text_original: As there was an additional charge when a letter was written on more sheets than one, there was a frequent and almost a constant tampering by officials with the sanctity of sealed letters for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not they ought to be taxed on the higher scale.
text_transcription: AS THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE WHEN A LETTER WAS WRITTEN ON MORE SHEETS THAN ONE THERE WAS A FREQUENT AND ALMOST A CONSTANT TAMPERING BY OFFICIALS WITH THE SANCTITY OF SEALED LETTERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASCERTAINING WHETHER OR NOT THEY OUGHT TO BE TAXED ON THE HIGHER SCALE
phonemes: æz ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐn ɐdˈɪʃənəl tʃˈɑːɹdʒ wɛn ɐ lˈɛɾɚ wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ ˌɔn mˈɔːɹ ʃˈiːts ðɐn wˌʌn, ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ fɹˈiːkwənt ænd ˈɔːlmoʊst ɐ kˈɑːnstənt tˈæmpɚɹɪŋ baɪ əfˈɪʃəlz wɪððə sˈæŋktᵻɾi ʌv sˈiːld lˈɛɾɚz fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv ˌæsɚtˈeɪnɪŋ wˈɛðɚ ɔːɹ nˌɑːt ðeɪ ˈɔːt təbi tˈækst ɔnðə hˈaɪɚ skˈeɪl.