The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-03-01
INSTRUCTIONS.

al Seven minutes n RI ALLOW ed for opening
md closing thr mails Mt n Offices whrrc ~
M r,iculor lime IL specified, hn, mi railroad
and s,eamhuat routes there j. to he no more
deny than is necessary 10 deliver and re-
ceivr the bags.
2. The mail 10 he conveyed in 'preicr-
ence IL. pa ssene.rs, and 10 heir entire ex.
clnsion. # i,s weight and bulk require it.
a. p,,-, ,iii--- icrk-. m"l anus. aud III"
sppcini agents of the Department, on th"
pyhibition of their credentials, are 10 b.
converted. wi,h"n, further charge. on ;mail
lines ndmii,ing of snclrconvrv arce.
4. Mail agents nre.i" b" conveyed, with
out cha rye. on the prnclpnl 'nilrnnd mud
St"atahna, limos whore the SIZE of tn" NM
and tho nnmher of the offices will rpquir,'
their emplevmrnt BY The Department; and
in that case. 'seperste. apartment Tor the
asserting and snrr hopping If the mail is IN
hr nrsv'd"d,b nv III" 'osra''"r', under IN"
dirrc,ion or the Department. o. ~"
B. ln'nll casc- there j. t." h" a. forfeiture
of Ire pay Of Tho trip whom the .rip il nn'
run; forfeiture 1T nt lnnst onp'f"nrth part
nf ii when the running,"r arrival is go fnr
Sebiud limo ms TO lose tho cnnncXion with n
depending mil; and forfeiture of-a due
prnportinn Of; it whpna grHde of service. is
rendered inrdrior to that in the cintrnct.
These .forIriurrs may he Increased INT"
penalties nc higher amount. according 10
tho nature or frequency.of tho failure and
the irnnDrtapce .of the anil. -, - -
6, Fires viii he imposed. unless the dclin-.
qnency be satisfactorily explained in due
t,mc. for filling to ,oge.frorn. or deliv'r Al,
pnst office. the ma il. or my .pnr' OF ": fnr
suffering il to he wet. injured, los, ."E 9es--
royed; :o- conveying i, in n place.o manner
tha exposes il Interpretation. lose: or inTis
~ for refusing after demand to. convey. a,
mail nv ans coach, railroad car. or ..s,enm,.
hnnt. which the contractor .reg"lnrly runs "p
the route beyond the specified number, of
trips in Tho contract. md for not arriving Mt
The lime set; and for setting mp or running
n EXPRESS 10 tvnnsmif. cpmnorcinl in'elli-
gence in adva nee of the mail, n p"nalty will
b. cxnr,ed equal to n qnar'er's pay. |
Z. The .Pos'rfiasre General may annn
The contract for repeated failures; tor vios
laiing the pos, office laws: for disoheving
the instructions of the Departments: Tor We
fusing to discharge a carrier when reGnr-
ed by the Department.: for assigning The
contract ,wrhou, The assent of tfe- Post
master General. or for setting upOr running
m cypress asaforesaid. .
6. The Postmaster General NAV alter the
and, alief the schedule. he allows
ipe a pro ra'a Increase Of compensation.
within The restrictions. imposed BY law. Tor |
the additional service required. or for. the |
increased speed, If ,lfe employment OF adj
difofaI stock or capiers'is rendered neces-
sarv: hut Jhe contractor NAV. in such'case,
the contract. Ontimelv notice il
he prefers il to The CHANGE The Posimas-
Ter General may snnIlihe contract or cur
tail the service and pay, when he wishes
10 dispense With the service in whole or in
part, or place a higher or different grade Of
;eivice on the. route; he allowing. one
extra pay on the amount .dispens.
ID win. .se.'c.i
/ 9.-The paymsnis will be made through
lrafis. on post Offices or otherwise. after the
'xpira,ion Of each qnarfer-sav in Febru.
,ry, Nav August. and November.
10. The distances are given according to f
he best information: bot no increased paw
MI be allowed, should they prove to bS
.seaier Than is advertised, If the places are
.orrec,ly named e - ~
IL The Pcsimas,ef General Is ppoh,h,t- /
d by law, from. know inely makinea con@
raci Tor the iransporsa'ion Of 'hsiuad with |,
nv person who shall have entered into any
omhina,ion. or PROPOSED 10 eniersinio any
Confirmation, TO prevent the making of any
nd for Z mail contract BY any other per.s