The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-01-25

conveyed, without 'uf'hPr cllnFr'' WI H"'''
lines admitting Of such conveyance.
i. Mail agents are TO be conveyed, with
uut chnrgc. on the principal rnlIrond an"
steamboat lines where the SIZE OF the mh''s
ard The number Of the oiii'rS viii require
their employment by the Department; aud
in TINT case. Il scpnrn!e apartment iOf '"'
nS~uttlog and safe keeping" I the mn'' Is II"
be provided hv the contractor, under 'h'
direction of the Department..
:. In all eases there il to b. n forfeiture
of the pry Of the tllp wiirn the trip i I''
run; forfeiture If At least onr'oHr'h pert
Of u Whrn tie running pr arrival IS 20 TAR
Sci. nd ;!IrruS Ia lose Tia" C"lnrNlon with u
drpanhiny mn,'; and fnrtrIiurc Of d""
prupnrilnn 81 it when a grade ri service J.
rendered inferior to that il the CoHlrnc'.
These !ocrlusrs may hn increased lot"
pena''irs u higher amount, according to
ihr nature or frequency OF the iai"fe ana
the importance ot the nnl.
6 Fires will hn lmposod unless he dr'n.
Gucucy be satisfactorily explained in due
t,.r, for failing to take from, or deliver nj,
post llicr. the mail, or any pnri "i II: Tor
suffering il 10 hr vet. injured, lost, or Ges-
irny,d; or conveying II IN place or manner
that exposes it 10 depreciation. loss. or iniur
~ for refusing after demand 20 convey
mail hv any coach. railroad car. or scam
bnn,. which the contractor reGn'nr'y runs on
the route beyond the specified nnnper OF
TINS in the contract. md for not arriving ~
the time sci; aud for setting mp or running
an express To transmit commercial in'eiiI-
renee in advance Of the mail, n penalty will
hn rXacinn equal tn n Qnnr'er's pay.
7. The Postmaster General may annul
the contract tor repeated failures; Tor v'"'
laline the posi- Office laws: for dlsobeylna
the instructions OF the Department: Tor re-
iuSlnG TO discharge carrier when reGulr'
ed by the Department: for assigning tn"
contract without the assent OF the fnS'-
master General or ter setting upor running
an express as aforesaid.
s. The Postmaster ',tnera! may alier inc
contract, and alter the schedule. ne allows
ing a pro ra'a Increase OF compensa'Ioi'
within The restrictions imposed b! law Tor
the additional service required. or Tor the
increased speed, if the employment OF al
di,ioual stock or carriers is rendered necos'
sary: but The contractor may. in such case,
the contract, On timely no'icp,ll
he prefers it to the change. The POs'mas-
ter General may annul The contract or cur
tail the service and pay. when he wishes
to dispense with the service IN whole or IN
part, or place a higher or different grade o
service on the route, he allowing one
months extra pay on the amount dispeus-
ed with.
Q. The payments will be made through
drafts on post Offices or otherwise. alter the
expiration Of each Quar,er-saV in Febru'
arY, May, August. and November.
10. The distances are given according to
the hest information: but no Increased pay
will be allowed, should they prove t. he
Greater than is advertised, |! the places are
correctly named.
II. The Postmaster General is prohibits
ed BY law from knowingly making con.
tract for the transportation OF the mail WIN
any person who shall nave entered INTO any
combination, or proposed TO enter mo any
combination, To prevent the making OF any
bid for mail contract by any other per
son or persons, who shall have made any
nreemeIl, or shall have given or perform
ed, or promised to give or perform, any
cons Iteration to do, or not TO do, any thing
whatever to induce any other person moi TO
III r,r mail c,n,ro,, Particular alien
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