Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-09-07

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lPrgLIc AcT-No. 30
AN ACT 10 a,netd The act entitled IAN act 10
reduce ard modify tic rates Of postage in toe
United Suites. and for other purposes,
pass,d March third. eighteen hundred and
fifty one:
Be n cnocted bg ihe Seaa,e and Hovsc of
RcDlcscntatires nj be Unjted .Statcs n. inner
ieu IN Congfcss assembied That from and
after the rbirtieih DAY Of september, eighteen
hundred and fry two, The postage upon all
pfinlcd matter passing through the mail OF the
United Sfafes. instead Of The rates no@ charg |
81, shall be ~ follows. 10 Wit: Each newspa.
per, periodical. unscaed circular, or other ar
iicIes IF printed matter. not exceeding three
ounces IN weight shall be sent 10 any part of
the United States for one cent. and for every |
additional ounce, or fraction If an ounce, one |
cent additional shall be charged aud "hoa |
the postage upon any newspaper or periodical
IS paid quarterly or yearly IN advance 81 The
Office where the same Is mailed and evidence
or such payment is furnished 10 the Office oil
delivery in such manner the Post Office
Department shall by general regulations pre-
scribe, one-half Of said rates only shall bc
charged. Newspapers and periodicals MOI
y eighing over one ounce and half when
circulated in The State where published shal,
be charged one half Of the rates before men
toned: P,orjded. That small newspapers aud
periodicals, published monthly or oitcner. and
pamphlets not contaiaino more than sixteen
octayo paees each. when seat IN single pac.,a-
ges, weighing at least eight ounces, TO one ad
dress. ard prepaid by oflixing postage stamps
thereto, shall lie charged only half of n cent for
each ounce or fraction Of an ounce, notwith-
standing lhe postage calculated on each sepa
rate article OF such package would exceed
that amount. The postage on all transit mat
Ter shall be prepaid by stamps or other se, or
shall b. ohnfgcd doubled the rates first above
mentioned.
SEc. 9. mi be ii further cnacted, That
books, hound or unbound, not weighing over
four pounds, shall he deemed mailabIe matter.
and shnll be chargeablc with postage nj one
cent an ounce for all distances under three
thousand miles, aud two cents ounce for
all distances over three thousand miles, 10
" hch flty per cent. shall be added in al cases
" here the came may he sent without beng
prepaid, aud all printed ma,ter charg, able,by
weight shall be We ghcd when dry Tho
publishers Of newspapers and periodicals may
scnd 10 each other from their respective offices
oi publication free Of postage one copy Of each
pubIioation; and may also send II each actual
subscriber, enclosed IN their puhlIralto os bill,
and receipts for the same, free OF postage-
The publishers Of weekly newspaper mas send
to each actual subscriber within the county
where Their papers are printed and published
one copy thereof free of postage.
See. ,. Ind bc II fafther c0acted. That no
newspaper, periodical, magazine, or other
printed paper or matter, shall be entitled to bc
sent nj the rates Of postage in this act speci
he'd unless the following conditions be observ
ed
First Il shall be sent without any cover or
wrapper, orln cover or wrapper open at
the ends or sides. so that The character OF the
matter contained therein may be determined
without removing such wrapper Sec0Bd
| here shall be no word or communication
pnutod on the same after It's publication, or
upon the cover or wrapper tn, reof, nor any
writing or marks upen II, ror upon the co. or
or wrapper thereof except the name aud
address of the person to " hom it Is to be sent
Ih'fd There shall he no paper or other;
thing enclosed in or with ,uch printed paper
and If these conditions are not complied with,
such printed matter shall he subject to letter
part of the Uritcd States To another, the post
ege of which is not fixed Ivy the provisions of
tins act shall unless the same be entitled to be
sent free Of postage, be charged with letter
postage
SEC. 4. And be il fm95cy enacted That II the
publisher OF any periodical, after being three
months previously notified that his publication
IL not taken out ofthe office to which it Is SEM
for delivery, continue to forward such publ
cauon In the mail, the postmaster to whose
Office such publication is sent may dispose of
the same for the postage, unless the publisher
shall pay It; and whenever any printed matt er
OF any discli ption, received during ono quarter
of the fiscal year, shall have remained in the
office without being called for during the
whole OF any succeeding quarter the postmas.
ter at such office shall sell the same and credit
proceeds ofsuch sale in his quarterly accounts
under such regulations and after such notice as
the Post Office Department shall prescribe.
SEC. >. Ind be farthcy cnacted, That so
much of the second section the act entitled
can act to modify and reduce he rates Of