The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-08
POSTAL REGULATIONS.
What May be Printed or Written on
Different Glasses OF Matter.

The following circular has just been
issued by the Postmaster General:
PosToEFIcE DEPARTMENT, !
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Jan. 10, 1SSS. !
By recent act Of Congress the former
laws regarding permissible writing and
printing on second, third and fourth
class matter are repealed and the follow
ing rules and regulations in conformity
with the provisions of said act will, in
future, prevail:
Second-Class Matter.-AIatter of this
class shall contain no writing, print, or
sign, thereon, or therein, in addition to
the original print, except the name and
address of the person to whom the mat
ter shall be sent, index figures or sub
scrption book, either printed or written,
(Which figures may indicate the number
of copies sent.) the printed title Of the
| publication and the place where it is
published, the printed or written name
and address of the publisher or sender,
or both. without the addition of any
advertisemcnt.) and written or printed
words or figures, or both, indicating the
date on which the subscription to the
matter will end, the correction of any
typographical error, mark Except by
written or printed words) 10 designate
word or passage to which it is desired to
| call attention, the words sample copy"
when the matter Is sent as such, and the
| HNo I'll -nI - ,thlp tIn mat
ter contains marked item or article,
And publishers or news agents may in
close in their publications bills, receipts
Or orders for subscription thereto; but
the same shall be in such form as to
convey no other information that the
name, place and subscription price of
the publication to which they refer, and
the subscription due thereon.
Third Glass Matter.-On matter ofthis
class, or on its wrapper or envelope, or
on tag or label attached, the sender
may either write or print his own name,
occupation and residence or business
address, preceded by the word "From,"
and may make marks (other than by
written or printed words) to call atten'
3 ton to any word Or passage in the text,
!; and may correct any Typographical errors
t There may also be placed upon the blank
Q leaves or cover of any book or other
l matter of this class simple manuscript
r dedication or inscription not in the
! nature of personal correspondence.
r There may also be placed upon the
envelope, wrapper, Ia. or label OF matter
n of this class any printing that IS not in
its character unavailable as thrid.class
n matter, provided there be kept sufficient
d space for legible superscription ant
e, the necessary postage stamps.
n, Fourth Glass Matter.--With matter o
m this class, properly prepaid as such, TIL
in sender may enclose third-class matter
d and he may write or print upon tn
t. cover, wrapper, or label thereof, hi
or name, occupation, residence or busines
tn address, preceded by the word ''From,
n and any marks, nu nbers, names or lie
Nv ters for purpose OF description. He ma
&c also print upon the same anything thu
ed is not unmailable as printed matter, an
'as that is not in the nature of person
10 correspondence, provided there be lie
&C. sufficient space for a legible suberscr
en- tion and the necessary postage stamps.
he From the above it will be seen that Il
Use restrictions as to writing upon matter
'lc the third and fourth classes are snbsta
ate tally the same as under the old law; b