Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-05-31
POST OFFICE REGULATIONS.
MAY,

1NH WV
accompanying The lsI Of Post Offices received
ihis month. are several pages Of "Lgstrndions Of me
FoSf"aster General Of the United States 10 ne PoSt.
mf'ers-le43." from whirh The f,lowing SUNNI.
mary Is made. AND extracts selected. and published
Tor the general benefit OF all crncerned.
l. Cash for all p9stsge-.Y,u gre nn, authorized
IA any case ." give CREDIT for postage. or to re.
eelve any hing bmi SPECIE or its equivsIeni'
: Neioyatcr posiaye.--"Ai the beginning Of eve
cry Post Ohice quarter you wilI require Ih, sul.
ser'her. and Others who NAV rereivc newspapers
regularly ihr'ngh your ulire. 10 nay The ouay,o,,,
postage thereon in advance; and without such nav.
ment yon will not deliver them any n,n,s 80,
though they lender you the postage on them sine.
Is" "s
3 Route Of Mad Postage should he rated oc.
e"rding to the distance on The ruute 10y which letters
and papers ure usually seut."
4 Wrappers If aT Newspapers. P11,LLt, &c r..
qHired 10 Be faken oF6y ME Posimasfrr a, the C,ll,N inc
POSITIVE orders run The PuslmasIcr General drcei..
The wrappers Of AL newspapers, pamphlets and
magazines. received by mail fr delivery, shoulI h.
taken off Frauds are very often aiIemnted. bv c,n-
c'a'ing letters 81 memoranda ia these articles. A
wrapper iorms 40 pari OF the raprr or patnnbIet. moi
iher Is postage paiJ on II rs such. aud il is as much
The duty OF PosimhsIers to take The wranper. from
transient papers aud examine them in reierenc. Il,
frauds on the revenue rs To ascertain whether letter.
he single or double. or whether Tho pn.t,re no cnr
reciiy charged. Nothing Gan be more ur.inst Than
=" NN'NNS q iNiuilsicf Tor vigilance IN This branch
Of HE duly"
. Al DriliHs on Ner papers, &c prab b,,ed Or
oePt Ee direclOH-Evey person is prohibited from
wri tg anything whatever on n newspap-r or nam.
phlci, or on eiiher the tide or nui side o. tanner
Even ms own name or The initials 81 IL. or ANYTHING
e'se whatever, II prohibited except the dlrcciipn.nn
der n penalty OF Eve dollars. Besides The u,ricuI,,
instructions On this hend, The following Circulor
10 the Pos:mastrrs throughout the United S,atc,"
has been received.
The multiplied and Increasing attempts Ia yioratc
The law and defitud lhe revenue" by writing ON Inc
w"pG"r OF m1fs n Of newspapers and p~iInphlc;s SEM
by mail, enclosing ne.nurnIhn ar other things with
IN ihem' understanding, dpIIing, or prickling leiIer, of
""ris aud 10y various ofhcr devices, with the view
10 evnde the payment Of legal po,iagr. f,rce unou
The Postmaster General Ihc necessity of dircciing
nc 10 call The special attention Of Po,Ima.rer, 4, Inc
rnhinchihg discharge Of their duty in llis panicu.
lar. ~
The wrappers OF all trarsiem paptrs. and pone
pile'' Win u have reached their destination. sb mill
he removed, and The papers examinc,I. Tbose useJ
y" ihe manner above alluded la, rs the vehicles o(
communication, should he charged. on drIiverv.wit i'm
letter poslagei II refused or not taken out. They should
De returned % Ihe olice where FIRST mailed. and The
r"S'in'sief, there. should invariably collect the legal
Pcnaliy dFlVE DOLLARS, Of tho person who cor.
miiied the "frnce. Such papers should be slammed
when mailed. and mlrkcd with the rite of DD-toga
"The PusimIsior Gsneral cannot bring himself
10 believe. mat pnblic sentiment. when well mfr
med VIII fail 10 sustain you in The faithful d,srba.g.
oi 'his Duty rs imperative upon you as any OH.
err.
By the law Of 1875 anu msm,ra.J,n IN ,v.,
ing on a newspaper Or pamphlet. subjects il 10 lsfer
posingei and M The opinion Of the Department any
WORDS however few, other than the name of the
person addressed. constitute a 'memoand nm within
the meaning Of Ihe law"
b Wat btters 70 Printers mag he G,aaksd Jy
I mn n O. A
a Ieiier 10 The publisher Of a ne wspaper. 10 nav The
subscription Of a third person. anil flank the letter
u written or signed by himself. but If The letter be
slshed oy anOiher pcrsIn The postmaster capns,
frank IT, But this. Is a service not reqnireI Of him
ana he may perform it as a mailer Of courtesy or
uocIiiie IT, at ms option. Such letters should contain
only ond relate solely tD the transmission Of moncy
from Individual subscribers 10 publishers of nc,y.
papers and not The collections Of agents or o,her..
ana Uhey should not cover correspondence ON N
other subject whatever
I. Postage required on all HandliIIs. Circulars
NC sent TO Posimasiev. IL - The practice OF many
To address their hanlbllls 90 Posimnste 9 by .b,,I
means they give Them M extensive circuloiioo C,oc
of postage. This is an abuse which mus, he r,,,.c
'eu' ln every instance where you receive a com.
mnnicaiion addressed 10 you as Postmaster. vybi, h
Is OF a private ch'racier. and designed 10 uromo,e
private interests, with m evident inienlinn OF piv.
'"g cifcnin''"n 10 u without paying postage, Won
VII return The same IN the person who som il 90.
dera new envelope, wuh The charge Of letter Dos,
age endorsed.
Q forwarding letters Orders 10 forward letters
should be IN writing. and fled by YOU This di,ec.
'i'n applies In all eases. be the distance small or
great" ' Vt
. "Posimnsiers, Clerks. and Assistants nre no
Jaw exempt from Militia duty. or frum serving On
June+ or from ony fne or penalty Tor neglect tbers.
~El''or throughout tho Union will please
copy. ~