New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-27

dred and yenty-three, out of any none
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated
namely:
For steamship service between San Fran
cisco, Japan and China, FIVE hundred th0l
sand dollars. And the Postm aster Genera
is hereby authorized to contract with ii
lowest bidder, within three months ate
the passage of this act, after sixty days
public notice, for term of ten years from
and after the first day of October, eighteen
| hundred and seyenty-three, for the convey
| ance OF an additional monthly mail on tn
said route, a a compensation not to exceed
the rate per voyage now paid under the ex
| lstlng contracts, and upon the same c0ndi
lions and limitations as prescribed by ex
| listing acts of Congress in reference thereto
and The respective contracts made i'll pun
suance thereof; and the contractors under
| the provisions Of this section shall be re
| quired to carry the United States mails
! during the existence of their contracts
| without additional charge, on all the steam
| ers they may run upon said line, or any
| part OF it, or any branch or extension there.
of; provided, that all steamships hereafter
accepted for said service shall be of not less
than four thousand tons register each, and
shall be built Of iron; and with their en-
gines and machinery shall be wholly of
American construction, and shall be so con-
structed as to be readily adapted to the
armed naval service of the United States
i'll case of war, and before acceptance the
officers by whom they are inspected shall
report to the Secretary OF the Navy and the
Postmaster General whether this condition
has been complied with; provided, that in all
cases the officers of the ships employed
in the service herein provided for shall be
citizens OF the United States, and that per-
sons of foreign birth, who have according
to law declared their intention to become
citizens of the United States, may be en-
plOyed as though they were citizens within
the meaning OF this section, or of any act or
acts specified in the act Of June twenty
eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four
And the government of the United States
shall have the right in case Of war to take
for the use OF the United States any of the
steamers of said line, and in such ease paw
a reasonable compensation therefor; pro-
vided, the price paid shall in no case ex-
coed the original cost of the vessel so taken,
and this provision shall extend to and be
applicable to the steamers of the Brazilian
line hereinafter provided for.
For steamship service between the United
States and Brazil, one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
FOR steamship service between San Fran
cisco and the Sandwich Islands, seventy
five thousand dollars.
SEC. 4. That if the revenues of the Post
meet the appropriations made by this act,
then the sum of five million seven hundred
thousand nine hundred and seventy dollars,
or so much thereof as may be necessary, be,
and the same is hereby appropriated, to be
paid out OF any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to sup
ply deficiencies in the revenue of the
Postoffice Department for the year
ending June thirtieth eighteen hundred
and seventy-thrce. And section twelve of
the act approved March third, eighteen
hundred and folty-seven, entitled IAN act
to establish certain post routes, and for
other purposes and section eight of the
act approved March third. eighteen hun
dred and fftv-One, entitled IAN act to re-
duCe and modify the rates Of postage in the
United States, and for other purposes. so
far AS said sections provide for specific per
manent appropriations for carrying free
matter in the mails for the several Depart
ments and tor members of Congress. be,
and the same are hereby, repealed. And
hereafter payment for carrying such free
matter shall! be made out Of the annual APP
SEC. ). That it shall not 6e lawful for
any person who snail hereafter be APP
pointed an officer, clerk. or employee in
any of the Executive Departments to act
as COUNSEL attorney, or agent for prose-
cutting any claim against the United States
winch was pending in said Departments
while he was said officer, clerk. or employe,
nor in any manner. nor by any means, to
aid in the prosecution Of any such claim.
within two years next after he shall have
ceased to be such officer, clerk, or emplaye.
Sec. 6. That if the contract for the in.
crease OF the mail service between San
Francisco and China and Japan to a semi.
service shall be made with the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company. or shall
be performed in the said cOmpany's ships, |
or the ships of its SUCCESSORS in interest,
the moneys payable under such contract
shall bepaiG while the said company OF Its
successors in interest shall! maintain and
run the zine of steamships for the trans.
bortation OF freight and passengers q: pres. |
Ell! run between New York ana San Fran.
cisco. via the Isthnus of Panama, bS the
said Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and !
no longer; provided, that said REQUIREMENT
shall in all respects apply 80 any party con.
racting for the mail service between San J
Francisco and China and Japan. as we'll as
20 the Pacific Mai! Steamship Company
Approved June ]. 1872.
gGENERAG NATURE-No f0o1
Az act to amend an act entitled IAN act 20
IL.