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,f To guard! against mistakes or delays, tho sender of a message should ouclkir Sknegeated*. tfaat is, telegraphed back to the originating office for comparison-. Fair this, one- half the unrepeated message rate is. charged in addition. Unless otherwise-indicated! can fife Saee,. this is an unrepeated message and paid for as such* in cnTTmlrfara^inn. whereof it is agreed between the sender of the message and this crnnpaojp as fcrilbws: 1. The. company shall not be liable for mistakes an dfelaya; i?m the feansBrigsrant oir (feBasecg-, or farnom-deSvery^of any message received for transmission st the xmrepeaied- message rate; beyondl the sum off five hundred dollarsncvcibir mistakes: or delays? in the transmission oir delivery,, or for non-delivery, of any message seemved few te&nsnoEssnm at the repeated-message rate beyond the sum of five thousand^ dollars; unSesm apeciaUy valned; non in- any ease for delay® arising from unavoidable intesrt^jticHJi in- the working of its 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-t&Hli-wecyv, &fe any message,, whether caused by the negligence of its servants- oir otherwise; tteyonrf the1 sum* of five- thousand dollars, at which* amount each: message Sr deemed to be valaaeds* nmBsras a greater- value is stated in writing-by the sender thereof at. the time the message, is tenderedl£br transmission, and unless the repeated-message rate is paid or agreed to be- paid-,, and an additional eharge equal to- cme*-ferrtik* off one1 per*cent- off the* amount by* -which- such waltoatnou- 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 be delivered free within one-half mile of the company’s office in towns of 5,000 population; or leas,, and withan one mile- off sueh office cm ether cities or towns. Beyond these limits the company does not undertake to make delivery, but will, without liability, at the sender’® request,, as his agent and at his expense, endeavor to contract f or him for such delivery at a reasonable price. 5. 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, he acts for that 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 is not presented in writing within sixty days after the message iafiled with the Company for transmission^ - » 7. It i s agreed that in any action by the Company to recover the tolls for any message or messages the prompt amf correct transmission and delivery thereof shall be pre­sumed, subject to rebuttal by-competent evidence. 8. Special terms governing the transmission of messages under thq classes of messages enumerated below shaMi apply to messages in each of such respective classes in ad-' dition to all the> f oregoing-, terms.. 9. No employee of the company is authorized to vary the foregoing. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY IKGDHroRATED NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT \ ALL MESSAGES' TAKEN BY TH IS COMPAMV ARE SUBJECT TO TH T FOLLOWING TERMS: CLASSES OF SERVICE TELEGRAMS A full-rate expedited service. NIGHT MESSAGES Accepted up to 2.00 a.m. at reduced rates to be sent during the night and delivered not earlier than the morning of the, ensuing, business day. Night Messages may at the option of the Telegraph Company be mailed at destination to the addressees, and the Company shall be deemed to have discharged its obligation in- such cases- with- respect to- delivery bv mailing such Night Messages at destination, postage prepaid. PAY LETTERS A deferred day service at- rates lower than the standard' tele­gram rates as follows: One and one-half times the standard Night Letter rate for the transmission of 50 words or less and one-fifth pf the initial rates for each additional 10 words or less. SPECIAL TERMS APPLYING TO DAY LETTERS: In further consideration of the reduced- rate for this special- Day- Letter service, the following special terms in addition to those enu- merated above are hereby agreed to: a. Day Letters may be forwarded" By the Telegraph Cbmpany as a deferred service and the transmission and delivery of such Day Letters is, in all respects, subordinate to the priority of transmission, and delivery of regular telegrams. b. Day Letters shall be written in plain English. Code language is not permissible. — - ....— c. This Day Letter is received subject, to the-express understand­ing and agreement that the Company doe* nafe umfortafie that a Day Letter shall be delivered on the day of its date absolutely and at all events; but that the Company’s obligation in this respect is subject to the condition that there shall remain sufficient time for the trans­mission and delivery of such Day Letter on the day of its date during regular office hours,, subject to the priority of the transmission of reg­ular telegrams under the conditions named above. No employee of the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing. NIGHT LETTERS Accepted up to 2.00 a.m. for delivery on the morning of the ensuing business day,., at rates stilL lower than, standard night message rates, as follows: The standard telegram rate for 10 words shall be charged for the transmission of 50 words or less, and one-fifth of such standard telegram rate tor 10. words, shall he. charged far each additional 10. words or less. SPECIAL TERMS APPLYING TO NIGHT LETTERS: In. further conardcratioTr of the- reduced: rate for this- speehef Night Letter service, the following special terms in addition to those enu­merated above are hereby agreed to: a. Night Letters may at the option of the .Telegraph Company 'be mailed at destination to the addressees, and the Company shall be deemed, to have discharged its obligation in such cases with respect to delivery by mailing such Night Letters at destination, postage prepaid. b. Night Letters shall be, written, in. plain English, Code language is not permissible. No employee of the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing