The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-05-01
Postal Laws and Regulations.

Many persons, says the Chicago Tribune,
are daily exposing themselves to severe
penalties for violation of the postal laws,
and careful study of the following Sec
tions will not only prevent serious incon-
venience and delays to business men, but
prevent the necessity of prosecution to en-
force the provisions of the law.
Section 142 of the new POSTAL code pro-
vides:
THAT any person who shall inclose or
conceal any letter, memorandum or other
thing in any mail matter not charged with
letter postage, or make any writing or
memorandum thereon, and deposit, or
cause the same to he deposited, for con-
veyance by mail at less rate than letter
postage, shall, for every such offense, for
felt and pay five dollars, and such mail
matter or Enclosure shall not be delivered
until the postage is paid thereon at letter
rates; but no extra postage shall be
charged for card printed or impressed
upon an envelope or wrapper"
The following are among the decisions
of the Postoffice Department:
in writing, sent by mail, is subject to let
ter postage, whether sealed or unsealed,
except book manuscript and corrected
Usher"
"Circulars containing writing ether
than the address are subject to letter post
age by mail"
"Circulars may be mailed at a prepaid
rate of one cent for each two ounces or
fraction thereof in unsealed packages.
Any writing in addition to the address
would subject them to letter postage"
"Any addition in writing other than the
address, whether by pencil or ink, upon a
circular, subjects it to letter postage by
mail" .-s
Circulars inclosed in sealed envelopes
with the corners cut are subject to letter
postage"
IF circulars are mailed in bulk to a
postmaster, properly prepaid at the mail
ing Office, and he is furnished with postage
stamps to pay the drop rate of postage
thereon in addition, he can distribute them
to persons living within the delivery of
his Office. If the drop rate is not paid, he
should place them with other dead printed
matter" ~ 1911
Letter postage must be collected on all
matter passing at less than letter rates,
upon which there is any writing in adj
dition to the address.
Packages of papers or circulars ad-
dressed to postmaster, prepaid, cannot be
delivered to persons through his Office
without cent stamp being put on each
in addition to the postage paid on the
original package"
"The insertion of q date or any. other
writing in a printed circular subjects it to
letter postage. Only the address may be
written -
IAN address, in writing, on circulars, is
allowable; but any other writing, such as
date, signature, or any other alteration,
subjects them to letter postage"
mo circular, or notice of any kind, con.
tanning any writing other than the adj
dress can be sent by mail, except at letter
postage" "a
Section ITO Of the new Postal Code pro.
vides: +.
"That to facilitate letter correspondence,
and provide for the transmission of the
mails, at reduced rate of postage, Of
messages, orders, notices, and other short
communications, either printed or written
in pencil or ink, the Postmaster General
shall be, and is hereby, authorized and di.
rected to furnish and issue to the public
with postage stamps impressed on them
postal cards. manufactured of good
stiff paper, of such quality, form and size
as he shall deem best adapted for general
use; which cards shall be used as means
of postal intercourse under rules and regu.
lations to be prescribed by the Postmaster.
General, and when so used shall be trans
mitted through the mails at postage
charge Of one cent each, including the
Cost of their manufacture. ~. =.
The only postal cayr authorized by
law Is the one about TO be issued by the