The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-28

Under the late treaty concluded oah Great Britain an
as modified bl The act approped Mareh 8, 1919.

United States Postage,
Under the late treaty concluded ,pah Great Britain, and
as modified by the act approved March 3, 1919
The inland postage for 800 miles and under Is 10 cents
an ounces Tor ounce and less it is 5 cents
The inland postage for greater distances than 300
miles Is 20 cents an ounce 10 cents for hall ounce and
under.
The whole postage, by the British or American mail
steamers from To Great Britain Ireland is As cents
an ounce "a cents for single half-ounce or less.
Ihe United States inland postage whatever may be the
distance, on letters sent by the British to foreign
countries other than Great Britain Ireland is 10 cents
an ounce; cents the single half-ounce.
lhe postage, by the American steamers, to foreign
countries other than Great Britain and Ireland letters
TO be sent through the British mall is AZ cents ounce
81 cents the single ounce.
To and by Bremen from the port. and the reverse As
inland postage To be added.
To and from Havana rs cents ounce l2i cents SIN
gle.
To and from Chagres 40 cents an ounce 30 cents
gle.
To aad from Panama 60 cents an ounce; 80 cents sin
gle.
To and from other places the Pacific 50 cents an
ounce; 40 cents single.
To and from the West Indies Except Havana) and
Islands IN The Gull OF Mexico, 20 CENTS 10 cents SINGLE
with inland postage.
Any fractional over an ounce is always to be
regarded as an ounce.
The above postage may be prepaid not at the OPP
on OF the SENDER except 10 foreign countries, other than
Great Britain Ireland; and where the letters pass
through the Bremen post Office, in most the whole
Table l. Exhibit b, Senate Document Executive No 25
Both Congress- I'd SESSION.
postage OF cents is charged letters and packets
brought into the United States any private ship
sell or carried from port therein to another if they
are to be delivered at the post office where the shall
arrive, and two cents added to the of postage if
destined to be conveyed by posts and posmasers to
receive cent for every letter packet received by
them to be conveyed by any pfvae ship or vessel be-
You'd sea- Som any port to another in the United States
One cent is to be added to the rate of each way letter
Way letters these brought to post office by the post
riders, and other carriers of the mall whose duty is to
receive them when presented more than one mile from
post Office
There is charged upon letters and other matter dev-
cred IRON steamboats,, except newspapers, pamphlets
magazines and periodicals. the same rates if they had
been transmitted by mail
Drop letters, letters placed in any post office for de-
livery there, are charged two cents each.
Advertised letters charged with the costs OF adver
Using which not TO exceed four cents for each letter.
III addition TO the regular postage.
Not than two cents is to be paid TO the letter
rers employed in cities for the delivery of letters, for
receiving them TO be deposited in the post office.
Newspapers are conveyed from one post Office to an
other In the same Stale for one cent and any distance
not more than 100 miles, at the rate, and at cent
tor any greater distance One quarters postage Is al
ways TO be paid in advance by those who receive
papes by post The sea postage newspapers is three
cents EACH with the above rates added when transported
inland Newspapers may be mailed or delivered at any
post office in the United States to from Great Britain
or Ireland on The payment of two cents Leercarriers
employed in cities not to receive more than cent
for the delivery of newspapers. The postage news
papers not sent from the Office of publication required
to be prepaid and the whole postage newspapers. in
all cases, when they directed to foreign counrr1es.
Handbls, circulars and advertisements, not exceeding
one sheet subject to three cents postage each, what
the distance [inand to be prepaid The sea-post
age price currents is three cents with inland postage
added when so transported. The law makes no lisnc
ton of handbs, circulars, advertisements, price cur
rents when regulating the to be paid 10 the letter
carriers OF cities.
Newspapers are defined in the 10th section of the act
approved March 81 1915. When they exceed two sheets
sulerlicies of 1900 square inches they are to
be charged with the same rates OF postage that on
magazines and pamphlets All pamphlets, magazines,
periodicals. and every other kind of printed other mat
ter Except newspapers charged at the rate of "a
cents per copy of greater weight than ounce and
cent additional for each additional any frac
tona OF not less than ounce being regarded
ounce. The seapostage on each pamphlet is three
cents with the above rates added when transported in
land There is to be paid on pamphlets sent 10
ceyed from Great Britain and Ireland one cent for each
fractional excess Letter carriers employed in
cities not TO receive than cent for the delivery
of pamphlets.
Post Office, Washington, d. c., 2la March, 1919.