The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-08
ADVERTISING LETTERS.

The Postmaster General has adopted the following
rules and regulations Tor advertising uncaed for letters
under the provisions OF the above 9Th section of the act
Of The Sd oil March, 1851:
l. When the gross receipts of the post Office for the
hen next preceding quarter shall not have exceeded
$780, the postmaster shall advertise such for
letters once IN six weeks only:
When such gross receipts shall have exceeded $500,
and have not exceeded 81 900, the postmaster shall ad
yerise once month only.
When such gross receipts shall have exceeded 81 900
and shall not have exceeded $780, the postmaster shall
advertise twice a month
And when such gross receipts shall have exceeded
- 500, the postmaster shall advertise once a week
Such advertisements are TO be inserted in one news
paper only, which must be printed IN the city, town. or
village IN which the post office is situated, and have
the largest circulation within the range OF delivery of
said office OF any paper issued weekly oener printed
in such city, town. or village Should the publisher OF
such paper refuse to give such list OF letters one in
serion, at cent for each letter. the postmaster des
gnate some other paper tor this service He also re
CURED TO posi- IN conspicuous place in his office copy
OF such list on the day or day after the publication thereof
II there Is no newspaper printed IN the CITY, town,
Or village where the posi- office Is kept ii the pub
fishers OF all the papers printed shall refuse adver.
tse the letters for the price above mentioned then manu-
script lists OF them to be made out and po ted al sucb
public places IN the town and ncghborhood as shall an
pear hes, adapted for the information OF the parties con
cerned.
A. Refused letters are not to be advertised nor those
which the postmaster expects will be Immediately TAX
from the Office.
s. Drop AMI box letters circulars free packets contain
ing printed documents, speeches other printed matter
are not to be advertised.
g. In case oil question dispute the circulation OF
any paper claiming the advertisement OF the uncaed
letters. shall be the duty OF the postmaster,
convenient alter the publication OF this regulation. and
on the fret Monday OF January in each year hereafter TO
receive evidence and decide upon the fact Such deois
ION shall remain Tor year. unless for good canse, the
Postmaster General shall otherwise order and the evl
denre upon which the postmaster decides TO give the
printing to particular paper shall always be open to in.
spectop.
n all such The postmaster shall a, least week
prior 10 the day of receiving such evidence, hx and define
be limits and boundaries OF the territory deemed BY HIM
to be embraced within tho range OF the delivery OF his
ONCE. BY plain and intelligble written s,aement 70
be signed by him and file in his ONCE and OF which
every person claiming the advertisement shall be entitled
20 take copy Such postmaster shall require as part
OF the evidence which he Is to make his decision an
affidavit OF the proprietor printer OF such newspaper
Tor which the advertisement is claimed or Of the clerk or
foreman in the office OF such paper, showing his means