The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-21


/ WASHINGTON, March 2O..-rSDecia} , 3D.
The Postal bulletin contains The fol.
lowing, which win be found useful To
postmasters: uzU
owing 10 the imperfect manner III
winch letters are pOstmarket, nu9
stamps cancelled, at many Of Ina
shaAer pestouices, the following rul-
.nSs OF me department are published for
tho guidance of puStmas ers:
sl5 Section 379, p l., & II. ed. OF 1879
is amended 20 read As follows: "Alt
hlaI0n'e matter except that OF the sos.
ond ciass) deposited in any poStotlice
Tor maili'g or delivery must bear a
p91Stmark giving the namo OF the most.
'nlcc ana an abhreviatiun of the nam.
9l the state (Hnu on tirst.clnss matter
,he unte of toposiD; and AN letters re-
tslNeu nom other offices or postoiIiceq
.Vr dellNety cr redistribution 10 Other
pAiceS OF pos Offices must pe pOstmurked
Oh inc reYefao side with tho date
8ud, when possible, the hour ON which
they are received, But I'm Tho cnsn NJ
packages OF letters from other offices or
PoAJ oillets received To h9 jOj warded in
TACT TO tao post Offices Ot dual dgstiuA.
u9nl the facing slips only will 10 post.
marked HJ the post Offices through
W hich thoy pass, Miesant matter OF nuv
class, received at any post Olhre, must
be stamped 'nisseup aud pOstnlErked
wilhthe da.e OF receipt before tho Sumo
u forwarded TO its proper dcstiuatiun.n
ein Ino postmasler-geueru has de-
chhed Us exempt any p0stOilice nom tho
requirement. Ji section $40, p. T.. 81 r.
iolhlVe tn post Wkng letter, on tho
.ttots9 sidu with tuo date of reoeipt,
oeemMs that whatever OF iurouveni-
euco may be occasioued by the few mtu-
utcs' delay then incurred, is amply
compensated by tho certainty with
winch delay In transportation or I'm de-
livery may be detected by the postmAs.
ter showing the date of receipt as we'll
~ OF dispatch, or OF receipt 40 tho mail.
ing office. Postal cards must be SO
post-marked on tine address side, aud
not on the siuo containing the commu-
nicatlOn. See ruling 202.
SlS. Black printing ink must be used
n pOstmarkiug
$40, H. is the intention Of the law that
The postmarl on mail-matter shall bear
the date Of its deposit in % post-unice,
and that the postage stamps affixed 30
Cancelled as soon after It's deposit as poa.
sihle.
$50. Tho post.mark on mail-matter is
q very important feature thereof: but
trom the number of entirely iilegiblo
puHtHhfkS ON matter received at the
pOst-Oilivo department alone, IL is owl
dent that the fact Is not taken into con.
sideratiun by largo number of post.
masters. They should read section 8sl.
+, l.. aud r., and take care that every
postmork is distinct enough TO be cor
reCtly read
S2l. PusImssters arc forbidden TO
postmark postal cards on the side in
tended for the communication. The
postmarks should be made ouiy on Tho
side intended for the address, and so as
not To Interfere with the addrsss.
S2j. The use of rubber bOstmark-
ing stamp is violation of the law.
The post-oilice department furnishes
metal "stmarking stamps, and re.
quiros postage stamps to be ~cauceled
with black printing ink, which cannot
bo used with the rubber stamp.
S2l. POstmasters must not use anv
stamp Tor pOstmarking unless It CON
tains the name of the po.t-oflice and
date OF its use, aud il must contain no
o'her matter and must mako clear
and distinct impression.
70, The attention of postmasters TX
called to sections 80 aud 377 pago ia3.
Postal laws aud regulations, cd. 1879:
'Only black ink should be used for pOst.
marking. All violations TO this order
should b0 promptly reported 10 tho gem
ar superintendent Of the railway mail
service, who is charged with the instruc-
lion of pOstmasters ir their duties pre.
srriped by chapters ., 10, II and II, Of
title III of Postal Laws sud Reguls-
tiOug.'