Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-09-25
New Postage Law.

A ACT to amend the act entitled can act toi
reduce and modify the rates of postage in the
United States, and for other purposes" passed
March third, eighteen hundred and ffty-one. |
Be 1t enacted 6y tie Senate md House Of Rep !
reseatatiues Of the United States f<4merica IA
Ca1gress assembled, That from and after the
thinieth day of Septenber, eighteen hundred and
fftT- two, tire postage 1ponah printed matter pass
ing through the mail of The United States nstcadl
of the rates now charged, shall be, sas follows toI
VT EachineVspaper, periodical, unsealed circu-
la or other article of printed matter. not exceed
ire three ounces in weight, shall Be sent to any
part of the United States for one cent, and for
every additional ounce; or fraction Of an ounce,
me cent additional shall be charged, and when
lshe postage upon any newspaper periodicalisl
paid quarterly or yearly in advance at the Office
where hgesaid periodical 81. newspaper is pub
lished and mailed, and evidence of such payment
is furnished to the Office ofsdelivery in such
ner as the Post Office Department shall by general
Regulations prescribe, one-half of said rates only
Shall be charged. Newspapers and periodicals
not weighing over one ounce and a halt when cir
culated in the State where published, shall be
charged one-haf of the rates before mentioned ::
Provided, That small newspapers and periodicals,
published monthly or oftener, and pamphlets not
containing more than sixteen octave pages each,
when sent in single packages, weighing at least
Eeightounces, to one address, and pre- paid by fix
ing postage stamps thereto, shall be charged only
half of a cent for each ounce or fraction Of an
ounce, notwithstanding the postage calculated ION
each .seperate article Of such package would ex-
coed that amount. The postage on all transient
matter, shall be prepaid BY stamps or otherwise,
OF shah be charged double the rates FIRST above
mentionedz. 3 -
Sec. q Aud Be IT srteer. enacted, That books
bound or unbound, not weighing over four pounds,
1 shall be deemed mailable matter, and shall be
I chargeahle with postage at one cent an ounce fol
all distances under three thousand.niles to which
fifty per cent? shall be added mall cases where
the same may, be sent withept being prepaid, ant
all printed matter chargeable by weight shall b.
4 weighed when dry. The publisher of newspaper
and periodicals may send to each other from thei
Irrespective offices of publication free of postage
one copy Of each publication; and may also sent
to each actual subscriber enclosed III their publ
4 cations bills and receipts for the same, free Q
I postage. The publisher of weekly newspaper
!. may send to each actual subscriber within tn
county where.their papers are printed and pub
! lished one copy thereof. free Of postage
j Sec. 8. did be it further enacted, That n
newspaper. periodical, magazine, or other printe
lpaper or matter, shall be entitled to be sent at tn
rates Of postage III this act specified, unless tn
E following conditions be observed
s FIRST It shall BE sent without any cover, 9
s. wrapper open at The ends OF sides. 50 that To
s character Of the matter contained therein may
VI determined without removing such wrapper