The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-10
CIRCULAR,
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, !

| September 4, 1880
| A N EXAMINATION of the post bills accounts OF
IA mails sent and received and of the accounts OF
postmasters has disclosed the fact that the published
regulations continually disregarded. Thi. viola
ton OF the regulations tempted to be excused by
many postnlasters, by alleging that their predc-
| Cessvrs and others have, Tor long period, been
| permitted TO practise II without ccnsure. After
The end OF the present quarter no such excuse viii
be admitted. Postnasters are expected to max,
! themselves thoroughly acquainted with their duty
and to see that the printed regulations strictly
| followed by all persons in their employment ex
cept only where different instructions have
| been specially given.
| Every postmaster, or other officer of the Depart.
ment, Is required TO report to the Postmaster Gen
eral every violation OF the law or regulations on
the part OF any other postmaster officer of the
Department; and every postmaster is especially di
rected 10 send TO this office all letters circulars
which have been shall be sent him by any other
postmaster in regard TO the mailing distribution
oil letters, or any change in the practise of his
office.
Special agents of the Department arc required to
report every postmaster at any important office
who does not personally superintend It's business
All postmasters whose commissions sufficient
10 allow the employment of clerks especially
| cautioned not to employ more than necessary
TO the prompt despatch ol the business of their
spectlVe ollces nor TO pay eXtravagant salaries.
Such salaries as vii! secure the best services OF com
pcteIit and faithful clerks may be allowed subject
to the limitation prescribed by law. All commits
slons which are not needed defray necessary
expenses are TO be faithfully accounted for.
Postmasters will see that the mail ngements
OF the Department are faithfully executed. They
Will promptly report every variation from them,
with the name OF the contractor who makes il, es-
Pecaly where different days for the mail trips,
a different mode of conveyance, may have been
| substituted. They will also report all detects OF
| arrangements in the days and hours of departur,
| and arrival, and also every disconnexion OF one
route with another
| The Slst regulation must be observed, and, in
iurtherance OF II, distributing post offices will mail
matter received from other offices for distribution
direct to the office addressed, and will bag the pack
age to the proper distributing separating office,
50 that the Department shall IN be charged
| with commissions for double distribution.
Postmasters should not mail letters or direct
packages eastward" westward" "Dorthern,' -
or 'sUuthern," or by any similar designation. All
letters are 10 be mailed, and packages 10 be adj
dressed 10 particular office, directed by section
81 OF the Regulations; and whenever after the LIST
October, 1884, letters received at distributing
Office which have been improperly sent TO such Of
ice for distribution, are distributed there in
sequence OF not being addressed partic uar Of
nee, the postmaster at such distributing office is
directed TO notify the postmaster who mailed such
Letters, and report the facts 10 this office, as re-
quIred by the ll2th regulation; and this require
| lnent TO notify and report is hereby extended tc
every case where letter is sent TO AN Office for dis
t1butlon, when II should, under the regulations,
have been mailed and sent direct, or 10 any other
! distributing office.
The attenuono Of postmasters is particularly calico
70 the reg ulatlous IN regard To drop letters pre-
paid newspapers, circulars, pamphlets, and period
cals, and 10 the mailing OF letters, &c, as con.
tanned in chapters g 10, IL, 10, Is, and II Of the
| published regulations.
! The late addition 10 the number of the clerks OF
this department has enabled tlic Postmaster Cen
cral TO establish separate bureau for the constant,
thorough, and systematic examination Of the post
bills and accounts Of postmasters; and il is hoped
that this, with the reports of irregularities now
required from postnastcrs and other agents Of the
department, and from the FuditJr ana examiners
IN mis- Office, will, in great degree, the de-
partmcnt against the violation Of instructions and
other abuses. n. X. HALL,
Sept 6-3t Postmaster General