Show I 1 for the news t i pt post adl office Infraction Instruct ione 1 SALT LAKE CITY POST OFFICE ori bicic U T i 51 june 81 8 1 1 I 1 5 MR mft EDITOR sir gir I 1 understand under and th thit it the ai po port st is tasters in this territory have not received in and laws relative to their duties and fi 1 iov moat keenly the difficulties ander which public officers in this remote res regin in fro fron i the capital libor labor 1 for want waa of proper instruction I 1 have selected the ifil fal lowing it itans ins from general instructions in my lly I 1 I 1 office f ft fr r the benefit fene fit of my iny birther postmasters in in I 1 the Terr havy and trust trot they wu will receive ih thern rn cheerfully and abide by then them if it 0 u will be so kind as to glie give them thein an ai in ertin respectfully y urs POST lost MASTER N B is any P in the to 1 ry who finds it isi convenient ewt to attend to the duties of bis his office we suggest thu h resign hemn ing ingae a ome good man in a convenient location to fill I 1 his place P M I 1 35 at the end of every quarter which is is on the I 1 la last at day of M ach june september and decent I 1 bor ber every poat un mater ister most mast make up ins accounts and transcripts of them to thi ahr department th originals should be filed by hint him with his general account and will like it he be held to inspection 1 spec tion as a provid d in chapter 44 a fee 35 the quarterly return is is composed of the i foll following twing accounts and am papers viz I 1 1 A transcript of the account of mails sent from the office tor for the quarter 3 A transcript of the account of mails received at atthe the office fac r the quarter 9 all the post bills received fro from mother other offic offices es cariag the dw quarter I 1 9 accounts and receipts for contingent e apen sm ML JO the ii dead letters and a bill or bills of I 1 1 then them 1 12 ake account current carrent i 30 ft ama kopeach part of the return in a separate atol mt ol with strong paper tying tring it with twine and cwg wite BoB on each parcel its cioper proper contents and the came aue af tae office county and state then pack ca ag hike the abeela Ar eela toe the entire quarterly wn in ia one cout past bundle or packet and direct I 1 it pin aly to the taw third assistant Agar tant ra W gobor at al post office departie Depart Be I 1 Jfe I 1 wr 0 W wig whatever not ag to e a va tedy boft up in n it the e c ant consist consists eos Mists ow articles art klea via 2119 every will make bin elf debtor for the whole amount of postage on the unpaid letten which remained on huid hand at the close cloce of the pire ceding quarter every postmaster will make himself dt debtor ator for the whole of the postage on unpaid letters letten as it is stated dated in the alie bills froan rom other offices of lice thip thi artiene he be will find in hi the column of unpaid louers fatten in ia hw his account of mails received from other ff ice see chapter I 1 11 I 1 every postmaster pot maer will next debit himself aith I 1 the amount of leuen undercharged this at 1 be will find in the third column of his ac I 1 aunt mat 0 of maib received nce ived 0 I 1 N 44 an every will next debit himself with the amount of paid laid I letters sent including transient newspapers and cir circulars eWars title this amount he will nad find in the second column of his account of mails sent gent from the office see sec aw and eye every postmaster will charge himself on the eighth line 0 of his bia quarterly account ac fount with the whole amount he has paid for advertising letters he will wili mark on cacti letter the cost coat of efad advertising ver tg an and it it will bein be in addition to the original posts postage when he delivers any advertised letters h ho receives the cost of advertising together with the postage and for those he sends to the department as dead letters he takes credit br abr the postage and cost of advertising in this apy he cancels the charge and loves gives evidence that he has complied with the requisition odthe of the law on the subject every postmaster will next credit himself with the amount of postage on litters letters which have been overcharged over charged and dissent to his bis office and forwarded the amount he will arill find in the fourth column of his account of mails received the amount of postage on unpaid dead letters is next to be entered to his cr credit elit these letten are to be made up ap into mails mail and foi warded with fits big RC accounts COUntS see se S e chap 30 the amount of protace prat age of unpaid letters on hanl at the th close of the quarter is now to be enter ed edt V his bis credit au tins this is a temporary lemp tempi avary credit given because became the postmaster postin aster is already charged with he hc amount in the second article ma hii acco account lunt the whole sum suin now entered to his c edit must be entered to his debit in the firt fir t article of his bis next account whether any of the letters be taken up or be returned as dead letters or therise having H avina added adde together the anns an ins of the first six six mentioned articles and placed the amuat ami ant in the same line opposite he will then deduct these articles from femi thit th it aino amount ant which leaves the ba balance hince being the amount of lette postage collected by him this I 1 I 1 th balance which has been placed on the 1 credit side of the account is now to be entered to I 1 his debit i every ter will next debit himself with the whole amount of ps astige p astige tige on an the ne cespa aspa pers magit magazines and pamphlets which he has received from ficon other offices during the quarter together with the amount received on paid newspapers magazines and pamphlets sent front from his office carrying the amount out gut short postmasters will next add the amount of po stages collected on lett letters ets newspapers pamphlets and iziner torether together and place the sum in the lino ipp opposite osite every postmaster will next cast his commis i j aion binn on the aino amount tint of postage collected on letters during the quarter everi postmaster will next cast his commission on the amount of f jre collected on news newa p apers and pamphlets except transient newspapers at 50 per wr cent and enter it ir in this place I 1 inthe if the tion on letters newspapers I 1 and pamphlets do not exceed doll dilara lra irs in one j quarter the postmaster will then set down the nuin h hr r of free levers leters reia ived by mail fir frd d livery at the office and carry the mino amount at two cents each to his credit erfil it this number he will ip find in the sixth eolynn of his Acco account uIt of M kits received it now for the MSt imster tomake to make ont his account of ofa contingent on expenses if any wrapping i piper and twine are nil wed but postmasters arif are required to preserve and use the wrappers and twine which c mine come int their offices upon letters and pickets packets received as f far ar as they can be a again in safety used the other articles which may be charged arged as contingent expenses are sealing wax advertising g letters repairs repair of mail bags N no allowance for furniture will be made to any post office where the net proceeds do not amount t to 30 per year A strict observance of alie rules herein laid down in relation to contingent expenses is indis pliable all vouchers for eap exp expanses anses charged char jed in lh the quarterly account or in the commission Connin isBon of EnA account must hp he transmitted with the s lid kid accounts and if for wrapping p piper or twine must mil it state thi quantity rud and rica or if for adverta 4 i ing letters th number of letters unreasonable deh defey nol atif only oaty indries in pries hegt cl df tho th bublie lite busi I 1 siness hut but is abed to foiring bring upon wn the cai carns cain n withheld and the department therefore re serves to itself the right to la reject all such claims made after I 1 the quarterly accounts have been adjusted P ista are pr habited hibit hibi fd ted arm rom ng supplies rr fr thir ir offices i fruin from thein or persona person associated with them in business if the I 1 articles required can elsewhere be had at a fair price besides sides the printer s are ace tint hint and receipt for adv letters lettera on li liin bin in 1 tl tit newspaper news piper c cn cm n taibi aaning the adverta be the p alm astr will now nw the balance of often the ac elint which 9 hows hw much he be is ia indebted t tl the for posta po stages gm 3 1 I adus account current is intended to show tho nett proceeds of the office for the quarter quart r no nn balance due on a fortia fortim r quarter ter nor any payment to or collection f for or the department is to be inserted |