Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-04-27
PosT OFFICE pEpARTMENT

The bill "turther to regulate the post of
ice Department. which was reported in the
house Of representatives on Wednesday last.
and 10 now depending there, provides, among
other things, As follows: That all post roads
shall be discontinued, on which the nett pro =
eeehS OK pOstages do not amount Ia ore. Ih;S 4.
OF the expense of conveying the same. ex.
cept those which lead TO the seats of govern.
ment, or between seats of government OF the
several states or territories, OF TO, or between,
seats OF justice, that no post master shall frank
or receive, free of postage, any letter OF
package, except on business relating to his
office; that no postmaster shall be concerned
in any contract for carrying the mail; that q.
ny postmaster shall be forthwith removed
from Office who shall fell to render his &C
counts within 40 doys, or to pay drafts on
him by the general posi- office for moneys due
by hiGl to the post office; that no allowance
for clerkhire 10 post Offices shall hereafter be
mads, unless sanctioned by the postmaster
general; that Tie commissions hereafter to BE-
allowed, per quarter, 10 poStmssters, shall
DE az follows: On any sum not exceeding
one hundred dollars, twenty FIVE per cent:
on any sum not exceeding two thousand
three hundred dollars over and above the first
hundred dollars, twenty per cent; and on any
sum above the first two thousand three hun
dred dollars, eight per centum; that The fol.
lowing postsges be hereafter charged, viz: On
every single letter conveyed by msiI for sny
distance mol exceeding 20 miles, 6 l 4 cents:
for any dis,snce over % miles, and non ex.
cesding 90 miles, 10 cents; for any distance
over 90 miles, aud not exceeding 1870 miles.
i2I-2 cents--for any distance ov5r 100 mica.
AND not exceeding $40 miles, 10 "a cents
for any distance over 240 miles, and no, ex.
ceeding 400 miles, 90 ceDis-- for sny distsnc.
over 400 miles, end not excee5iog 74O miles.
20 cents-and for any distance above 74G
miles, 81 ceDts--apd for every double let.
ter, double those rstes-for every triple let.
ter, triple those retes-aDd for every quaJru
pie letter, quadruple those Tate,-and for e.
very letter or package weighing ore ounce
avoirdupois weight, single postage for every
quarter of on ounce, and in that pFoportioT,
toT ali greater weights; and the postage 10 be
charged oV newspapers shall be, for any dis.
tspce not exceeding 50 miles, cent-for a.
~ distance over so miles, and not exceeding
3OU miles, IL cents-and for any distance
over 90 miles; 2 cents-pToviaed the post
age to DE charged on single newspaper
from spy one place TO another in the same
state or territory, shall not exceed cent
and the postage 20 be charged on magazines
or pamphlets shall be, for any distance mot
exceeding so miles, ! 2 ceuts per sheet
Tor any distance over so miles, and moi ex
c,eeding $50 miles, Q cents per sbset-for any
distance over $50 miles, and not exceeding
800 miles, i-2 cents--fcr sny distance over
1O0 miles, and not exceeding 500 miles. 2
cents-snd for sHy dis.snce exceedinE.s00
miles, ID ceots--ibat no y1bljshsf or
printer OF newspaper shalt be entitled 20
receive, free Of postage, more than SO news
papers, nor more tbsnsix from any one state:
: that no officer Of The government shsiI
frank or receive free Of postage any letters
other than those relating 20 the business Of
his Office Not Int.