Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-07-12

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eulrf, NJ newspaper, IL should b. sr enye
.upad OF foI5d that ii can 10 distinctly
seen ut the Office 10 h1 such, and ala,
Dot li contain ho writing, marks, Oh sign
~ serve the purpose Of written conmu.
1iaations, II not done up 80 as 10 op4n
At the end, 1t is to Be charged % letter
by weight
FREEPApEas.--The Governors Of Estates
"au send all laws, records and documents
OF their ros puClye States.
Three assistant Podmnsters General
--ta frank oil matters rsiatiHg II their
Hea' daH s.
Deputy P0stmusters, can send letters
aud packages relating ercinarciy TO the
business oil the Post Office Department.
Exchange newspapers between publish
ers Of newspapers may be sent free.
MONEY FOR PUBLISHERS The authori.
ty heretofore given to posunasters to send
money free Of postage to publishers OF
newspapers in payment Of subscriptions
being Withdrawn, the following regulation
is substitutes:
Money may be left with postmaster,
in no instance exceeding ten dollars, for
the purpose Of being paid to distant pub
fishers, if said publishers so desire, for
any newspaper or pamphlet deliverable
from his office. The postmaster may re.
tain one per cent. and give his receipt for
the balance. He is Immediately to report
the payment, with the names OF the par
ties, TO the postmaster through whom
said amount is TO be paid to the publisher,
and to charge himself upon his general
account with the United States" with the
amount received, dedJcting the one per
cent. under the head of moneys receiv-
ed, for subscriptions" stating the name of
the payer, the name Of the payer office,
where payable, amount, and time when
received; and shall mike full and faith
fi return to the General Post office of all
such cases at the end Of each quarter
When presented, the postmaster Of The
office where payable is to pay the amour.
in said receipt, deductng one per cent.
which receipt, after being endorsed by
the publisher, he will forward as his
voucher Of payment.
ADVERTISED LErTERs.--Letters uncalled
for are to be advertised in the paper of
the town where the office Advertising may
be situated having the greatest circula-
ton, providing it can be done at a cost
not exceeding two cents on each letter
Letters are not to be advertised in more
than one paper unless specially directed
by the Postmaster General
PRIVATE EXPRESSES. The establish
ment o; private expresses for the convey
ance of any letters, or any matter trans
mitable in the United States mail, (news-
papers, pamphlets, magazines, and period
cals, excepted } from on, city, town, or
other place, to any other city, town or
place in the United States, between and
from and TO which the United States mail
S regularly transported under authority
If the Post Office Department, is prohib- |
ted, under penalty Of $3.50.
This is aot to prohibit the conveyance
If letters, packets, or packages, or other
natter by private hands, no compensation
icing rendered or received therefor in
my way, or by special messenger en-
'Ioyed only for the single particular oc-
aston.
The WEIGHT OF LETTER Every body
n this republic, after the 1st of July, viii.
eel an interest in knowing exactly how
much they can pat in letter, without
making il exceed hall an ounce in weight.
The editor of the Olive Branch, o!
)oylestown, having made some careful
experiments, says that an avoirdupois
alf an ounce is 2l8 "a grams. We may
therefore, send as single letter.
/. One and a half sheets of letter :
aper, sealed with wax or wafer.
2. One sheet of do, with large or small :
nveope, wax or wafer.
8. One shee, of fooscap, with small :
nvelope, sealed with wafer.
a. One sheet Of letter paper, with
unr;er eagle (S2, SOY enclosed, and with
AK and the letter sealed with wax. c
4. Iialfu sheet of letter paper, or light p
,olscap, with half eagle enclosed, Sc
lrod and sealed with waters.
6. A sheet Of letter paper may contain u
dime and d half, or half sheet may d
'ntain quarter dollar. P
Z, A sheet of letter paper may enclose ',
ven bank notes and be sealed with wax u
three bank notes; and the whole in an p
velope
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