Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-01-04

NJ OIL FUStmaSferS In this county anu the
public generally:
PosT OFFICE. nEpARrMRNf.)
Office of Special Agent.
Mount Vernon, o., Dee. 22d, 1S71.)
p. NJ, UPPER SANDUsKY: Sir -
Section 3l6. of the Postal Laws. pre-
serihes as follows: "If any person shall
enclose or conceal letter, or other
thing. or any memorandum in writing
i'm a newspape pamphlet, or magazines,
or make any writing or memorandum
thereon, which he ahall have delivered
into any Post Office, or to any person for
thai purpose. in order that the same may
be carried by post free of letter postage
he shall forfeit the sum of five dOi,arS
Tor every such offence: and the letter,
newspaper, package. memorandum, or
other thing shall not be delivered to the
person to whom it is directed until the
amount of single letter postage is paid
for each article of which the package is
| composed. -,
Sec. 256 makes it the duty of Postmas-
ters to remove the wrappers. and exam
inc the contents of all matter not charg
ed with letter postage or lawfully frank
ed, for the purpose of ascertaining ii
there is anything connected with the
package, which would require a higher
rate of postage to be Charged thereon.
1t is apparent that the law in this re-
spect has been to frequently discharged.
| and this circular is issued for the purpose
of securing strict compliance with the
| law i'm the future.
| If all lunderchargeswere properlycollec-
ted. and all transient matter properly ra-
ted, there is reason to belieye that the
revenues of the Z. o. Department would
| be greatly augmented, and the service
improved.
In reporting cases coming within the
above stature Postmasters will please
| give the names of parties charged with
the offence, their Post Office address,
anu all facts connected wit .he transac :
! tion. and forward to me, at this office, all
packages thus held for postage, where
prosecutions are desired.
Please instruc. minor offices in your
comfy as above.
Very Respectfully
CT. BALDWIN.
Special Agent z. y. Dept.
We also add the following, for gener-
al Information. from page 81, OF the Pos
tai Laws and Regulations:
Sec. 241. The maximum standard
| weight for the single rate of letter post
age is one-half ounce avoirtepois
Sec. 242. The rate of postage on all
domestic letters transmitted in the mails
OF the United States. and not exceeding
one-half ounce in weight. Shall be uni
form at thrc cents; and for each halt
ounce. or fraction thereof, additional
weight, there shall be char ged an addit-
ional rate of three cents. to be in all cas-
es prepaid by postage stamps plainly at
fixed tn such letter.
Sec. 243 The rate of postage Oh all let
ters not transmitted through the mails OF
the United States, but delivered through
the post office or its carriers, commonly
described as local or drop letters. and
not exceeding onehalf ounce in weight,
I shall be unitOrIn at two cents. and an ad-
tditional rate iVr each hall ounce. or
fraction thereof. of additional weight. to
| he in all cases prepaid by postage stamps
atfi Xed IL tie envelope OF such letter
but no extra postage CIR carriers Tee
shall here after be charged or: collected
upon letters delivered by carriers. nol
upon letters collected by them for mail
| ing or for delivery.
Sec. pa. The domestic letter rate o.
Hostage is established for all. mailabls
matter which is wholly orpar' ~ inwrit-
| ing. or is so marked as to convey any
other or further intelligence or informa'
tion than is conveyed by the origina
| Print in case of printed matter, or whic'
/ is sent i'll violation of law or regulation!
of the departmt Mt touching the enclOs
/ ure of matter which may he sent ut les:
| than letter rates. aud tor all matter IN
! trotiuced into the mails for which, no diff
! fert mt rate is provided by law; Pron;ded
That book manuscripts and corrected
proofs passing betv cen authors ind put
fishers mdy pass ut the rate of printed
ma tier: And prorided. further. That pub
Ii sl,ers of newspapers and periodical
IN av print or write upon their pnblica
tions sent To regular subscribers the ad
Dire IS Of subscribers and the date whel
the subscription expires. and may en-
close Herewith receipts for pay ment AM
bills for subscription thereto.
Sec. 245. On all matter not enumera
/ ted as maiiable matter, and to which IL
specific rates of postage are assigned
| and which shall neverfheles} he mailed
the rate. if the same shall be forwarded
is established at the rate of letter postage