The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1854-03-02
INSTRUCTIONS,

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Em5recin conditions be Incorporated in tte contracts
to Ue c1ten the Department may deem propr
l. Seven minutes are allowed 10 each INFERNO date
Office, when otherwise specified for asserting the
mails bot 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 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 are 10 he conveyed with
out additional pay; also, the route agents OF the De-
partincut, Tor whose exclusive while travelling
With the mails comnodIous car, apar uneu, in me
centre OF car, properly lighted, warmed, and fur
nisbed land adapted to the Convenient assortment and
due security OF the same, is to be provided by the
contractor, under the direction of the Department.
A. No pay will be made for trips not performed ::
and for each Of such omissions not satisfactorily tx
planned three times the paw of the trip may be deduct.
ed. For arrivals far behad time as TO break
conneXion " it'll depending mails, and not sufficient v
excused One-fourth OF the compensation for the rip
IL subject To forfeiture. Deduction will also be Or
dered for grade Of performance inferior 10 tha,
specified in the contract For repeated delinque
OF the Kind herein specified enlarged penalties pro-
portiored to the thereof and the impo OF
the mail, may be made.
5. For leaving behind, throwing off the mails
or any portion OF them, for the admission Of passeu-
gers, for being concerned in setting up or running
an express convey ing commercial intelligence ahead
OF The mail. quarter pay may be deducted.
8. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
he promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates
of postmasers, the affldavits Of other oediahle
persons, for falling arrive in contract time for
neg ecting to take the mail from, deliver il into
postotlce for suffering lowing either to the un-
suab'eness of the place Of carving it) ia
be injured. destroyed, robbed, CT lost and for reu
sing, after demand, to convey the mail frequently
Tho rtn-
coach, car, steamboat ION a route.
Z. The Postmaster General NAV annul the contre ct
nr repeated failures to agrecably contract; for
disobcying the Postoice laws, the Instructions of
the Department; for refusing 10 Discharge 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 aforesaid;
OF for transporting persons ar packages conveying
n,aable matter ont Of the mail
s. The Postmaster General may order an increase
Of service 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 tail the amount Of
running time. He may also order increase of speed
he allowing, within the restrictions of the law, pro
rata increase of pay for the additional stock or car
ricrs, If any. The contractor NAV, however in the
Of increase OF speed, relnquish the contract by
giving prompt notice to the Department that he pre-
iers doing to carrying the order into effect The
Postmaster General may also curtail or discontinue
the service at pro rata decrease Of pay allow ing one
months extra compensation the amount dispensed
WITH whenever, in his opinion, the pubc interests
do not require the same, in he desires to su-
percede il by different grade of transportation.
9. Payments will he made for the service by COL
lection OF. or drafts on, Iostmasterr, otherwise,
afier the expiration Of each quartersay in February
May, Aug'st, aud November.
10. The distances given according to the hes,
iDiormaiion; but no increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised if the points
to he supplied be correctly stated. Bidders must in
form themselves on this poin'.
IL. The Postmaster Gei al is prohibited by law |
from know ingly making oaract for the transporta.
ton Of the mails with any person who shall have |
entered into. proposed into, an, colubina-
ton to prevent the making Of any bid for mail con-
tract by any other person or person., who shall
have made any agreement, shall have given or
performed, promised TO give perform, any con-
'ideraton whatever TO do, not to do, anything
whatever, in order induce any other person or per-
ons not TO bid fos mail contract Par tcuiar attcn-
ION u called to the 18th section Of the OF 1886,
ssAibiing combinations to prevent bidding.
II. bid received after time, viz: a. M, Of III
sth Of April, 1851, without the guarantee required