The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-04-26
UNITED STATES POSTAGE, ACCORDING
TO THE ACT APPROVED MARCH !,

l849.
The inland postage, for 800 miles and
under, - 10 cents an ounce; Tor l-2 ounce
aud Ices il is 5 cents.
The inland postage for grenicr distances
than 300 miles, 10 20 cents an ounce ID cts.
for half an ounce aud under.
The whole postage BY the British or
American mail steamers, from or to Great
Britain or Ireland, is 4S cents all ounce;24
cents Tor single half ounce or less.
The United States inland postage, what
ever may 10 the distance, on letters sen,
by the British steamers 10 foreign countries.
other than Great Britnin or Ireland, is 10
cents an ounce; cents the single hall
ounce.
The postage, by the American steamers.
to foreign countries, other than Great Brit
ain or Ireland. or letters TO be sent through
the British mail, 10 ~ cents ON ounce; 81
cents the single half ounce.
To and by Bremen, from the post. aud
the reverse, IS cents an ounce; ~ cents
the single haltounce. The inland postage
to he added.
Toand from Havana, % cents On ounce;
IL l-2 cents single.
TO aud from Chagrcr, 40 cents an ounce;
20 cents single.
To and from Pansmn, 60 cents an ounce;
30 cents single.
To and from other places on the Pacific,
so cents m ounce; 40 cents single.
To and from the West Indies (exccpt
Havana and islands in the Gulf Of Mexico,
20 cents; 10 cents single, with inland pos
tage.
Any fractional excess over m ounce Is al.
ways to be regarded rs On ounce.
Tho above postage may he prepaid or
not, at the option Of the sender; except to
foreign countries other than Great Britain
or Ireland. And where the letters pass
through the Bremen post office, in mos,
cnses, the whole postage may be prepaid.
(Sce table l. exhib, d, Senate document,
Executive, No. 25, ooh Congress % scss-
ion.
a postage Of six cents is charged on let.
tiers and pacqncts brought into the United
States in any private ship or vessel, or
carried from one post therein 10 another, If
they are 10 he delivered at the post office
where the snme shall arrive; aud two cents
are added to the rates Of postage il dcs,incd
to be conveyed TO any place. And post
masters are 10 receive one cent Tor every
letter or pacquet received by them To be
conveyed by any (privstc) ship or vessel
beyond sea, or from any port to another
in the United States.
One cent is to he added 70 the rate Of
sach way letter. Way letters are those
brought to post Office by the post riders,
and o,her carriers Of the mail, whose duty
il is to receive them, when presented more
than one mile from pos, office.
There ia charged upon letters and other
matter delivered from steamboats,, exccp,
newspapers, pamphlets, magazines, aud
periodicals, the same rntes 40 it they had
hcen transmitted by mail.
Drop letters, or letters placed in nnv
post Office for delivery there, are charged
two cts. each.
Advertised letters nrc charged with the
cost Of advertising, which is not to exceed
four cents for each letter, in addition 10 the
regular postage.
No, more than two cents is 10 be paid to
the letter carrier employed in cities for The
delivery Of letters, or for receiving them to
be deposited in the pos, Office.
Newspapers Of and under the superiices
Of 1900 square inches IRE conveyed from
one post Office to another in the sumo
State for one cent; and any distance no,
more than 100 miles ut the same rate, and
- cent for any greater distance. One
quarters postage is always paid in advance
by those who receive newspapers by post
The sea postage on ne wspapers is three
cents each, with tho above rates added
when transported inland. Newspapers
may be mailed or delivered at any post
office in the United States or from Great
Britain or Ireland on the payment Of two
cents. Letter carriers employed in cities,
are not TO receive more than l-9 cent for
the delivery If newspapers. The postage
on newspapers not sen, from the office Of
publication is required 10 be prepaid; and
the whole postage, in oil cnses, when they
are directed 10 foreign countries.
Hand-bills, circulars, md advertise.
nents, MT exceeding one sheet, arc sub
jecs to three cents postage each, Whatever
the distance (inlsndl to be prepaid. The
sea postage on price currents IL three
cents, with inland postage added, when So
transported. The law mikes nodis,inc,icn
Of hand bills. circulars, advertisements or
price currents, when regulating sums to be
paid to the letter carriers oi cities.
CONNECTICUT ELEcrIox.- Hartford
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