The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-21

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tas on and tor other purposes was passed
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Represeu.
assembled, That from and after the first day of July
next, all newspapers of greater size superfoes
than nineteen hundred square inches, may be trans
mitted through the mail by the editors publishers
thereof to ali subscribers or other persons within the
county or within thirty miles Of the city, town,
other place in which the paper is or may be printed,
free Of any charge for postage whatever.
All newspapers of the size aforesaid, sent from the
office Of publication and which shall be conveyed in
the mail any distance beyond the county, beyond
thirty miles from the place at which the may be
printed and not one hundred miles shall he
ject to- and charged with postage of half cent,
and of one cent for any greater distance Provided
That the postage Of single newspaper Of the size
aforesaid from any place to another in the same
State shall not exceed one half cent
j. Upon all newspapers Of greater size superb
cal extent than niaetren hundred square inches sent
from the Office of publication there shall be charged
and collected the rates OF postage prescrb
ed by this act to be charged magazines and PAM
phets And upon all newspapers of less size or su-
perfcia extent than five hundred square inches Mt
from the Office aforesaid, there shall be charged and
collected uniform rate of onefourtb of cent for all
distances within or without the State in which they
may be published Provided, however. That they may
be transmitted free OF postage through the mail with
in the county or within thirty miles of the place of
publication. according to the provisions Of the first
section Of this act.
t. All printed or autographed circulars and hand
bills advertisements. printed or autographed quar-
to post OF single cap paper paper not larger than
single cap, folded, directed, aud unseaed, shall DO
charged with postage at the rate Of cent for each
sheet, and no more, whatever be the distance the
same may be sent.
8. All pamphlets magazines, periodicals. and every
other kind and description of printed other matter,
except newspapers which shall be unconnectei with
any ma n uscrpt communication whatever, and which
it is or may be lawful to transmit by mail shall be
charged with postage at the rate Of two cents for each
copy sent Of no greater weight than ounce and
al ounce Of the weight Of any such pamphlet, msga-
zine, matter, thing which may be transmitted
through the mail, whatever be the distance the
may be sent; and any fractional Of not less
than one-half Of ounce In the weight OF any such
matter or thing, above one more ounces shall re
ounce.
8. The publishers of all pamphlets magazines, and
periodicals may send copy of the to each and
every other publisher of work of the like kind within
the United States free of postage, is provided
for by law in regard to free exchanges between the pub
fishers of newspapers under such regulations the
Postmaster General shall provide
T. All newspapers not sent from the Office of publica-
ton. and all hand bills circulars printed, ltho-
graphed, not exceeding sheet shall be subject to
two cents postage each for any distance, to be paid
when deposited in any post office to be conveyed by
mail and all such postsges shall be received and rated
in the settlement of the accounts of posmasters as
newspaper. and not rs letter, postage.
s. All acts, or parts of acts. which come in conflict
with the provisions of this act be- and the same are
hereby. repealed.
The House then adjourned