Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-16

agents of the Posi- 0oice Dcpartmsn. aho most oIos
blanks mail baas looks and KEYS are to Be conteysd
without extra charge
g. Steamboat coupanies ara required N t,ke tha maj.
from and deliver il into the most Office ~ the conn
mencement aud end of their and "a and fron,
all Offices not more than eighty rods from lsr5;nc =
Proposals may be submitted for the al AL
other side seryice-tbat 4 for ofces ovs, ah.r go
from landing e 49, =
Receipts viii be required for mail bags CONVEYED Ia
charge of persons employed by railroad companies -
There VIII also be way bills prepared by postmasters
or other agents OF the department. to accompany the
mails, specifying the number and destination Of the
several bag On the principal stage routes likewise,
receipts will be required and way bills forwarded tile
latter to be examined blythe several postmasters to
Insure regularity In the delivery Of mail bags.
a. No pay will be made for trips not performed aud
Tor each OF such omissions not satisfactorily explained
three nnes The pay OF the trip may be deducted. For
80 lar penad time as TO break connection with
'a', anu spt su'hcieutiy excused, one-iourfh
~ sue ior sc Trip Is subject to forfeiture
~, Tor grade OF perform
nos,od de,;nne,os pr ,hs t ~ 'pe contract FOR re-
arneJ rnn.,,;os ne,en specinea en-.
and the Of the mail we nature thereof
For iarav;nr hab;nd -. ,h,o.;g = a ra1e-
az, ,rt;o, f than IT,. a. S,se; -" &c ue ina's, nr
or for heinz, ccncerneS in set,inc nm or rnnpis
nress conveying intelligence in advance ~ tbs a3
quarters nav nav he de,uc,ed = -
6 Fines will he imposedT pnIe.. fbo do,;nors,.
nv he pronntlv and satsfactor;lv oxn,,;nad -,
Certificates OF bosimaster, or the afdav f 9TH, 81
lille persons for fal;no To arrive n ortrac TIM 70,
ncglecting 10 take the mail from or deliver r. into a
most Office: for suffering il 20 bc wet Injured desroveJ
robbed or lost; and for refusing, after demand to con-
vey the mail as frequently as tho contractors runs Il
concerned in running a coach car or stcarubolt ON
route. So
4. The Postmaster General NAV auu-l the contract
for repeated failures TO run apreeav IN conract or
violating the most Office laws or dsobevrg fbc ;rs,,nc
,;ons of tho deuar,rnent for refusng no d,s.haroe
csrrcr vber rrnurod by rho derar,,So, 80 -, 30 g..
runnino AN .xnT..s "a ror,sa;J or a. ,.s,o,;n,,
nersons or nacLagcs couvcyng ,n,I,lic ,,tcr On, -
iho mail > -
8 The Postmaster Goncr,l may ordcr an irc,c,so NJ
service ON a route by allowing therefor Dro yGta in.
crease ON The contract nav nc may rbanoo schedules
of depart,rcs and arrivals in all cases and particularly
10 make them conform TO connections with railroads.
without increase of nav provided the running time be
nor ahrid0cd Uc NAV aIso order N increase Of snoed
aowing within tho restrictons of the law ,rd rora
;roro.se Of no, C tho aJd;,ionaI COL f car;ors r.
an Tho nnn,.ac,o ,,a,, Louo,or =, ,Lo Gee ~ n.
-. Of 80 roi;,nm;h tho oo.tr.o. L. ,;rnr,
nror,n, noao ~ tho Jepa,tusnt ,Lr hs n-efro doins
- 80 carv; ,lo oJn into o;, Tie po't rss,a
SonOraI 49, oIso cnroiI or JSco, finn no sov;co =;
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