, 1860-09-21
Important Postal Regulations

'o"J IMPORT
ant regulations, which we deem Of the nj,
most Importance to the public. EspecioIrv
would we enjon it upon business mon =,
not only read the following attentiyelv hnt
preserve it for reference. Newsnaro.'
throughout the country will consult the T.
terests of the public by giving it as mDcL
publicity as possible:
NOrich TO THE PUBLIC AND INSTRUCTIONS TO
POSTMASTER .-,
The following is a recent enactmsr, :,
Congress: BE it enacted by the S SaS.t VI
and House Of Representatives Of ths TO-,
ted States of America in Congress asss" = y"
bled, That when any person shall i0dorn.
on any letter his or her name, and ploco 20
residence, as writer thereof the same oS,o,
remaining uncalled for at the Office to vb;ob
it is directed thirty days, or the time tba
writer may direct, shall be returned bv
mail, to said writer; and 10 such let,cr
shall be advertised, nor shall the same hs
treated as dead letters, until so returned ~
the Post Office Of the writer, and there re.
main uncaled for one quarter"
Under this law the Postmaster will ob,
serve the following regulations:
A letter on which thewriter has indorsed
his or her name, aud place Of residence
without direction as to time of remaipipo
uncalled for, must be returned, by mail ia
such writer, after the expiration Of thirty
days.
When, in addition to the name and resi-.
dence of the writer, the time for holding a
letter (whether more or less than thirty
days. is specified, such time must be OBJ
served.
The law, strictly interpreted, requires
that the name and residence of the writer
shall be written on the letter.
A simple business card printed on a let.
ter is therefore not to be regarded, unless
person shall indorse on it, in writing, his
or her name as writer thereof, agreeably
to the terms of the law.
The date of receiving such letters must
be carefully stamped or written on them,
and also the dates when remailed
A regular account must be kept Of let
ters returned, showing the name and ad-
dress of the writer, to whom sent, the date
Of remailing and the name Of tho person
to whom originally addressed, with the Pc
RODS during which they remained uncalled
for. A similar account should be kept Of
returned letters" received. In making up
mails, the number of such letters sent should
be specially noted on post bills.
Across the face of such letters should be
plainly written or stamped the words, "Re-
turned 10 writer" .....
Such letters are in no case to be adTer-
tised either at the Office to which original
ly addressed, or at thesone to which re-
turned.
No additional postage is chargeable for
returning letters to the writers.
The following acts have also been passed,
and are now in force, viz:
An ACT authorizing publishers to print on
their papers the date when subscriptions
expire, and in relation to tho postage on
drop letters. sf s11.f
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States Of
America, in Congress assembled, That the
,onond olo,sn ~ coot;nr 4kirI of tha act NJ
thirtieth August, eighteen hundred and
Gfty.two, establishing the rates Of postage
on printed matter, is hereby so modified aS
to read as follows, namely:
Second. There shall be no word or com
munication printed on the same after its
publication, or upon the cover or wrapper
thereof, nor any writing or mark upon It,
nor upon the cover or wrapper thereof, ex-
cept the name, the date when the subscrip
tion expires, and the address Of the person
to whom it is to be sent.
SEC. 2. And be l further snaeied. That
on oil drop letters delivered within the Inn
its of any city or town by carriers, under
the authority Of the Post Office Depart
ment, one cent each shall be charged for
the receipt and delivery of said letters, and
no more.
Approved April 8, 1860. r
Sections in Post Office Appropriation
Act approved June 10, 1860.
PrOrided, hO1erer, That where
packages of newspapers or periodicals are
received at any post Office directed to one
address, and the names Of the club of sub
scribers to which they belong, with the
postage for quarter in advance, shall be
handed TO the postmaster, he shall deliver
the same TO their respective owners.
SEC 2. And be IL further enacted, That
from and after the thirtieth June, eighteen
hundred and sixty, the charge for the de-
livery of letters by carriers shall be not ex-
ceeding one cent each, the whole Of which
shall be paid to them for the their services,
And the Postmaster General may establish
boxes for the delivery Of letters at the out
side stations in the suburbs of cities, pro-