The national Republican., 1867-05-02
PnoPosALa.
DRoPosALS FOR MAIL STEAM
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Posr orrIur prrAnrnrrr.

n soeordncs with ne preyislon. sf ths act Of
wssas ana xsasss fonoviss, yiri 'l''fT
.,.snship, ,s'ryies between the uni,'d States and
Be- q enacted s sy iSs Ssnat. and Hou,s Of Repre-.
ssntaftvss ar he United States o. Amertca IN Goa
gress es'sasisd, Ihs. ths Postmaster , General ss,
public advsrssmsnt for the period q sixty days, In
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port of san ffaasiseo % the Omitted statsa, and the
pert ef Heaolulu in The Havaian Islands, By means
ssspsSps q Be of nos is.s than one thousand tons,
0oystnmsnt Measurement, each, and Of Sufficient
number @ psrorn iwsivs round TIP. per snnum
rs.bos.iis biSssr ief s.iS ssrSiss, for moi
more thAn Ten year, 70 begin from the day The hrst
sss IN; shan S.psr from ,ss ,ss Pert
Islands, Provided maj no bid shall be considered
which shall sneuht % more than seventy Ave thou.
nor unless The same Be from eltisen or eitiIsns 81
the United states, and accompanied by an offer q
socd ana .sei.St ,srs.s, sl.o si..s. e .ss yn
tract: And provided rthsr That before the accept
anes Of the said sisamships By the Postmaster Cen
era. ior the said service, they shall bs .ubse. 70 IN.
srustoI to be detailed for that purposs By IN. Sec
rs,sry Of the Navy, whose report shall bs made to
ssc. a And bs d further enacted, That any con .
tract which the Postmaster General may siscuts
under the suthorty ofths act shall 90 into effect on
and sixty eight and shall, in addition 10 the usual
stpulatons Of ocean mall steamship contracis, pro-
vide that the ooyernmsnt q the United States shall Be
and every steamer, mail agent 10 take charge Of
and arrange the mall matter, TO whom suitable ae-
s Il sa:s Il 's S .., s'
any OF the monthly voyages stipulated for In this
contract, pro rata deduction may be made from
or voyages thai suitable hnss and penaltes may be
imposed for delays and irregularities In the perform
anee Of the serviee and thai the Postmaster General
contract in case Of is being underlet or ASSIGNED to
Approved, March 2, I.sa..,. lss5a ..
Will be received al the Post once Department, In
the city o. Warrington, until o'clock p. m. Of
ing the malls Of the Uniied stAtss BY means Of a
monthly line OF hrst- class American sten
ships to be Of not less than ono thousand TONS uov
ernmsnt Measurement, each, and Of suheient number
to perform twelve round trips per annum, between
the port Of San Francisco in the United States and
the port Of Honolulu, in the Hawaiian Islands, for
contract tsrm Of not than ten years, 10 beglu
from the day the hrs steamship Of the said line shall
the port Of San Francisco with the mails for the
Bach bid should name the time proposed TO be 90.
eupled in performing the passage each way between
San Francisco and Honolulu and soheduls Of sailing
urs IRON and arrival a each port should also accom-
pAsy each bid suehlsehedule, however, 10 be sub:
sot 10 the approval Of the Postmaster General aud
TO alteration by his order, from time to time, as the
intsrests Of the postal service may require.
The steamships offered for the service must b
American steamships Of the hrst class in all respects
and before acceptance will be subject to inspection
and survey by experisneed naval constructor, 10
detailed for that purpose by the Secretary Of the
Navy.
Proposals must conform In all particulars to tn,
provisons and requirements Of the Aforesaid act
proved March q 1887, and must be properly guaran
teed with sasfaetory testimonials, that the bidder
or bidders and their guHrantors are mn Of property
and abundantly able to make good their tender and
| guarantee. The bidder's name and residence, aud
| the name Of each member Of the firm when 4 com
pany odsrs should be distinctly stated in the propo
sails; n an Incorporated company, copy Of the char
Of incorporation must also be annexed to the lid
Proposals should be sent, sealed under cover, Il
| the address Of the Postmaster General, Washing
ton, d. c. supersoribed 'RoRRIsN DISK - viii
the words mali Proposals, Foreign Mails, - writer
on the face Of the address and they should be dis
patched In time TO be received at this Department
before the 10Th day Of July, 1867, which will b.
ths last day for receiving proposal. under this advsr
| usemsnt. ALEX. W. RANDALL,
| mh2l wet Postmakter General.