The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-12
INSTRUCTIONS,

aeinx certain condsns the subanes Of hieh rH be in
eovporad in the eontToe far the department. shall deem
L. Seven minutes allowed for opening and closing the
mails all intermediate Offices where particular time is
specified but railroad and steamboat routes there to
be delay than to deliver and receive the
| bags.
Pos, Office blanks mail bags and the special agents of
be rurth.f cnarse neA' nsas
OF such conveyance
Mail agents to be conveyed without, charge
railroad and steamboat Ines when required by the depart
and IN that case separats apartment for the exciu
of the department and agent and for the asserting
and sae-keeping OF the mail be provided by the
tractor, under the direction of the department.
In all there 10 to be forfeiture OF the pay Of the
trip when The trip not runs and OF not more than three
tmcs the pay Of the trip when the trip run, and
sufficient for the failure furnished forfeiture Of
least fourth part Of when the running arrival
so far behind lose the connexon with depend
ing mail and a forfeiture of due proportion Of IL when
grade service rendered inferior tina, in the
These orstures may be increased penalties Of higher
according the nature frequency OF the failures
and the importance Of the mail.
Whenever 10 satisfactorily shown that the contract
o their carrier agent has left put aside the mail,
any portion Of H. for the accommodation OF passengers
they shall forfeit not exceeding quarters pay.
Fines viii be imposed unless the delinquency be ssts
fsctory explained in due ue for failing take FROM
deliver at post oee, the mad, any part Of for suf
fefng wet injured lost, dss,royed for conveying
IT IN place OF manner that exposes 1t to depreciation loss
or injury for refusing aer demand to convey mail by
any COACH a Dad steamboat which the contractor
regularly concerned running, The route be
yond specified number Of ,nps the contract and for
not arriving the time and for setting up or running
expr.ss transmit commercial intelligence IN advance
OF the mail penalty viii be exscied equal to quarters
The Postmaster General may snnul the contract for
pesed failures for violating the post office laws for dso-
beying the instructions Of the department for refusing
discharge a when required by the department for
assigning the without the consent Of the Postmaster
General for setting up running express as aforesaid
for transporting persons conveying mail matter out OF The
/ mail.
g The Postmaster General may alter the contract, and
ater the schedule he allowing pro rata increase Of com
pensaon, within the restrictions imposed by lav, for the
additional service required for the increased speed II the
empoy rnent Of additional stock rendered
but the contractor may IN the Of increased
expedition relnqush the contract, timely notoo, II he
prefers IT to the change The Postmaster General may
nul the contract discontinue eurta the service and
pay when he wishes dispense With the service IN whole
or IN psrt or to place higher different grade Of service
on route whenever the public interests such
dsconlnusnoe ourainen, for any other he allow
ing months pay the amount Of service DIS
penscd with
g. The payments will be made through draft. on post Of
hoes or otherwise after the expiration OF each quaresay
IN Febrosry, May August, and November
TO- The distances given according TO the best norma
ton but increased pay will be allowed, should they
prove to be greater than IL advertised.
H. The Postmaster General 10 prohibited by law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation Of the
mail win any person who shall have entered INTO any
combination or proposed to into any combination,
prevent the making Of any bd for mail contract by
any other person persons or who shall have made any
agreement shall have given or performed OF promises
give perform, any consideration TO do, or not to do
anything whatever induc. any other person not to bid
FOR mail contract Particular stsn,ion a called TO The
2sh section Of the Of 1896, prohibiting combinations
prevent bidding.
IL bid received after time, wit the 5sh February,
1854 next 10, without the guaranty required by
law, that several routes OF eompen
saton, be considered compeuon with regular
proposal not sdludged to be extavagsat
Is bidder may offer, where tho transportation called
tor the advertisement difficult improucsbe AT GER
tain seasons to substitute inferior mode Of conveyance,
or 70 interm, specified number Of days. weeks or
months lie may propose once that inscoes
sioe, or - not on the stage road, the railway, or at
STEAMBOAT saaing ss the We he may offer 10
substitute an inferior mode Of supply such He
may propose different days and hours Of departure snd
rival provided no more running ssked snd It IL OBJ
vious that mail connesion other public accomuoda
uon prejudced He may SIX for more running time 10
the trip. during specified number ofd.ys at cer,arn SEES
peculiarly bad roads but beyond these changes
poposal for service different III. i
prevent Being consdsred in composition with regular
bad not as,ds for sx,ravaSanos and where's bid