ALL MESSAGES TAKEN BY THIS COMPANY ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

To guard against mistakes or delays, the sender of a message should order it repeated, that is, telegraphed back to the originating office for comparison. For this,
one-half the unrepeated message rate is chargéd in addition. Unless otherwise indicated on its face, this is an unrepeated message and paid for as such, in consideration

_ whereof it is agreed between the sender of the message and this company as follows: —

_ .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 transmission at the unre-
peated-message tate 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 for
‘transmission at the repeated-message rate beyond the sum of five thousand dollars, unless specially valued; nor in any case for delays arising from unavoidable interrup-

‘tion in the working of its lines; nor for errors in cipher or obscure messages.

2. In any event the company shall not be liable fordamages for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for the non-delivery, of any message, whether
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
value is 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 additional charge equal to one-tenth of one percent 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. Domestic messages and incoming cable messages will be delivered free within one-half mile of the company’s office in towns of 5,000 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 delivery, but will, without liability, at the sen-
der’s request, as his agent and at his expense, endeavor to contract for him for such delivery at a reasonable price. a : ‘

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. » a pee

6. Thecompany 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

is filed with the company for transmission.

7. Itisagreed 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

presumed, subject to rebuttal by competent evidence.

. Special terms governing the transmission of messages according to their classes, as enumerated below, shall apply to messages in each of such respective classes

in addition to all the foregoing terms. | n :
9. Noemployee of the company is authorized to vary the foregoing.

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY

INCORPORATED ;
NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT

‘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 deliv-
ered not earlier than the morning of the ensuing business day. :

Night Messages may at the option of the Telegraph Company be mailed at des-
tination 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 messages
at destination; postage prepaid.

DAY LETTERS

A deferred day service at rates lower than the standard telegram rates as fol-
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ard telegram rate for 10 words shall be charged for the transmission of 50 words

or less, and one-fifth of such standard telegram rate for 10 words shall be charged

for each additional 10 words cr less. :
SPECIAL TERMS APPLYING TO NIGHT LETTERS:

In further consideration of the reduced rates for this special Night Letter serv-
ice, the following special terms in addition to those enumerated above are hereby
agreed to: :

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 dis-
charged its obligation in such cases with respect to delivery by mailing such Night
Letters at destination. postage prepaid.

“No employee of the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.

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