Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-14
OFFICIAL.
DECISIONS UNDER THE NEW PosTAGE ACr'
made by the POSTMASTER GENERAL, alter con-
.rlfinn with he Arr CENERAL.

DECISIONS UNDER THE NEW PosTAGE ATT
made by the POSTMASTER GENERAL, alter con-
sulting with the ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The postage on all bound books and all other printed
matter erept newspapers and periodicals. Published at IN
terpaLs not breeding three months and sent from the Office
of publication TO actual and bona tide subscribers must be
prepaid.
If the amount paid and marked such printed matter is
NOT sufficient pay the whole postage due the excess Of
weight beyond that paid for to be charged with double the
rate which would have been charged prepaid and the pos
t.ee on such excess collected the Office of delivery If by
the NEGLECT Of Postmaster such matter without any
prepayment the double prepaid rate must be collected de-
livery Postage must be charged on all letters newspapers,
and other according to the distance the route 6y
,Dich they srioGrded and this (unles otherwise d.
rected by the sende must be the route by which they will
soonest reach their destination although that may not be the
shortest route
On letters to and from GREAT Ba1rAIs (ssd the CONT
neat Of Europe. ,shen sent through Engln the rates Of
postage and modes Of rating will be the heretofore,
except letters from California and Oregon, in
spect to which special instructions will be hereafter given.
On al letters to or from the Continent Of Europe, not
sent through England, the United States inland and
postage will in all cases be combined and will be twenty
cents the single rate without regard to the distance the
are carried within the United States The mode of rating
will be the same as heretofore Full tabular statements in
regard to the rates of postage both foreign and inland will
coon be published.
Subscribers to periodicals. obtain the benefit Of the pro-
vision in regard prepayment must pay the full quarters
postage delivery Of the first number, when there
are several numbers to be delivered during the quarter If
by Of any increase in the size of the periodical
otherwise shall appear that the whole quarters postage was
not paid 10 advance the subscriber will lose the benefit Of
prepayment and the numbers received during the whole
ter will be charged with the double unpaid rate and the
subscriber will be credited with only the amount paid in ad
vance.
Under the provisions Of the ID section Of the postage
act no ne,cspaps other than those pw5lhed weekly osLr,
entitled circulate free Of postage in the counties where
published The Office of publication is the Office where the
newspaper is printed.
In determining newspaper posage the distances are to be
computed from the Office Of publication, and from the
county line Of the county in which the paper is published
and the distance is also be computed the route
which it is carried.
Newspapers published ,oeeky only, county adjoining
the Canada line may be sent free to Canada provided they
do leave the county Of publication until they the line
into Canada.
Newspaper publishers may send and receive their exchange
newspapers to and from Canada free Of charge.
newspaper is periodical within the meaning and in
tent Of the provision which requires the postage on periodicals
be paid ADVANCE and declares that the postage thereon
shall be onehaf of the rates previously specified in the I'd
section Of the All subscribers newspapers and
still required by the provisions of the seth section Of the
act Of March, 1926 to pay quarters postage in advance
but by doing they entitled have the postage
duced below the established rates.
Payments adcance newspapers and periodicals
only be made by the Subscribers at the post office Ohere they
BE delivered The postage newspapers periodicals,
and other matter, not chargeabe with letter postage, when
sent the United States be prepaid the full
Publishers may prepay postage their issues, but have
deduction of postage account Of such prepayment
When periodical published only quarte the actual and
bona de subscriber for such periodical may pay advance
and have the benefit Of the advance paymen provided he
to the postmaster at the Office where he receive the peri
odca before its delivery If periodical is published less
frequently than quarterly the postage must be prepaid and
the full rate.
Letters mailed before the LIST day Of july though delivered
after, will in all be charged with postage the
force at the time Of the mailing thereof.
N. X. HALL, Postmaster General
PosT OrrIcE DEPARTMENT., JUNE IL, 1851.