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arrive at ParaciifIa next Thursday Oy H.
Proposals for once week service are invited
also. 10 ruu from ParcciiIa by the county seat OF
Polk county, to Winfield, 10 miles. ~"
5965. From Fulton, BY Pine Prairie and Laynes-
port. 10 Fort Towson | 10 miles and back, once IN
two weeks. .-.
| Leave Fulton every other Monday at 8 m, ar
rive at Fort Towson rex, Thursday by m.
Leave Fort Towson every other Monday at 3
m, arrive at Fulton next Thursday by 9a m.
Proposals for once week service are invited.
1865 From Joseph Tomlinaon's on the route
to Washington, bv Black Jnca, and Vache Grass,
to Fort Smith, A miles and back, once IN two
weeks.


Leave Tomlinson's every other Monday at 6
m. arrive at Fort Smith next day by p. M.


Leave Fort Smith every other Tuesday at , P
m, arrive at TomIinson's mex, day by I m.
SPECIAL OFFICES.


Proposals for supply ing the following Offices at
sum to bo named, and subject to the condition
of being limited TO the net proceeds Of the office.
are invited.


Creek Agency from Fort Gibson, 6 miles, once
week.


Doyor from Dwight 10 miles. once week.


Fort Washta and Mayhem from Fort Towson,
so miles. once week.


Magnolia from Union Courthouse, 0 miles,
once wooi.


Old Town from Helena. 20 miles. once a week


NOTES.


|. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at all offices where no particular
time is specified; but on railroad and steamboat
routes there is TO be no more delay than is neces-
snry to deliver and receive the bags.


b, 81 in
passengers. and to their entire exclusion, if lis
weight and bulk require it.


5. Post office blanks, mai.b bags, and the special
agents of the department., on the exhibition Of
their credentials, are to bo conveyed without fur
ther charge on mail lines admitting of such con-
vevatco.


4. Mail agents arc to be conveyed without
charge on the principal railroad and Steamboat
lines, where the size Of the mails and tho NUM-
Der Of the offices will require their employment
by the department; and in tina, case, a separate
apartment for the asserting md safc.kecping of
the mail is to be provided by the contractor. under
the direction Of the departments.
5. In all cases. there ia TO be a forfeiture of
the paw of the trip. when the trip is not run ; n
forfeiture of at least onc.fourth part of ii. when
the running or arrival ia 60 far bahinG the time as
to lose the connexion with doPonding mall and
forfeiture OF due proportion of it. when
grode Of service is ndercd inferior to that in the
con!rar:. These forfeiures may be increased IN
to penalties of highor amount, according to the
nature or frequency Of tho failure and the i'm.
portance of the mail.


G. Fines will he imposed unless the deIinqucn-
CIV be satisfactorily explained in duo time. for fail.
:"e ,nke from. dol:"or at. poo, post Office
the mail, or anv part Of it; for suffering II 10 be'
wet injured, lost or destroyed for conveying I'll
10 place Or manner that exposes it 10 depredH
tion. loss. Or anry for refusing after demand
to convey a mail by any coach. raroad car. or
steam boat, which the CON racior regularly runs
Oh tho rOuie. beyond the specified number Of lros
in rho contract; and for not arriving at the time
set. And .ot setting up or running m express 10
transmit commorcial intelligence in advance of
Inc nlD. n penalty viii be exacled equal to the
quarters pay.


| 7. The Post Master General may annuI the
contract for repeated failures; FOR violating the
Post Office laws; for disotoyirg the instructions
Of ihe depa rtment; for refusing 10 discharge a
carrier When required by he department; for as.
signing The contract wrihoat the consent Of the
Post Master General, or for setting up or running
an express as 0OrcSaj.


g. The Postmaster General may alter tho con.
tract, and alter the schedule, he allowing n pro
rata increase of compensation, within the resric.
lions imp oscd by law. for the additional service
required. or for the inc+eaSed speed fthe employ.
mont of additional stock or carriers is rendered
necessary; but the contractor may, in such case,
rcIinqush The contract, on timely notice. if he
prefers it TO the change. The Postmaster Geher.
a may also discontinue or curtaiI he service he
allowing one months extra pay on the amount
dispensed with.


8. The payments will be made through drafts
on post offices or Otherwise, after tho expiration
of each quarter, say in February, May, August
and November.
10. The distances are given according 10 the
bes! information; but no increased pay will be
allowed should they prove to be grener than is
advertised, if the places arc correctly named


II. The Postmaster General is prohibited BY
law from knowingly, making contract for the
transportation of the maj! with any person who
shall have entered into any combination, or prop.
sed 10 enter into any combination, to preven, the |
making Of any bid for a mail contract by any
other person or persons. or who shall have made |
any agreement, or shalt have given or performed
or promised to give or perform, any consideration
to door not 10 do,any thing whatever to induce any
other person not to bid for a mail contract. Par
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