The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-06
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- After . letter is mailed it is the prop
erty of the person to whom it is cd
dressed.
T. Husbands sni wives cannot contro
each Others eorrsspondsbce.
+ Pesto6ces should not be closed dur
Ing meal OF business hours.
The Department cannot give suthor.
ity to mail carriers to carry concealed
wespons.
/ There fs ne assessment upon Post.
masters for political purpeses known "a
the Department
- PosfmAsters must not discloee infor-
nation obtAiue,i by them IN the dis
charge Of their official duties
Stamped envelopes. wrappers. and
postal cards spoiled in printing or
other wise which rhsys ,nsyss, bean Ased
will be redaeaDed sAsuy poSteffice.4
Postmastars ara not obliged to atiix
stamps to letters. make change. or re-
iceivessnorsg than twonty-fiv cents in
seoppsr o. nickel euins.s .
! :, PAcksgas of mntilated currency ad,
diessed 10 The Treasurer Of the United
States for fedetnptioR. may be register
- lies Vt Charge bar registry. but the
postage thereon must be- prepaid at
letter rates. .ssz
"a sTha Dsmytnont az its revenues ere
not slhbie sfoi the loss Or damage of
reelstsred OF cay other naAsmatter. but
when any valuable usstter is missing .
tbs Department will use its beat efforts
to assist the owner to recover It,
Pastmastsrs are juetited in observ-
ing as holidays January lat, July 4h.
nseemhai ] 26th. Ind shHh-dAys issthe
President of the United States may
dssigAats, - East and, Thanksgiving
a TITUS. os attempt 70 uss~ in pay nent
Vt pastaGe. Z. postage stamp or stamped
euvelops, or tSny stamp out from any
such stanipsd envelope. which has been
beforsi Used in payment of postage. is
punishable With . 62ss of fifty dollars.
d iRsproductions efrsm originals. which
aFe' not Of the nstprs Of persoLalcorreS.
po,idrAsp frailassdahy The eles,ric pen.
Pap,lesk pa ui,.i asNll~r similar pro-,
ces.ss are entitlsd to pass in the mails
in uusesled envelopes a. tbirtt-class
matter. Blanks made by these pro-
cesses. filled out in writing, are also
Rsitled TO p4ss jA the mails g third
9aSs r4hs tits ssise ss .pflnted coin
mercial paper filed out in writing"
- Printed blanks or commercial papers
hllei out inwriting. with mattor which
is the appropriate filing thereof. aud
not of the nature of personal CORES
pondence. or is not the expression Of .
DouetspT vsluss is now entitled to pass
in the malls in unseal.d envelol es as
third class matter. 4 s.tl
& The words PLEASE remit" "This &C.
count 10 overdue, "''Ws are in need Of
the money" etc. if written on comner-
oial papers partly printed and partly
written ssbjects them 10 first class
rates Such words may be printed
thereon without changing their charac-
ter as third class Matter.
When matter other tbAp first class 10
deposited in Q postoffice for mailing,
bpasipgia printed request to return to
the sender If not delivered. il shall be
,.tts duty of the postmaster to forward
H il fully prepaid, bat the post Aster
- the oflice af delivery should under
no ciseumstanoess q unlessa postage for
the return wof the matter shsll be re-
uitted TO him. rsgsrd the. request to
= lestefs. within the United Ststes or
Csnsda. pes half Ounoe. 3 osnts. il pre-
paid. II prepaid one foil rate. they
win BE- t0fwasdtd and the amount of
deficient postage collected on delivery.
Drop. Letters. per hslf ounce. 1t letter
castiarS >fkcoa 8 eests. ct other Offices
]. can't. ITO insure letter, sealed or
unssslsd. being f9Ewaydsd in the mails
il 20 kav( nd lesa tpe 8asnts
tksfson. letter. nust not be carried
oat e tAosFqeia pnlsri1siemDed en-
yel0fses o mSEs !. practice sf doing q,
'tub5ecsf tho ioiYendef q : taas cf &ls0.
Letteep end postal pards ca b lse1srd.
Cd ,Eon one postofiice to saUsAsr fss In
-casea oe ess~ovals. stc :. ss tho request
Of .2ik pTty sdd.ssla& xitheut extsa
E"V FkstvrWe not PSr
q 1Ms yre HI ta d wI1sks
Yfee. on expiration of days mentiOned
in tl,s quest To enclose or conceal
. letter or wsilissoomsiter. ip either
secood, third or fourth class matter,
auhieeI 1AsIsUof0 &hck6ge ID letter
postage. making pound package cost
IS cents. Unpaid letters. letters with
ss..:.s % :sd;55A A9N S$s... S$S; not s.,. .s1 d
sone person Or persons. mis-directed
leetsrs. letters addressed to ''locals." -
HN&1sss; 3 ,:l3H33IEs4H
tsttSS. Called gilt concerts and fraud
ulsnt advertisers. are oil seut to the
Dead Lsetse Of6cs ct Washi0gton. q,
SaaE sssIsis.ai :saii 4 lt t'ssly! sIy!
should b rssurnedse- the posteffics. Let.
tsss cannot ~ registered, nor money
srdsrs isssed u 20 %n Sundays or
Na afl|sEAt tsxfHisa isa!kE1;.s
without psspsying postage thereon
:s:I =: !. ,s.. a :esE matte. .sss'a ss%
be delivered free Of any additsonal
| cAssxs.sH 4.estbf6 s1ddfe6sed 10 persons
sikpotskily sejoarniag in large cities,
shUutd b marked ITO be called for, :
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