The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-09-14
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The New Postage Law.
publish below an official copy
5ofsthesnew Postage law, Whicll$3is to I
take effect on5thc goth instant
AnAct to amend the act entitled San
act to reduce and modifythe1atcs of
postage in the United States, and
for other purposes, passed gMarch
3rd, 1851.
d, BE it enacted by The Senate and
House OF Representatives OF the Uni
ted States Of America in Congress as
semblcd, That from and after The thir-
tietll day ofScptcmbcr, eighteen hun
drcd and i1tty-two, the postage upon
all printed matter passing through the
mail Of the United States, instead of
the rates now charged shall be us fol-
lows, to wit: Each newspaper, pcriodi-
cal, unsealcd circular, or other article
Of printed matter, not exceeding three
ounces i'll weight, shall be sent to any
part of the United States for one cent,
and for every additional ounce or frac-
tion of an ounce, one cent additional
shall be charged; and when the postage
upon any newspaper or periodical is
paid yearly or quarterly in advance ut
the post Office where the name is mail
ed, and evidence Of such payment is
furnished to the Office Of delivery in
such manner rs the Post Office De
partmcnt shall by general regulations
prescribe, one half Of the said rate on
iy shall be charged. Newspapers and
periodicals not weighing over one
ounce and a half, when circulated in
tho State where published, Shall be
charged one half OF the rates before
mentioned: Provided, That small
newspapers and periodicals, published
monthly or oilcncr, and pamphlets not
containing more than sixteen octave
pag $, whcn sent in single packages
weighing at lcastcight ounces, to one
address, and prepaid by. allixing post
age stamps thereto, shall be charged
only half Il ccut for each ounce or
fraction of an ounce, notwithstanding
the postage calculated on each separate
article Of such packages would exceed
that amount The postage on all
transient matter shall be prepaid by
stamps or otherwise or shall be CHARGED
double the rates first above mentioned.
: Sec: ,. And he It further enacted
That books bound or unbound. not
weighing over four pounds shall be
deemed n,ailablc matter, and shall be
chargcablc with postage at one cent an
once for all distances under three thou
sand miles, and two cents an ounce for
all distances over three thousand miles.
to which fifty per cent, shall be added
i'll all cases where the same nav be
sent without being prepaid, and on all
printed matter cllargeabl. bv weight
shall be weighed when dry. The pub
fishers OF newspapers and periodicals
may send to each other from thcir re
spectivc offices Of publication, free Of
postage, one copy ofeach publication,
n bills and receipts for the same free Of
] postage. The publishers oi weekly
I newspapers may send to each actual
subscriber within the country where
their. papers are. .printrd an1 published,
one copy thereof free Of postage.
| Sec. Y. And be it further enacted.
That no newspaper, periodical, maga.
zine, or other printed paper or matter.
shall be entitled to be sent 1t the rates
of postage in this act specified unless
the following conditions be observed.
First. 1t shall be sent without any
cover or wrapper, or in Il cover or
wrapper open ut the ends or sides. so
that the character OF the matter con
tanned therein may be determined
without removing such wrapper. Sc
conL, There shall be no word or com.
mmcation printed ON the same after
ITS publication, or upon the cover or
wrapper thereof, except the name and
address OF tho person to whom it is to
be sent. Third, There Shall be no pa-
per or other thing enclosed in or with
such printed paper; and if these con.
uitiops are not complied with, such
printed matter shall be subject to let
ter postage; and all matter sent by
mail from one part Of the United
States to the another, the postage of
which is not fixed by the provisions of
this act, shall, unless the same be chi
tied to be sent free OF postage, be
S''' Scu "'ii lclicI postage.
See. 4. And be it further enacted
That if the publisher ofany periodical.
after being three months previously
notified that his publication is not ta-
ken out OF the Office to which it is Sent
for delivery, continue to forward such
publication in the mail the 20. tlnastcr
to whose Office such publication is
sent may dispose OF the same for th,
postage, unless the publisher shall pav
it; and whenever any printed matter
"l amy description, received during one
quarter OF the fiscal year, shall have
remained in the Office without being
called for during the whole of any sue
cccding quarter, the poStmastcr a,
such Office shall sell the same, and
credit the proceeds of such sale in his
quarterly accounts, under such rcgula.
tons and after such notice as the Pos,