Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-08-02
OFFICIAL.
DECISIONS UNDER TIE NEW POSTAGE
ACT MADE BY THE POSTMASTER GEN
ERAL.
PosT OFFICE DrrAKTMENr, July &c,

postage OtltT
ted matter except newspapers and eriodicas publish.
ed ut Intervals not erceedng three months and "Sent
from tie ofce OF publication TO actual and bona tide
subscribers ia required by law 10 be prepaid.
II the amount paid and marked on such printed mat
is sufficient to pay the whole postage DUE the
excess OF weight beyond that pad for 10 be charged
with double the rate which would have been charged if
prepaid aud the postage such excess collected the
| Office ofdelivery
Ifby neglect CT postmaster such matter is sent with
out any prepayment, the double prepaid rate must be
collected on delivery.
Postage must ba charged on all letters and other mat
| ter according TO The distance the route by which
they conveyed and this (uness otherwise directed
| BY the sender must be the route by which they will
soonest reach their destination although that may not be
the shortest route Postage should be charged by post
masters according TO the tabular statements OF The
OF postage both foreign and inland, which have teen
| lately forwarded to every postmaster in The United
| States.
Subscribers to periodicals. to obtain the benefit of
the provision in regard prepayment must pay the
full quarters postage before the delivery of the first
number when there several numbers be delivered
during the quaef H. by reason of ,ny increase in the
sze Of the periodicals or otherwise, it shall appear that
the whole quarters postage not paid in advance
tie subscriber VIII lose the benefit OF prepayment. and
the numbers received during the whole quarter will be
charged with the double unpaid rate and the subser
Der will be credited with only the amount paid in ad-
| vance.
! Under the provisions of the second section of the
new postage act no newspapers other than those pub
llshed WEEKLY ONLY are entitled to circulate free OF
postage in the counties where published The office
OF publication the office where the newspaper print
ed ahd there can be other Office Of publication in
another county oT thepurpose.of securing an additional
| free circulation.
10 determining newspaper hostages, the distances are
to be computed from the office OF publication, and not
from the county line of The county which the paper
is published and the distance is also to be computed
over the route on which it is carried
newspapers published Weekiy oniy ina county ad-
joining the Canada line may De sent free to Csnada
provided they do not leave the county of publication uu
| til they cross the line into CGnada.
when su en- papers are sent out OF the county where
published to be delivered from post office in an adojn
ing county in the United States matter howshor the
distance ull postage must be charged.
Newspaper publishers may send and receive their
exchange newspapers to and from Canada free Of
charge.
Publishers Of newspapers, pamphlets, periodicals.
and magazines under the provisions of the second Sec
ton of the new law, may interchange their pubIica.
tons recprocay free OF postage, provided such publ
cations do not exceed sixteen ounces in weight Such
interchange must be confined single copy of each
publications; but is not limited to exchange of news
paper for newspaper and periodical for periodically but
publishers OF newspapers have the night to exchange
with publishers OF periodicals under the late Of Con-
gress. Such publishers may also enclose in their pub
cations the bills tor subscriptions thereto without any
additional charge Tor postage; and this privilege extends
also to the transmission OF recepted bill after the same
has cen paid.
A newspaper is not periodical within the meaning
and intent OF the provision which requires the postage
periodicals TO be paid in advance and declares that
the postage thereon shall be half OF the rates pre-
vlousy specified in the second section OF the act but all
subscribers to newspapers and still required by
the provisions OF the thllteth section OF the OF
March, 1875, to pay quarters postage in advances
by doing however, they not entitled to have the
| postage reduced below the established rates.
The postage on newspapers weighing less than three
ounces fsent from the Office of publication TO actual
and bona ride subscribers is fixed by law by the quar-
ter only and is required to be paid in advance. Hence
no person can be considered actual and bona tide
subscriber to newspaper and entitled to pay postage
thereon at the quarterly rates, VINO shall only take
newspaper Tor a less lime than three months. Actual
and BONA tide subscribers 10 papers for three months
more, who change their residences temporarily may
have their paper sent without epayment, but must
pay quarters postage in advance at the office of de-
livery, or else pay the unpaid transient rate.
Publishers cannot aend specimen numbers oftheir pa
pers to posnasers and Others Gas has been much prac
ticed heretofore under the old law without preparing
the postage thereon.
Publications borrowing The name having the form and
OF the characteristics OF newspaper printed for
gratuitous circulation and depending their advertise
mens Tor support, cannot be sent by mail gatuitousy
to persons not actual and bona fde SUBSCRIBERS upon
the footing oil newspapers sent from the office of pub
hcation to actual and bona tide Subscra6erS but
be charged with the transient rates, which must be
collected in The mailing Office To entite actual and
bona tide subscribers TO reduction in the rate of pos
tage per odicals from The Office OF publication
payments must be made by them IN dduance at the
| post office where such publications to be deliy-
cred.
| The United States postage newspapers, period-
Gals and other matter not chargeable with letter pos
age when sent out oil the United States must be pre-
paid at the full rate.
Publishers OF periodicals may prepay the postage on
their issues but can have deduction Of postage on
account OF such prepayment. When periodical is
published only quarterly the actual and bona de sub
Scriber Tor such periodical may pay in advance and
have the benefit OF the advance payment, provided be
pays 10 the postmaster al the office where he is 10
ceve the periodical before its delivery. Ii periodical
is published less frequently, the postage must be pie
paid and at Ire fall rate.
Posmasters are not bound to receive from the pub
fishers weekly newspapers published in the city, town or
village where the post office is kept and deliver them
subscribers calling their Office for them. The right
10 circulate the mail within the county where pub
shed does not impose on postmastets the duty OF re-
ceivmg and delivering papers which do not go into
the mail; and where publisher eaeks to throw upon
the postmaster the labor of delivering his papers for
the purpose ofreevng him from the expense OF their
delivery the i'll be justified IN refusing to
deliver them. He should, in such cases, inform the
publisher OF his determination not to receive such pa
pefs:
If postmaster receives and delivers such papers for
the convenience Of the publisher subscriber, he
not charge any postage thereon; and the Department
desires that posmaters should with courtesy in this
respect and deliver such lew papers may be sent to
their offices for the convenience OF the subscriber; but
they not expected TO receive them when the num-
her is such indicate that ii is the intention 10 throw
upon the postmaster labor which the publisher should
perform.
Foreign newspapers mailed or first mailed in this
country, must be charged with the late for transient
papers, which must be prepaid.
1t has been decided by the Attorney General, on
reference from this De- armen that merAbers elected
10 Inc congress 10 dsSeOie IN DeCeOeE next are NOl5
entitled to the ianking privilege and the law of Con-
gess gives this right in express terms 10 the members OF
the last Congress until the first Monday in December
1851. Postmasters will therefore recognise this pryi
lege in such cases.
N. K. HALL, Postmaster General.
IMPORTANT RAILROAD ENTERPRIsE.-Th The
Mayor and Aldermen of Nashville voted on Tues
day subscription of $4,000 stock in the Nash
vile and Chattanooga Railroad Company as stock
in the Winchester and Alabama road, which is to
be Immediately surveyed, put under contract, and
fastened to an early completion. This will con-
meet Nashville with the Selma road at Gunters
landing, on the Tennessee river, thence by the
Alabama river, and thence, by uninterrupted navi-
cation, with the Mobile bay. When this line of
rnnrnvanant she'll be cnnanlated il iS estiua tod