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The Central Pacific Division of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company.

All MESSAGES TAKEN BY THIS COMPANY SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

To guard against mistakes the sender of a message should order it REPEATED; that is telegraphed back to the originating office. For repeating one half the regular rate is charged in addition. And it is agreed between
the sender of the following message and this Company that said company shall not be liable for mistakes or delays in transmission or delivery or for non-delivery of any unrepeated message beyond the amount re-
ceived for sending the same nor for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery or for non-delivery of any REPEATED message beyond fifty times the sum received for sending the same unless specially insured nor
in any case for delays arising from unavoidable interruptions in the working of their lines or for errors in cipher or obscure messages. And this Company is hereby made the agents of the sender without liability to for-
ward any message over the lines of any other Company, when necessary to reach its destination.

Correctness in the transmission of message to any point on the lines of this Company can be insured by contract in writing stating agreed amount of risk and payment of premium thereon at the following rates in
addition to the usual charge for repeating message viz: one per cent. for any distance not exceeding 1000 miles and two per cent for any greater distance. No employee in the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.

The Company will not be liable for damages in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within sixty days after sending the message.

Leland Stanford Present. F.L. Vanderburch Genl Supt, San Francisco.

To Secure promt delivery in every case a
full and correct address should be given.
The address is SENT FREE.

San Francisco Office
No. 507 California St.

Soledad May 18 187 [2?]

Send the following Message subject to the above terms which agreed to:

To J BH Booper [Teaitrauille?]

Who is elected supervisor at large

Francisco [Soledad?]

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