The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-07-05
run NEW rOsTAGE Law.


THE NEW POSTAGE LAW.
Tho. following decisions under The Sew
Postage Act, made by tie rolUaster Gene
rHi, Htrrr ruuvuftiuV with tiIu Attorney firur'.
raj, will be- found Of interest'to our readers,
and should be preserved Cor reference, A.
they present s8eeiHet statement Of rates Of
postage 70 ho charged on tho various classes
Of nathalie matter, and Of the rules govern
Ing their payment
/ The postage on al bound books and 90 all [
othrr printed matter, except newspapers aud 4
periodicals published Rt intervals not exceed /
ing three mouths and sent from the office Of /
{ pubIicaIon 10 arIull and bona iido sGtacn- I
beers, must bo prepaid
II the amount paid aud marked on such
printed matter ~ not sufficient IA nav the
whole postage dur, thr rxrr-s ct wright hr-
'youd That pnd for. il 70 be charged with dou-
bile the rate which would have boon charged
lt prepaid, aud the postage on such excess
collected a. the Ollie. Of delivery, IT, hy the
urT'vrt- ,4'--t' -.-s,i
without any prepayment, the double prepaid
rate must bee collected on delivery, Postage
must bee charged on all letters, newspapers,
and other matter, according to the distance
on the route hy which they are forwarded,
scnder) must bo the route 10y which they will
soonest reach their destination, although that
/ may not bc the shortest route.
On letters 10 and from Great Britain (and
the Continent Of Europe, when sent through
D England) the rates Of postage aud modes Of
rating will be- the Same ~ heretofore except
a a. to letters to and from California and Ore
r gon. in respect % which special instructions
% viii be hereafter given
20 On all letters 10 and from the Continent
q or Europe, hot sent through England. thr
B, United States inland and sen postage will in
j. all cascs be- combined aud will Ice twenty
cents the single rate, WITHOUT regard 90 the
g distance the same are carried within the T.
+ nited States. The mode OF rating will be
c the SAME rs heretofore.
,, Subscribers 10 periodicals. 10 obtain the
{. benefit Of the provisions in regard 10 pre- pay
y mcnt. must pay the full quarters postage be-
10 fore tho delivery Of the first number, when
a. there are several numbers 10 be- delivered
r during the quarter. II, by reason of any in
IA crease in the size of the pcrindical, or other
,c wise, 1t shall appear the whole quarters pos.
10 tngc was not 20 paid IN advance, the subacri
+ her will lose the benefit Of prepayment, and
Ic the numbers received during the whole quar-
l. ter will be- charged with the double or uu
~ pnil rate, and the subscriber will be- crrdtc,
ic with only the amount received IN advance.
ui Under the provision of the 2d section ut
H. the new postage act no newspapers othcl
q. than those published weekly ONLY, arc emit
tied 10 circulate free OF postage in the coun
70 tics whore they are published The Office OF
NJ publication is the Office where tho newspaper
AS is printed.
vi IN determining Newspaper postngcs III,
80 distances are to be- computed from the oilic,
pr OF publication, and not from the county il
II which the paper is publishcdAhd the distanc,
- alSa Ia -hn- computed eser-tl,- F...,t..
which it is carried.
q. Newspapers published weekly only, in
n s..ssi.ia- adjoining hsg-G Canada liEe, may VI
Is. sent free 10 Canada, provided they do no
AZ leave the county of publication until the,
a.. cross the lind into Canada
N Newspaper publishers may send and rccciv,
nj their exchange newspapers 10 and from Can
n. ada free Of charge.
newspaper is not periodical within tn
meaning and intent Of the provision whicl
T, requires the postage on periodicals. Ia be- pal,
in advance, and declares that the postage
thereon shall bc one half Of the rates prcyi
a ously spcciiod.iR-tho 81 section ot the act
r All subscribers of newspapers were and still
4 arc required by tho provisions of the 9ot
j, section oithe act orM March, 1929, to pay on
"a. quartery postage in advance but by go doin
2 they are not entitled to have the postage re-
O. duccd below the established rates.
Payments in advance on newspapers an,
q periodicals can only bc made by the subscri
hcr' at the post Office why're they are To b
a delivered. The postage on newspapers, pc
y riodicals, and other matter, not chirgeabl
n with letter postage when sent out of the L
- nited States, must be prepaid at the full rate
2 Publishers may prepay postage on their is
1 sues, but can have no deduction of postage o.
account Of such prepayment. When peri
J., odical'is published only quarterly, the actua
n uttti t'' tttit- subscriber r-t.rt,,,li,.s
8 may pay in advance, and have the benefit o
y the advance payment, provided he pays I
~ tho postmaster at the Office where he is 10 n
cciyc' the periodical before its delivery. If
periodical is published less frequently tina
I'm quarterly, the postage must bc prepaid an
-, at the full rate
cv1 n. k.-HALL, Postmaster General.
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