American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-17
Postal Regulations .

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va fice. All are respectfully requisite
~ To pay strict attention ID the 70
v, lowing regulations, AZ ii Il our Al
g termination to rigidly enforce ID
y same, viz "
list. Letters delivered at hotels an,
ID boarding houses, cannot be fol
II warded To the parties to whom the.
ty are addressed, without additions
III postage being paid. The provision
I. for forwarding free of postage no
n applying after the letters hav,
Il once passed from tho custody Of thu
h officials. N a
,e:l 2nd. Letters addressed to ficti
q tious persons or firms, or to nc
1 particular person or firm, are moi
q deliverable, and should be returned
to the Dead Letter Office at the
end Of each month.
3rd. The department. does not
recognize internal revenue stamps
J attached to letter, or other mail
t matter, as payment of postage.
n Snch matter Should be treated
E las wholly unpaid. sy .s
7 4th. Letters addressed to initials
I or b0x-nuinbers are not deliverable,
!. and p0stmasterss are correct in de.
) clining to receivsthem for mailing.
u 9th. Letters deposited ia anoffice
for mailing. bearing q stamp cut
! from stamped envelope, should be
held for postage, and at the proper
4 time sent to the Dead Letter office.
4. 9th. Medicine, 10 the form of liq-
uids or other preparations likely to
I damage the mails, should be ex-
cluded therefrom.
| 7th. A postmaster cannot de-
liver any printed matter, unless
| the postage is prepaid, either at
transient or quarterly rates.
9Th. When mail matter is depos.
tied in a post-Office so wet as to
be liable to injure the mails i'll
lput in the pouches. lie should be de.
tanned until in proper condition to-
send.
9th. If a publisher refuses to
comply with the requirements of
sec. 210, chap. 90 Of regulations
1866, it is the duty Of the postmas.
ter to exclude his newspaper from
the mails.
10th. In ordinary cases, when
one full rate shall have been pre-
paid, the amount omitted should
be rated up as an undercharge. and
the letter forwarded to its destina-
ton; but in case of known intea-
tional and wilfn omission, the let
ter should be held for postage, and !
if not paid BY the mailing party,
should be sent to the Dead Letter
Office.
18th. Mail matter having en-. 9
dorsed thereon scurrllons and abu- :
sive epithets, should be excluded 7
from the mails. Fl
18th. Letters placed in an Office 7
with the stamps already cancelled;
should not be mailed, but should g
be held for postage. =
18th. Explosives must be exclud 8
ed from the mails.
18th. Packages which exceed four
pounds in weight are uDmailable. !,
10Th. The law requires the pre-. i
payment of postage at transient =
'ates (by postage stamps) on all q
newspapers, periodicals, and maya
.iues, when sent to persons not sub p,
Icribers. pi
10th. Postal quarters commence in
N the LIST of January, April, July, 81
md October, and quarterly postage q
ifered at any other time must he it.
aid to the end of the next ensu- to
lg quarter. til
18th. The law requires that the til
ostage on regular newspapers til
. actual subscribers must be paid / tu
uarterly, or yearly in advance, ca
therwise transient rates must be or
harged. II,
18th. Newspapers cannot be re- Sc
JAILED excepting upon the prepay ia
rent of postage BY postage stamps, Hui
20 for each 4 OF. or fraction \ TIL
hereof. VI
10Th. The postallaws donot author
70 newsdealers to return their sur II,
lus stock of magazines, Sc. to q
leir publisher without prepay ~
ent of postage at the rate Of two "a
snts for each 4 or or fraction
lereOf. lTfC
Goth. 1t is a violation of postal us,
w for a mail carrier to carry rel
~ correspondence, while in charge til,
the United States Mail, ex- sci
'pt 1t is 10 stamped envelope fai
he fact that correspondent is in sal
] unsealed envelope does not re- let
ase him from the penalties ola Of
dated law. tai
21st. A person renting a post Of
dee box is entitled to have the spt
tiers of his family, firm, or com mi,
my put into It. Letters ad. Tai
essed to his friends stopping scr
with him may also be be
aced in his box If directed to bis me
re or to the number OF bis box sm'
i letters addressed to persons re-
ling in the same place, and living s
d doing business separate and low
art from box-holder, should not age
placed in his Dor. Sta
22ad. Each post-o6fce Dor is re- Gee
'icted to one family, firm, on com ser
ny. mel
2Srd. It is not the duty Of a yok
stmaster to aflix stamps to mail at &
'tter the
'4th. There is nothing in the pos the
laws which requires a spost.n1as- doc
to make change in the sale Of SYST
'mps. fiels
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