Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-03-21
The New Postage Law.

aEe TOT single itAtSFs tot a1N ut-tatCt IN inc
Unitsd States, 10, exceeding 5000 miles,
shall be, when prepaid, three cents; when
not prepaid, Eve cents Iot any dis,ancc oS-
secding 5000 miles, doVblc these rates shall
BE- charged Cor single letters, when convey
FL wholly or IN part by sea, over $500 miles,
20 under 1900 miles, 10 ecris this pro
vision is not, however, TO interfere with sPc
.sl postage treaties With fureicn governments
which have been or ,llall hcarancr he madc)
6r double, treble and guadIuple letters,
double, treble, and quadruPle rates arc rc-
suircd. Single letters arc no, To exceed one
half ounce IN weight every additional halt
ounce or fraction Of halfounce !, to h. charged
with an additional single postage. Drop let
tiers, Or delivery, arc to be charged one CENT
advertised letters are To BE- charged one cent
IN addition to the regular postage.
Soc. s-Reeulaies the postage on news
papers - E,llo~s Papers not exceeding
three ouboo- IN weight. NAV BE- seui, weekly
from the publication Office To bona fdc sub
~rribes, within the county where SAID pa
Per - Published. irsr tor any distance not
exceeding fifty miles, out u me county. I've
vents per quauet ne, exceeding 900 mikes.
ten ccnts Per quarter; not exceeding 1000
,nilc. Siaoch ee1ts rer quarter not exceeding
500 miles, twenty ocdtS pez SuaUss ID
tIcccding sCOO miles, twenty-five cruts Per
cu,.:rr. for any d,siaHc, eNcc-'ing 1000
miles. thirty cents PER quarter. Monthly pa
pcrs 10 be charged enc fourth ct the above
rates semi-mouthlies, one hail, semi-wcck.
hes. double. in-serkhcs treble ihosc rates
and oAencr than tri-Wcekly. five times thosr
rates. For al other printed mailablr ma,isr
under one ounce in weight and ior distance
less than 500 miles, one cent; for each sddi.
uonal ounce or fraction Of an ounce one cent
not eNccclin. 1900 miles double thu>c rates
no, cNcccdinr eco miles TRIBE those rates,
not elcrcding $500 miles four times Jho>c
rates and Tor an distances exceeding $500
mii-s, FIVE tilncs those rates. Subscriber, o.
periodicals. are 20 pay one quartet pU,tacc
ga ADVANCE, IN which case the postage i TO D.
ooe half The foregoing rates. Bound booss
and printed matter, not exceeding lhiry-,Uo
cCRcrs 10 weight, arc 10 h. considered malta,
be mai,rr All transient printing matter Is
To- b. prepaid Papers are Q, be weighed
whsu IN a dry state. whcu printed matter
which = required To b. pre- paid shall b, -cu,
asiihoui heiur prepaid, doublc ra,cs ct ro,-
9cc Nil IT, required. Tn, scy,.uu also Trc-
Nid,s cor free exchange 81 rcuspaT,r. rgrl-
cl.cals, Sc. which Jo ro, exceed sixteen
ourcr. .u weight allow, p4b..,h,rs Go enclose
their BAH, IT subscription free 81 postage. and
l',o provides thai papers containing Ir,, than
500 square inches nav BE- semitic b'ua iJr
.ubscr.scrs at ouc muuh ,hc ar,s STATED
.lhNe Au'horiy is al,o given Co tic post
m1,,rr 4. The o!irr OF deliver, Co. remove wrap
Icrs tfvrn Papers and - ,hat The '.0 b, no,
violated by their b,irr written up,n.
-. 5-rro,iJc, ior d. .,,yc VI samr-
Ct 'hc denomination Of three cents, aaJ ai
'ach g,bc' denomination, as tire postmaster
general NAV think yNp,Jlru, 90 facilitate iar
Prepayment OF postage Il make, ihc couu-
rsriruug ct these stamps felony. punishable
by hus uut exceeding $500, 90 by mpr..oo-
m,a, uu, gNcrclirr ~, yrar,, OF bath.
So i-NlA,s Il the du,y ct pU,,ml,icr,to
destroy ll' stamp, attached 90 letters revived
or delivery, ard in.",r, O. fns Of siou7ou
any pgr,oo using stamp ,rcori uur.
-. 5-Nulhof.~,. tlr pub'Irauou ul zoe
called for letter, in the r7pcr having tur l.r-.
cc,, circulation within the range Of delivery
q ihr Office once 10 ~ weeks - oHrro. lf
tr postmaster deem J., rNg"lt,r', a, o. charge
no, cr,rcj,0- ono cru, lru., Trrr.u
letter, may b, advertised iu tor,. ga y'.~r- a,
ihs postmaster option.
Section, and MFR 9th sllr.r- uf
postmaster, and rrrulauuu. Of uail rur'rs.
Sc. >-lrPmpri.'r- i've auudrrd t.oa-
sand dollar, to the po,t Office department, ior
the mail service performed iar the wobop,g,
of congress and the other department, and
o.Ecc. Of ihr go,rrumyu, ,n b. paid quarterly
S,cg-APpropriatc, FIVE hundred Thousand
dollar, 10 supply any deficiency ihatmay arse
iH the pos, uficr department..
Sec. lO-Author.te. the appointment of
carriers 10 deliver or receive letters, Tor
(which uo, exceeding one or two ccn,s"
Ia reads the lawl shall be charged, lob.
paid BY the person 'rud.us or receiving the
sane
Sec. iI-AushoriIes the issue 1t a coin Of
the denomination and legal value Of three
cents. or three. huDdr,dths Of a dollar, TO b.
composed Of thrce.iourths silver and one
fourth copper, and 10 weigh twelve grains
and ihryc-eighis Of grain sa,d coin To bar
such devices as shall Be eonsp.cuously differ
ent from those Of ether silver colns, and Of
the gold dollar. but having the inscription
I'ui,ed States Of America, and It, deuomiua-
ton and date and making il a legal tender In
raymen, Of debts for al sums ofihir,y cents
and under,