Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-03-13

, for any distance exceeding two thousand miles
and not exceeding folr thousand miles, twenty
five cents per quarter and for any distance eX-
cceding four thousand miles, thirty cents per
quarter; and all newspapers published monthly,
and sent TO actual and bona flde suDscrloers
shall be charged with one fourth the foregoing
rates and on all such newspapers published semi
monthly shall be charged with one man lne
foregoing rates; and papers published semi
weekly shall be charged double those rates I'll
weekly, treble those rates and ottener thah tri-
weekly, five times those rates. AND there shdit
be CHARGED upon every other newspaper, and
each circular not sealed, hand, bill, engraving,
pamphlet, periodical, magazine, book, and every
other description of printed matter, which snail
be unconnected with any manuscript, or written
matter, and which it may be lawful to transmit
through the mail, of no greater weight than one
ounce, for any distance not exceeding live nun
dred miles, one cent; and for each additional
ounce, Or fraction of an ounce, one cent for any
distance exceeding five hundred miles and not
exceeding one thousand five hundred miles,
double those rates for any distance exceeding
one thousand five hundred miles and not exceed
ing two thousand five hundred miles, treble those
rates for any distance exceeding Two thousand
five hundred miles and not exceeding three
thousand five hundred miles, five lines those
rates. Subscribers to all periodicals shall be
required to pay one quarters postage in advance
in all such cases the postage shall be one-halt
the foregoing rates. Bound books, and parcels
Of printed matter not weighing over thlrty-two
ounces, shall be deemed mailable matter, under
the provisions 81 this section. And the postage
on all printed matter other than newspapers ana
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periodicals published at intervals, not exceeding
three months, and sent from the Office OF publ
cation to actual and bonn fde subscribers, 10 be
prepaid and in ascertaining the weight OF news
papers for the purpose of determin;ng the amount
of postage chargeable thereon, they shall be
weighed when in a dry state. And whenever
any printed matter on which the postage Is re-
qulred by this section to be prepaid, shall, thro'
the inattention of Postmasters, or otherwise, be
sent without prepayment, the same shall be
charged with double the amount of postage
which would have been ~chargeable thereon If
the postage had been prepaid but nothing IN
this act contained shall subject to postage any
natter which is exempted from the payment OF
postage by any existing law. And the Post
master General, by and with the consent and
advice of the President of the United States
shall be and he is hereby authorized to reduce
OF elluTPb lTOIl llll6 W llIllG, LllG IdLtS VI pOSL-
age upon all letters and other mailable matter
conveyed between the United States and any
foreign country, for the purpose of making bet
ter postal arrangements with other governments
or counteracting any adverse measures affect
ing our postal intercourse with foreign countries
and postinasters at the office of delivery are
hereby authorized, and it shall be their duty, tc
remove wrappers and envelopes from all printed
matter and pamphlets not charged with Letter
postage, for the purposes Of ascertaining wheth-
er there is upon or connected with any such
printed matter, or in such package any matte
or thing which would authorize or require the
charge Of a higher rate of postage thereon
And all publishers OF pamphlets, periodicals
magazines, and newspapers which shall not ex.
coed sixteen ounces in weight, shall be allowed
to interchange their publications reciprocal
free of postage Provided, That such interchange
shall be confined to a single copy of each pub
~ication find provided, also, That said publish
ers may enclose in their publications the bills
for subscriptions thereto without any additions.
charge for postage Ind provided, further, Tha
in all cases where newspapers shall not contain
over three hundred square inches they may b(
transmitted through the mails by the publishers
to actual and bona tide subscribers at one. fourtl
Fthe rates fixed by this act.
Sec. 3. find be IL FURTHER enacted, That i
shall be the duty Of the Postmaster General t.
provide and furnish to all deputy postmasters
and to all other persons applying and paying
therefor, suitable postage stamps of the dcnomi
nation of three cents, and of such other denomi
nations as he may think expedient TO facilitate
The prepayment of the hostages provided for in
this act and any person who shall forge OF
counterfeit any postage stamp provided or fur.
nished under the provisions of this or any form
er act, whether the same are impressed or print.
ed on or attached to the envelopes or not, or any
die, plate, or engraving therefor, Or shall make
or print, or knowingly use or sell, or have in his
possession with intent to use or sell, any such
false, forged, or counterfeited die, plate, engra-
wing, or postage stamp, or who shall make or
print, or authorize or procure to be made or
printed, any postage stamps Of the kind provi-
ded and furnished by the Postmaster General as
aforesaid, without the special authority and di
%rection Of the Post Office Department, or who
after such postage stamps have been printed,
shall with intent to defraud the revenues of the
Post-Ofice Department, deliver any postage
stamps to any person or persons other than such
as shall be authorized to receive the same by
an instrument of writing duly executed under
the hand of the Postmaster General, and the seal
Of the Post-Otice Department, shall, on conyic-
ton thereof, be deemed guilty Of felony, and be
punished by a fine not exceeding five bundled
dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding five
years, or by both such fine and Imprisonment
and the expenses OF procuring and providing all
such postage stamps and letter envelopes, as are
provided for or authorized by this act, shall be
paid, after being adjusted by the Auditor of the
Post-Ohice Department, or the certificate of the
Postmaster General, out of any money in the
Treasury, arising from the Post Office DEPART
ment.
Sec. 4. find be 1t further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of every Postmaster to cause
to be detaced, in such manner as the Postmast.
er General shall direct, all postage stamps at
taChed to letters deposited in his Office for de-
livery, or to be sent by mail and if anv Post
master, sending letters in the mail with postage
stamps attached, shall omit to deface the same.
1t shall be the duty of the Postmaster to whose
office such letters shall be sent for delivery. IN
deface the stamps and report the delinduent
POSTMASTER to the Postmaster General. And if
any person shall use, or attempt to use, in pre-
payment OF postage, any postage stamp which
shall have been before used for like PURPOSES
such persons shall be subject to a penalty of 6e,
~ dollars for every such offence. to be recovnr-
ed in the name ofthe United States, in any court
of competent jurisdiction.
See. 5. ind be 1t further enacted, That lists
OF letters remaining uncalIed for in any post, Of
flee in any city, town, or village, where a news.
paper shall be printed, shall hereafter be pub
iished once only in the newspaper which beeinu
issued weekly or %ottener, shall have the lorges1i
circulation within the range of delivery of Said
office, to be decided by the Postmaster General
under such regulations as shall be prescribed
by him, at a charge not exceeding one three nj
such office, at such time and under such rec1lns
tons as the Postmaster General shall prescribe .
and at a charge of one cent for each letter adj.
%vertlsed. And the postmaster at such office i
hereby directed 10 post in a cnnsnicnnnn -