832 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 519. 1891. cannon of a caliber of not less than six inches, and shall be of the highegt rating knlown to; maiitipne ciommerep. ignld lallbvpsselgl of 1¤¤1>¤<=¤¤¤- Bald t ree classes ereto ore ui an so employe s a , e ore ey are accepted for the mail service higein provided for, be (fhorpaulghly ins ecte b a com etent nava 0 cer or constructor etai or thait serviceyby thepSecretary of the Navy ; and such officer shall report, in writing, to the Secretary of the Navy, who shall transmit said report to the Postmaster·General ; and no such vessel not approved by the Secretary of the Navy as suitable for the service
- ·equire;d_shall be employed by the Postmaster-General as provided
or in is ac .
°* °°”°P°"“‘ Sec. 5. That the rate of compensation to be paid for such ocean mail
sleiiyice of the saidl iiirstecfdass ships lshalllpot exceeid {die sum of fopr 0 arsamie, an ort esecon —c asss i s wo dollars a mie, the shortest practicable route, for each gutward vo age ; for thb third-class ships shall not exceed one dollar a mile and tier the fourthelass ships two thirds of one dollar a mile for the actual number of miles reiqpireddby the P0?TOHi(¢;(edD¢¥]a1·:;;men:;2lpo be traiyieleil on teach hmmm. outwar oun voyage: ovi , a in e case o ai ure rom any cause to perform the regular voyages stiplulated for in said con- · pguquongwmm tracts or any of them, a pro rata deduction s all be made from the °*’°"’°°·°*°- compensation on account of such omitted voyage or voyages ; and that suitable fines and penalties may be imposed for dela s or irregu- _ larities in the due rformance of service according to the contract, to be determined by the Postmaster-General : Provided further, “Nl;,<£h<·>r ¤¤b¤idy¤¤ That no steam-ship so employed and so paid for carrying the United States mailstihalj riepgixée; any other bounty or su si y from the reasury o e n1 ates. ,_° *¤ Sec. 6. That upon each of said vessels the United States shall be entitled to have transported, free of char e, a maihmessenger, whose duty it shall be to receive, ort, take in char e and deliver the mails to and from the United States, and who shad be rovided with suitable room for the accommodation of himself andp the mails. Mvni vfncers may Sec. 7. That officers of the United States Na may volunteer for °°"° °"°°n "“°°“‘ service on said mail vessels, and when acce tedrby the contractor or contractors may be assigned to such duty Iby the Secretary of the Navy whenever in his opinion such assignment can be made without To mms run-rough detrimept fo the serxpce, and véhile in said emtployxlpeiilt they shall
- "’· receive ur ou ay rom t 18 overnmen , an suc other com ensation from thi cdntractor or contractors as may be agreed upoii) by
Pmvm. the part'es: Provided, That they shall only be required to perform semm required. such duties as appertain to the merchant service. Apprentice; to be SEO. 8. That said vessels shall take, as cadets or apprentices, one
- ‘“"°°· American-born boy under twenty-one years of age for each one thousand tons ross register, and one for each majority fraction thereof,
who shall le educated in the duties of seamans ip, rank as petty officers, and receive such pay for their services as ma be reasonable. payqenewmum Sec. 9. That such steamers may be taken and used, by the United °°°""°°”` States as transports or cruisers, upon payment to the owners of the fair actual value of the same at the time of the taking, and if there shall be a disagreement as to the fair actual value of the same at the time of the taking, and if there shall be a disagreement as to the fair actual between the United States and the owners, then the same shall appvmeuim. be determined by two impartial appraisers., one to be appointed by each of said parties, they at the same time selecting a third, who shall act in said appraisement in case the two shall fail to agree. Approved, March 3, 1891.
