Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-27
PRINTED MATTER.
An Important Ruling of the Postmaster
General.

An Important Ruling OF the Postmaster
General.
Postmaster R. D. Stephens has received
a communication from Postmaster-G General
Don NJ. Dickinson, dated Washington, jan
uary 10Th, regarding permissible writing
and printing on second, third and fourth
class matter, which will be read by all with
interest, especially merchants. 1t reads as
follows:
By recent Act of Congress, the former
laws regarding permissible writing and
printing on second, third and fourth-class
matter are repealed, and the following rules
and regulations, in conformity with the
provision of said Act, will in future pre-
vail:
"Second-class Matter-Matter of this
class shall contain no writing, print or sign,
thereon or therein, in addition to the oriei-
nal print, except the name and address of
| the person to whom the matter shall be
sent, index figures of subscription book,
either printed or written (which figures
may indicate the number of copies sent,
the printed title of 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
dlQ mIlllSu printed
words or figures, or both, indicating the
date on which the subscription to the mat
ter will end, the correction of any typo
graphical error, mark Except by written
or printed Words to designate a word or
passage to which it is desired to call atten-
tention, the words Sample copy when
the matter is sent as SUCH and the words
Marked copy when the matter contains a
marked item or article. ANY publishers or
| news agents may irclose in their publica-
| tons bills. receipts or orders for subscrip-
tons thereto, but the same shall be in such
form as to convey no other information
than the name, place and subscription
price of the publication to which they re-
fer, and the subscription due thereon.
Third-class Matter.-On matter of
this class, or on its wrapper or
envelope, or on a 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 attention
to any word or passage in the text. and
may correct any typographical error. There
may also be placed upon the blank leaves
or covers of any book or other matter of
this class a simple manuscript dedication
or inscription not in the nature of personal
IAeTt may SlSO De placed
upon the envelope, wrapper, tag or label of
matter of this class any printing that is not
in its character unavailable as third-class
matter, provided there be kept sufficient
space for legible superscription and the
necessary postage stamps.
"Fourth-class Matter-With matter of
this class, properly prepaid as such, the
sender may inclOse third-class matter, and
he may write or print on the cover, wrap
per or label thereof, his name, occupation,
residence or business address, preceded by
the word FROM and any marks, numbers,
names or letters for the purpose of descrip-
ton. He may also print upon the same
anything that is not unavailable as printed
matter, and that is not in the nature of per-
sonal correspondence, provided there be
left sufficient space for legible superscrip-
ton and the necessary postage stamps"
From the above it will be seen that the
restrictions as to a0riting upon matter of the
third and fourth classes are substantially
the same as under the old law but that in
general all restrictions as to printing on
these two classes are removed, except as to
the reservation of space necessary for ad
dressing the matter and placing thereon of
postage stamps,
In all cases directions for transit. deliy-
cry, forwarding or returning shall be deemed
part of the address