The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1854-01-14
INSTRUCTIONS.

Embracing conditions 10 be incorporated IL he COR
hoc's 10 The extent lie Department nay deem
proper
/. Seven minutes arc allowed to carh inter-
mediate office, when not otherwise specified; for
asserting the mails,
.. On routes where the mode Of conveyance
admits Of it, the special agents Of the Department,
also post office blanks, mail bags, locks aud keys,
are 10 be conveyed without extra charge.
3. No pay will be made for trips not performed;
and for each Of such omissions not Satisfactorily
explained three times the pay OF The trip may be
deducted. For arrivals SO far behind time as to
break cQmcxon with depending mails, and MT
sufficiently excused one-lour,h OF the compcnsa.
ton for the trip is subject 10 forfeiture. DelUc.
ton may also be ordered for grade Of perform
ance inferior to that spc'iied in the contract For
repeated delmquences Of the kind herein specified
enlarged penalties, proportional to The nature
thereof and the importance Of the mail, may be
made.
A. For leaving behind or throwing off the mails
or any portion of them for the admission Of pas.
songers, or for being concerned in set'' : up q.
running an express conveying comm a., m Ii
gence ahead Of the mail, qaast.g ~ %sy DO
deducted,
5. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency
be promptly and satisfactorily explained by Ger.
tifcaes of postmasters or the afdayits Of other
credtable persons, for failing 10 arrive in contract
time for neglecting to take the mail from, or de-
liver it into a post Offices for suffering it (ethor
owing to the msuitabcness Of the place or manner
Of carrying it) to be injured, destroyed, robbed or
lost and for refusing, after demand to convey the
mail as frequently as the contractor runs or is con-
cerned in running coach or steamboat on a
route.
6. The Postmaster general may annul The con.
tract for repeated failures 10 run agroeably to
contract; for disobcying tho post Office laws, or
the inssuctions of the Department; for refusing to
discharge a carrier when required by the Depart.
ment 10 do so for assigning the contract without
the assent of the Postmaster General; for unnpr
an express as aforesaid; or for TRANSPORTING per-
sons or packaees conveying malable matter ont of
the mail.
I. The Postmaster general may order an in.
crease of service on ronte bv allowing therefor n
pro rata increase on the contract pay. lie NAV
also order an increase Of nav for the additional
stock or carriers if any. The contractor may,
however, in the case Of Increase Of speed, reln.
oish The contract by giving promDt notice to the
department that he prefers doing SO 10 cagrymo
the order into effect. The Postmaster Genera
NAV also curtai! OF discontinue the seryice at prc
rata decrease of nav, if he allow one MONTH,
extra compensation on the amount dispensed with
whenever in his opnion the public interests do moi
require thc same or in case he desires to supcr,edl
if bv different Grade of transporiaiinn. ITc NAV
also cnanpe the times Of arrival and departure
(proyided he docs not curlai the running time
without increasing the nav
s. Payments Win be made for The servict
n through drafts on poslmosters or otherwise af,el
!; tbe eXnroton OF each ouarter-say in February
d Nav Aurust and November,
o. TIE distances are given according to III,
best information; but no increased nav will b,
allowed should they be greater than advertised, j.
the points to be supplied be correctly stated
10. The Postmaster General is prohibited b,
law from knowingly making a contract for !hl
transportation Of the mails with any person wh,
shall have entered into, or proposcdio enter int,
any combination to prevent the making Of AM
bid for mail contract by anv other person O
e persons, or who shall have made any agreement
!, or shall have given or perforrsl, or promised t
. give or perform any consideration whatever, or {,
do or not to do any thing whatever, in order 10 in
t duce any other person or persons not to bid for
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