The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-12

any portion Of country from the rest to
the sacred ties which bind together the various
parts.n JOHN W. ASHMEAD, /
JOSEPH N. CHURCH,
JNO. 8. WILSON,
JOSEPH L. CHESTER, Committee.
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! GEO. S. SHARP,
The Repatriation or Valuable Letters.
INSTRUCTIONS TO PosTAAsTERs NOTICE TO T He
| PUBLIC.
Letters alleged to be valuable, posted at post
Office in the United States, and deliverable at another
such office, SHALL from and after the first day of july
1862 be registered at the Office OF mailing, the app
cation OF the posting the same and the
Of . registration fee Of five cents.
Posm asters instructed to enter all such letters
in book to be prepared and kept for the purpose to
be called the receipt book (Which in small Offices will be
blank receipts furnished 81 thus Department contain
ing blank receipts, with wide margin for brief duph
cate Of each Is in bank check books The postmaster
date Of filing it, the name Of the person to whom the
letter is addressed and the place to which to be
mailed He will then fill up the receipt to correspond
with this marginal entry separate 1t from the margin
and deliver it to the who deposited the letter
Registered letters will not be entered 10 the ordina
ry accounts Of mails received and sent but separate
counts Of such letters will be kept at each post Office
count Of registered letters SENT blanks for wh,h VIII be-
| furnished by the Department
4. When letter has been received, registered ana
receiped for, directed in section the postmaster
will enter its number, the date of mailing the rate Of
postage the name of the psrson to whom it address
to which it is to be sent in his account Of registered
letters sent He will make separate letter bill each
Off Of delivery distribution, entering therein
the number address registration fee and rats o:post
letters separate package from his unregistered let
ters, and will seal each package after tying it in the
usual maDneI The letter bills Of such registered let.
such letter bills will be insOsed in separate wrap
per or envelope, sealed and addressed to the post
master, at the Office to whirh the corresponding
package of registered letters is sent To delay
in the examination and comparison Of letter bills, the
some confidential clerk (not employed in opening the
nails the duty Of opening, in his absence, official let
s. In ali large offices, where letters are received, en-
tered and mailed by different PERSONS it shall be the
duty Of the postmaster either keep the receipt book
specially for that service The postmaster or receiv
ing clerk having received letter for registry, will
tiers sent who will receipt for 1t BY writing his
initials its marginal entry in the book He
and keep it in place of deposit until the hour Of
mailing, he will then make up his letter bill Of regis
ssasa 70 os IN M
dressed to the postmaster at the Office to which the
responding package Of registered letters is to be sent
shall also be his duty to make each package Of regis
dress 10 the Office Of its destinston that
bag Is to be finally locked and sent from the Office
8. On the receipt at distributing Office of regstsred
butss the mail will apply to the postmaster to such
one of his assistants as may be authorized to open on
letters addressed to him for the corresponding let
viii endorse correct" If he find it So or viii note
the If there be one and will pass 1t with the let
ters to the clerk who keeps the account Of registered
letters received for distribution, who win enter its
tents In his account and endorse upon his signature
initials. BE will then fill up the corresponding return
BILL noting upon it whether correct or otherwise and
will pass to the postmaster or his principal assistant,
after, with his Enforcement. the office Of mailing
Registered letters remailed at distributing Office for
their ~ r., Offices Of are to be
tered letters received into the charge Of the clerk who
keeps the account Of the registered letters sent two
by endorsing the original letter bin and aterward dis
pole Of them in the same manner a. s provided in
l. On the receipt Of registered letters the Office of
delivery If 1t be large one, the clerk who opens the
mail win apply for the post BILL and other wise proceed
in the same manner as prescribed in article g. The
clerk who keeps the accounts Of registered letters
tents in his account make duplicate thereof on the
blank return bill which accompanies it, and having
aorsed thereon the word Correct if It be or noted
the error IL there be he will pass 1t to the post
master or his principal assistant who win enclose It In
sealed envelope, and mail it direct, by first mail to
s. On the receipt of registered letters at smaller Offices
OF delivery the postmaster his assistant will compare
such letters with their letter b make duplicate upon
the blank return bill annexed and will then mark the
G PM OF upon any IN
envelope, and mail 1t direct by first mail TO the address
OF the postmAs ter at whose Office 1t was originally
mailed.
O. when the duplicate letter bin of any registered let
ter letters returned from the Office OF distribution
delivery to the Office where IL originally mailed,
that fact shall in each be noted by check mark
the margin Of the account of registered letters SENT
posite the original entry and 1t be not duly returned.
the failure shail in like manner be noted by different
check mark, and such failure shall in all large Offices,
be Immediately reported to the clerk who keeps the
count OF registered letters sent to the postmaster his
principal assistant, and each postmaster will give i'm
mediate notice to the chief clerk Of this Department Of
nnfo IN Tia nfHr nnNn fba
cept Of any duplicate return letter b be found
examination that a letter originally mailed with
II is missing, or that any important error dis
crepancy 10 endorsed on 1t, the fact win be
| duly noted the account of registered letters
sent, and immediately reported to the chief clerk
. robbery Of the mail, or If money letter or
package Of considerable value is found to be miss.
ing, such report win be made by telegraph, possible.
II will also be the duty Of the postmaster to report BY
telegraph any mail robbery Of which he may otherwise
| receive early information.
TO- On the delivery OF registered letter at the Office
OF Its destination, receipt therefor will be taken from
the person authorized to receive It, and such receipt will
DO carefully led and preserved at that Office The blank
receipts furnished BY this Department be used for
this purpose, but postmasters may adopt any other
certain method Of verifying the delivery Of registered
| letters.
II. Each postmaster will that his accounts OF
registered letters Iegiby and accurately kspt and
at the end of each quarter he will forward with his
quarterly returns full and perfect transcripts Of such
tanning the original accounts in his Office for reference
JAMES CAMPBELL, Postmaster General.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, May 10, 1855.
Court Calendar-This Day.
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