The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-22


AZ ASf 10 PROVIDE Ior ah hn.lleAn ilne o'
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- m 1 '"@''' ''''"',I'"' tnat 'ne postmaster
ueneral Is empowered anu noreoy au'Horl.eu
% contract win Ihe C9Hthe'Sihi navigation
NuHPahy "' the ''H'e ot St" lVlk, "rorPota,
I'm eHi.SIus unuel tue avs vi tue o'a'e VI
Ne" iCIh, uHuet sicc'a' euhItel Pas,eu u!
Tue egis'a'ure OF sa'u o'Ste unuer tne cate q.
hPIH '"ehy .,Hree' eie"'eeh euhureu anu
s'A'y's1' tor tIe Netk'y OF seni-"eekly con.
Neyance OF ail European ana ioreigu mails oil
the l nited StaEe' oetWeen New ORR ard Bfe'
men tourh'fG al SOUTHAMPTON England or
hNerPooI, 'oucHlhg al HHeehi'oWn' In hrst,
c'ass Sea'gVihs steaWsh'l', 10 90 constructed
IN 'he httd Ntatcs ana owned oy sad COM
pahy' IoF term not tSeeedihS hiteen years, IN |
the manner anu On me c't4.I0hs hereinafter
1!a'ou;
sec :. H"' cur "t' t""cr.a' lnat the tali
Navigation company 'AnIi win purpose oil
performing me ABOVE ser'ice' ouil1, contract
ana NJ out W'thih one year from tae passage
OF 'h's act =, 'er.' seEeh itst class sea'goihg |
s,ohlHinlI' i've OF "nlrh sIa' not ue Oh less
thah three thousaha l'as each government |
Measurement anu Two others OF not iess than |
Two thVu anu t0hd eaGA all which vessels shall
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.un'i'isl'A hhI Inspection u tue American |
Loyds or, If oricred by the Postmaster Gen
eEsI' undeT the inspection OF the most c0mrc- |
teh' ehRlhee-, 10 90 detailed Tor thIs Turpo'eh y
the secretary Of the navy upon written RT- |
ptc~u"h u Tue postmaster General, :" tha' |
Wheh c'mi ts'el e"eh vessel snail be OF the
Lrsl class IN every respect, ana WIN all
known modern improvements in model, ma
cllnery ana ouilt so as TO secure the great
eat possible speed and safety which steam.
snip, when so constructed shall DO organized
INTO anu compose the hlted states mail steam
amp me Tor the lTole conveyance OF mails
anu passengers, as hereinafter provided, the
time oil sai'lns' ana ali otheT details, to be
arranged hhI agfeeI upon between the said
company ana the Postmaster General, with
power TO modify su'h agreements from time
10 time, as may pest pest promote the OBJECT IN
view; ifGr'Is., mat no iotters or mail mat
tet snall nc ue'A'heu LOT the purpose oil Deing
.eh' Oy TINS Hhe' NHH "GtMtH !WMr mat
no average rate OF speed oil the steamships
oil Inc saiG navigation company shall not be
ICES tAan mat u 'n' 5!eam'hips q other iines
''o '"''0 " ''I''nt toutIs' "uu IL tCi
a,;Iii ~ .,os,,Lir,s III ,''. -
.SnIi ~ IL, $3.50 - - Ln,f
,L"rod ~ s,a,ntssh;r 1877 -
- con;-oct nd 49, tbo nrnrisi,n1 -,
~ rrt han ca.so Nd de,o,mi1o n, ~.
nIensnrs CT Tho goyarrTon, r. H. I',i,aJ
States.
Sec. 3. fnG J, ii Gn,ldo C,rgc,,L That the
coInIensation for carrying and transportipg
10 mall. bv sen n. b.rcin nroyjied sban he
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the act Of Congress, approved June fourteen,
eighteen hundred and fiIty- eight, anl shall in
no event or contii gency ex coed the sum therein
provided, being all postage on letters, news.
papers, and all other matter transported by or
in the malls carried by said navigation com
lany, shall belong to said con pany, and shall
be Eaid to said navigation CON any uuartery,
or aIIlied to their use or benefit, as herein.
after provided P,orl,i,a, That when the re.
coIts Of said navigation company from sea