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ALL MESSAGES TAKEN BY THIS COMPANY ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS: To guard against mistake-! or delays; the sender of a message should order it repeated, that is, telegraphed back to the originating office for comparison. For this. one-halftihe unrepeated message rate is charged in addition. Unless otherwise indicated on its face, this is an unrepeated message and paid for as such. in consideratffllfS^hej-eof it is agreed between the sender of the message and the Telegraph Company as follows: , \ ^ ?√ß ;uc',ww" ^r,r-- * The Telegraph Company shall not be liable for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any message received for transmission at the unrepeated* message rate beyond the sum of five hundred doliam; nor for mistakes or delays ini the transmission or?╟?deiiyery, or for non-delivery/of any message received for transmission at the repeated* tnessage rate beyond the sum Of five thousand dollars, unless specially valued; nor in any case-fdk delays arising from unavoidable interruption in the working of its lines. , XtfrJii M liable for damagesjtor mistakealor.delfts in the transmission or delivery, or for the non-delivery, caused by the negligence of its servants or otherwise, beyond the actual loss, not exceeding invany event the sum of five thousand dollars at which amount the Ci ucr u?? HR represents that the message is valued, unless a greater value S stated in writing by the sender thereof at the time the message is tendered for transmission, and unless the repeated* fate Is paid or agreed to be paid and an additional charge equal to one-tenth of one per cent of the amount by which such valuation shall exceed bye thousand dollars. t r- destinatkm Tiie Telegrai>b 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 .. . 4-The applicable tariff charges on a message destined to any polht In the continental United States listed in the Telegraph Company?╟╓s Directory of Stations cover' its delivery within the established city or community limits of the destination point. Beyond such limits and to points not listed in the Telegraph Company?╟╓s Directory of Stations,' the Telegraph Company does N not undertake to make delivery but will endeavor to arrange for delivery by any available means as the agent of the sender, with the understanding that the sender authorizes the collection of any additional charge from the addressee and agrees to pay such additional charge if it Is not collected from the -?√ß * at any message, whether e'Sender-Waach message , 5jN?? responsibility attaches to the Telegraph Company concerning messages until the same are accepted at one*of its transmitting offices: and if a message is sent to such office by nne of the Telegraph Company?╟╓s messengers, he acts for that purpose as the agent of the sender; except that when the Telegraph Company sends a messenger to pick up a message, the mes* senger in that instance acts as the agent of the Telegraph Company in accepting the message, the Telegraph Company assuming responsibility from the time of such acceptance. Ste 6. The Telegraph Company will not be liable for damages or statutory penalties when the claim is n&t presented in writing tb the Telegraph Company, (a) within ninety days After the message is filed with the Telegraph Company for transmission in the case of a message between points within the United States (except in the case of an intrastate' message in yS^exas) or between a point in the United States on the one hand and a point in Alaska, Canada, Mexico, or St. Pierre-Miquelon Islands on the other hand, or between a point in the United ; ?╜wetes and a ship at-?╜eapr!n the air. (b)jvithin 95 days after the cause of action, if any, shall have accrued in the case of an intrastate message in Texas, .and. (c)uwithin 180 days after tne message is filed with the Telegraph Company for transmission in the case of a message .between a point in the United States and a ,foreign or overseas point. other than the points specified above in this paragraph; provided, however, that this condition shall not apply to claims for damages or overcharges within the purview of Section 415 of thd Communications Act of 1934, as amended. - ?√ß . .. e _/ 1 7. It Is agreed that in any action by the Telegraph Company to recover the tolls for any message or messages the prompt and correct transmission and delivery thereof shall be presumed, subject to rebuttal by competent evidence. - ?√ß , * es in each of such respective classes in addition to . No employee of the Telegraph Company is authorized to vary the foregoing. * CLASSES OF SERVICE DOMESTIC SERVICES INTERNATIONAL SERVICES TELEGRAM The fastest domestic service.. PAY LETTER (QL) A deferred same-day service, at low rates. NIGHT LETTER (NL) Economical overnight service. Accepted up to 2 A. M. for delivery the following morning, at rates lower than the Telegram or Day Letter rates. FULL RATE (FR) The fastest overseas service. May be written in code, cipher, or in any language ex* pressed in Roman letters. LETTER TELEGRAM (LT) For overnight plain language messages, at half-rate. Minimum charge for 22 words applies* SHIP RADIOGRAM For messages to and from ships at sea.