[Telegram from Harris Kempner to Cecile Kempner, May 10, 1960] Page: 2 of 2
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e sener I tie Iiiue4 ald biuri 'lnigtphi i_-omiilny as follows:
1. The Teleariph company y shall not be liable for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delvery, of any message received for trnsmixsion at the unrepeated-
e Sat e hs yod the luin of (lve hundred dollars; nor for mistakes or delays in the trasmission or delivery, or for nn-dely-ry, of any mesatre received for transmission at the repeated-
iat beyoi the dom of live thousand dollars, unless specially valued; nor in any ease for delays arisi ig from ut oidable interruption in the working of its lines.
2. in any event the Tlegrapli Company shall not be liable for damages for mistakes or delays In th; t.esrnsslon or dellvey, or for the non-delivery, of any message, whether
by the tiliiireo of It servant or otherwise, beyond the actual loss, not exceeding in any event thie 'iuo of i':e thouarol dollars, at which am:aunt the sender of each message
ntis at the mesr;i le is v:iloi, unless a greater value is stated in writing by the -coder thereof at lhe tliii tnw - ii Is 'iii ered for tranmission, ini unless the repeated-message
u, pal or agreed to be paild and an additional charge equal to one-tenth of one per cent of the amount by which suoh valuation shall exceed live thousand dollars.
3. The Telegraph 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
' tilation.
4. Tie applehle tariff elnirves on a message destinedi to any point in the continental ITnlted States listed in the Telegraph Comrany's Directory of Stations cover its delivery within
he estalisid city or eniniity iimiit" of the destination p t. oivni ond:ch limits and to points not listed in the'ii ic ;raph ('impany'rt I irctory of Stations, the Telegraph Company does
-0 uder iiie to make delvery btC will endeavor to arrange for delivery by any availablI e means as 1 ie agent of the simrder, with the understanding that the sender authorizes the collection
f any a ditloial charge from the addressee and agrees to pay such additional charge if it is not collected from the addressee.
5. No responsility attaches to the Telegraph Company concerning messages until the same are accepted it one of its transmitting offices; and if a message is sent to such office by
"o of the Tl-I'raph ('onipny's rini'sengers, he acts for that propose as the agent of the sender; except that when the T'lelrniih Ci'mpayri' sends a messenger to pick tip a message, the mes-
Oger in that, istice acts as the agent of the Telgraph Company in accepting the message, the Telegraph Company assuinig responsibility from tie time of such acceptance.
R- 'flhe Telegraph ('oeiariy will not he liable for ilatmages or statutory nenalties when the cla im is not presented in writing to the Telegraph Company, (a) sxithin ninety days
er the ine:.:uge is fled with lhe ''ele;raph companyny for transmission in the case of a ui.ssage letoeen points wilthil the l'itelldiates (xceipt in the case of an tirasi ate message in
exai) or I-t -u-u a point in the l' ited States on the one hand and a point in Al-it, Canada, Mlexico, or St. I'h-rrue-Al itulun Islands on tie other hand, or between a polnt in the United
ls auri a hI at sea or b( the air, (h) within i5 days after the cause of action, if any, sh:-l have aired i i lie i.,-i of on intiri-it'e message in Texas, and (c) within 180 days after
!,o mte;atl- is -led willi the Telegraph ( company for transmilSion in tw n4 of a iessag- between a point inl the linitel Stas and a foreign or overseas point other than the points
'eiled above in liis paragraph; provided, however, that this condition shall not apply to claims for istiii4gs or overclargu's within the purview of Section 415 of the Connunications
A it of Ilia-, as ameuled.
7. Ii, Is agreed that In any action by the Telegraph Company to recover the tolls for any message ir riessages the prompt and correct transmission and delivery thereof shall be
-resumed, subject to reluttal by competent evidence.
t'i'.L'ul terms governing the transmission of messages according to their classes, as enumerated below, sliall apply to messages in each of such respective classes in addition to
' ' ' uing terils.
Co employee of the 'Telegraph Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.
LASSES OF SERVICE
uESTVJ SERVICES INTERNATIONAL SERVICES
rULL RATE (FR)
' ie fastest overseas service. May be written in code, cipher, or in any language ex-
essed in Roman letters.
ETTER TELEGRAM (LT)
iferred uame-day service, at low rates.
Fur overilglht plain luggage messages, at half-rate. Minimum charge for 22 words applies.
BGHT LETTER (NI) SHIP RAfiOGRAM
) n I d ii rn -hi t-rvi .e u epted tp to 2 A. 't. far delivery the foslu' w niornin^;4d
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Kempner, Harris Leon. [Telegram from Harris Kempner to Cecile Kempner, May 10, 1960], letter, May 10, 1960; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1322065/m1/2/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rosenberg Library.