The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-02
The New Postal Regulations.


interest to the general public, having
reference merely to the working oftbe
postal service and to the employees.
LETTER CARRIERS.
Among the first rules is one pro-
viding that no person employed IN the
postal service shall receive any fees OF
perquisites on account of duties per
formed by virtue Of his appointment.
This seems to be blow aimed at the
New Years purses heretofore made up
tor letter carriers.
"On satisfactory evidence Of dili-
gence, fidelity and experience" the
salary of a letter carrier may be raised
from $500 to $1,000 per snnum.
THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
Section II reads: THAT kilograms be
tween the several departments OF the
government and their officers and
agents, in their transmission over the
lines of any company to which has
been granted the right OF way, timber
or station lands from the public domain
shall have priority over all other busi'
ness, at such rates as the Postmaster
General shall annually fix" We do
not see why, under this section, the
transmission of meteorological reports
may not be resumed at the governments
own price. The Western Union Com
pany has certainly received right OF
way, timber and probably station lands
from the public domain; and the signal
service is certainly a branch OF the
War Department.
MONEY ORDERS.
No money order will be issued for
more than fifty dollars and the fees
therefor shall be- "For orders not ex-
ceediug ten dollars, five cents ; exceed
ing ten and not exceeding twenty dol
lars, ten cents; exceeding twenty and
not exceeding thirty dollars, fifteen
cents; exceeding thirty and not exceed
ing forty dollars, twenty cents; exceed
ing forty dollars, twenty-five cents.
No money order is valid and payable
unless pres ,nted to the Postmaster on
whom it is drawn within one year after
its date.
The payee OF a money order may, by
his written Endorsement thereon, direct
it to be paved to any other person and
the Postmaster on whom 1t is drawn
shall pay the same to the person thus
designated provided he shall furnish
proof that the Endorsement is genuine
and that he is the person 10 receive pay
ment, but more than one Endorsement
renders an order invalid and not pay
able.
Whenever a money order has been
lost a duplicate may be issued under
certain restrictions without charge.
Counterfeitiug money orders il
punishable by fine Of five thousand
dollars and two years imprisonment al
hard labor.
REGISTERED LETTERS.
The Postoffice Department is liable
for the loss OF any registered mail mat
ter.
Mail matter can be registered only or
application OF the party posting the
same aud the fee thereof will not exceed
twenty cents in addition to the regular
postage.
AVAILABLE MATTER
ls divided into three classes: (D Let
tiers; (2) regular printed matter; g,
miscellaneous matter.
Glass !, ''letters," embraces all cor
respoudeuce wholly or partly in writing
except book manuscripts and corrected
proof sheets passing between author;
and publishers
Glass ., regular printed matter in
cludes all matter exclusively in prin
and regularly issued at stated period;
rom a known office Of publication
without addition by writing, mark OIL
sign.
Class 8, miscellaneous matter,
means pamphlets, occasional publica a.
tons, transient newspapers, magazines
hsndbills, posters, unsesled circulars
pospectuses, books. book manuscripts
proof sheets, corrected proof sheets
maps, prints, engrsvings, blanks, flexible
patterns, samples of merchandise MOI
exceeding twelve ounces in weight
sample cards, Photographic represe nta
tions OF different types, seeds, cuttings
bulbs, scions and all other matter
which NAV be declared mailable by
law and all others not above the weight
prescribed by law which are not from
their form or nature liable to destroy
deface or otherwise ipjure the content;
OF the mail bag or the person of any
one engaged 10 the postal service.
UNAVAILABLE MATTER.
All liquids, poisons, glass, explosive
materials, letters or circulars Of illegal
lotteries, obscene books or other publica
tons or pictures, and packages weigh
ing more than twelve ounces (excep,
books and other printed matter, which
must not exceed four pounds) in weight
CHEATING THE NAIL.
Any person who incloses or conceal'
any letter, memorandum or other thing
in any mail matter not charged Will
letter postage or makes any writing Of
memorandum thereon and deposits TO,
conveyance by mail at less rate thar
letter postage 10 liable to a forfeit o
FIVE dollars for each offsnse; but nj
extra postage lie charged for q carr
printed or impressed upon an envelop O.
wrapper. rr
POSTAGE. p
All mail matter must be prepaid By
stamps except newspapers and otheI
regularly issued periodicals., which ar
payable quarterly in advance by thu
scbscriber. .- =,
On all mail matter wholly or partl,
10 writing Except book manuscript:
and proofs and drop letters,) on al
printed matter 60 marked as 10
convey any other or further in