ALL MESSAGES TAKEN BY THIS COMPANY ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS:
_ To guard against mistakes or delays, the sender of rv messago should order it REPEATED, that is, telegraphed back to the originating office for comparison. Fof this, ono-half the uurepcated message rate is charged in addition. Unless otherwise indicated on its face, THIS IS AN UNREPEATED MESSAGE AND PAID FOR AS SUCH, in consideration whereof it is agreed between the sender of the message and this Company as follows:	>
1.	The Company shall not bo liable for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any UNREPEATED message, beyond the amount received for sending the'same; nor for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any REPEATED message, beyond fifty times tho Bum received for sending tho same, unless specially valued; uor ia any case for delays arising from unavoidable interruption in the working of its lines; nor /or errors in cipher or obscure messages.
2.	In any event the Company shall not be liable for damages for any mistakes or delays in tho transmission or delivery, or for tho non-delivery, of this message, whether caused by the negligcnc'o of its servants or otherwise, beyond the sum of FIFTY DOLLARS, at which amount this messago is hereby valued, unless a greater valuo is slated in writing hereon at the time the message is offered to tho Company for transmission, and an additional sum paid or agreed to bo paid based on such value equal to one-tenth of one per cent, thereof.
3.	Tho Company is hereby made tho agent of tho sender, without liability, to forward thi3 message over the lines of any other Company when necessary to reach its destination.
4.	Messages will bo delivered free within one-half mile of tho Company's office in towns of 5,000 population or less, and within one milo of such office in other cities or towns. Beyond these limits the Company does not undertake to make delivery, but will, without liability, at the render’s request, as his agent and at liis oxpense, . endeavor to-contract for him for such delivery at a reasonable price.
5.	No responsibility attaches to this Company concerning messages until tho same aro accepted at one of its transmitting offices; and if a messago b sont to 3uch office by one of the Company’s messengers, he acts for that purpose as tho agent of tho sender.
0. The Company will not bo liablo for damages or statutory penalties in any ease where the claim is not presented in writing within nincty-fivo days after tho messago is filed with tho Company for transmission.
7.	Special terms governing the transmission of messages under the.classes of messages enumerated below shall apply to messages in each of such respective clcsscs in addition to all the foregoing terms.
8.	No employee of the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.	THE	WESTERN	UNION	TELEGRAPH	COMPANY
NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT
CLASSES OF SERVICE
TELEGRAMS	d.	This Day Letter is received subject to tho express understand-
A full-rate expedited service.	ing and agreement that the Company docs not undertake that a Day
Letter shall be delivered on tho day of its date absolutely and at all .CiLQJj.X-|y!.F:.SSAGES	events; but that the Company’s obligation in this respect is subject
Accepted up to 2.00 a.m. at reduced rates to bo sent during the night	to the condition that there shall remain sufficient time for the trans-
and delivered not earlier than tho morning of the ensuing business day.	mission and delivery of such Day Letter on the day of its date during
Night Messages may at the option of the Telegraph Company bo	regular office hours, subject to.the priority of the transmission of reg-
mailcd at destination to the addressees, and the Company shall ho	ular telegrams under tho conditions named above,
deemed to have discharged its obligation in such eases with respect to	ATo employee, of tho Company is authorised to vary the foregoing.
delivery by mailing such Night Messages at destination, postage prepaid.
DAY LETTERS	NIGHT LETTERS
A deferred dav service at rates lower than the standard tele-	Accepted	up	to	2.00	a.m. for delivery on the morning of the ensuing
gram rates as follows: One and one-half times the standard Night	business day, at rates still lower than standard night message rates, as
Letter rate for the transmission of 50 words or less and one-fifth of	follows: Tho standard telegram rateTor 10words shall be charged for tho
the initial rates for each additional 10 words or less.	transmission of 50 words or less, and one-fifth of such standard telegram
rate for 10 words shall be charged for each additional 10 words or less.
SPECIAL TERMS APPLYING TO DAY LETTERS:
In further consideration of the reduced rate for this special “Day	SPECIAL TERMS APPLYING TO NIGHT LETTERS:
Letter” service, the following special terms In addition to those enu-	jn	further consideration of the reduced rate for this special “Night
mcrated above arc hereby agreed'to:	Letter”	service, tho following special terms in addition to those
•a. Day Letters may be forwarded by the Telegraph Company as a enumerated above arc hereby agreed to: deferred service and the transmission and delivery of such Day Letters	A.	Night Letters may at the option of the Telegraph Company
is, m all respects, subordinate to the priority of transmission and	be mailed at destination to the addressees, and tho Company shall
delivery of regular telegrams. ^	#	•	be deemed to have discharged its obligation in such cases with respect
13. Day Letters shall be written m plain English. Code language	to delivery by mailing such Night Letters at destination, postage
is not permissible.	prepaid.	<
c. This Day Letter may be delivered by the Telegraph Company	u. Night Letters shall be written in plain English. Code language	d
by telephoning the same to the addressee, and such delivery shall be a ^ not permissible.	m
complete discharge of the obligation of the Telegraph Company to	jVo employee of the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.	A
deliver.	fl
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