The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
MEM POSTAL. RULES.
Red Tape Needed to Secure Reg.
lstsred Letter.


The July Postal Guide shows, as two
other similar documents have showed,
that the postoffice department is hot on
the trail Of the lottery men. It appears
however, that as soon as these queer
merchants are bulletined others spring
up in their places to annoy and poster
the department. The offenders are
mainly from other countries, one being
from Paris. The names of the law
breakers are Credit d 'Epargne, of Paris,
and Emile Yuchmann, of New York.
Postmasters are warned to decline all
letters or postal money orders to these
parties, and on presentation of a dupli-
cate money order the money SO expend-
ed will be returned.
Instructions are given to the public
as to how to recall registered matter.
The rules are as follows
The sender, if unknown, must furnish
satisfactory Identification as such.
He must write on the face of his reg
istery receipt the words withdrawn be-
fore dispatch" and sign his name
thereto.
He must surrender his registry re-.
ceipt to The postmaster, to be pasted
in it's stub or counterpart in the regis
tration book.
When this has been done
The postmaster or his authorized
clerk must write or stamp the words
Withdrawn before Dispatch on the
stub of the receipt in the registration
book, sign his name thereto and paste
the surrendered receipt on the stub or
margin of the counterpart.
He must then. write or stamp the
words withdrawn before Dispatch
on the face of the letter or parcel, to
which must be added the postmark of
the office. The letter or parcel may
then be returned to the sender. The
postage stamps should not be Cancelled;
but, if they have been, no reimburse
ment can be made.
To secure the registered letter after
it has been dispatched, these rules have
been laid down:
The sender must furnish proof OF
identification.
He must file with the mailing post
master or clerk written request tor
the return of the letter or parcel, Civ.
ing name and address Of sender, name
and address of addressee and the regis.
try number Of the article to be recalled
On receipt of such request the mail.
ing postmaster must Immediately send
to the postmaster at the office of ad'
dress, in his own name, by mail or tele
graph, at the sender's option and ex
pense for postage and telegram, re-
quest for the return of the letter OF
parcel, giving sender's name and ad
dress, addressee's name and address
the registration number of the article
date of it's dispatch and the numbe
of the registered package or envelope il
which it was enclosed.
On receipt OF Sucn the postmaster q
the Office Of address will return sucl
letter or parcel. No new postage i
chargeable for returning first-clas
matter, but full postage is chargeabl,
for all other classes. No new registr,
. fee is chargeable on any class. Whel
other than first class matter is recalled
the sender must supply the money o
postage stamps to be RENTED with thu
postmaster's letter of recall to cover tn,
return postage.
The difference between this and re
Towering an express order is that in tn
latter case payment may be stoppe,
by simple telegram. There is no re,
tape about the deal.