The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-12
INSTRUCTIONS.


Embracing conditions to be incorporated the contracts
to the ertent the Department may deem proper.
l. Seven minutes are allowed to each intermediate
Office, VIXEN not otherwise specified, for asserting the
mails; but railroad and steamboat routes there is
be no more delay than is sufficient for an exchange
of the mail bags.
2. On routes where the mode Of CONVEYANCE admit.
of it the special agents of the Department. also post
office blanks, mail bags, locks and keys, to be
conveyed without extra charge.
3. 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, for whose exclusive while travelling
with the mails comnodious car, 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 BY the
Contractor, under the direction of the Department.
A. No pay will lie 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 far behind time as to break
connection 18th depending mails, and not sufficiently
excused, One-iOurh oil the compensation for the trim
ia subject to forfeiture. Deduction will also be or.
dered for IA grade Of performance inferior to tina,
specified in the contract. For repeated delinouencies
Of the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties, pro-
portoned to the nature thereof and the importance
the mail, may be made.
S. For leaving behind, or throwing off the mails,
or any portion Of them, for the admission of passer-
gers or for being concerned in setting up or running
an express conveying commercial intelligence ahead
OF the mail. quarters pay may be deducted.
D. Fines will be imposed, unless the DELINQUENCY
he promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates
Of postmasers, the afidavts OF other creditable
persons, for failing to arrive in contract time; for
neglecting to take the mail from, or deliver it into
Post-oice; for suffering it lowing either to the un-
suitabeness Of the place manner of carving m to
be injured, destroyed, robbed, lost; and for re;,-
sing, after demand convey the mail as frequently
the contractor runs, or is concerned in running, a
coach, car, steamboat, on a route.
Z. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures agreeabIy to contracts for
dsobcyns the Postofice 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 !;
Vi TOT transporting persons packages conveying
"a''aoe matter ont of the mail.
o. ne POSTMASTER General may order an increase
service on route by allowing therefor pro rata
Sneoue oil arrivals and departures, without increase
OF Pay provided he does not Cut tail the amount of
running time. He may also order an ncrease Of sneeS
ne allowing, within the restrictions of the law nro
rata increase Of pay for the additional stock or car
rlers 1t any. The contractor may, however. in the
case OF increase of speed, relnqush the conact bv
giving prompt notice to the Department that he nre
iers doing 30 to carrying the order into effect The
Postmaster General may also eurtaiI or discontinue