The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-25
Instructions 10 POstm asters, and Notice
TO the Public,

L0n ~ U0/ud6te tetteTS.
Sec. 1. Letters alleged TO be valuable, posted
at one Post Office IN the United States, and deiv.
cradle at other such office, shall, from and af.
ter the first day Of July. 1855. be registered at
The Office OF mailing, the application of The per-
son posting the same. and the payment of O. regis.
t/ation fee Of fUe cents.
2. Postmasters are instructed 10 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 prepared by stitching to-
geIher the several sheets Of blank receipts flu rn-
Ished by this Department,) containing blank re-
ceiPIs with wide margin for brief duplicate Of
| each, as in Bank Check books. The Postmaster
will enter in this ma rgin the number of the receipt
The date of filing 1t, the name of the person to
whom the letter addressed and the place to
which il is 10 be mailed. He will then fill up the
receipt TO correspond with this naI entry,
separate it from the margin and deliver it to the
person who deposited the letter.
3. Registered Letters will not be entered in The
ordinary accounts OF mails received and sent but
separate accounts Of such letters will be kent at
each Post Office be called account OF registered
letters received and account Of registered letters
sent, blanks for which will be furnished by The
Department.
4. When letter has been received, registered,
and receipted for, as directed in section 2 the
Postmas will enter its number, the date OF mail
Ing the rate OF postage, the Of the person 10
whom II is addressed. and Of the office (whether
Of distribution or delverery) 10 which it is 10 be
sent, in his account Of reg iStered letters sent. He
will make separate letter bill for each registered
letter parcel of registered letters Tor the same
"fiice OF delivery or distribution, entering therein
the numbcr, address registration fee and rates Of
postage each. He will then mail each such letter
parcel OF letters, IN u separate p0ckage from
las @n/e9 istcrcd letters, and will seal each pack
age, after tying il in in the usual manner. The
letter bills of such registered letters will not be en-
closed in packages with them, but such letter bills
will be enclosed IN a separate wrapper or enveE-
ope, seated and addressed 10 tie Postmaster at The
office TO which the corresponding package of reg
iStered letters is sent.
70 prevent delay IN The examination and COM
pariSon. OF letter bills, the Postmaster at each of
The larger offices will assign to some confide tica
clerk (not employed in opening the mails) the duty
OF opening in his absence official letters addressed
10 him.
5. In all large offices where letters are receiv.
ed, entered and mailed by different persons, it
shall be the duty of the Postmaster either 20 keep
The Receipt Book provided for in section /, or to
designate some one specially for that service.
The Postmaster, or receiving clerk, having re-
ceiVed letter for reg stry, will pass ii to the clerk
who keeps the account OF registered letters sent,
who will receipt Tor it by writing his or in
ltia across It's marginal entry in he Receipt Book.
He will en!er il in his account of registered letters
sent, and keep in a sccu,s place OF depose until
The hour of mailing. He will then take up his let
ter bill Of registered letters, hch is to be for.
warded in separate sealed wrapper envelope,
provided in section 4, addressed 10 the Post
master at the office TO which the corresponding
package of registered letters 10 be sent 1t shall
also be his duty to make up each package of regis
tered letters, seal tie package aciM aca1 ut lie tie,
L.
tta it is placed in its appropriate bag at the
ment when that bag is TO be finally locked and
ST nj from the office.
+. On the receipt at distributing office Of reg
stered letters for Distribution the clerk who ope MS
and distributes the mail, will apply 10 The Post
master, TO such one of his assistants as may
be authorized to open official letters addressed to
him for the corresponding letter bill. Having
compared the lelleEs with the bl he will endorse
'N correct" if he finds it SO, will note the er-
If there be one, and will pass it with the letters
The lhe clerk who keeps The account of register.
ell letters receired tor diSributlon who will enter
It's contents in his and endorse upon il his |
signature initials. He will then fill up the cor
responding return bill, noting upon it whether
correct or otherwise, and will pass il to the Post |
maser his principal assistant, who will see
hat is returned by the first mail thereafter, with
his endorsement, to The office mailing.
Registered letters remaIed Distribution |
office Tor their respective offices of delivery,
TO be passed from the charge Of the clerk who |
keeps the account of registered letters received |
the charge Of the clerk who keeps the account
of registered letters Sent, iif Two employed in
these duties) who will receipt for them by endors.
ipg the original letter BILL and afterwards dispose
OF them in the same manner as is proved IN Sec
lion Tor letters originally mailed at tha, office.
Z. On receipt of registered letters at the Office |
OF delivery, If ii be large one, the clerk who |
opens the mail will apply for The post bill, and
proceed in The same manner as pre-
scribed in Article 6. The clerk who keeps The !
accounts of registered letters received, will, on
receiving the letter bill, enter its contents in his
account, make duplicate thereof on the blank
reInrn bli! Which accompanies 1t, and having en-
durSed thereon the word "correct," II it be SO, or
noted the error il there be one, he will pass ii to
the Postmaster his principal assistant, "h no will
endorse il IN sealed envelope, and n1aH II d.
rect by first mail the address 10 the Postmaster
from whose office The bill was received.
:. On the receipt OF registered letters at smaller
offices OF delivery, the Postmaster or his assistant
will compare such letters with their letter bill |
make duplicate upon the blank return bill an
nexed, and viii then mark the return bill correct
OF note upon it any error, found in The original
Jill, and enclose it in sealed wrapper or envei
ope and nlai direct by first mail to the address
OF the Postmaster at whose etfce 1t acas originally