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another person. He is to take care his fire-arms are kept in 

 clean and good condition, that they are always properly loaded 

 and primed when on duty, and on no account whatever to be 

 wantonly discharging his blunderbuss or pistol as the carriage 

 is going along the road or through a town ; for every such 

 offence he forfeits five pounds, agreeably to an Act of Parlia- 

 ment. He is also to draw the charge of them as soon as he has 

 ended his journey. 



6. He is to sound his horn as a signal for carriages to turn 

 out of the way upon the approach of the mail-coach, also to warn 

 turnpike men of its coming, that no unnecessary delay may 

 be occasioned, and likewise to prepare postmasters against its 

 arrival, and horse-keepers to bring out their horses at each of the 

 changing places ; and he is to sound it always as a signal to 

 passengers when the time is expired that is allowed in the time 

 bill for their stopping to refresh, and use his utmost exertions to 

 prevent delay in all cases whatever. 



7. It is the guard's duty to see the time bill is justly dated 

 and signed at every place, and where he cannot obtain the post- 

 master's date and signature, to do it correctly himself; to insert 

 the number of passengers travelling by the coach, for which a 

 space is provided, and to deliver it carefully to the guard who 

 succeeds him at the end of his journey, or to the postmaster at 

 the place where the route of the mail-coach ends. 



8. He must be very careful of the timepiece and time bill, 

 and if either should at any time be broken, torn, or lost, imme- 

 diate notice must be given at the General Post Office, or the 

 case communicated to the postmaster of the nearest place, that 

 he may report the same. 



9. Guards will be suspended and otherwise punished who 

 neglect to deliver the bye bags properly, which, for want of better 

 attention, have been frequently carried beyond their distance, 

 and sometimes even brought up to London. 



10. Drunkenness or disobedience of official orders will be 

 punished with dismissal. 



