Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02
0FFICIAL.
DECISIONS UNDER THE NEW POSTAGE ACT
MADE BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.


DECISIONS UNDER THE NEW POSTAGE ACT
MADE BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Posr OYricr DsrxRrxssr, JUIr 26. 1851.
The postage on all bound books and oil other printed
matter, except newspapers and peiodieaL Psbshed at IN
tua not exceeding three months md sent from tie office
Of publication to actual and bona tide subscribers" re-
quired by law to be prepaid f
the amount paid and marked on such printed msttsrb
not sufficient to pay the whole postage due, the Of
weight beyond that paid for charged with double the
rate which would have been charged Prepaid and the post
age such collected at the Office Of delivery
by the neglect of postmaster such matter sent without
any prepayment the double prepaid be collected
delivery. thH tH it't#
Postage must charged on all letters and other matter sc-
cong the distance the roe by which they are con-
veyed and this unless otherwise directed by the sende)
must be the route BY which they viii soonest reach their dss
tinston, although that may be shortest route Postage
should be charged by posmass according to the tabular
statements Of the of postage, both foreign and nland
which have been lately forwarded every postmaster in the
United States. ht9
Subscribers periodicals. to obtain the benefit Of the pro-
vision 10 regard to prepayment must pay the full quarters
postage before the delivery Of the first number whsn there
several numbers be delivered during the quarter. IT.
by Of any increase in the size Of the periodicals other
IL postage
paid in ADVANCE the subscriber will lose the benefit OF
prepayment and the numbers received during the whole
quarter will be charged with the double unpaid apd
the subscriber will be credited with only the paid in
advance
Under provisions see.iou possaSe
act newspapers other than those published tceeky osLr
entitled to circulate free Of stage in the counties where
published The Office of publication 10 the office where the
newspaper printed, and there be other Office Of
publication n another county for the purpose Of securing
additional free circulation.
In determining newspaper postages the distances
be computed from the office Of publication, and not from the
county line Of the county in which the paper spubhed;
and the distance also to be computed the route
which il is carried i T fsfy. atfss5 .,{ 3ylF t19
Newspapers published 'peeky only county ag;oining
the Canada Ene may be free Canada provided they
do not leave the county Of publication until they the line
into C0aadG G salsF H 4f #t5-e
When such papers sent Of the county where pub
lshed, be delivered from post Office in adjoining
county in the United States how short dis
tance, full postage must Be charged
Newspaper publishers may send and receive their exchange
newspapers to and from Cahada free Of charge
Publishers of newspapers pamphlets, periodicals. and
Magazines under the PROVISIONS ofhe second section Of tho
law, may interchange their publications recprocay ee
Of POSTAGE provided such publications do not exceed sixteen
in weight such interchange must be confined to
single copy Of each pubEcson but is not limited to
change of for newspaper and periodical for peod
cal publishers of have the right 10 exchange
with publishers Of periodicals. under the late act Of Congress-
Such publishers may also enclose in their publications the
for postage and this privilege extends also to the transmits
sion Of arecsip.sd bill after the same has been paid
newspaper periodical within the meaning and
intent Of the provision which requires the postage periodic
calls be paid in ADVANCE and declares that the postage
thereon shall be the rates previously spec6edn the
second section Of the but all subscribers to newspapers
and still required by the provisions Of the threth
section Of the of March, 1895 pay quarters pos
tage in advances by doing, however, they not entitled
have the postage reduced below the established rates
The postage on newspapers weighing less than three
ounces from the Office Of publication to actual and
bona tide subscribers" is fixed by is by the quarter only
and is required be paid in advance Hence, person
be considered actual and bona tide subscriber to
newspaper and entitled pay postage thereon at the quar-
tery rates. who shall only take newspaper for less time
than three months. Actual and bona subscribers TO pa
pcrs for three months oe who change their residences
temporarily, may have their paper without prepayment,
but pay quaers postage in advance al the oice Of
o. else Pay s Numbers Of their papers
and others has been much pracced here
'ofe under the old law without prepayisg the postage
thereon.
Publications borrowing the name having the form and
of the characteristics Of newspaper printed for gratuous
circulation and depending their advertisements for sup
port be sent mail grautous persons not actual
and bona de Subscribers upon The footing of newspapers
sen, from the office Of publication actual and bona de
subscribers - but be charged with the transient rates,
which be collected in the mailing Office To entitle
actual and bona tide subscribers to reduction in the rate OF
postage on periodicals. from the Office Of publication, pay
where such publications are to be delivered. fs,
The United States postsge newspapers periodicals. and
other matter chsrgeabe with letter postage, when sent
the United States be prepaid Of the full rate
Publishers Of periodicals may prepay the postage on their
issues but have deduction Of postage account Of
such prepayment When periodicals. published only
quarterly the actual and bona de subscriber for such peri
odca may advance and the benefit Of the sdvaBco
payment provided he pays to the postmaster at the ofce
where be receive the periodical before its delivery Ha
periodical Is published less frequently, the postage must be
prepaid, and at the full rate .4 !.s-.
Posmss.es hound receive from the publishers
weekly newspapers published in the city, town, village
where the post Office kept and deliver them to Subscribers
calling at their Office for them. The rghtto cculae in
the mslithn the county where published does not i'm
postmass the duty of receiving and delivering papers
which do the mail and where publisher seeks
throw upon the postmaster the labor Of delivering his papers
for the purpose Of relieving him from the expense Of their
delivery The postmaster will be justified in refusing 10 deliver
them He should in such casei inform the publisher Of his
| determination not o receive such papers.
If postmaster receives and delivers such papers for he
convenience of the publisher subscriber be cannot charge
any postage thereon and the Department desires that post
should act with courtesy in this respect snd deliver
such few papers may be their Offices for the conve
nence Of the subscriber they expected recsve
them whsn the number such indicate that b ths
intention throw upon the postmaster labor which the pub
Usher should perform.
Foreign newspapers re-maled, first mailed in this
try, be charged with the for transient papers, which
must be prepaid
II has been decided by the Attorney General on refer
from this Department that members elected the Con-
gress assemble in December next entitled to the
ankhg privilege and the law of Congress gives this right
in express the members of the last Congress until
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