepted for the service shall be
constructed Of the best mAtsriAl and AFTER APP
proved %odsls Win all the modern lmP es ,s
hrst- class and shall be subject 10 inspection and
survey by an experienced naval Constructor, TO
be detailed for that purpose BY the Secretary Of
Postmaster General That the Government Of
the United States shAll'be entitled 10 have trans
ported, free OF expense on each and every
steamer, mall agent % take charge q and ar.
mediation for that purpose shall be assigned.
That In case Of failure from any canss 10 perform
any ofthe regular monthly voyages stipulated for
In the contract, pro rata deduction shall DO made
nom the eanp ensa.ion on account % suoh omitted
voyage or voyages. ThAtSuitAble ines and penal
ties may be imposed for delays and irregulare-
tiss In the performance ofheEeryiee, and thai the
termins the contract ut any time In case OF its
being underlet or assigned 10 any other party.
Approved, February II, 1893 /" '
PROPOSALS
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