The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-06-25

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] with then. from which ether chees can
obtain them. By pre- paying Tor The 4
mounts required. :.
A postmaster may not refuse 70 mail
and forward letter Is prepaid because
the stamp upon il vas not purchased At
Ibis ofice. IL the stamp Be genuine.
n and has not been ased before in pay
Il ment. IL must be respected.
Il Postage stamps may b, used IN The
prepayment of postage On letters to
Ilioreisn countries, in all cases where
such prepaynsnis can be made IN mo-
'iney.
i There are various other instructions
Il given in relation 10 the duties of post
masters, bat ~ these officers will be
furnished with copies Of the directions.
we omit them |; and proceed to give en-
tire the Decisions under the new Post
age Act. made BY the Postmaster Gea-
i eral, after consulting with the Attor-
ney General. They are as folIowss
The postage on all bound books and
on all other printed matter. except
newspapers and periodicals published
at intervals not exceeding three months
and sent from the Office Of publication
TO actual and bona fde subscribers.
must be pre-paid.
II the amount paid and marked on
such printed matter is not sufficient to
pay the whole postage due. the excess
Of weight beyond that paid for. is TO be
charged with double the rate which
would have been charged If prepaid.
and the postage on such excess collect
ed at the Office Of delivery. If. By the
neglect Of a Postmaster, such matter is
sent without any payment, the double
prepaid rate must be collected ON deli
very. Postage must be charged on all
letters, newspapers. and other matter
according to the distance on the route
BY which they are forwarded and this.
unless otherwise directed by the send
err must be the route by which they
will soonest reach their destination, al.
though that may not be the shortest
route.
On all letters to and from Great Bril-
tain land The Continent Of Europe, nhen
sent through Engiand) the rates Of post
age and modes of rating will be the
same as heretofore, except as to letters
to and from California and Oregon, in
respect to which special instructions
will be hereafter given.
On all letters TO or from The Conf
nerf of Europe. NOT sent through Eng
land, the United States inland and sea
postage will in all cases be combined,
and will be twenty cents the single rate,
without regard to the distance the same
are carried within the United States.
The mode Of rating will be the same as
heretofore. Full tabular statements
in regard to the rates Of postage, both
foreign and inland, will soon be pub.
lished.
Subscribers to periodicals, to obtain
the benefit Of the provision in regard to
pre- pa ymsnt, must pay the full quar-
numbers to be delivered during the
quarter, If, by reason of any increa %
~ the size OF the periodical. or other. |
wise, It shall appear that the whole !
quarters postage was not so paid in adj.
vance, the subscriber will lose the be.
neht OF prepayment, and the numbers
received during the whole quarter will
oe charged with the double unpaid rate
ana the subscriber will be credited with
'nly the'amount paid in advance.
Under the provisions of the Cd sec. !
ION OF the new postage act, no news. ,
'aper other than those published week |
J only, are entitled to circulate free of I
postage IN the counties where publish
=. Inc Office Of publication is the Of !
zee where the newspaper is printed.
IN determining newspaper hostages. =
pc distances are to be computed from
ne Office capitalization, and not from |, |.
ne county line Of tile county in which y
'e paper is published and the dis. !,
nee IS also to be computed over the Y
'ute on which it is carried. y
newspapers published weekly only. ;,
county adjoining the Canada line. :" :.
ay be sent free to Canada. provided !,
e.y do not leave the county Of publ. - -
ton until they cross the line into = =
anada. - '"'o pr
Newspaper publishers may send and
ceive their exchange newspapers 70 !.
9 from Canada free of charge ~ y
4 !. newspaper is not periodical with. H. i"
me meaning and intent of the nro. =
ION which requires the postage or i,
'iodioals to be paid in advance and :"
,lares that the postage thereon shall =,
one-haif Of the rates previously spe.
ed ~ the second section of the act
, subscribers 70 newspapers were and : !
!, are required BY the provisions Of al,
thirtieth section Of the act of March .a''
q 70 pay one quarters postage il !,
ance !; but BY so doing they are nat r.,
tied to have the postage reduced !; "a =
w the established rates. !" :
ayments in advance on newspapers i'"" \
periodicals. can only be made by H.
N So. - -