The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-30

Decisions under the new Postage Act, made by the
Post master General

| OFFICIAL.
Decisions under the new Postage Act, made by the
| Post master General.
| Posr orrIoE DEPARTMENT.,
| July 26,
The postage printed matter
newspapers periodicals. published at Intervals
ing months, The office Of publication actual
6de sabserb' required by law to be prepaid
paid marked such printed matter suhi
the whole postage due the excess OF weight beyond that
paid charged with double the which would
prepaid, and the postage such collected
| office Of delivery.
by neglect postmaster such without
prepayment double prepaid be collected delivery
must be charged all letters and other matter according
which they this
(uness
they will soonest although may
should be charged
tabular of the of Postage both foreign
which lately forwarded every postmaster
in United States.
Subscribers periodicals, provision
regard full quarters before tho
delivery the first NUMBER when there several numbers be
delivered during the quarter If by reason any increase in the
periodicals otherwise appear
quarters postage paid in the subscriber
prepayment, numbers received
whole will be charged with the double unpaid
subscriber will be credited with only the paid
|
Under the provisions postage
those published eky entitled
scuae of postage published
publication office where the printed and
publication for the
| purpose o securing additional free circulation.
paed from the oce Of publication aad moi from the county line OF
county which the published and the distance lie also
| o be computed which it is carried.
Newspapers peek county adjoining tac Canada
Canada, provided they do not leave the
county publication until they the line into Caia
papers of the where published
delivered Office in adjoining county in the United
sae short the distance, full postage must bs
charged. Fl
Newspaper publishers may
| papers 10 aud Canada free of charge
Publishers Of Newspapers pamphlets periodicals. and magazines,
|
publications rcciproay POSTAGE
publications weight
echange copy publication,
limited exchange for and
periodical for periodicals. but publishers of have the
exchange with publishers Of periodicals under the late
Of Congress such publishers may also enclose IN 'he
bills for subscriptions thereto without additional charge for
postage this privilege extends also the transmission
| cepted bill after the has been paid
newspaper periodical within the
provision requires postage periodicals paid
advance and declares a the postage thereon a be onehah
previously specified the second the
all subscribers and still required by pro
visions OF The theth section oil the act March, 1885, TO
quarters postage advance doing
ued postage reduced below established
postage newspapers weighing less than ounces,
from publication and subscribers,
only and required to be paid in ad
vance Hence person considered fd
newspaper entitled thereon the
quarterly rates. who shall only take newspaper for less time than
and bona de subscribers to for trec
months residences temporarily,
their papers prepayment, but
postage the office of delivery else the unpaid
| transient
Publishers cannot send specimen papers post
pacsed
old law without preparing the postage thereon.
Publications having form and the
characteristics oa printed for grauous circuaon and
depending for support, be by
mail gauousy actual and bona subscribers
footing newspapers "sent the office Of publication
bona ,ube5ers," charged
rates. mailing Office
entue actual and bona de sbcr5 reduction
periodicals. them from the office publication, pay
be made by them In advance the office
such publications al To be delivered.
postage newspapers, periodicals.
chargeabe with letter when OF the Uni
| ted States, be prepaid the fun
Publishers periodicals may prepay postage their issues,
deduction postage
When periodical published only quarterly
de subscriber such periodical advance and have the
the advance provided he
the Office delivery
periodicals. published less frequently, the postage
| paid, and at the fun rate
publishers weekly
published in the village where the Of
deliver subscribers calling their office for
them The nghto "circuae the mail within the county where
published does the duty orecevns and
delivering which do into the mail and where pub
Usher seeks TO throw upon the postmaster the labor Of delivering
papers, relieving him from the Of their
delivery postmaster viii justified refusing deliver
He should in such inform the publisher Of his determination
| receive such papers
postmaster papers convent
OF the publisher subscriber he charge postage
and the
courtesy respect papers
subscribers but they are not
expected them
that II the intention throw upon postmaster a
the publisher should perform.
Foreign newspapers renaed, country
be charged with the for papers, be
paid
has by Attorney General from
this department. that assemble
IN December ranking privileges and the
law Congress this 70 The members oil
Congress until Monday December 1851 Post
therefore recognise privilege such
NJ. X. HALL, Postmaster General,
July 2o-2
| ~ OWEN Il take this method OF announcing
Il. their friends generally that they have
Of spring and
selected win, great embracing
ment of superior cloths and vesng together
| variety of articles.
rb have The pleasure that their good.
| il s,neror m theyh brought to this
Tbsnkfu favors, they respectfully solicit OF
| he
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