The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-03-27
THE POSTAGE BILLs

liz HCW OSL OiiiIC LLu " SOutoIuS or
sections, Of which The provisions are brief.
y these.
L. After The LIST OF July next, all single
letters are to be charged fire Genus for
transmissions under 800 miles, and ten
cents for over that distance. Double let
ters pay double price triple letters triple
price. &c. Letters weighing less than
half an ounce are 10 BE- accounted single,
and every additional half ounce is to be
charged additional single postage. D'op
letters pay two cents, and letters adVer!is.
ed are 10 pay the cost OF advertisement
2. Newspapers Of 1900 square inches
or less go free within thirty miles of where
they are printed for greater distances
they are subject 10 the rntes Of the law of
1926 end newspapers Of greater size are
10 pay the rates charged upon magazines
and pamphlets
3. Circulars, handbils, &C., printed on
single cap paper. or no larger, and unseal-
ed. pay two cents each, whatever distance
they may be sent; pamphlets, magazines,
&C., pay .,co and half cents per copy
of an ounce weight, or less, and one cent
additional tor each additional ounce, whats
ever be The distance and fractional excess
SEES over an ounce, Of not less than halt an
ounce, are TO be charged as full ounces.
4. The Postmaster General in case of
an overloaded or retarded mail, is author
lied to send the letter mail at lis usual
speed by separate conveyance.
5. All the Thanking provisions Of for
mer acts are repealed (hough restored by
subsequent scctlons.)
6. All officers OF the government are to
keep account Of postage payable by them
on mail matter touching The business of
their offices, and these are 10 be paid quar-
terIy out Of the contingent fund Of the de-
parmenl to which they belong. The
three Assistant p. NJ. Cts have the frank
ing privilege On all letters touching their
business, and are required to endorse ell
letters official business" and are to pay
5000 for every such endorsement falsely
made. Deputy Postmaslers have the same
privilege under the same restrictions and
penalties. When the commissions OF any
Postmaster are less than S25 per annum,
they may be increased by the Postmaster
General. not 10 exceed Sc per cen. on The
! letter postage received. The sums charge.
able on all ranked matter are 10 be paid
from the contingent fund of the Two Hous>
es and the Departments, OF ia default there.
OF, from the u. S. Treasury
Z. Public documents may be transmit.
ted by State Governors, Members of Con-
gress, Delegates from the Territories, the
Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the
House, free Of postage, as heretofore.
8. The same persons may send or res
ceive, during the recess, letters weighing
less Than two ounces, heretofore; and
postage chargeabe on letters touching Of
fetal business, and weighing more than
two Ounces, is TO be paid from the con!in-
gen, funds Of Congress.
9. No person shall, in any way, be in
s,rumental in conveying over mail routes
out Of the mail, any mailable mater ex-
cept newspapers, pamphlets, magazines
and periodicals.; and every person, Offend
ing against this provision, directly or in
directly, is TO forfei, $3.50 for each Of
fen:e.
10 Boats, stages, cars, &c. are prohib-
tied from conveying letters or any other
mailable matter. with the before specified
exceptions, and except such letters as may
relate 10 some part o! The cargo articles
conveyed, under the penalty of 500 for
each offence, to be paid by the owners; and
$50 TO be paid by the driver, captain, con-
duciors, SC.
III. Owners OF conveyances are subject
ed 10 the sane penalties, for transporting
persons acting as private expresses, as the
persons themselves but nothing in the act
is TO be construed as prohibiting the con,
veyance of letters or packages by pracat.
hands, when no compensation is rendered,
or By special messenger employed for The
single occasion.
II. All persons who shall after the
passage of The act, transmit by any pro-
bibi'ed private express, maIabIe matter, or
place al any desig mated spot, or Gelicer
such matter for such transportation, forfeit
for each offence $50.
10. Letters may be conveyed by steam.
boats, as provided by The act Of 1926, pro.
vided they are delivered on arrival 10 The
authorized agent OF the Post Office De.
partment, who shall charge upon them
ordinary postage; and no Postmaster shaI
receive, to be conveyed by mail, any pack.
1t weighing over three pounds.
IA. The Postmaster General has pow
er 10 contract with steamboat owners, Tor
extra occasions, without the previous adj
verlsemerls required by law, provided
the price 10 be paid does no, exceed the
average rate.
IS. Maiab|e matter is defined and It
does not include books, magazines, pam.
phlets, or newspapers, not directed DOR in
tended Tor distribution, to srbsc ribers. but
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