American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-11-07
Postal Affairs.

THE following rulings of the Post
mastcr-General are of interest to the
public:
No mail matter shall be delivered until
the postage due thereon is paid.
The address only can be printed or writ
ten upon the face of postal cards.
Postal cards may be forwarded at the
as letters.
Letter-carriers have no right to go out
side of the limits or routes assigned to
them to deliver letters.
A written signature or date, or any
writing on circular other than the adj
dress, subjects it to letter postage.
Printed matter should be SO wrapped
that its contents may be conveniently eX-
amined without destroying the wrapper;
and if not SO wrapped. letter postage
should be charged thereon.
Mailable matter of the second and
third classes containing any writing
whatever, except the address, must be
charged with letter postage.
If PostmaStcrS cannot make the ncccS-
sary examination to see that printed
matter is charged with the proper rate
of postage without destroying the wrap
per, they must rate the same with letter
postage.
Matter of the second and third classes
inclosed in sealed envelopes, notched at
the ends or sides, or with the corners cut
off, cannot he mailed, except at letter
rates of postage.
Letters sent under cover from one
Postofficc to another carry with them
evidence of fraud. Though the Post
master may not refuse To poslmark and
forward them, he should indorse on the
reverse side of such letters the following
Received at -- under cover from
the Postotficc at -, to be forwarded
in the mail"
1t is the duty of Postmaster to for
ward prepaid letters, at the request of the
party addressed, 10 any other office with
out additional postage; but prtntcd matttI
cannot he so forwarded unless the Post
master shall be furnished with postage
TO pay the transient rate for forwarding.
The provision for the free transmission
by mail of newspapers, lone copy to each
actual subscriber residing within the
county where the same are printed" is
now in force; but the same shall not be
delivered at letter-carrier offices or dis
tributed by carriers unless postage is
paid thereon as by law provided.
The following is concise statement OF
! the new rates Of domestic postage:
| Mail letters, three cents on each hall
ounce.
Drop letters at lettercarrier offices
two cents each half ounce.
Drop letters at non-letter-carrier of
| fees, one cent each half ounce.
Registered letters, eight cents in add
| ton to the proper postage.
| Newspapers, circulars and Other
printed matter, Seeds cuttings, bulbs
roots and scions, in packages not exceed
ing four pounds in weight, one cent foI
| each two ounces.
| Books, in packages, not exceeding
| four pounds in weight, one cent for each
| two ounces.
Merchandise and samples, in package.
not exceeding four pounds in weight
| one cent for each two ounces
Newspapers, periodicals and circulars
not exceeding two ounces in weight, de
! posted in letter-carrcr offices for loca
delivery, one cent for each two ounces
Periodicals exceeding two ounces il
weight, deposited in letter-carricr office:
for local delivery, two cents each.
All matter not prepaid by letter rate:
must be so wrapped that it can be exam
ined without destroying the wrapper, ano
must not contain any writing whatever
inside or outside, except the address, bu
samples may be numbered to correspond
! with the numbers in a descriptive letter
and business cards may be printed, i'm
pressed or pasted Gf printed) on wrap
pers-
Liquids, poisons, explosives and othel
dangerous matters are excluded.