The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-10-11
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4 ssqaessss fsrvvdBmuss ns's' rri:'end
on the address side OF the card.
An impression of . seal OH the address side
Of a postal card makes it unavailable.
Samples Of sugar are msilable whe II put up
in the manner prescribed BY Order 81, p. 10,
Postal Guide, July, 1881.
The law does not authorize an envelope
addressed in writing to be enclosed in an
open envelope containing third-class matter.
..Plsase send out" caunot bswsisten on1
third or fourth class matter, -under Order 40,
March 1881, Guide,-withoutssubjectins it to
letter postage. ]
Postmas.ers 1t money order ohRces az r.
quirsd to furnish pens and iuk fog the con,
v~enience Of the public in transacting money
order business. Al = 81
Postmssters are not required to distribute
sample copies Of second class matasr1 sdAreA !
ed to them, through the boxes or general de-
livery Of their offices. and must refuse to do
so.
Postmasters should not forward written
matter in unsealed envelopes, when tho same
is not paid with one full letter rate,-except
Is permitted by Order As, p. IL, March, 1881,
Guide.
A letter addressed to q travelling salesman
In care of one Of his customers, should be
forwarded or returned without extra postage,
even if it has been held q longer slime shan p
indicated BY a request thereon. ~
Postmasters are not authorized 10 exclude
the public from the lobby of the postofice
during the distribution Of the mail. They,
however, have the right to prohibit smoking
in the lobby, and enforce the observance Of
good order, and, when necessary, to call up
on the local authorities for assistance.
Section lis, P. L.. Il R., prohibits a post
master from using postage stamps for the
purchase of merchandise or ths. payment Of
debts. 1t Is . postmaster's dutyatossll stamps
to any one inquiring for then without ques-
ton as to what they are wanted for, and a
postmaster annot refuse to nail 9 sealed let
ter OH the ground that he knows it to contain
pos,a ss stamps. The prohibit,oii q the use
of postage stamps in place Of money only ap-
plies To postnasters.
In case a number Of letters are Fund in a
letter box, wholly unpaid by stamps affixed,
ard also there be found q sum of money, but
not sufficient to pay one full rate on all the
aforesaid letters, they should be returned to
the writers, if known, together with the
money. II this cannot be done, they should
be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Post
masters should instruct their patrons that
mail matter must be prepaid by stamps az
fixed, and that putting money in a letter boa
is rot prepayment.
Penalty envelopes can legally only be in
the possession OF the person entitled to use
them in the Transmission Of official matter,
and the use Of ali ordinary postage stamp
upon such envelope is evidence that the per-
sou sending the letter knew that 1t was upon
private business, and prepaid postage accord
ingly. This is the reason for Ruling 439.
February, 1881, Guide. In the case Of letters
officially addressed to al ~of1icerof the govern
ment by persons not legally entitled to the
Use of the penalty envelope, the presumption
would be that the letters are upon official
business unless they are marked " personal "
or "unoficial," and Ruling Ala, January,
1881, Guide, applies to all such letters insult
ficiently prepaid, and even TO letters marked
personal upon the statement of the Office
that the letters are really upon official
business.