Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1852-09-22
proved Angus, , 1852.
fIRI.IC Acr-\n 50.

AN ACT to ainend the a., entitled IAN act 10 rrdnce
ami moatfs th- rates Of postage III the tinted
States. ami for other purposes, passed Marc third
eighteen hundred anu tfty one.
Be IT enacted by ti- Senate and House of R-presrn-
iattve> of the United States OF America Congress
assembled That FROM aud after the thirt,-th day OF
S@pi-mher eighteen hundred aud tiftytwe. the pos
thge upon all printed matter passing through ie u,ai
OF th- IL ed Stat instead "t the charged.
sh ali br as follows. Each newspaper. pvrlo4
cal aled cfrcHar other article printed
Ter. e4eeeeinr thre- ounces IN weight, shall o-
sent /" part Of ih- United States for one cen .
ana for every aaaliIonh ounce, fraction of ii "a
ounce one cent ha+itloati shall be charged aud when
the postage upon any newspaper periodical $ paid
jeaiy or an"iery IN advance at the office where the
same IS ntttlrI and t.ItrHce OF such pa
n'>hed to ihr oit- of delivery IN such the
f"st ofhee ~ partirnt shall by general regulation
re>crb"d, half Of rate only shall charged
Newspapers ana periodicals no, weighing over on-
ounce and half, when circulated in the State where
Ahli>hro shall he charged one half of the be-
tore mentioned; Provided, That small newspapers
ahd periodicals, published monthly oft.n-r. and
pamphlets not containing more than sixteen octave
pages ZACH when s-"t n single packages. weighing
ra>t et-ht ounces, To address, prepaid by
'<'"g postage stamps thereto sa,i be charged onl,
h1' o' cent for each ounce, traction of
Notwithstanding thr postage Calcu lated each
hrttcie OF such packagr would exceed that
The postage all matter shall b- pre- paid
by STAN or Otherwise. shall be charged double the
rates hrst above mentioned
SIC : And r. il further enacted, That books,
h"unt or nnbonni. weighing over four pounds
snail be deemed aiiable matter. aud shall BE- carge.
Die with postage ri cent ounce for all distances
uh!-r tirre thousand miles, and two cents
Ior an distances over three thousand miles, To which
ht'y per cent shall be added all Cases wh-r. the
SAME may be sent without being prepaid and all
ed matter eharg-abI. by weigh, shall be weighed when
dry The publishers Of Newspapers and periodicals
may send TO each other from their respective offices OF
Tree Of postage, copy OF each publica-
tioh and may also send TO each actual suhsc rber
cosra :" 'hrr publications. bills aud receipts for the
same free OF postase The publishers Of weekly
ne, sp..s ma, send TO each actual subsc ter with"
t',e county where their papers printed aud publish
ed. one copy thereof free of postage.
sro 3 And be i, further enacted, That
paper, Ptfoaca magazine. other printed paper or
matter shall be entitled be rates Of
-r- Us 81 aus " i's aiaT-
acter OF the matter confined therein may be deter
mined without removing such wrapper. Secoud.
There shall be no word communication printed on
the same after its publications. or upon the cover or
wrapper thereof except the and address of the
person to whom ii is to be sent Third. There shall
hr 10 paper or other thing enclosed in with such
piled with, such printed matter shall be subject TO let
Ter postage and all matter sent by mail from
Of thu nited States to another. the postage of which
not fixed by the provisions of this act, shall unless
charged with letter postage.
4 And BE it further enacted That If the pub !
Usher of any periodical, after being three months
previously notified that bis publication IS not taken
out OF the office TO which IT IS sen, for delivery,
iinue TO ior"ari such pnb.ication in the mail, the
postmaster To whose office such publication is sent
may dispose OF the for the postage, unless the
publisher shall pay IT; and whenever printed mat
ter of deserpi received during quarter OF
the fiscal sh Ill hav. remained the office with
out being called for during the whole of any succeed
quarter. the such office shall Sc II the
same aid credit the proceeds of such sale his
terry accounts nnd-t such regu aions and after such
notice the Post Office Departm-n. shall presc ribe
SEc, }. And be IL urtier enacted ! hat much OF
the second section Of The act entitled "An act to mody
and reduce he rates Of postage in the United States
and for other purposes" approved March third
= ghteen hnnd red and hft relates the pos
,age or Tree clcn alton transmission of wsap-rs
periodicals. and other printed matter, nd all other
PROVISIONS of Law inconsistent with the provisions OF
this act, hereby pr al-d.
SEC. b Ana II II ruaeied, That when list OF
ce for letters st 81. b. published any. wspa
per printed IN foreign language said list shall be
pa b shed IN such having the largest circu
,ation within the range Of delivery Of sai1 Office.
Approved August 80, i-52