Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-03-29
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]. Seven nirntes arc allowed lIr opening
and closing the mail. Il; all Offices, wrere no
particular tins Is specified, but on railroad
aud steamboat routes there is TO he no moro de.
lay than IS necessary 10 deliver and receive the
! bags.
Z. The mail is TO be conveyed in preference
TO passengers. aud TO their culirc exclusion, it
liz weigh, and bulk require il.
j. 4 preference l. 10 be siycn Ia passengers
broush, III The connecting inaillIues over those
travelling in any other.
i..ios, Office blanks, mail bags, and the
special agents Of The Department. on cx.
hibi,ion Of their credentials. ARE 10 be convey.
ed wil!,oa; further charge OIL mail lines admit.
! tin. Of such conveyance.
;. Mail agents are To be conreyetl witI.ou,
charge on the principal! railroad and steamboat
lines, where the size oltilc mails and the nuu,.
her of the offices will require their employ
ment hy the Department, and in that case q
separate apartment Tor the asserting and SAFE
keeping of the mail. is TO be provided by the
contractor under the direction Of the Depart
| mcnt.
6. In all cases, there is 10 he 4 forfeiture Of
the pay OF the tiip, when the IMP is not run;
Il forfeiture Of n least one.fourth par, Of il,
when The running or arrival is 50 lar behind
! time a. 10 lose the connection with Il depend
ing mail ana 4 forfeiture oil n due proportion
of it. when 4 grade of service is rendered infc.
:ior 10 that i'll TIE contract. These loriciimres
nily he increased into penalties of higher
amount, according 10 the nature or frequency
Of 'ar failure aud Inc importance of The mail.
Z. fil"' viii be imposed. unless the .lclin.
Gnrncy be satisfactorily explained IN due time.
.nF i,tlrr a., tall. Er,,, ,r I.t.... .., ~
lice, lie maIl. Or any part OF H.: FOR su:i, ring
IL 10 Gc wei. injured. lost. or d, -,royed: for con
vcying II in Il place Ur manner that exposes il
10 depreciation. loss. nr M nry for refusing af.
ter denil.d 10 convey a mail by lry coach. rail.
road ear or Steamboat. which III. contractor
regularly runs on the route. bcyond The .p"ci.
he'd ~inIn,cr oftrips in the contract: and Tor
not arriving n; the lime set. And for selling
up or running an express to transmit CONNER.
cial intelligence IN advance of The mail. u pen
atty vii! he caaclcd equal 10 n quarters pay.
<. The Postmaster General NAV anna! the
contract Fer repeated futures Tor violating the
Posi- Orirc laws; Tor dlsol,.ying the in.'ruc.
lions OF the Department; I'm refusing 10 Dis.
cliaIgc = carrier when required By the Depart.
meat for assigning the contract wi,.,"u, the
consent III tho Postmaster General. or inr set.
IIf' iii WI III ~ aHI IN
q .rh, po,imn,,,r t;rpcr,I NAV ;I,cr tho
contract, and alter Tie ..bcJuL, hc allowing n
rrn.r,,, ,ncrcasr of r,,npcu.,,i,u. within ,pc
rcs,r,c,iop jnpos,J he L,w. FIR III, ,JG;;,,uu,
sc,virc required. or for The Increased speed.
# the rnpioymru, al additional stock or car.
ri.r- Il rendered necessary. hut Inc contractor
may. IN srch case. rclinuni.l, The contract. on
! timely notice. II Ic p,cicr> ii Ia The change.
He nav also discontinue or cuIinil the service.
h. %a,lnwi:l. que months eAiry pa, on The
;,l,,nur,, dispensed with.
10. The payments will hc made through
| drafts on poSioiiiccs or otherwise. after The cx.
~r,rl,irn OF each quarter. say in February,
! Nav. August ani November.
II. The jis,rncca are g,scnnccording TO the
best information: In; no increased pay viii
lr allowed, ,,iou,d the, prove 10 be greater
than - advertised. if the places are correctly
named.
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