The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-03-19
THE NEW POSTAGE LAW.

The following are the provisions oil the
new Postage Law, so far as it relates to Let
lers, News papars, &c:
Be il enacted by The Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the United States OF A
merlca, in Cung,ess assembled. That from
the lhirtieth day OF June, eighteen hundred
aud ffty-one, in lieu of the rates OF postage
now established by law, there snnll be char
ged the following rates, to wit: For every
single letter in manuscript or paper oil any
kind upon which information shall be asked
for or communicated in writing, or by marks
OF signs, conveyed in the mail, for Ray dis
t4nce between places within the U. States
no. exceeding three thousand miles, when
the postage upon such letter shall have been
prepaid, three cents; and hve cents when
the postage thereon shall not have been pre-
paid; and for any distance exceeding three
thousand miles, double these rates, for ewes
~ such single letter or paper when convey"
Cd wholly or in part by sea, aud TO or from
foreign country, for any distance over twen-
ty FIVE hundred miles, twenty cents, and tor
any distance under twenty-five hundred
miles, ten cents, (excep'ing, however. oil ca
ses where such postage has been or sha II be
adjusted nj different rates by postal treaty
OF convention, already concluded or hereat-
: ter 10 be made y and for double letter, there
shall be charged double the rates above spe-
cited; an | for treble letter, treble those
rates; aud for a quadruple qnadruple those
, rates; aud every letter orparcel not exceed
, ing half an ounce in weight shall be deemed
: single letter; and every additional weight
, Of half an ounce, or additional weight oi
I Iess han half an ounce, shall be charged witt
an additional single postage. And oil droT
] lerers,or letters placed in any post office
+, not tor transmission, but for delivery only
shall be charged with postage at this rate ol
/. one cen, each; and all letters shall hereal'
: tor be advertised as remaining over or un
= called for IN any pos, office shall be char
: ged with one cent in addition TO the regula
I postage, both TO be accounted for as othe
d postages now are.
: SEC. 2 And be il further enacted, Tha
: all ne wspapers not exceeding three ounces
u in weight, sent from tho Office OF publication
d To actual and bona-6de subscribers, ehall b'
y charged with postage as follows, TO wit
l. ALL NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED WEEKLY ONLY
SHALL CIRCULATE IN THE MAIL FREE OF POST
II AGE WITHIN THE COUNTY WHERE PuBLIshED
o and that the postage on the regular numbe
u off newspaper published weekly, for an.
distance not exceeding fifty miles out OF lh
y county where published, shall be FIVE cent
) per quarter; lor any distance exceeding fift.
k miles, and not exceeding three hundred miles
Is ten cents cents per quarter; 70. any dlsianc
i Exceeding three hundred miles, and not sx
J, ceeding one thousand, fifteen cents per guar
"a tier; fnr any distance exceeding one lhousan
, miles and not exceeding Two thousand miles
i twenty cents per quarter; for any dlstanc
!. exceeding 1000 miles and no. exceeding
il 1000, twenty-five cents per quarter; and 70
;. nny distance exceeding four thousand miles
: thirty cents per quarter; and all newspaper
Q published monthly, and sent to actual an'
bona>fde subscribers, shall be charged wit
: one fourth OF the foregoing rates; and a.
a such newspapers published semi monthly
4 shall be charged with one half the foregoing
q rates; and papers published simi-weekiy shal
be charged double those rates; tri-weekly
= treble those rates; and oftener than trl-week
8 Iy i've times those rates. And there shal
4 be charged upou every other newspaper, an
g each circular not sealed, handbill, engraving
pamphlet, periodical, magazine, book an
: every other description Of printed matter
k which shall be uuconnected with any manu-
: script, or written matter, and which u ma.
. be lawful totransmit through the mail, Of n
lg,es.er weight than one ounce, FOR any dis
) ance noI exceeding Eve hundred miles ON
! cent; and for each additional ounce, or trnc
I toDal uunce, one cent; for any distance OK
Iceed,ng FIVE hundred miles, and not exceed
ling fifteen hundred miles, double those rates
leo a0y distance exceeding one ihousan'
Hve hundred miles and not exceeding TWEEN
,y.fye hundred miles, trebble those rates
for any distance exceeding two thousand hvt
hundred miles end not exceeding three thou-
,and Eve HUNDRED miles, four times those
rates; Tor any distance exceeding three thou
aaDd FIVE hundred miles, five times those
tates
sabscribers 70 oil periodicsls shall be re-