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2 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ons. 2, 3. 1888. receipts, and orders for subscriptions thereto, but the same shall bein such form as to convey no other infomation than the name, place of publication, subscription (price of the publication to wh1ch they rurnuan. refer and the subscription ue thereon. Upon matter of the thir class or upon the wrapper or envelope inclosing the same or the tag or lable attached thereto the sender may write his own name, occupation, and residence or busmess address, by the word " from," and may make marks other than y written or printed word to call attention to any word or passage in the text, and may correct any typographical errors. There may be placed upon the blank leaves or cover of any book or pmnted matter of the third-class a simple manuscript dedication or inscr1ption not of the nature of a. personal correspondence. Upon the wrapper or envelope of thirdclass matter or the tag or lab e attached thereto may be printed any matter mailable as third-class, but there must be le t on the address side a space sufficient for a legible address and necessary stamps. ~ rwrmcuss With a ka of fourth-class matter prepaid at the lproper rate for that gs, this sender may inclose any ma' able third-c ass matter, and may write upon the wrapper or cover thereof, or tag or label accompanying the same, his name, occupation, residence or business address, preceded by the word "from," and any marks, numbers, names, or letters for pipipose of description, or maty print thereon the same, and any }print matter not in the nature o a personal corresgndence, but sfmgre nppst befeftbcin Eg addresg side or face of the a space cien or a egi e ress an necessar stam s. n all cases directions for imansmit, delivery, forwarding, br retnirn m m shall be deemed part of the address; and the Postmaster-General ¤¤¤~ slézllct prescrible suitable regulations for carrying this section into e . mmm me mu- _ Sec. 2. That matter of the second, third, or fourth class contain-

    • ¤· mg any or pritnltgng incgdlditiontto the Eplpiginallo matter other

as au onzed m precg sec ion s not admitted to the mails, nor deliveredaexcept upon payment of postage for matter of the first-class, deducting there rom an amount which may have been prepaid by stamps affixed, unless by direction of the Postmaster- General such postage shall be remitted; and an person who shall knowingly conceal or inclose any matter of a higher class in that of a lower c ass, and deposit or cause the same to be de osited for conveyance by mail, at a less rate than would be charged for both such higher and lower class matter, shall for every such offense be liable to a penalty of ten dollars. · Approved, January 20, 1888. canary a1, mss. CHAP. 3.-—An act to authorize the construction or a railroad, w , T·····—·—···· foot-pamenger bridge across the Mississippi River, at or near Burlington, ga. and Bc it enacted by the Senate and Houaeo Re esentatives 0 the mgngrirlnggncgngi HH- United Stapeeof A_m.e*rica in Congress assegblezfr That the Burlingménew n¤$ ton and Illmois Bridge Cpmlpany, its successors, and assigns, be, and En F¤***¤¢°¤¤· they_ are hereby, authorxze to construct and maintain, if in the ro»¢,p.a¤¤. opinion of the ecretary of War the same be a public necessity a railroad, wage; and foot-passenger brid e across the Mississippi River at a p _ suitable to the interests ol navigation at a int at. or near the citypf Burlington, Iowa, and to lay on or over a track or trac for the more perfect connection of any railroad or railroads that are or shall be constructed to said riverfon either or both sides thereof, at or opposite said point, under the limitations and p,,,, ,,,,,;,,,0,, ,,0, conditions hereinafter provided ; that said bridge shall not interfere fnbcimpncsd. with the free navigation of said river beyond what is necessary in order to carry into effect the rights and privileges hereby granted ;