Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-05-05

70 tne effect thAt such postmaster has in sueh aceo
Uuly sta,3d the enttre amount OF posiagesi boNren
and AL other charges and emoluments collected or
eeEeu ny MIN at his Office during such quarters and u
ne nas not knowingly delivered permitted to be del
cred TO any person any mail matter which the p"s
age had not 1e paid At the time of delivery; and IL
sueh quarterly account exhibits trry and thinlly IN
entire receipt, OF his office which have collec' ID
thereat and the entire sun which could have b. ,n h
aue uisenes collected 'hetel rs he verify believes an
thai the credits he clams just true he ver
believes; and any fs'so swearing therein Hh rende
rec 7. And be il FURTHER sndet'd That The Pos mast
General is hereby authorized n sulate the perloi
! dunng which undeiivered letters shall remain in
post office and the times such letters shall be
tho dead letter tnce, aud IN make regulations for the
return to the writer's rom the letter Office when b,
ia satisfied they cannot he delivered IN the parties
dressed ile is authorized also to order the pubeae'
of the list Of nondeys ed letters at any post office,
his discretion, by wriiint, pos d Ia a public place
places, or "a any daily weey newspaper res nlaTi
largest circulation within snch deliver and where
daily ier III publisnel within the pc Office delivery
suo1 list may published in any daily newspaper
adjoining delivery having the lageit ercuatnn within
the delivery Of the nst office publisbir lhel list bu
IN no 'ase snail compensation for s1oh publication IL
apwed ~ RAJ exceeding ceu for each letter 80 al
yersed; and no such publication shall required es
eep whore tho Postmaster General shall decide that tn,
pube interest requires 1t Pf0uided, That letters ad
dressed to parties foreign born may bo published in
journal Of the language most used by tue parties ad
! ing delivery.
Sec; 8. And be 1t further enacted That dead letters
containing valuable enclosures shall be registered in the
department and when 1t app rs that they can neiiie
be delivered to their address, the writer's the
the receipts Of the Post Office Department, and the
amount thereof thall shown In the annual eport
and hha oe subject to reclamation by either the party
or " ths sender Tor four years from registry
thereot careful account being kept OF the same. All
other letters deemed Of value Of Importance the
party addressed or to the writer and which appes-a
cauuot be returned to either destination shall bs posed
| Of as the Postmaster General shall direct.
Sec o. Art be il further enac,ed, That the Postmas-
ter General may provide by regulation for the dispos
ton Tor the benefit Of the Department Of printed matter
Wnleh remains IN any post Office or in the Department.
not called for by the party addressed but the posmas-
ter shall notify the publisher Of any newspaper perl
odleal OF the fact When subscriber shall refuse to
take the same from the Office shall neglect to
the same for the period Of month, which notice may
be sent ife under regulation to he provided by the Post
master General.
! ser 10 and be i further enGcied, That The action
Of hs ost OtHee De- artm respecting foreign dead
let shall be subject conventional spulatlns with
/ the respective foreign administrations.
Sec. IL. And he FURTHER enaced That latercarriers
shall be empoyed at such pds tces the Postmaster
General shall direc for the delivery OF letters in the
ed and Tor their services they shall seyery r eeve
salary to D. prescribed by the Postmaster 0snerA not
exceeding eight hundred dollars per year; Tr0risI
That on satisfactory evidence Of their diligence fidelity
Increase their respective salaries from tine ia tn IN
sum not exceeding thousand dollars offices where
thh income IRON p0stagea the local letters ehal yield
a sum more than sufficient 10 nav ali exnensss ~ he
carrier system at snch offices; each OF the said carriers
shall give bond, with sursties t. be approved by the
Postmaster General for tie saf custody AND delivery f
ali letters packets, and moneys received by him.
Sec H. And be ii further ted, That whenever the
Postmaster General hal have perfected the carrier IS
eu in any postal district so as IN his Judgment to iu
THY him therein, he is authorized delivery with.
in any prescribed postal district Of mail matter BY letter
CARRIERS as frequently as the public convenience In tuch
district shall require rud shall make all proper regua-
/ tions for that purpose
See. H. And Be it further enacted That the Postmas
ter General is authorized when, in his Judgment, the
public interest or convenience may require It, to establish
one or more branch post Offices and also pillar boxes or
the mails aud for delivery and in of such esab-
smeht oil branch office, the person in charge thereof
shal be appointed and his salary fixed, as in the Of
letsr'carrier and the like bond required: IJOptded
Ihat the post oioer in charge OF the branch office may
aso % dsposary FOR the sale Of stamps, TO be deliver
ed TO him for that purpose by the postmaster that pos
~ district IN sums NOT at any time to exceed onehaf Of
the penalty Of his bond.
sec. H. and 6eH fuider enacted, That all expenses
Tor tue eer-oarers branch offices, and receiving boxes
or incident Thereto shall bo entered and reported in
separate account IRON the ordinary postal expenses Of
such post Office and shall be shown IN comparison with
proeeeds o tue postages local mail matter at each
office, In order that the Postmaster General may be guided
in the expenditures for that branch Of the postal
/ by income derived thererom and ali such expenses
shall be paid out of the income OF the post office at the
district in which they are incurred.
see To- And be ii further enacled, That the posmaa-
ter OF any office where ettercafiers are employed NAV
contract with the publishers any newspapers perl
Odcas and with publishers Of any circulars for tls
delivery by postal Carriers within his postal district
any such publications not coming through the mails
rates and upon terms to be agreed upog such atanf,
ment and terms being equally open to all like publishers
but such contract shall have force effect until ap
era may also provide by regulation or the delivery BY
such carriers OF small packets other than letters or papers,
and not exceeding the maximum weight of mNiable mack
Stamps at the rate Of two cents far escb fonr oness r
| fraction thereof
Sec. 10. And be il further enaHed That no postmaster
shall receive TO be conveyed by the mail any packet
package which shall weigh than four pounds,
cept books published or circulated by order of Congress-
Sec II. And6e il flriter endeed That upon the fol.
lowing maabe matter the postage must be prepaid at
the time Oi mailing by stamps unless otherwise express
| y provided in this act:
First; Upon all domestic letters, whether passing
agents or carriers
second On all transient printed matter
Third on all seeds cuttings bulbs roots, and scions
All pamphlets books book manuscripts and proof sheets,
maps prints engraFlngs blanks flexible patterns, sam
pies aud sample cards. phonographr paper, letter enye
ope postal envelopes paper and Photographic repreuen.
| talons ei 9iuerent types.
Fo1rtn Upon al other things in tile mall not other
WISE wise hstS'n ,S w Prpylueu y 20 ior ,,
& S9v, no & U1 ysns' % saaelea, mat upon t4e ne iol-
| dalivsrv for not sss tba, o,i, ~, ~ 80 @ o I ~ %
vsar, and su oh navmant Gr te MAJ, ba nsi ib
at the mailing oice or At tb oace ~ asyarv II the
rn, comtnences ~ am, r. ti,,, a. -, ~ IL
Of a ouarisr sneb nsyynsnt ,,,st S 'si 90 oy ,'e6
Gac,i.,nsi ,,,sStsr mi ~ ~ III - - ' @ e ~ 10 @ @
Ter; otherwise he pos ge shall be collected thereon
! ON transient matter. o
! Ilnon regnIar Tvsallv ,rLusaii,, semiyv,.rtv and
daily nublieations sn2 ali cthr y,nisp sp
isssd from known oaics Of a. si,tsd riods
Sec 49, And b. il ulfher enaciei That III aiiable mat
ter shall be divided into three cltsses namely FIRST let
ters second, regular printed matter third, mscella
neous matter
Sec 90 And be il further enacted That the hrsclasi
embraces ali correspondencf wholly or pary in writing
except that mentioned IL the third class The second
class embraces ali mailable matt exeiusvely ia prp
and regularly issued at stated periods without addition
by writing mark or sign The third class embraces all
other matter which Is or NAV hereafter be by law de
clared mRilAhle: embracing all pamphlets oecasioua
publications, books book manuscripts and proof sheets
whether correct or NOT prints eprrayiugs blanks
flexible patterns samples and sample cards phonograph
c paper letter envelopes posta enveores or wrappers
cards paper plain or ornamental Photographic represen
tatons Of different types seeds cuttings bulbs roots ant
z.innn '