The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-11
INSTRUCTIONS.

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 railroad and steamboat routes there is
10 be 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.
8. On railroad and steamboat lines, British and
Canada mails when offered, are to he convened with
out additional pays also, the route agents Of the De-
partment, for whose exclusive Use while travelling
with the mails a commodious Car, or apartment in the
centre OF car, properly lighted, warmed, and fur
nished, 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, oneourth Of the compensation for the trip
is subject to forfeiture. Deduction will also be Or
dered for grade Of performance inferior to tina,
specified in the contract. For repeated denquences
OF the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties pro-
portoned to 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, fr the admission of passcn-
an express conveying commercial intelligence ahead
OF the mail, quarters pay may be deducted
3. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates
Of posmasters, the afidavits of other credtabIe
persons, for failing to arrive in contract time; for
negecng to take the mail FROM or deliver it into,
post-ofhce for suffering lowing either to the un-
suabseness of the place manner Of Carving it) to
be injured, destroyed, robbed, or lost; and for rel
sing after demand, to convey the mail as frequently as
the contractor runs, is concerned in running. a
coach, car, steamboat, on a route
7. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures to agreeaby to contract: for
disobeying the Post-oce laws or the instructions Of
the Department; for refusing to discharge a carrier
when required by the Department to do SO for as
signing the contract without the assent Of the Post
master General; for running express as aforesaid
Vi ,or transporting persons or packages conveying
"'a''ao'e matter ont of the mail.
o. The Postmaster General may order an increase
o. service on route by allowing therefor pro rata
increase on the contract pay. He may change the
scnedue OF arrivals and departures without increase
OF pay, provided he does not en-, tail the amot If
running tme He may also order an increase of snced
he allowing, within the restrictions of the law nro
rata increase Of pay for the additional stock or car
rlers' !. any. The contractor may, however. in the
case OF increase Of speed renqush the cont,ac, h.,
giving prompt notice to the Department that he nre,
iers doing 80 to carrying the order into effect. The
Postmaster General may also eurtaiI or di.coot;n.c