Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-01-23
The New Postage Bill.
The following is the bill to reduce postage, as Pa5set
by the House Of Representatives.

The following is the bill to reduce postage, as FasSed
by the House Of Representatives.
SEC. Bet enacted, &c. That letters carried in
the mails of the United States shall be charged With
postage follows
Upon each letter not weighing over one half OUNCE,
three cents; and for each additional half ounce or
fraction Of half ounce, three cents Fi2371a That
no Post Office in existence shall he discontinued,
shall the mail Services any mail route IN any OF
the States or Territories be discontinued or diminished
il consequence of any dimnution OF the revenues that
may result from this act And prolTdei ft4thF, That
shall be the duty of the Postmaster General to estab
lish new Post Offices and place the mail service on
new mail established, that may hereafter be
established in the manner as though this act had
not been passed. And poeaded further, That the conn
pensation of the Postmasters shall not be diminished III
consequence OF the passage of thisact.
SEC. 2. And bell further enacted, There shall be
charged upon each newspaper, pamphlet, periodical,
magazine, book, and every other description OF lnted
matter, which shall be unconneced with any manu-
script written matter, and which it may be lawful to
transmit through the mall OF 40 greater weight than
two ounces, cent; and for each additional ounce OF
fraction Of an ounce, cent. Bound books, not
weighing over thirty ounces shall be deemed maablc
matter under the provisions of this section Pr0uded,
That newspapers delivered in the State where printed
shall be chargeabe with only one half the foregoing
rates: Proadei, fUtdr, That postage shall be
charged upon any newspaper mailed and delivered with
the place where printed.
Prouj9c9 tiattr, That the free circulation of news
papers within the county of their publication, the
distance Of thirty miles of the place of publication,
herenbeiore provided, shall be confined to actual sub
scnbers receiving their papers from tire Office Of pub
LEGATION.
Proided, further, That fifty per cent, shall be deduct
ed from the postage magazines, when the postage
shall be prepaid.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be
lawful to coin, at the Mint of the United States and its
branches, piece, Of the denomination and legal value
of three cents, three hundrcdhs Of dollar, be
composed of threeourths silver and one-ourth "copper"
and to weigh twelve grains and threeeghts of gain,
that the said coin shall bear such devices shall be
conspicuously different from those of the silver coins.
andoi the gold dollar, but having the inscription ''Un
ted States Of Americas and its denomination and date
and that shall be legal tender in payment Of debs lor
all sums of thirty cents and under.
SEC. 4. And tet further enacted, That it shall be
the duty of the Postmaster General to provide and fur
nish to all deputy posnasters and other persons apply
ing and paying therefor, suitable stamps of the denomi-
nation of three cents facilitate the prepayment OF
the hostages provided for in this And any person
who shall counterfeit alter forge any etter-stamps,
or shall knowingly have in his possession any false,
forged, altered eltersiamps, with intent sell or
the genuine. shall be deemed to be gully OF
felony, and be punished by fine net exceeding FIVE
hundred dollars, OF Imprisonment not exceeding five
| years.
ESEc. 5. Ind be further enacted, That there is
hereby appropriated of aay money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, the of s 500 600
supply any deficiency that may arise in the Post Office
Department.
SEC. Z. And be it further enacted That lists of let
tiers remaining uncaIed for in any Post Office for thc
space of two weeks, in any city, town village, where
newspaper shall be printed, shall hereafter be pub
iished once only in newspaper, which, being PRINTED
as frequently any other shall have the largest crcu
laon within the range Of delivery of said Office, to b.
decided by the Postmaster General under such regua
tons shall be prescribed by him, at charge ex
ceedng two and half cents on each letter called for
And the Postmaster at such office is hereby directed t.
post in conspicuous place in his office copy of sucl
list on the day day after the @ hffoh d Ps9
shan refuse publish the list Of letters as pro
vlded IN this section, the Postmaster shall designate
some other paper in which such list shall be published
ana SUCH publisher, refusing, shabe deprived Of al
me benefits oil thlsact and the free exchange now pro
vided by law
SEC. s. A'ed be further epactel, That it shall h
IN the power of the Postmaster General at all Posi- OF
noes where the Postmasters appointed by the Pres
iaelt OF the United States, to establish post route
within the cities towns to provide for carving h
letters to the Post Office by establishing suitable ant
convenient places of deposit, and by employnq carrier
to receive and deposit them in the Post Office; and a
all such Offices shall also lie in his power to cause let
tiers to be delivered by suitable carriers to be appoipt
ed by HIN Tor that purpose, for which not exceedn,
one or t" cents shall be charged, to be Paid by th
persons sending receiving letters and all sums So re-
ccived shall be paid into the Post Office Depart
ment. r.
Prorided, That the amount Of conversation allowc,
by the Postmaster General to carriers shall in no cas-
exceed the amount paid into the Treasury by each tow
city under the provisions of this section.
PEGeED Doors AND SHOES FOR THE WoRLD'