Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-08
THE NEW POSTAGE LAW.

Pr THE NEW POSTAGE LAW. 49,
We copy from the Baltimore Sun the following
important law in relation to the postage on news
papers and other printing, which passed Congress
at its late session and has received the signature of
the President 1t goes into operation from and
after the 3Oth inst:
| " Be IL enacted by THE Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiDes the United States Of America in Congress
assembled, That from and after the thireth day of
September eighteen hundred and fifty two, the post
age upon all printed matter passing through the mail
of the United States, instead of the charg-
ed, shall be follows, to wit: Each new spaper
periodical, unseaed circular or other article of print
ed natter not exceeding three in weight, shall
be sent to any part of the United States for one cent
and for every additional ounce. fraction of ounce
one cent additional shall be charged; and when the
postage upon any newspaper or periodical is paid
yearly or quarterly in advance at the Office where the
same is mailed, and evidence of such payment is
furnished to the Office of delivery in such as
the Postofi Department shall by general regulation
prescribe one-haf of said only shall be charged
Newspapers and periodicals. not weighing over one
ounce and halt, when circulated in the State where
published shall be charged onehaf the before
mentioned: Pr0Uided, That small newspapers and
periodicals, published monthly or oftener, and pamph-
lets not containing more than sixteen octave pages
each, when sent in single packages, weighing at least
eight ounces, to oRe address, and prepaid by axng
postage stamps thereto shall be charged only half Of
cent for each ounce, fraction of ounce, not
withsanding the postage calculated each separate
article OF such package would exceed that amount.
The postage on all transient matter shall he prepaid
by stamps Or otherwise, or shall be charged double
the rates first above mentioned =
SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted, That books
bound or unbound, not weighing over four pounds,
shall be deemed mailable matter, and shall be charge
able with postage at one cent for all dis
tances under three thousand miles, and two cents an
ounce for all distances three thousand miles,
which fifty per shall be added in all cases where
the same may be sent without being prepaid and all
printed matter chargeable by weight shall be weighed
when dry. The publishers of newspapers and peri
odcals may send to each other from their respective
Offices of publication free of postage, copy of
each publication; and may also send TO each actual
subscriber, enclosed in their publications, bills and
receipts for the same free OF postage. The publishers
of weekly newspapers may send TO each actual SUBJ
scrber within the county where their papers are
printed and published, one copy thereof free of post
age.
SEC. 3. And be IL further enacied, That no news
paper, PERIODICAL magazine, other printed paper
matter, shall be entitled to be the rates of
postage in this act specified, unless the following
condition Observed First. 1t shall be with
out any cover wrapper; or in a wrapper
open at the ends sides, that the character of the
matter contained therein may be determined without
removing such wrapper. Second. There shall be no
word or communication printed on the after its
publication, or upon the cover or wrapper thereof,
cept the name and address of the person TO whom il
is to be sent. Third. There shall be paper or
other thing enclosed in with such printed paper;
and if these conditions not complied with, such
printed shall be subject to letter postage and
all matter by mail from part of the United
States TO another, the postage of which is not fixed
by The provisions of this act, shall unless the same
be entitled 10 be free of postage, be charged with
letter postage.
SEC. A. .4nd be ii further enacted, That if the pub
Usher of any periodical, after being three months pre-
viously notified that his publication is not taken out
the office which it is for delivery, continue to
forward such publication in the mail, the postmaster
whose Office such publication is may dispose
of the same for the postage, unless the publisher
shall pay it; and whenever any printed matter of any
description, received during quarter of the fiscal
year. shall have remained in the office without being
called for during the whole Of any succeeding quar-
ter, the postmaster such office shall sell the same,
and credit the proceeds Of such sale in his quarterly
under such regulations and after such notice
as the Post Office Department shall prescribe.
SEC. 5. find be ii further enacied, That so much
of the second section of the entitled "An act to
modify and reduce the of postage in the United
States, and for other purposes, approved March 3d.
eighteen hundred and fifty one, relates the post
age free circulation transmission Of spapers,
periodicals, and other printed matter, and all other
provisions Of law inconsistent with the provisions of
this act, hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. find be at further enacted, That when list
of uncaed for letters shall be published in any
paper printed in any foreign language, said list shall
be published in such newspaper having the largest
circulation within the range OF delivery of said Office
w met with gentleman yesterday who was i'm
medately from the Roanoke country, and he repre-
sens the freshet in the river being very disas-
the crops. lie thinks that quite third of
the corn has been destroyed. The names of several