Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-02-15
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!. Seven minutes are allowed for opening
and closing ;i,e mails at at! Offices, where ~
particular Ii,rc - specified. bat OH railroad
ana steamboat rrl;ics there IS 10 be no mere de-
la, Lian Is necessary 10 deliver and rccelsc the
bags.
:. The mail i, to be conveyed in preference
10 passengers, and TO ;hcir en:iGc exclusion, i;
is weigh, aud L.iA require IL.
). ! preference IS 10 be gwen TO passengers
brnu.h; IN The connecting u.1il!!rc, oyeI ,ho,r
travelling IA any other.
y. Post U.ficc blanks, mail hag4, aud the
special agents OF the Department. ON cx.
hlhiti"n OF their credentials, are 10 be convey
cd without iaHncr charge OH mail lines admit.
.rng oil such conveyance.
.. Mail Lseals ARE 10 be conrcYcd without
charge on the principal railroad aud steamboat,
Ines. where lie siIc o.tiic rIaiis ana TIE uu.,,I.
Der of the offices viii require their employ.
Ineni by the Department, and in that case a
=cpaIatc apartment, for the asserting and safe.
keeping oil tie mail, is 10 be provided by the
contractor under the direction ofehe Depart.
IcEt.
d. In al! cases, there IL 10 be Il forfeiture oe
tic pay OF The tiip, when The TIP is not run ;
; forfeiture oil ~ least "ue.iouf,h part OF II.
when The running or arrival is SO far behind
time is 10 los. ti!c Connection with a G.pGEd-
me i:!a:i AID Il Forfeiture OF 4 due proportion
oi II. wien Z grade ~ service IL rendered iGic-
!Iorio t.i"iih The contact. These ioyfcilurcs
may De- Increased into penalties II higher
smuih', accIr!lng 20 the nat.:: or .rcGucnrv
oi lie failure and the importance O. the mail.
Z. Fines VIII be imposed. unless .ls d"iin
farncy b" satisfactorily .>plair"i ~ d;r ,,,nc
Tor !A:Iii:g 10 take from, or deliver Il; n pos, NJ
ire, The maii. or any part Of il; Tor Suffering
j; TO be wet, injured. lost. o. destroyed: iur con-
'cyi"s IN Il Place or manncr,Eat exposes it
10 dc2'cd!!.oA. loss, mT injury Tor rerrs'ag ~
ter demand 10 convey 4 uaI! by auy cosch r.!-
road cur or steamboat. wilicl, the con:sacinr
regularly runs Oh ,hc roi'r. beyond the -pcci-
lied nrniacr oflrips III the crnl,aci ard ;or
not arriving II the !Imr set. And Tor selling
up ar %rui.i!lnS an cypress To unis.Iit col!:TrT-
cIal intelligence III advance ut the maj. ! pen
ally "ifbe rNic;ed cTuni 10 i quarter pay.
:. iI!r fuS;..!asicr GrucrI. may amrii tir
contract io' repeated C~a:lIrc.; !ui v~!o.a,!n. :nr
Pos, oitiec laws, Tor Li,cbcyinc tic ~ius'ric.
,I0':s OF the Department: rot ~rrii;sirs % dis
charge i carrier wien required by iii. Depart.
'ncnt i"r assigning tho contract w.t!HnI The
consent al tic Pos,nastc! I]:ereysi. or 80 SEE.
;.ng M or rni.i'n: az cNpr,ss H. aforesaid
!. In" Postmaster I,rrnra! NAY alter the
contract. and a.icr The s~c!.ect'e. pc ~a.,owius Il
pru-rill increase of compsi.n'iva. witlnL tie
RESTRICTIONS imposed by law. for the add'Lrnni
service required. or for the increased -pced,
II t.ic employment nf additional stock c. car.
ncEs Is rendered necessary, but The contractor
may III such case. rcliIlnIsh The contract. on
timely notice. If he prefers ii 10 The change.
lie may a!4o discontinue or cuitall the service,
ne allowing orc months cA;ry pay on the
amount dispensed with.
10. The payments will I've made through
drafts on posioiticcs or otherwise. after the r4-
plra;ion ~! each quarter. say III February.
.Mny. August ara November.
III. The distances are given according 70 the
best 'nfnnnatiop: but no inc,c as"d pay will
he allowed. should they prove 10 nc ..',lcr
than is advertised 1.-THE places are correctly
named.
II. The Postmaster General is prohibited
by law from knowingly making \ c0u,rac,
Tor the Interpretations Of The mail with any
person who shall k,v. entered INTO any cuuIbl.
ualIon. ar proposed TO enter iI:,o any coInbina.
too. TO prevent the making Of any bid for Il
mail contract by any other person or persons.
who shall have mad. any agreement. or shall
have gwen or performed. or promised To giy.,
or perform, any consideration 10 do, or not 10
do. ~anything whatever. /" induce any other
person no, to bid fos 4 mai coaracl.
II. Omcolch routes where the prcscn, CON.
tractor shall BE- superseded by an nnderhiiIcr.
who NAV no: hare The stage property requisite
tar lhn performance of the contract. ie shall
purchase from The prcscn, COM. actor suci, IF
iis c2:rimS.' teams, a"'lharircss belonging 10 tho
7oui" ~ shall be needed. and mag be suitable
10 the %scrrcc, an ia.r raiuat.un: and ;u1k,.
payn"n,t therefor hy reasonable, i~ns:aIn,.n,s. Il,
r.uay becomes due, unless the present, con.
.rIr-l' >Ea'' rrr'Trr - 'nu Stages on the
route. N.'l'at toy Roi s.rse 40 u. zt:.,u.
blcncss"i the property, the terms, or the scc,.
~. "rcl rwD rho e % "orson who 'nry an.
point i ~. .Eu ui".. 80. 4s,n. S.lli, ~. lr.'-
NJ the PoSt."as,rr General will name Tho un.
pirr. Should the uInicrbidhGr fail In cpuplv
his bid will be- offered la iar contractor bmxi
should he .IrclInc n. tho nroans,lS nf III, 49,,