Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-03-21

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arrive at Paraclifta next Thursday BY m'
Proposals for once week service are in''eu
also. TO run from Paracifta by the county seat o'
Polk county, to Winfield, 10 miles.
5965. From Fulton, by Pine Prairie and Layhes'
mort, to Fort Towson, l 10 miles and back once III
two weeks.
Leave Fulton every other Monday at . M ar
rive at Fort Towson lex, Thursday BY IN.
Leave For, Towson every other Monday at .
m, arrive at Fulton next Thursday by Va M
Proposals for once week service are inV'teo'
1866. From Joseph Tomlinson's on the route
to Washington, BY Black Jack, and Vache urass'
to For, Smith, A miles and back, once IN TWO
weeks.
Leave Tomlinson's every other Monday al n
m, arrive a, Fort Smith next day by p. m.
Leave Fort Smith every other Tuesday at 3pI
m, arrive at Tomlinson's next day by m.
SPECIAL OFFICES.
Proposals for suppl, ing the following offices, at
sun to be named, and subject to The condition
of being limited to the net proceeds OF the oitlce'
are invited.
Creek Agency from Fort Gibson, 6 miles, once
q week.
Dover from Dwight. 10 miles. once week.
Fort Washita and May yhew from Fort Towson,
so miles. once week.
Magnolia from Union Courthouse, miles.
once week.
Old Town from Helena, 90 miles. once week.
NOTES.
|. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails n, all offices where no particular
lime is specified; but on raiIrond and steamboa.
routes there is 10 be no more delay than Is neces'
sa,y to deliver and receive the bags
r,o IN ho nynun n
passengers, and to their entire exclusion, II It's
weight and bulk require it.
s. Post office blanks, mabags, and the special
agents of the department, on the exhibition Of
their credentials, are 10 be conveyed without fur.
,her charge on mail lines admitting Of such con.
veva' CO.
| 4. Mail agents are to be conveyed without
charge on the principal railroad and steamboat
lines, where the size Of the mails and the mum.
Der of the offices will require their employment
by the department and in that case, srpnrne
apa rtment for the asserting and safc-keeplng OF
the mail is to br provided by the contractor, under
the direction of the department.
s. In all cases. there is TO be forfeiture of
the pay of the trip, when the trip is not run n
forfeiture of ut least one fourth part of it, when
the running or arrival is so far behind the time as
to lose the connexion with depending mail; and
forfeiture of due proportion of it, when
grade Of service is ndered inferior 10 lhn, in tho
contract. These forfetures may be increased in.
TO penalties Of higher amount, according to the
nature or frequency of the failure and tho i'm.
porance Of the mail.
g. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinq,lan
cv ha so,isfnrtnrily on poined in due time. for fal
ing 10 take from. deliver at, post post office.
the mail. or any part Of it; for suffering it to be
wet. injured, lost or destroyed /; for conveying 1t
in place or manner that exposes il to depreda
tion loss. or injury for refusing after demand
to convey mail by any coach, railroad car, or
steam boat, which the contractor regularly runs
on the route. beyond the specified number OF trips
in the contract and for no, arriving at the time
set. And for setting up or running an express to
transmit commercial intelligence in advance Of
the mniI. penalty will be exacted equal to the
quarters raT.
T. The Post Master General may annul the
contract for repeated failures for violating he
Post Office laws; for disobeving the instructions
of the depa rtment for refusing to discharge
carrier when required by the department; for ns
signing the contract without the consent Of the
Post Master General, or for setting up or running
an express as aforesaid.
8. The Postmaster General may nlter the con.
tract, and alter the schedule, he allowing pro
rata increase of compensation, within the restrc.
,ons imp osed by law, for The additional service
required, or for the increased speed if the employ.
ment of additional stock or carriers is rendered
necessary but the contractor mny, in such case,
rolinquish the contract, on timely notice. if he
prefers it to the change. The Postmaster Geher.
al NAV also discontinue or curtai the service. he
allowing ono months extra pay OIL the amount
dispensed with.
0. The payments will he made through drafts
on post offices or otherwise. after the expiration
of each quarter, say in February, May, August
and November.
| 10. The distances are given according 10 the
bes! lnformntion; but no increased pay will be
allowed should they prove to be greater than is
advertised. il the places correctly named
| ii. The Postmaster GeneraI is prohibited by
law from knowingly making contract for the
transportation Of the mail with any person who
shall have entered into any combination, or prop.
sed to enter into any combination, to prevent the
making Of any bid for mai! contract bynny
other person or persons, or who shall have made
any agreement, or shall have given or performed
or promised to give or perform, any consideration
to door not to do,any thing whatever to induce any
other person not 10 bid for a mail contract. Par.
licuar attention is called to the 2Sth section of the
act of 1886, prohibiting combinations TO prevent