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Show ALL MESSAGES TAKEN BY THIS COMPANY ARE SUBJECT TO THE fOLLOWING TERMS: that is, teegraphed back to the ori&iting office for comparison. For this, To guard against mistakes or dlays, the nder ? a message should rde it. repeated,. Indicated on Its face. thllil is an unrepeated messaite and paid for as such. in consideration one-half h unrepeated message rate IS charged In addition, Unlees otherwise r as follows: thIS and company the of sender message between the whereof It IS agreed received for transmission at the unre, or dlivery. or for. n<?n-delivery, of any The company shall not be liable for mistakes or delays ih the .transmisslon 1. on-delivery, oi any message received fer nor for mistakes or delays In the .tranSItllSSlOn or delivery, or for peated-message rate beyond the sum of five hundred dollars; unless nor in for thousand dollars, elays arising from unavoidable interrup. specJally valued; any case transmission at the repeated-message rate beyond the sum of five tion in the working of its lines; nor for errors in cipher or obscure messages. in or transmission or for the the non-delivery, of any message -whether mistakes or for delays delivery, In any event the company shall not be liable for damages 2. sum of five thousand dollars, at which amount each message is deemed to be valued, unless a greater caused by the negligence of its servants or otherwise, beyond the rate is paid or agreed to be paid ' unless the and repeated-message for tendered transmission, time the message is value is stated in writing by the sender thereof at the of the amount by which such valuation shall exceed five thousand dollars. and an additional charge equal to one-tenth of one percent of other the over this lines any forward company when necessary to reach to message without liability. 3. The company is hereby made the agent. of the sender, '. its destination. office in towns of 5,000 population or less of the one-half mile company's within free delivered Domestic messages and incoming cable messages will be 4. these limits the company does not undertake to make dellverv, but will, without liability, at the sen and within one mile of such office in other cities or towns. Beyond contract for him for such delivery at a reasonable price. der's request as his agent and at his expense, endeavor to at one of its transmitting offices; and if a message is sent to such messages until the same are accepted this concerning to company attaches 5. N responsibility the sender. as t.he agent ofcase office by one of the company's mesengers, he acts for that purpose where the claim 1S not presented In wntmg within sixty days after the message In any 6. The company will not be liable for damages or statutory penaltles I is filed with the company for transmission. the prompt and correct transmission and delivery thereof shall be recover the tolls for any message or messages 7. It is agreed that in any action by the company to evidence. in each of such respective classes presumed, subject to rebuttal by competent to their classes, as enumerated below, shall apply to messages 8. Special terms governing the transmission of messages according in addition to all the foregoing terms. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY to vary the foregoing. 9. No employee of the company is authorized melge _ . . . . .. '". . ,_, . , ._ .. .. .. . ... . INCORPORATED R. B. WHITE. PRESIDENT CLASSES OF SERVICE NIGHT LETTERS TELEGRAMS Accepted up to 2:00 A.M. for delivery on the morning of the ensuing business as follows: The stand day, at rates still lower than standard night message rates. transmission of 50 A full-rate expedited service. NIGHT MESSAGES Accepted up to 2:00 A.M. at reduced rates to be sent during the night and deliv day. ered not earlier than the morning of the ensuing -the Telegraph Company be mailed at des Night Messages may at the option of shall be deemed to have discharged tination to the addressees, and the Company such night messages its obligation in such cases with respect to delivery by mailing business at destination, postage prepaid. DAY LETTERS standard telegram rates as fol A deferred day service at rates lower than the letter rate for the transmission lows: One and one-half times the standard night initial rates for each additional 10 words of 50 words or less and one-fifth of the or less. SPECIAL TERMS APPLYING TO DAY LETTERS: rate for this special Day Letter service, In further consideration of the reduced those enumerated above are hereby the following special terms in addition to agreed to: as a deferred A. Day Letters may be forwarded by the Telegraph Company Letters is, in all respects, service and the transmission and delivery of such Day subordinate to the priority of transmission and delivery of regular telegrams. and agree This Day Letter is received subject to the express understanding a Day Letter shall be delivered ment that the Company does not undertake'that obliga that the but Company's on the day of its date absolutely, and at all events; B. shall remain sufficient tion in this respect is subject to the condition that there Letter on the day of its date time for the transmission and delivery of such Day office subject to the priority of the transmission of regular during regular hours, telegrams under the conditions named above. . words ard telegram rate for 10 words shall be charged for the for 10 words shall be charged or less, and one-fifth of such standard telegram rate less. for each additional 10 words or SPECIAL TERMS APPLYING TO NIGHT LETTERS: In further consideration of the reduced rates for this special Night Letter servo enumerated above are hereby ice, the following special terms in addition to those agreed to: be mailed at desti Night Letters may at the option of the Telegraph Company have discharlied nation to the addressees, and the Company shall be deemed to such Night Letters its obligation in such cases with respect to delivery by mailing at destination, postage prepaid. FULL RATE CABLES An expedited service throughout. Code language permitted. DEFERRED HALF-RATE CABLES Half-rate messages are subject to being deferred in favor of full rate messages for not exceeding 24 hours. Must be written in plain language. CABLE NIGHT LETTERS one-third the full An overnight service for plain language communications, at for. Subject to delivery at the conven rate, or l ess, Minimum of 25 words charged ience of the Company within 24 hours. SHIP RADIOGRAMS A service to and from ships at sea, in aH parts of the world. language may be used. Plain language or code |
