, 1879-08-03
POST-OFFICE.

| The new edition oil. the Post-Otlice regulations
lately issued underline supervision OF Arthur
| H. Bisseil and Thomas B. Kirby, Of the Post
Office Department, contains many changes ant
| new rulings OF Importance to the public. Many
] Of these changes aud variations have been noted
| in The TRIBUNE from time to time. There are
however, certain sections to which the Post
masters are especially instructed to call the at
tention OF the public
OF ESPECIAL INTEREST TO PUBLISHERS
are the new regulations in regard to the entry
Of secondclass matter, by which several advan
tagcs are to hc gained in the way Of exchanges,
complimentary copies, ctc+ The seclion cover.
in5 this Is as follows:
sEe; 100: after publication has been determine
ed to be OF the second Glass; the publisher thereof
may, II he desire, formally enter the same at tic
Post Office where maeu, and print upon each copy
thereof the woris - Entered ut the post-oilce ut
entered, and printing upon each copy the words OF
entry, will be permitted to exchange, at secoua-
class rates. copies OF their publication with other
complimentary copies 70 customcrs, Or business
agents Ut the publication, and to other persons
solely in the interest Of the publication itsc]f or
its publishers or employees rs such. The formal
entry will consist Il. written notification Of the
publishers desire to the Postmaster who will for
ward copy OF such entry to the First Assistant
Postmaster General.
Under the old rules
CARRIERS
we're qualified who were between the ages of 81
and rs at the time Of appointment, but under
the new law the maximum age is fixed ut IS
years. Appointments Of carriers ia cities hay
ing two OR more classes are required to be to the
lowest class, having the minimum pay, Promo
tfon is to follow on certificate of the Postmas-
ter as to the efficiency OF the candidate. This
act in relation to carriers also makes provision
that 'sno boxes for the collection of mail mat
ter BY carriers shall he placed inside OF any
building except public building or railroad
station" Public buildings gre described as
only those which are at all hours open to the
public and accessible to the carriers, hotels be-
Ing Included in this category.
IN REGARD TO TIE CLASSIFICATION OF NAIL
MATTER,
the principal change is the creation OF new
class Known as the fourth class. This class etll-
braces all mailable matter not embraced in the
nature liable to injure the malls The postage
on this class is one cent per ounce or fraction
thereof, which must be prcpnid by stamps. The
regulations regarding fourth-ciass matter OF a
kind which are liable to damage tile mails or
harm the employees OF the service require that
such articles must conform to the following re-
quirements:
Frsf-They must be placed in bag, box, or re-
movable envelope. made OF paper, cloth, or parch-
be placed in u box Or tube made OF metal or some
harA wood. With sliding. CLASP, or sore" lid.
s;de hoT hae ~ onxe,one nns, he ~
sawc,at' cotton. nr snnnry snhstancr' ~
: Fourth-In casc Of sharp pointed instruments.
the points must be capped or iacased SO that they
may not by any means be liable to cut through
their inelosnre, and where they have blades, snch
b!a1es must bc bound with wire so that theF shall
fen3a1n 1nlta nrIi's ~ aliacnea tc eaca o.net
eec.,nn seos tnr uS. o,t,,ia W ~ " sasI u
Yh;rh arc 1;ahle from ther fnrn or noture ~ 1os,
nr damars nnIess snccnlir nrnrected nay he nmf
in sealed envelopes, provided such envelopes are
made OF naterini sufficiently transparent to show
the contents clearly, without opening.
No particular style Of case is prescribed,
but it must meet tic requirements 10 the iudg,
mcnt Of the Postmaster Exactly what l. M
mai]ab|e matter can he understood from t1,c foi.
loving rule on this subject:
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