The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-09-03
SPECIAL DELIVERY.
The Nav System TO b. Introduced On the
First Of October.
How II Is 10 bs Carried out---The Post
master Generals Instruction.
and OH r Interesting Mat
ters Relating Thereto.

A circular OF Instructions relating TO
the immediate letter delivery system,
which Ia to be put Ia operation on 0c
tober | 4, has been Tecely from Post
master General Villas by Pos master
Vignos OF this city. In II The Postmaster
General says:
"lt has been decided 10 Introduce the
special delivery ayStem on October lat ~
all the pOatOfllces at which IL In permit
ted by the law. viz; Those at which h
free delivery aystrm In In operation, and
those In cities aud towns having pOpu-
lati0n OF 4C00 or over, as shown by the
last Federal census. Suitable supplies
Of these special delivery slampa will be
sent TO any postofllceiD the country whica
may make requisiti0n for them, and
when received they are 10 DO taken up by
Ths postmaster In hls account current
aud accounted for quarterly In the same
manner ~ ordinary postage stamps.
they ara 10 be sold by pOatln0slets In
any required amount aud 10 any person
VINO may apply flr them, but they can
be used only for the purpose OF securing
the Immediate delivery Of letters nd
dressed 10 and received in thu mails AZ
any OF the offices designated as special
delivery Offices. Under no circumstan-
ces are they TO be u cd In the payment OF
hostages Of any desrclptiOn, or " the
regl 'try fec, nor can any other stamps
be employed 10 secure special delivery
rhe special delivery stamp must be In
addition TO the lawful p0 'tage, and let
ters not prepaid with ~ least one full
rate OF postage, In accordance with the
Law and regulations, must be treated az
held for postage, even though bearing u
special delivery stamp, In addition TO
the full 20 tage and registry fee reqnir-
cd by the law and the regulations. The
special delivery stamps must be effect
ually cancelled NJ the OIL 10 OF mailing
Ia the same way al 0TdiuAry postage
stamps.
A letter belrlng a Rpeclal deliv-
cry stamp In addition TO the lawful
postage may be mailed No any p0stOillce
In the county. but II will not be enti.
tied 10 an imme late delivery by mes
senger when addressed TO postOlllce
10 which the special delivery system has
not been extended, Special delivery
lettera will b. delivered by messenger
within the carrier limits OF free deliy.
cry OH 81, and Within a radius Of one
mile from the posloillce at all other spe
clal delivery offices. POstmasters at
f0urth'class offices are not entitled TO
commissions on the special delivery
stamps In any case.
No effort will be spared 10 expedite
the mailing Of letters bearing the spa.
cial delivery stamps addressed 10 special
delivery OIL ,es. POstmasters are urged
10 use oil available means for furnish
Ing the public with Information with
regard 10 the special delivery system,
A list OF epecial delivery Offices will be
fnrnlehel 10 postmasters, aud must be
conspicnouely posted In the p04tofllce,
whore II will readily attract public at
tention,'
The special delivery le.ters are TO be
delivered by messenger boys over tbir-
teen yeara OF age, who will be obliged
TO take the oath prescribed by law.
and DO compensated by sum not OK
ceoding 80 per cent. OF the face value OF
all the special delivery stamps received
during the month, the compensation,
however, not 10 exceed $50 per month.
fhe letters will be delivered from Z a.
m, up 10 midnight, and the system In
not TO interfere IN any way with the
prompt delivery OF ordinary letters az
1ow prescribed by law.