The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-02
INSTRUCTIONS.
(As 10 REGULARLY numbered rontes

Gas TO regularly numbered routes,)
Embracing confirms 10 be incorporated the contracts
10 tte e1tea The Department may deem proper.
l. Seven minutes allowed to each informed date
Office, VIXEN otherwise specified for asserting the
mails; but railroad and steamboat routes there is
TO Ike no more delay than is sufficient for an exchange
of the mail bags.
2. On routes where the mode of CONVEYANCE admits
OF IT the special agents of the Department. also post
Office blanks, mail bags, locks and KEYS are to be
conveyed without extra charge.
3. On railroad and steamboat lines, British and
Canada mails, when offered to be convened with.
out additional pay also, the agents Of the De-
partment, Tor whose exclusive Use while TRAVELLING
with the mails comnodious car, or apartment in the
centre oil car, property lighted, warmed and fur.
nshed, and adapted to the convenient assortment and
due security OF the same, is to he provided by the
contractor, under the direction Of the Department.
4. No pay will be made for trips not performed:
and tor each of such omissions not satisfactorily ex
planned three times the pay of the trip may be deduct
ed. For arrivals far behind time rs IN break
connection with depending mails, and not sufficiently
excused, one-tourth Of the compensation for the rip
is subject to forfeiture. Deduction will also he or
dered for grade Of performance inferior to tina,
specified in the contract. For repeated denouencies
OF the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties pro-
portoned the nature thereof and the importance Of
the mai, may he made.
D. For leaving behind, throwing off the mails
or any portion OF them, for the admission of passen.
gers or for being concerned in setting up or running
an express conveying commercial intelligence ahead
OF The mail, quarters pay may be deducted.
b. Fines will be imposed, unless the DELINQUENCY
be promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates
OF postmasers, or the aidaviis of other credtable
persons, for falling to arrive in contract time: for
negecting to take the mail FROM or deliver into
posl-oilce for suffering it lowing either TO the IN.
suableness Of the place manner of carving it) to
he injured, destroyed, robbed or lost: and for ref
sing, after demand. to convey the mail as frequently as
the contractor runs, is concerned in r,,nnino \
coach, car, or steamboat, on a route.
Z. The Postmaster General may annu the con,rac,
Tor repeated failures to agreeaby contract; for
disohcyns the Post-ofce laws or the instructions of
the Department; for refusing to discharge a carrier
when required by the Department to do so; Tor as.
signing the contract without the assent of the Post
master General; for running express as aforesaid
or tor transporting persons or packages conveying
maiiabie matter ont of the mail.
3. The Postmaster General may order an increase
OF service on route by allowing therefor pro rata
increase on the contract pay. He NAV change the
schedule oil arrivals and departures without increase
OF pay, provided he does not curtail the amount Of
running time He may also order an increase of sneed
he allowing within the restrictions of the law. pro
rata increase OF pay for the additional stock or car
r'ers, It any. The contractor may, however in the
case OF increase of speed, renqush the contract bv
giving prompt notice to the Department, that he pre-
iefs dong SO to carrying the order into effect The
postmaster General may also curtal or discontinue