The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-04
INSTRUCTIONS.


Embracing conditions to be incorporated the contracts
| to the e1ten the Department may deem proper
!. Seven minutes are allowed to each intermediate
office, when not otherwise specified for asserting the
mails but railroad and steamboat routes there is
to 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 bigs, locks and keys, are to be
| conveyed without extra charge.
3. On railroad and steamboat lines British and
Canada mails, when offered, are to be conveyed with.
out additional pay; also, the route agents of the De-
partment, for whose exclusive Use while travelling
with the mails comnodous car, or apartment in the
centre OF car, properly lighted, warmed, and fur
nishcd and adapted to the convenient assortment and
due security of the same, is to be provided by the
contractor, under the direction of the Department.
4. No pay will he made for trips not performed;
and for each of such omissions not satisfactorily ex
planned three times the pay of the trip may be deduct
connection With depending mails, and not sufficiently
excused, one-fourh of the compensation for the trip
is subject TO forfeiture. Deduction will also be or
dered for IA grade Of performance inferior to tina,
Of the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties pro-
pOrOned 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, for the admission of passen-
gers, for being concerned i'm setting ND or running
an express conveying commercial intelligence ahead
OF the mail. a quarter pay may be deducted
6. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquencv
he promptly and satisfactorily explained bv certificates
of postmasters, the afidavs of other creditablc
persons, for failing to arrive in contract time for
negiectng to take the mail FROM or deliver it into,
post-ofce; for suffering it lowing either to the un-
suitabeness of the place Of carrying i) to
be injured, destroyed, robbed, or lost; and for ref,-
sing, after demand to convey the mail as frequently as
| the contractor runs, is concerned in running a
coach, car, or steamboat, on n route.
Z. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures to agreeably to contract; for
disobcying the Post-oice laws or the instructions OF
the Department. for refusing to discharge carrier
when required by the Department to do so; for as
signing the contract without the Of the Post
master General; for running express aforesaid
OF TOT transporting persons packages conveying
ma''ao'e matter ont of the mail
.. The Postmaster General NAV 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 without increase
OF pay, provided he does not cm tail the amount Of
running time He may also order an increase Of speed
ne allowing, within the restrictions of the law nro
rata increase of pay for the additional stock or
rIers, It any. The contractor may, however in the
case q" increase of speed, renqush the contract bv
giving prompt notice to the DepaI tmen that he pre-
ers doing SO to carrying the order into effect The
Postmaster General may also curtaI or discontinue