American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-08-19
INSTRUCTIONS TO PosTMAsTERs.


The following article will be found worthy the attention
of some Posmaser of our acquaintance 1t would be well
to preserve It and give it an occasional reading
On the occasion of the removal of the Post Office ii
Baltimore, the Post Master publishes the following notice
"The Post Master embraces this opportunity to adver
Use some extracts from the instructions issued by the Post
Master General, which obligatory the of Con
gres under and in conformity with which these nstruc
tons have been ftamedlhey calculated to protect
the public interest," deserve the public attention and must
be strictly enforced
Ton are not 10 suffer any person, eSS enbloned 5y you
and uder oath aboue mentioned to hae any letters ,eaus-
PAPERS, other articles constituting par of The mail which
may come under your charge'
fou are not to 0en, suffer 10 be oene any mail tat
IS not addressed 10 yoar gce NOR ADMIT
THE ROOM OPENING MAKING Up A NAIL
VINO HAS NOT TAKEN PnEsckIBED LAW.
Act, SECT. 2.
Sec g. No credit is to be given for postage unless
your risk.
The following the of postage on single letters:
6 cents if carried not exceeding so
10 do if over SO and not over 80
12I do do 80 do $50
183 do do $50 do 400
IS do do 400
Double ette letters composed of pieces Of pa
per, are to be charged with double those rates
Triple letters with triple those rates:
Packets composed of four pieces of paper, or
one or more other articles and weighing
dupos quadrupe those rates. and in that proportion for all
greater weight
Letters BY steamboats, to be accounted for the
shpleters, but hostages be rated according
distances as if carried by land
Rates Of postage on Ne4vspaperss
Sec. 80. Newspapers carried 100 miles, or for
any distance within the state where they printed
to be charged with one cent each.
If carried 100 miles, and of the state where
printed, with u cents each.
Every article sent III the mail, which is either es
paper, magazine pamphlet, Legislature Journal is subject
to letter postage, whether it be printed zien Coinm,
nicason, except written printed no ice from publish
er Of newspaper his subscribers stating the subscrp
ton due which must be attached TO the margin of
paper, and postage charged for ii newspaper.
The words newspaper magazine, and pamphlet, to
be aiken in their common acceptaton-that newspaper
is printed paper giving account of political and other
occurrences published in numbers, week. fen-
err and regularly Ifs paper of that description is MOI
published at regular successive times it must be consider
ed as handbl, and subject to letter postage. But an
extra sheet published by regular printer of newspaper
is to be considered newspaper.
Magazines, pamphlets and Legislative journals, 49,
30--Ihese words to be taken in their mean
ing that is magazine is monthly pamphlet, containing
articles ON science, politics. news &C.. pamphlet is
small unbound book, consisting of one more sheets.
MI Kinds Q? GdOertseents printed or asrten and all articles
sem mail which do not zvn the description
paper, magazine PAMPHLET, or Legislative Journal be
cha' ged with letter Postage.
Periodical magazines and pamphlets rated by the
Carried not over 100 miles, sheet, II cents |
Do over 100 miles, 81 cents |
Magazines and pamphlets which are not published peri
odcaiy, be charged for 100 miles, or less, cents
on each sheet; over loo miles, 6 cents.
The distance which rates of postage chargeable
those the road by which the male actually
passes that is the postroad, and the shortest by
which traveller could pass from place another.
Experience has proved how nattentve many people
to the payment of such small debts from trusting
the hostages OF newspapersyou therefore give
credit To in future any trouble ornconvenence on
that account will be proper for you to require the sub
scribes who receive papers through your Office, the
OF every quarter to pay the amount of
quarters subscription in advance; and without such pay
nent in ADVANCE not to deliver them any newspapers
hough they tender you the money for them sngy See
ec 80
Alreguarites ofdrvers and riders should be reported"
1t will be by the above instructions that for the Sc
'urty of all things committed the Post Office and for
he greater responsibility Of Post Masters they ex
'ressly forbidden TO suffer any employed by them
o touch any portion of the mails and it is expressly en-
oned upon them to permit any to enter the Post
Office whilst the Mails making up and mails
making up large offices at almost all hours of the day
md night, it is not expected neither is there any occasion
hat any should enter the body of the office.
J. $. SKINNER, posrMAsTER, |
July eth 1925. Baltimore" Il