, 1879-07-15
NEW POSTAL REGULATIONS.
Notifications In tsntes or 1'ostnso and Clas-
si1csllon of Matter.
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Notifications In Isntcs or Postage and Clas-
si1cAtion of Matter.
.fee FORK inns.
Dy the provisions Of recent acts Of Congress,
~ construed ty the FnstOiIlcn Department,
ysE'ous important notifications have been made
Ia rateA OF pustagc aud Ia Tho classification Of
mail matter. As thesc changes Will largely NJ
feet the mercantile, insurance, and other In
txreats, md ~ uicy arc at present but fmper-
fecttY. understood, tho subtoincd detailed
Information upon tie subject has bccn obtained
through inquiry at the rost-O1!lce. Il may bu
relied upon n bclns 10 accord With the latest
official r1iltnGa and decisions nt the Department,
md ~ absolutely correct. The rate on CONNER
ctaf papcrs, insurance dDcutnepts papers In legal
proceedings. etc., when partly IN prtut ansl
partly In writing. bas heretofore been the sumo
40 on letters, Viz: three cents per half ounce.
Al, such artfrles have nov, with The cxceptt1ne
mentioned, being asaigoed 70 the third rlass OF
mali mnttcr, al,1 As such 1re charEcah1e Ht1h
postage IT. the rate Of one cent f0r each two
ounces rben sent In ,tnsc2scd cnyclupea or
wrapperH. The exceptions are: II such articles
contain writing IL the nature of personal CORE
sponJepce or afro In thcmsclvta the reprctc1ta-
t|yes OF monetary value. 1n theso cascs they
become first c1aaa mali matter, and "a such arc
charxeabla With letter rates Of poasagc- Ac.
cord!ng to the lntest rutlnes Of the Department,
un4er The satne lawA tlc apcclfc examples nj
t!c exceptions to third-csss matter are: lnst1r-
ance policies stgned and tn force, daily inB.ir-
ance reporta. Insurance transfers, notices "f
premuma due. assignments, transtcru, appltc
tlons for insurance, proIniesoEy notes. attached
to premiums or not, and all notices from local
agents to pollcy-sloldert respecting renewals.
cancellations. receipts; o. other Kindred
matter, also. ~ s!gNea notes, cheeks;
bills, anst signed rceeipts OF all kin.is. Iasur-
ants policies, cancelled or Incomplete; upre.
ccfptel bills. invoices, md monthly statements
mas oil b. sent Al thlrsl.ctasa rates q postage,
Tue former restrictions as to writing ln books
have been removed, to TIC extent 81 permit
ting simple manuscript dedication, or fUrm
OF presentation, to he written on the corcrs
or blank pages. Manuscript for publication.
when accompanied By ,proof-stnets, may
accompanied, Is chargcahIe At letter rates.
Architectural and other drawings u,ade BY hand,
heretofore charged as letter ratcs nre now a..
ssguel To the fourth c1ass, aud may oc sent on
may also originai paintings In oil Or water
colors, etc. Chrotnos arc rated rs third class
matter unlesb mounted on cloth or pnsscboatd,
III which caso they belong TO the fourth class,
poa.aga and rcsenuo stanps are now In the
fourth c1axs, ....
Articles Of glass, formerly excluded from the
mails, may now be sent at fourtEtc!Hsa rites
{opo ecnt per ouuco). provided they ARE secured
80 ns TO guard acainss Injury 70 ol.er mall nut
ter IN case Of brealsage, nnd nre boxed In accord
anco With certain Instructions contained in the
United Statcs Postal uuidc. Original packages
Of tobacco. antl boxes OF cignrs, anti osler ar-
uclcs scaled by Internal revauus stamps, which
wcro formerly charged at letter rates, sru
now placed In The fourth class BY a
decision OF the Department. Which states that
thcy " will regard tic stamp placed nscr the
cover OF opcuug Of such packages as evidence
that no 1nattcr Ia contained therein which Is
subject To letter rates Of POSTAGE
Ali pcrsous who desire TO ayall Themselves OF
the cJnccseiopa noted above will understand
tl1at they Involve certntn draw bucks. For cx'
ample, with tic single exception Of the pack
ages scaled uy internal revenue stanpS. all mail
matter not sent at letter rutes must be left open
ia tuspcctlnn by tile Post Occ authorities. Mn
articles, other than iet,ers nnd postal cartls,
| can be returned u tie se0dets on requcat; nor
forwarded TO ot,ier offices, uslless aIa1n fully
prepaid, III case tic prssons addressed ',aye rc-
moved; nor can they be advertised; hut Il
found unbelievable or nnchlfcd for. they TILL
| be seut to the pead-Lttter Of1lce Mnil-matter
OF tho tliftl Rnd fourth cAsaes Ii not ass0rttti
uud put up xtt, Or IN tie snte ,natntr US, let
tiers, being placed loose in caiyas sarks atH1 not
10 licked pouches; aud. Of co1lr.e, whenever It
Is necessary, on account 0f unusual aceu1nuln.
tioD Of mnI mntter or for other rcasoua, tn give
preference In dispatch, 1t Is always accorded to
letter mali.