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Show .. ER ilL NrGHT LETTEF,i MESSAGES TAKEN BY THIS COMPANY ARE SUBJE · TO T HE FOLlOWING TERMS WHICH ARE HEREBY AGREED TO The Western Union Telegraph Company .will receive not later than midnight N !GHT LETTER , to be transmitted only for delivery on the morning cf the next ensuing business day, l'tt rates still low than its standard night message rates, as follows: the standard day rate for ten words shall be charge for the transmission of fifty words {)r less, and one-fifth of such standard day rate for tim words shal be .charged for each a dditional t en .words or less. - To guard against mistakes or delays, the sender of a message should order it -REPEATED, that is~ telegraphed back t o the or. iginating office for comparison. For · this, one-half the unrepeated messa."~' - ~rate is charged in addition. Vnless otherwise indic:1ted on its face, THIS IS AN UNREPEATE :MESSAGE AND PAID FOR AS &USJI, in consideration .whereof it is agreed between the sender of the message and this Company as follo~ : 1. "''he Company shadl not be liable for mistakes or d elays in the t ransmission or delivery, or for man-delivery, of any UNREPEATED message, beyond t he amount received for sending the same; I illO!'." for mistakes or de1ays in the transmission or delivery, or for n on-delivery of any REPEATED message, beyond fifty times the sum received for sending the same, unless specially valued; nor in any ©ase for delays a~ising from unavoidable interruption -in the .work ing of it.:> lines; nor f or errors in cipher ·\- M' obscure- messages. _ · 2. In any event the Company shall not be liable for damages for any mist akes or delay in the trans~ ission or de-livery, or for the non-delivery of this messag~_ .whether caused by the negligence of its 1 ooervants or otherwise, beyond the sum of FI FTY ·~LLARS, at which am0nnt this message is hereby - '4ralued, unless a greater value is stated in writ ing hereon at t he time the n1,c',:...agc is- offered tg t he Com- ..... !>any for t ransmission, al,ld an additional sum paid or agreed to be paid based on such value equal to 1_ @ne-tenth of one per cent. thereof. , \ - ] 3. The Company is hereby made the agent of the sender, without liability, to forward this message 1'- @ver the lines of any other Company when necessary to reach its destination. ~ ~ 4. Messages .will be delivered free .within one-half mile . of the Company's office in towns of 5,000 ) ~ r '""- \'POPUlation or less, and .within one mile of such office in other cities or towns. Beyond these limits the • Company does not undert ake to make delivery, but .will, without liability, at the sender's request, as • &is agent and at h is expense, endeavor to contract for him for such delivery at a reasonable price. ~ ~ ,... f" 5. No responsibility attaches to this Company concerning messages unt il the same are accepted at \ ( , lilne of its transmitting offices, and if a message is sent to such office by one of the Company's messengers, \ he acts for t hat purpose as the agent of the sender. \) 6. The Company will not be liable for damages or statutory penalties in any case .where the claim - ~not presented in writing within sixty days after the message is filed .with the Company for transmission. ~ ~ i ln.further considerat ion of the reduced rate for this special" NIGHT LETTER 11 service, the • ........_. -~ r L .l,· gollowing special terms are hereby agreed to: · · ' c- -r A. NIGHT LETT ERS may at the option of the Telegraph Company be mailed at destination to \. \. l the addressees and the Company shall be deemed to have discharged its obligation in such cases with l ~espect to delivery by mailing such NIGHT LETTERS at destination, postage prepaid. (l l B. NIGHT LETTERS shall be .written in plain English. Code language is not perr:1itted. )'... 'l 7. No employee of the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing. Q ~ l. ROBERT C. CLOWRV, PRESIDENT . BELVIDERE BROOKS, GEN'ERAL MANAGER I ' ~( I·' . \ / I a: "' Ill !!: Ill II. w ::E c: ::;) z 14 .b..l ! a0. w N ::c iD II. c Ill II: > Q j: .w.. 5 w w z ... a: 0 z 0 Ill :; :z: ... ... ~ 1- .. z z a: ~= Ill 1- en l!J :J: j ... :r: • . ... WESTERN UNION ALL TELEGRAPH CC'!MPETIN& ~OMPANY CUMPANII:. WORLD I |
