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 1400 INDEX. rms mar Post-Ofice Department, (continued.) l Post-Office Department, (continued.) deadlettcrs, Postmaster-General to make fuller description of these classes,. . 705 regulations concerning, .. 702, 703 maximum weight of single letter postlists of non·delivered letters to be posted _ age, .. 7 05 or published, ... 703 rate of postage of domestic letters, to pay for publishing, not to exceed bein all cases prepaid by stamps. 705 one cent a letter, .. 703 on drop letters, to be prepaid by letters addressed in a foreign lan- stamps, .. . ... 705 guage, to be published in paper no extra fee to carriers, for letters of such language, ... .. 703 delivered or received,. .. 705 dead letters with valuables, to be reg- letter postage to include all mail matter istered, ... .. . . 703 wholly or partly in writing,. 705 contents, how disposed ot;. 703 book manuscripts. and corrected proofs, other dead letters, how disposed oi; 703 to be as printed matter,  705 printed matter not called for, how dis- address of subscribers may be printed posed of, ,. 703 or written on newspapers, &c., .. 705 notice to publishers, that it is not called receipts for payment, and bills of subfor, .,. 703 scription may be enclosed, .. .. . . 705 may be sent tree, 703 non-enumerated mail matter to bear letforeign dead letters, disposal of,  703 ter postage,. . .. 705 letter-carriers, at what offices to be em- matter reaching: delivery office, not paid, ployed, 703 to be charged double on delivery,  705 salary not to exceed $800 per an- soldiers, sailors, and marines, letters ot, num,. 703 may be sent unpaid, 705 when, and at what offices, it so as to letters not prepaid by accimay be increased to $1000,.. 703 dent, .. 705 to give bond with sureties, 703 to be charged double postage frequent delivery by mail-carriers, may on delivery, ... 705, 706 be provided lor, ... 703 what letters may be returned to their branch offices, pillar-boxes, and other re- writers, and when,. 706 ceiving boxes, maybe establisbed,.703, 704 such letters, when to be treated as if branch-ottice is established, person in dead letters, ... 706 charge, how appointed,. 704 postage on returned dead letters, not salary and bond, as 1etter—carrier,.. 704 registered, 706 to be a depositary for sale of stamps, 704 registered as valuable, 706 expenses of letter-carriers, branch offi- forwarding of letters,. . .. 706 ces, &c., to be kept distinct from or- ship—letters, rates of postage,. . 706 dinaty expenses of office,. .. 704 registration of valuable letters,. .. 706 to be paid out of income of office, fee not to exceed twenty cents, 706 where established,. 704 department not to be liable for loss, 706 postmasters may contract with publish- return receipt to writer, provision ers of newspapers, &c., for their de- for,. . . 706 livery by letter-carriers, ... . 704 to be received in courts as prima at what rates and terms, .. 704 facie evidence of delivery,. . 706 contract to be approved by Post- maximum weight of single rate of printmaster-General, ... 704 ed matter,. 706 delivery by uirriers of packets, not postage on transient printed matter, 705 exceeding certain weight, ... 704 to be prepaid by stamps,. .. . . 706 to be prepaid by stamps, and at on printed matter issued once a. what rate,. 704 week or oflener, ... 707 packages by mail not to exceed four tobe prepaid by stamps, .. 707 pounds weight, 704 not to be delivered until paid,. 707 except books by order of Congress, 704 newspapers within the county to be mail-matter to be prepaid at time of free to subscribers, ..,.. 707 mailing, by stamps, ... 704 on periodicals, &c., issued less fredomestic letters,. 704 quently than once a week, .. 707 transient printed matter,. 704 on packages, ..,.,... 707 seeds, pamphlets, books, maps, to be prepaid, ... 707 prints, &c., .,.. . . 704 subscription bills may be enclosed, 707 other matter not expressly other- I name and address of subscribers wise provided for,. 704 may be printed or written, .. 707 certain mailnnatter to be prepaid quar- other enclosures to subject same to terly before delivery, ... 704 letter postage,. 707 may be paid at office of mailing or I delivery of mail matter by route agents, 707 delivery, .. . ... 704 wrappers of mail matter,. 707 provisions for tiactions of quar- l to be so put on that matter can be ters,. . 704 I conveniently examined,. . ... 707 daily, weekly, tri-weekly, and semi- v if not, to be charged with letter weekly publications, ... 704 postage, ... 707 all mail matter divided into three classes, 704, postmasters may remove wrappers, to 705 ascertain if more postage should be letters, regular printed matter, mis- charged, ...,.. 708 cellaneous, ... . 705 publishers may be required to make