10th.—In short, he must, during the absence of the proprietor, take
entire charge of the store, and be alone responsible for its business.
SPECIFIC DUTIES OF THE SECOND ASSISTANT.
1st.—It will be his duty to dust the cases, desks, etc., thoroughly
every morning. This service must be performed before breakfast, and
as often repeated through the day as necessary.
2d.—In the absence of the third assistant, he is to perform his
duties.
3d.—He shall assist the proprietor, or the first assistant, in the
laying out, washing and dressing of bodies; and also at funerals, in
the management of the hearse and carriages.
4th.—He is to trim caskets according to the directions of the first
assistant, and follow the instructions given him as to the choice of
materials used in their ornamentation.
5th.—He shall see that a sample of each size, style and grade of
coffin and casket be always on hand in the show room, and ready to be
turned out in the shortest space of time possible.
6th.—He is to keep an exact record, in the book devoted to that
purpose, of the name, residence, cause of death, age and place of
burial, of all parties which may have been interred by the firm. This
register must always be posted up to date.
7th.—It will be his duty to clean the show cases, work room, and the
stock in general, once a week, and oftener if necessary.
SPECIFIC DUTIES OF THE THIRD ASSISTANT.
1st.—He is to open the store in the morning; make the fire, and
attend to it through the day; sweep out the store; wash the windows;
and see that all tools and implements are in their proper place and
ready for instant use.
2d.—It shall be his duty to keep cooling boards clean and tidy; to
have palls, stools and pedestals dusted and in shape.
3d.—It shall be his duty to pack goods and make boxes when required.
4th.—It will be required of him to do such errands as the business of
the store may demand, and also to close the store at night.
GENERAL REGULATIONS OF THE STORE.
1st.—Business hours will include the time between breakfast and six
o’clock, P. M., except when special duty may require it otherwise.
2d.—During business hours, all hands must be employed at some regular
store duty.
3d.—As waiting on customers is a duty which requires most knowledge
and experience, the first assistant must always serve when there is
one customer; the other assistants may help if need be.
4th.—The first assistant must always take that part of the duty which
requires most knowledge and skill. This order of duty must never be
deviated from, if circumstances will admit of it.
5th.—All other duty must give way to that of waiting on customers.
6th.—Every person entering the store, whether pauper or president,
infant or adult, white or colored, must be treated with courtesy and
kindness.
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