The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-28

mail by private express" in vio- lation of the postal laws, has aroused considerable interest in Waterbury. Businessmen are par ticularly interested in the cam paign, for it will bring out with more clarity a number of points which have proven puzzling for the general public as well as for firms and individuals in business.
 A letetr is defined by the post office department as "any writ- ten or printed communication which conveys live, individual cur rent information between tho sender and the addressee upon which the latter may act, rely or refrain from acting."
 Yesterday Postmaster James T. Kelly was asked from Washington to have this city participate in a vigorous campaign against viola tion of federal law in the form of regularly delivering letters outside the mails and in using mail re- ceptacles as Repositories for such matter.
 Following are some of the regu- lations governing the situation, copies of which are. being sent to all business firms of the city:
 Delivery Salaried EmplOyes A municipality or concern may use its own regular salaried em- ployes to deliver it's own letters without the payment of postage thereon, but may not use outtide agencies on contract or piece work basis. A regular salaried en- ploye is one who is constantly em- ployed at fixed salary, or is em- ployed only part of the time but has the status in all other re- spects of regular salaried employ es, such as being entitled to vaca- tion and retirement privileges, in- surance under state statutes, and other benefits. . Delivery Without Pay
 Letters may be carried without compensation outside the mails | (sec. 1711, Postal Laws and Reg ulatinos) but the operator of a merchandise express cannot carry | orders for merchandise or other letters outside the mails with. | out complying with section TIP Postal Laws and Regulations, men toned herein on the theory that he iscarrying the letters "withou, compensation" because his con- tract is for the transportation o1 the merchandise only. The courts have held that payment to the con- | tractor Tn such cases includes pay. ment for carrying the letters. It is permissible, however, to transport | invoices with the merchandise to | which they relate without payment of postage.
 Delivery By Messenger
 ] Letters may be delivered by messengers outside the mails provi- | ded that whenever more than 20 are so delivered each piece must l be enclosed in a Government stamped envelope and the other requirements of section 1712, Pos tai Laws and Regulations. men, | toned herein must be observed (sec. I'll, Postal Laws and Regu- | lations). A lot of more than 25 l pieces may not be broken up and | delivered in units of 25 or less without enclosing each piece in Governme ment-stamped envelope. ! QeqRLuhehih-1 h-1uoNDoutlh-
 Enclosed Stamped Envelopes "All letters enclosed in stamped envelopes, if the postage stamp is | of a denomination sufficient to cover the postage that would be chargeable thereon if the same
 were sent by mail, may be sent conveyed, and delivered otherwise than by mail, provided such enve- lope shall be duly directed and | propertly sealed, so that the letter | cannot be taken therefrom without defacing the envelope, and the date of the letter or of the transmits sion or receipt therof shall be writ ten or stamped under the envel. ope" (sec.. 1712. Postal Laws and Regulations). Stamped envelopes means Government-stamp en'
 velopes which are envelopes pro. vided by the department with watermarks and other guards againts commercials and with post age stamps impressed thereon. Il is not intended that such envelopes
 shall be carried to post ofiic( for cancellation of the stamps
 thereon. Government postal cards
 bearing messages cannot be con'
 veyed outside the mails unless un'
 der cover of Government
 stamped envelope.
 Type of Matter
 Daily reports of business tran
 sections. commercial ratings, cred it reports, accounts collectible. tol
 sheets, Inventory balances, orders
 10 be filled. applications for au'
 tomobiie and drivers licenses
 price lists. sales reoprts. produc'
 ton reports of manufaeturini
 plants. cost sheets. payroll lists cash letters. tax rsports upon at'
 easements, questi0nnaires, wheT
 dlled out, apprlHal reports upoF
 applications for loans. receipts foI
 merchn ndlsc, post cards contain
 inK quotations 0n market rates in