ad 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 charged 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 message rate beyond the sum of five hundred dollars; nor for mistakes or d shall not be liable for mistakes or ys in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any message received for transmission at the unrepeated- elays in 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 interruption in the working of its lines; nor for errors in cipher or obscure messages. In any event the company shall not be liable for damages 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 ae is tendered for transmissio: unless the repeated-message rate is paid or agreed to be paid, and an additiona} n, charge equal to one-tenth of one per cent of the amount by w ich such valuation shall exceed five thousand dollars. tination. 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 des- 4. 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 sender’s request, as his agent and at his expense, endeavor to contract f or him for such delivery at a reasonable price. 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. 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 is filed withthe Company for transmission. 7. It is agreed 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 pre- sumed, subject to rebuttal by competent evidence. Special terms governing the transmission of messages under the classes of messages enumerated below shall apply to messages in each of such respective classes in ad dition to all the foregoing terms. . : fe . No employee of the company 1s authorized to vary the foregoing. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY Gas 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 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 by mailing such Night Messages at destination, postage prepaid. DAY LETTERS A deferred day service at rates lower than the standard tele- gram rates as follows: One and one-half times the standard Night Letter rate for the transmission of 50 words or- less and one-fifth of the initial rates for each additional 10 words or Fess. 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: x a. Day Letters may be forwarded by the Telegraph Company 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. hs ; s. Day Letters shall be written in plain English. Code language is not permissible. . c. This Day Letter is received subject to the express understand- ing and agreement that the Company does not undertake 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 trans- mission and delivery of such Day Letter on the day of its date during regular office hours, subject to the priority of the transmission of reg- ular 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 for 10 words shall be charged for each additional 10 words or less. é , 2 @ SPECIAL TERMS APPLYING TO NIGHT LETTERS: In further consideration of the reduced rate for this special Night Letter service, the following special terms in addition to those enu- merated 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 mt oni by mailing such Night Letters at destination, postage prepaid. ; p. Night Letters shall be written in plain English. Code language is not permissible. ° ; . No employee of the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.