Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-07-03
VOL. xvI.--No. "a
Decision Under the New Postage act.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
June II, 1851.

June IL, looi.
The postage on all bound books and or
all other printed matter, except newspapers
and periodicals published at intervals not ex-
ceedng three months, and sent from the Of
fee Equalization to actual and Bonafde SUBJ
scribers, must be prepaid.
If the amount paid and marked on sueir
printed matter is not sufficient to, pay the
whole postage due, the excess of weight be-
yond that paid for is to be charged with
double the rate which would have BEEN
charged if prepaid; and the postage on such
excess collected at the office of delivery.
lfby the neglect Of n postmaster such mat
ter is sent without any prepayment, the
double prepared rate must be collected on
delivery. =
Postage must be charged on all letter.,
newspapers and other matter, according to
the distance on the route by which they are
forwarded; and this (unless otherwise. direct
cd by the sender) must be the route by which
they will soonest reach their destination, al
though that may not be the shortest route. -.
On letters to and from Great Britain fand
the continent Of Europe when sent through
EnglanG the rates Of postage and modes Of
rating will be the sapH as heretofore, except
as to letters to or from California and Ore
gon, in respect to which special instructions
will be hereafter given.
On all letters to or from the continent of
Europe, not sent through England, the Uni
ted inland and sea postage will in all cases
be combined, and will be twenty cents the.
single rate, without regart to the distance,
the same are carried within the United States.
The mode of rating will be the same as here
tofore. Full tabular statements in regard
to the rates of postage, both foreign and in
land, will soon be published }
Subscribers to periodicals, to obtain the
benefit of the provision in regard to prepay
mcnt, must pay the fnll quarters postage.
before the delivery of the first number, when
there are several numbers 10 be delivered
during the quarter. If, by reason of any in
crease in the size of the periodical, or other
wise, it shall appear that the whole quarters.
postage was not so paid in advance, the sub
scriber will lose the benefit of prepayment,
and the number received during the whole
quarter will be charged with the doubleor-
unpaid rate, and the subscriber will be cred5-.
ted only the amount paid in advance.
Under the provisions of the second section
of the-neW= hostage act, no newspapers, Other
than these published week. y only, are enlfss:s
tied to circulate free Of postage in the coun--
ties were published. The Office of .publica-
ton is the Office where the newspaper is
printed
In determining newspaper postages, tho
distances are to be computed from the Office
of publication, and not from the county lines
of the county in which the paper is publish
ed, and the distance is also to be computed
over the route on which it is carried.
Newspapers published weekly only in
county adjoining the Canada line may be sent
flee to Canada, provided ihcy do not leave Il e.
county cf publication until they cross the
line into Canada.
Newspaper publishers may send and rc--
ceive their exchange newspapers to and from
Canada free of charge.
A newspaper is not periodical within the,
meaning and intent OF the provision which
requires the postage on periodicals TO be paid
in advance, and declares that the postage
thereon shall be one-haf Of the rates prcvi-
ously specified in the second section of the
act. All subscribers to newspapers were and
still are required by the provisions ofthe1bir-
ticth section of the act of March ,.lS25, to pay
one quarters postage in advance; but by So
doing they arc not entitled to have the pos
tagc reduced below the established rates.
Payments in advance on newspapers and
periodicals can only be made by tho subscri-
bers at the post Office where they arc to be'
delivered.
The postage on newspapers, periodicals..
and other matter not chargcab!e letter pos
tagc, when sent out of the United States, be'
prepaid at the full rate. Publishers NAV pre-
pay postage on their issues, but can have no.
deduction Of postage on account of such pre-
payment.
When a periodical only quarterly, tho ac.
tual bona fde subscriber for such periodicab
may pay in advance, and have the benefit Of
the advance payment, provided lie pays TO-
the postmaster at the office where he is TO
receive the periodical before its delivery. q
a periodical is published less frequently than
quarterly, the postage must be prepaid and
ut the full rate.
Letters mailed before the first day of July,
though delivered after, will, in all cases, be
charged with postage at the rates in force at
the time of the mailing thereof
N. X. HALL, p N. Gen.