The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1854-04-01

INSTRUCTIONS.

Embracing conditions 10 be incorporated in the rom
hacls to the er,at the Department may deem
proper.
1, Seven minutes are allowed TO each inter
mediate Office when not otherwise specified, for
asserting the mails.
O. 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 10 be conveyed without extra charge.
3. No pay will be made for trips not performed; !;
and for each of such omissions mol satisfactorily
explained three times the pay of The trip may be
deducted For arrivals 50 far behind time as to
break connexon with depending mails, and not
sufficiently excused, one-fonrth Of the compensa-
ton for the trip is subject to forfeiture. Deduc-
ton may also be ordered for grade of perform
ance inferior TO that specified in the contract. For
repeated denquencies of the kind herein specified
enlarged penalties, proportioned to the nature
thereof and the Importance Of the mail, may be
made.
A. Far leaving behind or throwing off the mails
or any portion of them for the admission of pas
sangcrs, Or for beng concerned in setting up or
running an express conveying commercial ntelli-
gence ahead of the mail, quarters pay may be
deducted
3. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency
be promptly and satisfactorily explained by .e,.
tfcaes of p stmasers or the a..mndiaylts of other
credltahf persons, for fllrg 10 arrive in contract
time; for negp,tmg to take the mail from, or de-
liver It into post Office; for suffering il (elther
owing 10 the nnsultabeness of the place or manner
of CARRYING t) to be injured, destroyed, robbed or
lost and for refusing, after demand to convey the
mail as frequently as the contractor runs or is COLI
| tv n stnDmbDnt nm a
route
6. The Postmaster general may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures to run agreeably to
contract; for disobeying the post Office laws, or
the ns -uctions of the Department; for refusing to
discharge carrier when required by the Depart
nent to do so ; for assigning the contract without
The assent of the Postmaster General; for running
am express as aforesaid; or for transporting per-
sons or packages conveying mallable matter out OF
the mail.
7. The Postmaster general may order an in
crease of service on rOne by allowing therefor q
pro rata increase on the contract pay. He may
also order an increase of pay for the additional
stock or carriers il any, The contractor may
however, IN the case of increase Of speed, Ielin-
qush the contract by giving prompt notice 10 the
Department that he prefers doing so TO carrying
the order into effect The Postmaster General
,.a,, II % o,,,,I or die orttnue the sorvica at nrn
may 0'So cuI'0 " US Gp'i""' ihe 'e,s.e "a, p'U
va,a ueerease -. paS ,h "no"nt az 'Y
eNla compensation W, 'te a,V pt; ia"nt i" " M
whenever IN ms opon .'e p'IaG '"',,es'' w. "G
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me expiration OF eacn qua.'e'-S'y /" reO'u'
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