New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-08
Cheap POSTAGE.

The following is the bill reported by Mr..
Odds in the House of Representatives on the 9th
inst.
Be Il enacted By The Senate and H0nse Of Repressnta
fires of the Unatd States Of IN Congress
Ilsd That from and after the thiTiieth day Of June
eighteen hundred and htiytwo, the postage upon all
printed matter passing through the mail OF the United
Sates instead Of rates now charged shall be as follows
to wit Each newspaper, pamphlet periodical maya
zine, book, bound unbound, circular Catalogue aus
every other scption of printed matter unconnec ed
with any manuscript writing and Of no greater
weight than ounces, shall be charged with cent
postage, and one cent for each additional ounce,
or fraction Of an ounce. for any distance under
three thousand miles, double those rates. All
papers and periodicals, not weighing one
ounce, published regularly as often as once In three
months and sent from the Office OF publication 10 actual
subscribers sball be cbargeabe only onehaf the fore
going rates The postage upon all printed maiable
ter shall be prepaid the Office where ii Is mailed
paid quarterly in advance at the Office of delivery,
otherwise double the foregoing rates shall be charged
thereon.
SEC ii. And be 1t further enacted That books bound
or unbound, not weighing over four pounds, shall be
deemed meilabIe matter and all printed mAtter charge
able by weight shall be weighed when dry. The pub.
lhers OF newspapers and periodicals may send 70 each
other from their respective offices Of publication free
Of postage, copy Of each publication and may also
send each actual subscriber incosed In their publ
cations bills and receipts for the same free of postage
The publishers Of weekly wspapers may send each
actual subscriber wi bin the county where their papers
printed and published, one copy thereof, free of
postage
SEC Ill And be IL further enacted that no newspaper
periodical magazine other printed paper matter,
shall be entitled be the rates Of postage Ia this
act specified unless the following conditions be o.
served:
l. Itshall be sent without any wrapper 10
case wrapper open at the ends Sides that the
character OF the matter contained therein may be de.
termins without removing such wrapper.
2 There shall be word or communication printed
the after its publication, upon the
wrapper thereof nor any writing marks upon IT,
upon the cover or wrapper thereof, except the name
and address Of the person 10 whom II Is be sent
g. There shall be no paper other thing incl0sed, or
with such printed paper, and these conditions
compiled WITH such printed matter shall be subject 10
letter postage and ali matter sent by mail from part
of the United States 70 another the postage of which
fixed by the provisions Of this act shall unless the
DO entitled 10 be sent free Of postage be charged
with letter postage.
SKc ~ Ard be Il further enacted thatif the publish.
er of any periodical after being three months pre-
viousy notified that his publication is not taken out OF
the shice TO which IL is sent for delivery continue
to forward such publication in the mall the Post
Master to whose Office such publication is sent y dis
pose Of the for the postage, unless the publisher
shall pay H. and whenever any printed matter Of any
description received during quarter of the fiscal
year, shsll have remained the office, without being
called for during the whole of any succeeding gu te
credit the proceeds of such sale In his quarters
counts up6er such regulations and after such notice
the Pos. Office Department shall prescribe.
SEC " And be IL further enacted that much of the
second section of this act entitled I" An act 20 modify
and reduce the rates Of postage In the od States and
for other purposes approved March 81 1851 In rela
don the postage free circulation Transmission of
newspaper periodicals. and other printed matter,
a other provisions of law inconsistent with this act
hereby repealed.