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PAID FOR the AS SUCH, in ted consideration telegram rate whereof is charged it is agreed in addition. between Unless the sender of the telegram and this Company as follows:\n1. The Company shall not be liable for mistakes for mistakes or delays delays in the m the transmission transmission or delivery, or delivery or or for for non-delivery, of any any UNREPEATED REPEATED telegram, telegram, the beyond beyond fifty the ,\namount times the received sum receive for Bending the same; nor N LESS SPECIA LUED; nor in any case for delays arising from mavoidable iterruption in working\nof\nNOR\nFOR\nOR\nOBSCURE\nTELEGRAMS.\n2. its In lines: any event the Company shall not be liable for damages beyond for any mistakes fifty times or the delays REPEATED in the transmission telegram or rate, deliver at which y,or for amount the non-delivery this telegram, of this if sent telegram, as\na\naused by the negligence of its servants or greater otherwise, value is stated writing hereon at the time the telegram is offered to the Company for transmission,\nand 8. The Company is hereby made the agent of the sender, without liability, to forward this telegram over the lines of any other company necessary to\nan additional TED telegram, sum paid is hereby or agreed valued to be unless paid based on such value equal to one-tenth of one per cent. thereof. when\nreach its destination.\n4.\nMessages will be delivered free within the established free delivery limits of the terminal office. For delivery at a greater distance a special\ncharge\nwill\nbe made to cover the cost of such delivery.\nmessage 5. is sent to sach it office to the by Compan one of this agentin Company its said messengers. office. 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