ALL MESSAGES TAKEN EY THIS COMPANY ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING
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'To KM.iid against mistakes or delays, the sender of a message should order it repeated, that is, telegraphed back to the originating office for coA oS6§^\ \\	<“
half the unrepeated message rate is charged in addition. Unless otherwise indicated on its face, this i3 an umepeated message and paid for as such, in Vw ^	\\	^ rO
is agreed between the sender of the message and this company as follows:	' 3	a\ \\ tsL ^
1. The company shall not be liable for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any message received for transmissiong\ \\	tr\ message rate beyond the sum of five hundred dollars; nor for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any message received fo.%'&\ \\
the repeated-message rule beyond the sum of five thousand dollars, unices specially valued; nor in any case for delays arising from unavoidable interruption iu the %\ \\ ^ lines; nor for errors in cipher or obscure messages. _	_	'	\	\\
2.	In any event the company shall not be liable for damages for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for the. non-delivery, of any message)!
caused by the. negligence of its servants or otherwise, beyond the sum of five thousand dollars, at which amount each message is deemed to be valued, unless a greater v ^ stated in writing by the sender thereof at the time the message is tendered for transmission, and unless the repeated-message rate is paid or agreed to be paid, and an sddiv^5 charge equal to one-tenth of or.e per cent of the amount by which such valuation shall exceed five thousand dollars.	"*
3.	The company is hereby made the agent of the sender, without liability, to forward this 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 the company’s office in towns of "»,000 population or less, and within one mile of such office in other cities or
towns. Beyond these limits the company does not undertake to make deliver}', but will, without liability, at the sender's request, ay his agent and at his expose, endeavor to contract for him for such delivery at a reasonable price.	_	.
o. No responsibility attaches to this company concerning messages until the same are accepted at one of its transmitting offices; and if a message is sent to such office by one of the company’s messengers, lie acts lor that purpose as the agent of the sender.
{). Tiie company will not be liable for damages or statutory penalties in any case whero the claim is not presented in writing within sixty days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission.	'
7.	It is agreed that in any action by the Company to recover the tolls for any message or messages the prompt and correct transmission and delivery thereof shall be pro sumed. subject to rebuttal by competent evidence.
8.	Special terms governing the transmission of messages under the classes of messages enumerated below shall apply to messages in each of such respective classes in addition to nil the foregoing terms.
9.	No employee of the company is authorized to vary the foregoing.
THE WESTERN UWE9N TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT
CLASSES OF SERVICE
fELEGHAms	Letter shall bo delivered on the dav of its dale absolutely and at all
A full-rate expedited service.	events; but that the Company's obligation in this respect is subject
night messages	to the condition that there shall remain sufficient time for the trans-
Aceepted up to 2.0(1 a.m. at reduced rates to bo	sent during the	night	mission and delivery of such Day Letter on the day of its date during
and delivered not earlier than the morning of the	ensuing business day.	regular office hours, subject to the priority of the transmissiou of reg-
Night Messages may at the option of the Telegraph Company be	mar telegrams under the conditions named above,
mailed at destination to the addressees, and the Company shah bo	No	employee	of	the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing,
deemed to have discharged its obligation in such cases with respect to	night letters
. del ivervbv mailing such Night Messages at destination, postage prepaid.	—7——;—. ■ ■ „ ..	. , .. ,	,
DAY Lt-TTErs	-	Accepted up to 2.00 a.m. for delivery on tho mornmg of the ensuing
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A deferred dav service at rates lower than the standard tele-	follows: The standard telegram rate for 10 words shall be charged for the
gram rates as follows: One and one-luilf times the standard Night	transmission of 50 words or less, and one-fifth of such standard telegram
Letter rote lor the transmission of 50 words or less and one-fifth of	rate for 10 words shall be charged for each additional 10 words or less,
the initial rates for each additional 10 words or less.
SPECIAL TERMS APPLYING TO DAY LETTERS:	SPECIAL	TERMS	APPLYING	TO	NIGHT	LETTERS:
In further consideration of the reduced rate for this special Day	In further consideration of the reduced rate for this special Night
Letter service, the following special terms in addition to those enu-	Letter service, the following special terms in addition to those enumerated above arc hereby agreed to:	merated above are hereby agreed to:
a. Day letters may be forwarded by the Telegraph Company as a	a. Night Letters may at the option of the Telegraph Company
deferred service and the transmission and delivery of such Day Letters	be mailed at destination to the addressees, and the Company shall
is. in all respects, subordinate to tlic priority of transmission and	bo deemed to have discharged its obligation in such cases with respect
delivery of regular iclegrams.	to delivery by mailing such Night Letters at destination, postage
11. Day Letters shall ho written in plain English. Code language	prepaid,
is not permissible.	n. Night Letters shall be written in plain English. Code language
c. This Day Letter is received subject to the express understand-	is not permissible,
mg and agreement that the Company does not undertake that a Day	No employee of the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.
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