The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-02-08
INSTRUCTIONS,

Containing conditions to be incorporated in the
tTHcfs tn he 'rtet tie department may dem pTop"r
i. Seven minutes are allowed t. each uterine
dlate office, when not otherwise specified. for
sorting the mails; but on railroad and steamboat
/ routes Their, is TO be delay than Is suffi
clent for an exchange of the mai. bags
On railroad and steamboat lines, and other
routes where tie mode of COW vance admits of it,
the s,eciata of the Posr office Department,
also post Office blanks mail bags, locKs and Keys
are t. be conveyed without xfra charge.
3 On railroad and steamboat lines the r"ute
agents of the department also the British and
Canada mails. when offlred, and the agents sc
otnTanylDg them are TO be conveyed without
chargf, and for their exclusive U.s., while travel
ing with the mails. InLnodioiIs car, apart
! ment IN the centre of ear. properly lghted,
warmed, ana furnished ana adapte't to the con
venIent paration and due security of the mails.
Is 10 De prOviied by the contractor, der the iii
reetIon of the department.. an.H .@
Railroad and steamboat COMMANDS are required
to ttKe the mail from and deliver 1t INTO the post
ofnces ut the commencement and end of tlIelt
routes, and to and from all Offices not more than
eighty rods from station or la ding. Prop bsais
may be submitted for the performance of al other
Side that is for offices over eighty rods
from station landing. ..- al-.@
t--R-e-ifts will be required for mail bags co :
.yeyed II charge of persons lloyd by rnlroad
companies. There Will also be way bills pre-
pared by postmasters other AZ nts of the de-
| I,artment, to accompany the mails. specifying thu
number and d=sti nation uf the ssv raj bags. On
IL principal stage r"ut-s likewise, receipts will
lie required and way bills forwarded; tn latter t.
be examined hygthe yeralgF T., stInasters, To in
sure Regularity in tht.,aeEEere Of NAL bags. i
4 No pay will bemade for trips not performed
and for each of such OMISSIONS not s1tsfe ctcrily
explained. three me- the pay OF the trip may
he deducted. FIR asr va Is so far. beh md time as
to brenK ccnnex on with depending mails, and
rot sufficiently excuse d. one-f th OF the eoInPyn
sation for the trip is subject to forfeiture De-
duction will also be ordered for grade Of per-
fnrp if that's he
FIR repeated delinquencies of the kind. herein
specific, enlarged penalties, proporti"ned to the
nature thereof, and the Importance of the mail
NAV be made.
S For leaving behind, or throwing IF the
mniis. or any portion of them, for the admission
of passenger or for being concerned in setting
up or running an express con veying intelligence
in a'ivnnce of the mail a quarters pay naay-bs
s Fines wwilf be imposed. unless the delin
lgueDcy be prom pity and satisfactorily explaine
by certificates of pOstmasters or the affidavts
other credible persons for failing to arrive H.
contract times forsnegleetFg to take the mail frcn
o. deliver it into pOst Office; for suffering it to
be wet ing ured, destroyed robbed lost; and fi
refusing. after demand, &c convey the mail as fire.
quenty as the contractor runs or Is concerned In
| running, coach, car. or steamboat on q reIite.
| 2. The Postmaster G- N. raj may aBnuI the con-
tract for REPEALED faTiures agretabty to con-
tract; for violating the post Office laws, DISC
beyihg the truction son die depAFAieHs for
| fusing to discharge carrier when rec uired by
| The department tO do 50; for running express
asabeesaids or for transporting psrsons Or IacKi
asse conveying laailabIe matter butsefthe anal.
= The Postms4teg General may order an in
| crease Of service on route by allowing therefor
a pro TG.G increase on the con .Fset ray He may
ekanEes schedules dfxisa artures arriva in all
cases. and particularly to; mnke them conform TO
connexions with railroads without increase of pay
| provided the running time be not abridged He
may also order an Increase of speed, allowing,
within the restrictions Of the law pro rata IN
crease q pay for beadditional stock or cakriers,
| if any. The COM actor may. however, III the
case OF increase OF speed rel lnqush the contract
oy giving prompt aotiee to abe dePartmeDty that
hePrefers doing 80 70 carrying the order into ef-
feet The Postmaster General nay. ALEC eursAii or
$ ss .aas.s x a. a rs. s..E.. ~ y5qzA