The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-06
INSTRUCTIONS.

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Gas to regularly numbered routes)
Embracing conditions to be incorporated in the contracts
| to the ertent the Department may deem, proper.
l. Seven minutes allowed to each intermediate
Office, when not otherwise specified for asserting the
mails; but on railroad and steamboat routes there is
to he no more delay than is sufficient for an exchange
of the mail bags.
z. 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.
g. On railroad and steamboat lines, British and
canada mails, when offered, to be conveyed with.
out additional pay also, the agents Of the De-
partment, Tor whose exclusive Use while travelling
with the mails commodous car, or apartment in the
centre OF car, properly lighted, warmed, and fur.
nshed, and adapted to the convenient assortment and
due security of the same, is to he provided bv the
contractor, under the direction of the Department.
4. No pay will he 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 SO far behind time as to break
connexion with depending mails, and not sufficiently
excused, one-forh oil the compensation for the triD
is subject TO forfeiture. Deduction will also be or
dered for grade Of performance inferior to tina,
specified in the contract. For repeated dclinuuencics
Of the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties. pro-
po''ud 10 the nature thereof and the Importance OF
the mail, may be made.
5. For leaving behind, or 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.
6. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
he promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates
OF postmasters, or the afidavs Of other creditabe
persons, for failing to arrive in contract time for
negecting to take the mail from, or deliver it into
post office; for suffering it lowing either to the un-
suitableness of the place manner of CARRYING m to
lie injured, destroyed, robbed, or lost; and for reGu.
sing, after demand, convey the mail as frequently
the contractor rune, is concerned in running a
coach, car, or steamboat, on a route.
7. The Postmaster General may annul the contrac,
for repeated failures to agreeably to contract for
d'sotcying the Post-ofice laws, the instructions OF
the Department; for refusing to discharge a carrier
wnen 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
VI 10, transporting persons or packages conveying
| "'"''ao'e matter ont of the mail.
.. 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 OF arrivals and departures w;,hmt ;ncrease
OF pay, provided he does not Gu, tai, tho .n,orn, ~
running time. He may also order an ncrea.e If sreeJ
ne allowing. within the restrictions Of the law y nrn
rata increase Of pay for the additional stock or car
riers, any. The contractor may, however. in rho
case OF increase of speed renquish the cot,ac, h,
giving prompt notice to the Department that he pre.
ters doing SO to carrying the order into effect The
Postmaster General may also curtaiI or discontinue