Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-17


Revised Statutes Of the L. S. Postal
Service are of interest and value to
everybody, as showing what may be
mailed and what may not, what is
free, what postage is required, dc.
They should be therefore preserved
for reference. In case OF Inisunder-
standing upon any point not covered
by them, the full Revision itself may
he consulted, of which every Post
master has copy:
MISCELLANEOUS.
SIC. CO. Any person who shall,
without authority from the Post
master General, set up or profess 10
keep any Office or place OF business
bearing the sign. name, or title OF
post Office. shall forfeit and pay. for
every such offence, FIVE hundred
dollars.
SIC. 20. All letters brought to any
post office half an hour before the
time for the departure OF the mail,
shall I've forwarded therein: bat AZ
offices where. in the opinion Of the
Postmaster General, more time for
making up the mail is required, he
NAV prescribe accordingly, not eX-
ceeding one hour.
SEC. rs. After a money order has
feen issued. If the purchaser desires
10 have il modified or changed. the
postmaster who Issued the order
shall take ii back and issue another
in lieu Of it, fcS which new fee shall
lie egaeted.
SEC. i1e. The postmaster issuing
money order shall repay the
amount of il upon the application OF
the person who obtained il, and the
return IF the order, but the fee paid
for il shall not be returned.
SIC. I29. Mali matter shall be
registered only on the application Of
the party posting the same. and the
fee therefor shall not exceed twenty
cents in addition 10 the regular post
age. TO be. in all cases, prepaid; and
all such fees shall be accounted for in
T-so3, ss.annn- SO the Postmaster Gen
erai shall direct.
SEc. 13I. The Post Office Depart
Jnent, or its revenue, shall not be
liable for the loss OF any registered
mail matter.
OF MAIL MATTER.
erc. 1872. Mailable matter shall be
divided into three classes: first, let
tiers: second, regular printed matter;
third. miscellaneous matter.
nEo. l33. Nathalie matter Of the
first class shall embrace all cores
pondence, wholly or partly in writ
ing, except book manuscripts and
corrected proOf-sheets passing be-
tween authors and publishers.
See. 1874. Maiable matter OF the
second class shall embrace all matter
exclusively in print. and regularly
issued At stated periods from a known
Office of publication, without addition
by writing, mark, or sign.
SEC. l35. Nathalie matter of the
third class shall embrace all pamph-
lets. occasional publications, books,
fecrfu proOr-sleets. maps, prints,
eDgravings. blanks, flexible patterns.
samples, sample cards. photographic
paper, letter envelopes, postal en-
veIopes and Wrappers, cards, plain
and ornamental paper. Photographic
representations Of different types,
lnnsealed circulars, seeds, cuttings.
bulbs, roots. sciOns, and all other
matter which may be declared mail
able by law.
SIC. 1876. No package weighing
more than four pounds shall he re-
ceived for conveyance by mail, ex-
cept books published or circulated by
order Of Congress.
SEC. 130. P0stmasters at the office
Of delivery may remove the wrap
pers and envelopes from mail matter
not charged with letter postage nor
lawfully ranked, for the purpose
Of ascertaining whether there is upon
or connected with any such matter
anything which would authorize or
require the charge of higher rate of
postage thereon.
SEC. 142. POstmasters shall notify
the publisher of any newspaper. or
other periodical, when any subscriber
shall refuse to take the same from
the office, or neglect tn call for il for
the period Of one month.
SIC. 143. Publishers Of newspa-
pers and periodicals may print or
write upon their publications sent to
regular subscribers, the address of
the subscriber, and the date when
the subscription expires, and may
enclose therein bills and receipts for
subscription thereto, without subject
ing such publications to extra
postage.
SEC. IA. Any person who shall
enclose or conceal any letter, memo
randum, or other thing in any mail
matter not charged with letter post
nrn, or make any writing or memo.
rerdum thereon. and deposit or cause
the same to lH deposited for convey
anc by mail at less rate than letter
hostage, shall, for every such offence,
forfeit and pay five dollars, and such
mil matter or enclosure shall not be
Delivered until the postage is paid
thereon at letter rates.; hut no extra
postage shall be charged for n card
printed or impressed upon an envel-
ope or wrapper.
SEC. 1i7. 1t shall not be lawful to
deposit for mailing two or more let
tors directed to different persons
enclosed in the same envelope, and