The republic., 1851-06-12


chased, or TO the nearest postmaster who has been
authorized to sell postage stamps.
Postmasters who have heretofore received stamps
for sale directly from the Department, and such
postmasters only, are directed to pay cash for all
genuine postage stamps Of the denominations Of
Ue and ten cents, above mentioned, which shall
be presented to them for redemption between the
Let July and the s0th September of the present
year.
Postmasters who shall redeem postage stamps
under the foregoing order will return them to the
Third Assistant Postmaster General, with particu-
lar certified statements thereof, on the last day OF
each month in the quarter ending September 80,
1851.
Postmasters who have been authorized to sell
postage stamps will close their stamp account on
their quarterly accounts current by the amount OF
stamps remaining unsold by them, respectively, on
the 30th June. 1851 and enclose the stamps unsold
in sealed package, addressed TO the Third Assist
ant Postmaster General, accompanied by separate
statement, showing the amount of each denomina-
ton Of stamps returned.
The statements or accounts Of stamps received
for sale by postmasters, and by them returned, az
above directed, must be entirely separate and dis
tinct from the statements of stamps redeemed.
N X. HALL, Postmaster General.
Decisions
Under the neip Postage -Act, made by the Postmasfer
General, after consulting tOiM the Attorney Gene
raj
PosT OFFICE DEPAnrMxNT, June III, 1851.
The postage all bound books and on all other
printed matter, ercept newspapers and periodicals
published at intebals not exceeding three months and
sent from the office Of publication to actual and bona
fde subscribers, must be prepaid.
If the amount Maid and marked on such Drinted
matter is not sufficient TO pay the whole postag
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 such
excess collected at the Office OF delivery.
II by the neglect Of postmaster such matter is
sent without any prepayment, the double prepaid
rate must be collected on delivery
Postage must be charged on all letters, ncwspa
pers, and other matter, according to the distance
the route by ichich they for,carded; and this
(unless otherwise directed by the sender) must be
the route by which they will soonest reach their
dest ination although that may not be the shortest
route.
On letters to and from GREAT BnIrAIN (and the
continent Of Europe ,rhen sent through HhgIand)
the rates of postage and modes of rating will be
the same as heretofore, except as to letters to or
from California and Oregon, in respect to which
special instructions will be hereafter given.
On all letters to or from the continent Of Europe,
not sent through England, the United States inland
and sea postage will in all be combined, and
will be twenty cents the single rate, without re-
gard to the distance the same are carried within
the United States The mode of rating will be
the same heretofore. Gull tabular statements
in regard TO the rates OF postage, both foreign
and inland, will soon be published)
Subsr rihero tn neriodicals IN obtain he honaft
of the provision in regard to prepayment, must
pay the full quarters postage before the delivery
of the first number, when there are several num-
bers to be delivered during the quarter. IT, by
son Of any increase in the size of the periodical,
or otherwise, it shall appear that the whole quar-
ter's postage was not paid in advance, the sub
scrber will lose the benefit of prepayment, and the
numbers received during the whole quarter will be
charged with the double or unpaid rate, and the
subscriber will be credited with only the amount
paid in advance
Under the provisions of the second section of the
new postage act, no netcspaprs other than those
published toeskly only, entitled to circulate free
of postngc in the counties where published. The
office Of publication is the office where the newspa-
per is printed
In determining newspaper postages, the dis
tances are to be computed from the Office of publ-
cation, and not from the county line of the county
in which the paper is published; and the distance
is also to be computed the route on which it is
carried.
Newspapers published weekly only in county
adjoining the Canada line may be sent free to Can
ada provided they do not leave the county of pub
lication until they cross the line into Canada.
Newspaper publishers may send and receive
their exchange newspapers to and from Canada
free Of charge.
A newspaper is not periodical within the mean
ing and intent Of the provision which requires the
postage on periodicals TO. be paid in advance, and
declares that the postage thereon shall be hall
of the rates previously specified in the second
ton of the act. All subscribers to newspapers
were and still required by the provisions Of the
thirtieth section OF the act of March, 1925, pay
one quarters postage in advance; btA by go doing
they are not entitled to have the postage reduced
below the established rates.
Payments in adrancs on newspapers and pcriodi-
Gals only be made by the subscribers at the post
office ,chere they are 10 be delivered.
The postage on newspapers, periodicals, and
other matter not chargeable with letter postage,
when cent out of the United States, must be pre-
paid at the full rate. Publishers may prepay post
age on their issues, but can have no deduction s
postage on account Of such prepayment.
When periodical is published only quarterly,
the actual and bona de subscriber for such perodi-
cal may pay in advance, and have the benefit OF
the advance payment, provided he pays, to the post
master at the Office where he is TO receive the peri
odcal, before its delivery. If periodical ia pub
lished less frequently than quarterly, the postage
must be prepaid, and at the full rate.
Letters mailed before the first, day Of July,
though delivered after. WILL in all cases. be charged
with postage at the rates in force at the time of the
mailing thereof.
N. X. HALL, Postmaster General.