The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-03-26
POSTAL ITEMS.

For the general information of
the public we publish the following
which we dip from the Z. S. Mail.
published in New York, and which
are from the rulings ofthe p. o.
Department
The Department has no author
ity to allow postmasters at offices
of the 18th class any compensation
other than the box rents and com
missions, :s specified blank form
for quarterly returns, which have
been sent to postmasters of this
class.
Newsdeaiers must pay the pos
tage on their packages sent to reg
ular subscribers or other news
agents, Mt the time of mailing, at
tho pound rate, or to other news
agents.
There is no objection to the
number on 4 sample being in
writing, but quantity or price
marks cannot be permitted. Such
additional information should be
conveyed by letter.
A postmaster cannot assign s
box in his Office for the use of any
person till the rent has been paid
for at least one quarter in advance.
Laws and Regulations, page &c,
section 154; also 1876, section 2O6.
The mail Of persons who do not
rent boxes Except at letter carrier
Offices shonld be put in the gen
erai delivery.
Anything whatever attached or
pasted to postal card renders it
unavailable as postal card.
Copies of papers on the files of
this Department cannot be furn-
ished to applicants unless on GER
tificate of counsel that they are
required in a suit pending
in court of record.
Letters having been delivered
according to their address require
postage at prepaid rates (three
cents the half ounce or fraction
thereof when returned to the of
flee tor remailing.
Mail matter of the third class,
Enclosed in sealed envelopes,
notched at the ends or sides, or
the corners CIT off, cannot be mail
ed except at letter postage.
The persons TO be benefited by
the law relative to the free distri-
button of county newspapers must
be actual subscribers to the papers
they receive, and they must reside
in the county in which the papers
are printed and published. 1t is
not necessary that their post office
should he in the county in which
they reside, provided it is the of
flee at which they regularly re-
eeive their mails.
A letter dropped into post of
fee not prepaid one full rate 6
cents, should not be forwarded
by mail.
No post Office shall be located in
a bar room, nor in any room di-
rectly connected Herewith, nor
must any mail be opened, nor any
mail matter delivered, in any room
in which liquor is sold by retail.
Letters addressed to initials, I'M
less directed to be delivered at
designated place, or to the care of
q certain person or firm, within
the delivery of the Office to which
they are addressed, cannot be de-
livered, but must be sent TO the
Dead Letter Office at the end of
each month.
No writing is permitted upon ar
ticles of merchandise transmitted
by mail, except the address of dis
tination unless letter rates Of pos
tage are paid thereon.
Unsealed written letters are sub
ject to the same rate of postage as
sealed ones-3c. the I OF. by mail. |
Letters deposited in an Office for
wholly unpaid, should be
sent 20 the Dead Letter Office.
A book having the name of the
ziver or any writing incribed |
therein cannot be sent by maii.
except upon prepayment Of pos
ta4e at q letter rates.
Annual proceedings Of societiasI
and similar publications cannot Be
as periodicals and en-
titled to pass by mails prepaid In