Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-20


or harm the person of any one engaged in the
postal service, and il not above the weight pro-
vided by law, which is hereby declared to be
not exceeding four pounds for each package
thereof, except in case Of single books weigh
ing in excess of that amount, and except for
books and documents publshed or circulated
by order of Congress, or official matter ema-
mating from any of the departments of the
government, or from the Smithsonian institu- |
ton, or which is not declared non-mailable |
under the provisions of section 1888 of the |
revised statutes a. amended by the net Of
July IL, 1876, or matter appertaining to lot |
teries, gift concerts. or fraudulent schemes or
devices.
Sec. 81. That all matter of the fourth class
shall be subject to examination and to post
age charge ut the rate of one cent an ounce or
fraction thereof, to be prepaid by stamps af-
fixed. If any matter excluded from the mails
by the preceding section of this act. except
that declared non-mailable by section s,s9s Of
the revised statutes as amended, shall, by in
advertence, reach the Office of destination, the
same shall be delivered in accordance with its
address: Provided. That the party addressed
shall furnish the name and address of the
sender to the postmaster at the Office of de-
to the postmaster-general. If the person adj
dressed RET uses to give the required informa-
ton, the postmaster shall hold the package
subject to the order of the postmaster-general.
All matter declared non-mailable by section g.
1913 of the revised statutes as amended, which
shall reach the Office of delivery, shall be held
by the postmaster at the said Office subject to
the order of the postmaster-general.
Sec. ~. That mailable matter of the second
class shall contain no writing, print, mark or
sign thereon or therein in addition to the orig
inal print, except as herein provided, to-wit:
The name and address of the person to whom
the matter shall be sent, and index figures of
subscription book, either written or printed,
the printed title of the publication, the print
ed name and address of the publisher or sender
of the same, and written or printed words or
figures, or both, indicating the date OF, which
the subscription to such matter shall end.
Upon matter of the third class, or upon the
wrapper inclosing the same, the sender may
write his own name or address thereon, with
the word from" above and preceding the
same, and in either case may make simple
marks, intended to designate q
word or passage of tho text to which it is de-
sired to call attention. There may be placed
upon the cover or blank leaves of any book or
of any printed matter of the third class
simple manuscript dedication or inscription
that does not partske Of the nature of : per-
sonal correspondence. Upon any package of
matter of the fourth claes the sender may
write or print his own name and address, pre-
ceded by the word ''from," and there may also
be written OF printed the number and names
of the articles inclosed; and the sender thereof
may write or print upon or attach to any such
article by tag or label q mark, number, name,
or letter for purpose of Identification.
Sec. %. That matter of the second, third,
or fourth class containing any writing or
printing other than indicated in the preceding
section, or made in the manner other than
therein indicated. shall not be delivered except
upon the payment of postage for matter of the
first class, deducting therefrom any amount
which may have been prepaid by stamps affixed
to such matter; and any person who shall con-
ceal or inclose any matter of higher class in
that of q lower class, and deposit, OF cause the
same to be deposited, for conveyance by mail,
at less rate than would be charged for both
such higher and lower class matter, shall, for
every such offense, be liable to penalty of
$40: Provided, however That nothing herein
prevent publishers of the second class
and news agents from inclosing in
their publications, bills receipts, and orders
for subscriptions thereto; but such bills, re-
ceipts, and orders shall be in such form as to
convey no other information than the name,
location aud subscription price of the publica-
ton or publications to which they refer.
Sec. "a. That the postmaster general may pre-
scribe, by regulation the manner of wrapping
and securing for the mails all packages of mat
ter not charged with 6rst-class postage, so
that the contents of such packages may be
easily examined; and no package the contents
in the mails, or be delivered at less
rate than for matter of the first class
Sec. Is. That publications of the second
class, one copy to each actual subscriber resid-
ing in the county where the same are printed,
in whole OF in part, and published, shall go free
through the mails; but the same shall not be
delivered at letter-carrier Offices, distributed
by carriers, unless postage is paid thereon at
the rate prescribed in Sec. IS of this act. Pro-
vided, That the rate of postage on newspapers
except weeklies and periodicals not exceeding
two ounces in weight, when the same are de-
posted in q letter-carrier Office for delivery by
its carriers, shall be uniform at one cent each;
periodicals weighing more than two ounces
shall be subject, when delivered by such car
riers, to q postage Of two cents each, and these
rates shall be prepaid by stamps affixed.
Sec. 26. That all mail matter of the first
been prepaid shall be forwarded to its destina-
ton, charged with the unpaid rate to be col
lected on delivery; but postmasters, before de-
ivering the same, OF any article of mail mat
ter upon which prepayment in full has not
been made, shall afix. or caused to be affixed,
and Cancelled, as ordinary stamps are Cancelled,
one or more stamps equivalent in value to the
amount of postage due on such article of mail
matter, which stamps shall be of such special
design and denomination as the postmaster
general may prescribe, and which shall in no
case be sold by any postmaster nor received by
him in prepayment of postage. That in lieu
of the commission now allowed to postmasters
at Offices of the fourth class upon the amount
of unpaid letter-postage collected, such post
masters shall receive commission upon
the amount of such special stamps so
cancelled, the same as now allowed upon post
age stamps, stained envelopes postal cards and
newspaper and periodical stamps, Cancelled as
hostages on matter actually mailed at their Of
fees. Provided, the postmaster-general may,
in his discretion, prescribe instead such regula-
ton therefor at the Offices where free delivery
is established as, in his judgment, the good of
the service may require.
Sec. q. That any postmaster or other person
engaged in the postal service who shall collect
and fail to account for, the postage due upon
any article or mail matter which he may de-
liver, without having previously affixed and
cancelled such special stamps, as hereinbefore
provided, or who shall fail to afix such stamp,
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and,
on conviction thereof, shall be punished by
fine of $50.
Sec. %. That any person who shall use, or
attempt to use in payment of postage, any
Cancelled postage stamp or postage stamps,
whether the same have been used before or not,
or shall by any means remove, OK attempt to
remove or assist in removing, marks from any
postage stamp or postage stamps, with intent
to use the same in payment of postage, or who
knowingly shall have in his possession any
postage stamp or postage stamps Cancelled, with
intent to use the same, or from which such
cancellation marks have been removed, or shall
sell or offer to self any such stamp or
stamps, or who shall use or attempt to use the
same in payment of postage, or shall remove
the superscription from any stamped envelope
or postal card that has once been used in the
payment of postage, with intent to again use
the same for like purpose, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and shall, on convic-
ton thereof, be punished by imprisonment of
not less than six months nor more than one
year, or by . fine of not less than 800 nor
more than $500 for each offense, or by both
such fine and imprisonment, in tho discretion
of the court.
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