Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-16

ZION duQ lualTuCblOn W pNrtmaHNtih SOu
corning and preparatory TO putting int
operation on October the act Of August
authorizing the extension Of the specia
delivery system TO all postofilces and {,
all nathalie matter The circular pro
Vides that every posto1lce In the United
States and territories and the District
Of Columbia now established and which
shall be established while the foregoing
act remains, is hereby designated as q
special delivery Office. These regulations
take effect October l, 1886, after which
date every postmaster viii be responsible
for the immediate delivery OF every
article Of mailable matter which may
be received addressed to his office prop
erly stamped with a special delivery
stamp. Such immediate delivery must
be made when the article Is directed to
an ADDRESSED residing or having a place
OF business within one mile OF the post
Office. The obligation TO 80 deliver does
not extend TO an addressee beyond that
distance, but the postmaster will be at
liberty to make such delivery beyond such
limits add to receive compensation there
for ~ In any other case. II is commend
Ell 20 him as proper aud cousiderate
thing TO be done, In accommodation of
the sender, whenever II Is reasonably CON
yenient. The hours within which the
Immediate delivery shall be made shall
be at least from Z a. M. to 7 D. M, and
further until the arrival OF the last mail,
provided that such arrival be not later
than . p. m. Postmasters are not re. |
CURED TO make delivery OF special.deliy- |
cry matter on Sunday, but will be at lib |
erty, however, to deliver special delivery |
letters and parcels arriving on Sunday. |
such Immediate delivery may, at third |
and iourth-c ass Offices, be made by the
postmaster himself, by any assistant
or clerk, or by other competent
person he may employ as messenger. The
service contemplated by law requires that
Az special delivery matter shall reach the
addressee with the shortest possible ex-
petition after II arrives at the postofiice
Postmasters should, therefore, open the
mails AZ once on arrival and Immediately
epArate the matter bearing special delly-
cry stamps, and stamp or write on enyel-
ore or wrapper the name OF the office and
t1e date and hour when the matter ar
fWes Next, the matter must be num-
heied, after which IL must be delivered I
without loss OF time, For every special
deiyery article delivered the postmaster s
must take receipts. After special de-
ilvery article has been taken out for de- h
livery ana has been returned with the In. ,
formation that the person addressed mas
emoyed to the delivery Of another office,
and the article Is then forwarded, II Is q
not TO be regarded a. entitIoJ g
~ special delivery at the v
eoond ofli,e, Registered matter h
will be entitled to special delivery the y
iA'ne as ordinary matter when bearing a d
special delivery stamp in addition TO full n
hostage and the registry fee required by 4
aw and regulations. No effort will be
'pared by postmasters or other postal n
)nlcers TO expedite the mailing OF matter i
bearing special delivery stamps The /
words secures INN sdiate delivery lat /
special delivery office" will, however, be I
changed to read, "secures immediate I
delivery at any postofilce" on the special !
delivery stamp now In general USE The @
nse OF stamps with the former words !
VIII be continued until the present supply
8 exhaused. Suitable supplies OF special o.
ieliYery stamps will be sent to any post &
lhice in the country which may make a
'elulsitlon for them and are to be sold by
lOslmasters In any required amount and
o any person who may apply for them,
'ot they can be used only for the purpose q
y securing the immediate delivery
u matter. Under no circumstances are s.
hey to be used in the payment OF postage
Y any description or OF registry foe, nor d
an any other stamps be employed to Sc Il
'ure special delivery except special de n
very stamp. The special delivery stamp a
hustDe IN addition to lawful pos tago and !,
'ny article OF first-class matter not pre-.
'ald with ut least one full rate Cf postage v
md any parcel OF any other class OF matter >
"a which postage has not been fully pre-. !
1asd must be treated as held for postage, u
sven though bearing special delivery
'tamp' Postmasters In fourth class OH. !,
'es are not In any case entitled to COM !
MISSIONS on special delivery stamps on
etters ana parcels mailed by them. No
allure In any instance where
ielivery Is possible can be 9
Considered excusable. Every complaint
y failure In such delivery viii be Y
promptly investigated and the responsi. .
'ulty liked with proper consequences Y
No Office, however small, is y
xempt from this obligation, and the .
ystem and duties under 1t are so slmple q
nat no excuse can be accepted for any
allure to meet the obligation. Should
acre De as many special delivery stamps :,
'N'O as the fifteenth number OF ordinary
'@mps--and larger sales may be fairly ..
'Npeoteo--tho gross allowance on this q
~NN"uN wiz cVuhi Ine total COmpenSA-
lon now paid to all tourth-class post t'
masters together, Their interest coin Il
ides with their duty. d
The following special Instructions are 81
,iyen TO postmasters at free-dellyery u
1icesi q
All postoiiices which on the st of DC. il
0ber may be tree.deliyery offices are "
ereby excepted from the operation Of Il
he above order so far as the same pre- "
erlbes the methods OF immediate deliv- "
~. and at all such treedelvery offices II
he special delivery system will be main a
sined through the employment of regu- t
ar force OF messengers, as at present, G
nd postmasters at such offices will d
ontinue to be governed by the regula- a
IONS Ia the circulars OF August H., nub. v
lshed In the Postal Guide for January, and o
y Instructions issued In pursuance b
hereof except as the same are herein 81
nodded. /
The law provides that the postmaster- u
eneral "may contract for the Immediate 8,
ellyery OF all articles from any posIofllce d
I any price less than cents per piece ei
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