Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-05
DBoPosALs FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP SER
PAN AND CHINA.
Posr OFFIcE DEPARTMENT.

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In accordance with the provisions OF sectios
and OF the act % Congress, approved ssEe 4 l-1,
service IF the Post Ufoe persrfssi f5T ,e ,s1S
ending june thirty, eighteen hundred sni tweu,y-
thTee; Sheh sections are in tbs words and hgures
Sec 8. AVID the Postmaster General {.
der. within three nths after the passage Of his
act after sixty days public notice, Tor a term Il
ten YEAR from ana after the irrt day q October,
eighteen hundred aud seventy three, for the csa-
yeyance of al additional Saouihly nail tue sad
route. az ompeusatiCn not to exceed the rate pr
voysee noE paid under the existing contracts, aud
On the conditions ard limitations rrescr bed
by existing acts &C Congress in reference thereto,
sud the respective contracts made IN pursu ancs
thereof: and The contractors under the -ious f
this section shall be required % carry ths Uuied
States mails during the existence OF taesr
contracts, without additional charge, on al the
steamers they MAY ru1 upon said line, or an par.
q it., CT any branch OF extension thtfeOc
fCT sad service shall not es ofless than four thcas-
and tone register IA aud shsil be bat iron, aud
American construction, and shal lie - construCted
ast9 Dc readily adapted 70 the armed naval serS ice
OF the ugd states ln case ~ ~ an before accept
ace the officers by whom they are inspected shall
master General whether THIS condition hss ben
complied with: PJc-'f.f That ia all cas,s thu on
vidsd tor shall % citizens Of tue United state rd
thar persons Of foreign bin n, who have accord az q
law declared their int utiun to bec~me citizeHsof
the United states, may be employed ss though they
Neie ciiZns within the meaning 81 this seston,
~ eight eighteen hundred and sixty-fsur; aud lie
government az the United states shzll have the
stes any OF the steamers Of said line and IA such
case Psy reasonable CO npeusSti n therefor. Pro-
original OF the vessel 80 taken, aud this provi-
sion shah extend 20 and De applicable o. the ,-am.
Of - BraZ lian line hereinafter provided Tor
- Zee G. That il the contract for the iucrsas, q
the E.Sil service between san Francisco AMI China
and Japan 20 IBi nouthly service shall be made
will th- Pacific Mail Steamship Company. or shall
be peTioi med IN toe taid compsuyis ships, OF lie
shp OF ts Successors Ia interest, the moHeys pay
able under such cOntTsct shall b. paid while tue ssd
company ITS Successor in atervst shall maintain
u
ton OF trelsht and passeugels al present run be-
mus Of Panama, by the said Pscife Mail Steamship
Company, and no longer: PTOrtisf. That said re-
SSntfsetne T ,hs a service axee 20 s sas
CSC an Ch,1a and Japan Is well ss TO the Pacific
PROPOSALS
viii be received at the Post Once Department. in
the city q Washington, until O'Clock D m. ON
veyins the MALE OF the United siate- BY means of
an additional nopthly line q rst class American
tons register each and Of sufoieai number 10 per-
norm tS aD r9Sn9 sp d psT e S ann, tue
tChiGa,l touching at Yokohama, (Japan.D with .
main line between Yokohama and shanghai, Chi
na.l for contract term of ten from and after
the fret day Of October, eighteen hundred and sew
Each bid should name the time proposed O. be oc-
gliding stoppages at intermediate ports: sad also
the length Of the stoppages at each OF the nierme
proposed days and hours of departure from each
port. as well as the proposed days and hours %
rsrtures must be so arranged 10 alternate st
equal ard regular intervals with those Of the
ent monthly line during its continuance, forming a
regular sent monthly service in connection there
sRrrCVs al Of the Postmaster General. 20 aliust-
nient or alteration By his order, from tm % time,
The interests of the postal service may require
The steamships offered for the service be
American built steamships Of the hrst class in al
authorizing the ;, rvice and beft ne acoerta they
VIII be tUhJect to DsBeCtOn aud survey BY eNpe
rlenced naval constructor 20 be detailed for that
purpOseb By the Secretary Of the Navy.
Proposals must conform IN all particulars @ the
provisions and requirements Of the acts Of Congress
sPgrSsed fsnrsSTy iss, and tsergs Is is.,
J. 1872, and must be properly guaranteed with salts
factory testimonials thai the bidder or bidders and
their guarahtors, are men a property aud abund-
sntly able TO make good their tender and guaranee
The bidder OF bidders must he "a American eth
zen or cifiZe
The bidder nSme and residence, aud the name Of
each member % the nrn, when partnership ofsrs,
should be distinctly stated. IL made BY cor p1raten
oaec copy 81 theohart-r articles OF inoOrp
and q list of officers and directors.
All bids exceeding the sum Of nv Thousand dollars
must De aeoamPsnied by Ger ililsd check OF drait,
upon sore solvent national bank Il rot less than
hye rsssU,1 of the amount 81 one years pro-
posed IN suCh hid bids euch check draft % be
subject to all the conditions and provisions OF exist
ing laws 10 respect TO f0rfeitures.
Ag1 sssisnmsnt OF tFsgsisr an ocean MAJ con-
ments transfers null aud void. and the Post
Hlssser General is reqDired 20 determine any con-
Proposals. should he sent under seal 20 :" The
sapeTiui. ndeht 81 Foreign Mails, sith the eords
NAL PrcPessis: J@ssS and oei IA rSsa,ss
be patched In time 20 be received &C his Depart
ment on or before O clock y: m, Of Monday, the
for rec civ ing pro possls der this Advertisement
JN0. A. CREsw Eli,