Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-11-09
LOCAL.
How Much Writing May be Put on Three
Glasses of Mail Matter.

s Glasses of Mail Matter.
The following act of Congress is of gen.
eral interest, aud gives the public lnforma-
ton about matter in which the great
majority Of them are not informed:
An Act Relating to Permissible Marks, Print
ing or Writing upon Second, Third, and
Fourth Class Matter, and to Amend the 22d
and 23d Sections of an Act entitled ''An
Act making Appropriations for the Service
of the Post Office Department for the Fis-
cal Year Ending June 80, 1880, and for
Other Purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, THAT
mailable matter of the second class shall
contain no writing. print, or sign thereon
or therein in addition to the original print
except as herein provided-to Wit, the
name and address of the person to whom
the matter shall be sent. index figures of
subscription book (either printed or writ
ten), the printed title of the publication
and the place of its publication, the prin
ted or written name and address without
addition of advertisement of the publisher
or sender. or both, and written Or prln-
ted words or figures. or both. indicating
the date on which the subscription to such
matter will end, the correction of any ty
biographical error, a mark except by writ
ten or printed words, to designate work
or passage to which it is desired to call at
tention, the words ''sample copy" when
the matter is sent as such, the words
marked copy when the matter contains
a marked item or article. and publishers
or news agents may enclose in their pub
LEGATIONS bills, receipts, and orders for
subscriptions thereto, but the same shall
be in such form as to convey no other in
formation than the name place of publ
cation, subscription price of the publica-
tion to which they refer, and the subscrip
ton due thereon Upon matter of the third
class, or upon the wrapper or envelope en-
closing the same, or the tag or label at
tached thereto the sender may write 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-
ton to any word or passage in the text,
and may correct any typographical errors.
There may be placed upon the blank
leaves or cover of any book or printed
matter of the third class simple manu-
script dedication or Inscription not Of the
nature Of personal correspondence.
Upon the wrapper or envelope Of third
class matter or the tag or label
attached thereto may be priGted
any matter mailable as third class, but
there must be left On the address side
space sufficient for q leglble address and
necessary stamps. With package Of
fourth-class matter prepaid at the proper
rate for that class. the sender may enclose
Sny mailable third-class matter, and may
write upon the wrapper or cover thereof,
or tag or label accompanying the same,
his name. occupation, residence, or bust
ness address, preceded by the word from, ="
and any marks, numbers, rames, or let
tiers for purpcse of description. or may
print thereon the same, and any printed
nmRot in the nature of personal
~, there must be left on