Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20

class shall embrace all matter not embraced in
the frst. second, or third class, which is not in
its form or nature liable to destroy, deface or
otherwise damage the contents of the mail bag,
or harm the person of any one engaged in the
postal service and is 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 published 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 as amended by the act of
July IL, 1876, or matter appertaining to lot
teries, gift concerts, or fraudulent schemes or
devices. es
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 1888 of
the revised statutes as amended, shall, by in
advertence, reach the office of destination, the
same shall be delivered in accordance with it's
address: Provided, That the party addressed
shall furnish the name and address of the
sender to the postmaster at the office of de-
livery, who shall Immediately report the facts
to the postmaster-general. IL the person ad
dressed re uses to give the required informa-
ton, the postmaster shall hold the package
subject to the order of the acknowledgement
All matter declared non-mailable by section 81
093 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 on 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 a
word or passage of the 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 a
simple manuscript dedication or inscription
that does not partake of the nature of per-
sonal correspondence. Upon any package of
write 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 a 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 lower class, and deposit, or cause the
same to be deposited, for conveyance by mail
at a less rate than would be charged for both
such higher and lower class matter, SHALL foi
every such offense, be liable to a penalty OF
$40: Provided, however, That nothing herein
contained shall be construed to
prevent publishers of the second class
| and news agents from inclosing il
their publications, bills, receipts, and orders
| for subscriptions thereto; but such bills, re
ceipts, and orders shall be in such form as tt
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 SCI uring for the mails all packages of mat
ter not charged with frst-class postage, S,
| that the contents of such packages may b.
easily examined; and no package the cortent
of which cannot be easily examined shall pas
in the mails, or be delivered at les
rate than for matter of the first class.
| Sec. 25. That publications of the SECOND
| class, one copy to each actual subscriber resid
| ing in the county where the same are printed
in whole or in part, and published, shall go fire.
through the mails; but the same shall not b.
delivered at letter-carrier offices, or distributes
by carriers. unless postage is paid thereon a
| 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 letter-carrier Office for delivery b,
its carriers, shall be uniform at one cent each
shall be subject, when delivered by such car
riers, to postage of two cents eacb and thes
rates shall be prepaid by stamps affixed.
Sec. 26. That all mail matter of the frs
class upon which one full rate of postage ha
been prepaid shall be forwarded to It's destina
ton, charged with the unpaid rate, to be col
lected on delivery: but postmasters, before de
livering the same, or any article of mail mat
ter upon which prepayment in full has NO
been made, shall affix, or caused to be affixed
and Cancelled as ordinary stamps are Cancelled
one or more stamps equivalent in value to tn
amount of postage due on such article of mai
matter, which stamps shall be of such specis
design and denomination as the postmaster
general may prescribe, and which shall in n
case be sold by any postmaster nor received b
him in prepayment of postage. That in lie
of the commission now allowed to postmaster
at offices of the fourth class upon the amour
of unpaid letter-postage collected, such pos
masters shall receive a commission upo
the amount of such special stamps s
| ho rnn ac Tnyu q
age stamps, stained envelopes, postal cards an
newspaper and periodical stamps Cancelled &
hostages on matter actually mailed at their O.
fees. Provided, the acknowledgement ma,
in his discretion, prescribe instead such regul;
tion therefor at the offices where free deliver
is established as, in his judgment, the good
the service may require.
Sec. q. That any postmaster or other perso
engaged in the postal service who shall colle'
and fail to account for, the postage due upo
any article or mail matter which he may d
; liver, without having previously affixed an
Cancelled such special stamps, as hereinbefol
provided or who shall fail to affix such staml
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, an,
on conviction thereof, shall be punished by
fine of $50.
Sec. IS. That any person who shall use,
attempt to use, in payment of postage, an
Cancelled postage stamp or postage stamp
: whether the same have been used before or no
! or shall by any means remove, or attempt I
! remove, or assist in removing, marks from an
postage stamp or postage stamps, with inter
to use the same in payment of postage, or WI
knowingly shall have in his possession an
postage stamp or postage stamps Cancelled, wit
intent to use the same, or from which suC
cancellation marks have been removed, or sha
sell or offer to sell any such stamp
stamps, or who shall use or attempt to use I'll
same in payment of postage, or shall remov
the approximation from any stamped envelol
; or postal card that has once been used i'm I'll
payment of postage. with intent to again III
the same for a like purpose, shall be deemt
: guilty of q misdemeanor, and shall, on convi
tion thereof, be punished by imprisonment
not less than six months nor more than OF
: year, or by q fine of not less than 800 nj