The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-07-09
THE NEW POSTAGE LAW.

h'st vi 1u'y. Inc following are the leadn
. provisions SO far as the public are concerned
r Te'fscilitate the prepay ment Of postage
upon letters and packages, postage stamps Q
; the following denominations are provide
I and furnished by the Postmaster General
pursuant TO the third section Of the Z" act /
reduce aud modify lhe rates of postage in lh
United States, and for other purposes. appro
we'd Sd March, 1851, viz:
No. l. Printed in black, representing The
head Of Washington, of the denomination o.
twelve cents.
No. 2. Printed in red, representing the
heed OF Washington in profile, Of the demon.
lnation Of three cents.
No. B. Printed in blue. representing the
head of Franklin 10 profile, of the denemina
ton Of one cent.
These stamps will be furnished 10 enc or
more OF the prime pal postmasters in each
county, who will be required to supply the
other poslmaslers in their respective ycni.
ties, upon being paid for the amounts fur.
nished.
All ether persons wishing supplies of stamps
can obtain Them from the postmaster Of the
county sea, nearest their residences or from
tho postmaster of any other office having
them for sale.
The FIVE aud ten cent postage stamps issued
by this Department, under the provisions Of
the lih section Of the act of March 3, ls47,
and now IN use by the public, will not be re-
ceived IN prepayment, Of postage after the
30th Of the present month. Therefore, pei
sons holding any such will as soon as pract..
cable after tina, date, and before the 30M dep
of SEPTEMBER neIt, present them for redemp
ton TO the Postmaster Of whom they were
purchased, or TO the neares, postmaster who
has been authorized to sell postage stamps.
The postage on all bound books and on all
"thcr printed matter, except newspapers and
periodicals. published at intervals not excss.
ding three months, and sen, from the efiee
OF publication TO actual and bona fide subscri.
bers mus, be prepaid.
II The amoun, paid and marked on such
printed matter is not sufficient to pay the
whole postage due, the excess Of weight be
yond that paid for, is 10 be charged with dou.
BILE :he rate which would have been charged
II prepaid and the postage on such excess
collected, at the office Of delivery. If, 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, newspa pers,
and other matter, according to the distance
on The route by which they were forwarded:
and this (unless otherwise directed BY the
sender) must be The route by which they will
soonest reach their destination, although tha,
may not bs tie shortest route.
On letters TO and from Great Britain land
the Continent Of Europe, when sent through
Eogland) ihs rates Of postage and modes Of
rating will be the same as heretofore ex.
cspl as TO letters 10 or from California and
Orsgon, in respect to which special inslruc.
tlons will be hereafter given.
Ga all letters 10 or from ,ha Continent Of
Europe, not sent through England, the Uni.
ted States inland and sea postage will in all
cases be eombaed, and will be twenty cents
The sing 70 rate, without regard to the distance
the same are carried within the United States.
The mode Of rating will be the same as here.
tefore.
Fall tabular statements in regard TO the
rates Of postage, both foreign and inland, will
soon be published.
Subscribers TO periodicals, to obtain the
benefit Of the provision 10 regard TO prepay.
ment, must pay the full quarters postage be-
fore the delivery OF the first number, when
there are 10 be several numbers 10 be dellv.
q IL ky
any 'noreoso - tho sino of tho p.r'odiooi, OF
Otherwise, i, shall appear tina, the whole
quarters postage was not SO paid in advance,
the subscriber will lose The benefit Of prepay.
ment, aud the numbers received during the
whole quarter will be charged with the dou
bic or unpaid rate, and tho subscriber will
be credited with only The amour, paid in ad
vance.
Under the provisions of the Cd section of
tho new postage act. no newspaper, other
than those published weekly only, are emit
tied 20 circulate free Of postage in the coun
ties where published. The office Of publcu
,on is the office where the paper is printed
In determining newspaper postage, the dis
tances are 10 be computed from the o9ice Of
publication, and not from the county line ef'
the county in which the paper is published;
and the distance i. also TO be computed over
The route on wheh it is carried
Newspapers published weekly only, in a
county adjoining the Canada line, may be
sent free TO Canada, provided they do not
leave the county Of publication uslil they
cross the line into Canada.
Newspaper publishers may sead and re.
csive their exchange newspapers to and from
Canada free Of charge.
A newspaper is not periodical within the
meaning and intent Of the provision which
requires the postage on periodicals to be paid
in advance and declares tha, the postage
thereon shall be one half Of the rates previous.
ly specified in the 2nd section Of the act. All
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