The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-04-29
Postal Regulations.

n possible, especially when sent
a large nnmbeis, as is freqently tt
: case with newspapers and circular
r The trouble. of the post-offlse is d
! minished if letters, when mailed j
+ large numbers are tied in bundle
! with the address all in one direction
Make the address legible an
complete, giving the name of tn
! post office, county and state. TIL
name of the street and number c
the house should also be given o.
letters addressed to cities wher
letter carriers are employed; Will
the letter will eventually reach il
destination without a number, th,
omission is often a cause OF delay
Avoid as much as possible th,
use of cheap envelopes, made o
thin paper, especially when more
than one sheet of paper, or any 9th
er article than paper, is enclosed
Being often handled, and even in
the mail bags subject to pressure,
such envelopes not unfrequently
split open, often giving cause OF
conn laint against officials who are
entirely innocent in the matter.
Never send money or any other
article Of value through the mails,
except either by means of money
order, or registered letter, other
erwise they are sent at the risk Of
the sender.
A much larger portion of the
undelivered letters could be re-
turned if the names and addresses
of the writer's were always fully and
plainly written, or printed on the
upper right hand corner, of the en-
velope. When dropping letter,
ETC., into a street mailing box, or
into the receptacle at u post-effice,
always see that the package falls
into the box and does not lodge in
its passage; observe, also,as final
ity, whether the | ostage stamps re
main securely in their places.
Postage stamps should be placed
on the upper right hand corner of
the al dress side Of all naIl-matten
Postmasters are not obliged 70
accept IN payment OF postage
stamps or stamped envelopes, wrap
pers, etc, any currency which may
be So mutilated as to be uncurrent
or the genuineness of which cannot
be readily ascertained.
They are not obliged to receive
more than twenty five cents in COP
per or nickel coin at one time.
They are not obliged to slick"
other peoples stamps, and stick
them on for them, nor are they OBJ
llged to make change except as a
matter of courtesy.
Neither should they give credit
for postage. In using postal cards,
be careful not to write or have any
thing printed onithe side to be used
for the address, except the address.
To insure a letter being forward
ed in the mails, it must have not
less than two cents in postage
stamps affixed. Letters cannot be
carried out of the mail except in
postage stamped envelopes. A
subscriber to a newspaper or peri
odical who changes his residence
and postofice should at once nOti-
fly the publisher and have the pub
lication sent to his new address.
Hotel matter must be returned TO
the post-ofIice as soon as it is evil
dent that it will net be claimed.
Packages of third and fourth
class matter except single books,
may weigh not exceeding Jour
pounds.
PrOprietors of hotels, officers Of
clubs and boards of trade or ex'
changes should not hold unclaimed
letters longer than ten days, except
ut the request of the person ad-
dressed. When such letters are re-
turned to the post Office they should
be redirected for forwarding, and In
the absence Of more definite infor-
nation as TO where the person adj
dressed may be found, the new ad-
dress may be taken from the hotel
register.
Letters addressed to persons
temporarily sojourning in city
where the free delivery system is in
operation should be marked "tran-
silent" or general delivery" if not
addressed to street and number,
or some other designated place of
delivery.
All inquiries or communications
relative to mail matter known to
have been sent to the dead letter
Office should be addressed to the
third assistant post master general,
Washington, D. G.
The delivery Of letters is not con-
trelled by any statuary pro vision,
but by the rules and regulations Of
the postofice department. The
object of the department is to in
sure and facilitate such delivery to
the person for whom they are in
tended.
In the case of money orders and
registered letters the parties apply
ing for them, if not known, should
be required to prove their identity
in the same manner as in banking
institutions where parties present
ing drafts, checks, etc., who are not
known are required to prove their
identity.
In the case of ad sertised letters
parties applying should be question
ed as to the place or places from
whence they may be expecting corr
respondence. In the general deliv-
cry of posteffice the pOstmaster
should exercise a sound discretion
in the delivery of letters to persons
claiming to be the persons Named
in the address and who may not be
known to him PHYLLIS.
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