The Empire County argus. [volume] (Coloma, El Dorado County, Cal.) 1853-1857, 1853-11-26
Gnitsa States postaee ga@s.
United States Postage Laws.
By Authority.


>orb amerca nu Pyoxuc From auJ " ,h t na
XXI T @ ; i, ,o ~ % .o. .i' 'o.n oue
any hind mon ,ybnh nfornot;on shaij h aIih i, p, VI
,;otad i, prr;,;n, ON h ,n,~Ls ,r ;ns at H. 81 .,
n.ntioned o. his ,hje Shall, he h,rd d g. .o
di;.;ua LIE 49, fa,; - ~ 50 i io' a. q.
weight named in This tnhl m nJ,tiono u~, rut !; IN
% nn'" " 'n'' '""'' a." '''''''i sio i"'c Is 10
W 20. I a'v donoo mo-, ovcr 2 ono ,,as we;ch;, ~ 49,
less 2 cents and 2 cents for every additional ~ ro
n3 q n. Ca 800 dd;t;nna, e. " nd go p;t;I
North American Provncas for anv distance NOT ner = 900
Every ,ddtonei h,1foy For anv distance ovnr brno th
sand n;ics ,yn;na ~ or loss ftcen cnt ond
Gf,n n;s e. S nId;t;nnoI blf 49, o"'' anu
Norr- Fran and .ficr the ,0ih lime J15I tho n,od.
of comnu,;nn tho raos man inland I.ttc,s-; lt any,
f.on, one oeoo vthn Tho Initod st,tns mr. -,
III w o'o " w. L, a. Ii;,. az si,,,rs
@ h u f SortH ame, can prosccs-s to be as fol.
lows to wit Single rate if exceeding half an ounce
double rate if exceeding half an ounce but not exceeding
an ounce treble rate if exceeding ounce but not ex
ceedng an ounce and half and so on charging an ad-
tional half ounce or fraction ofhalf an ounce
The mode of computing rates upon letters Great Bri
tain and to all other foreign countries the British Moth
American provinces excepted will remain present.
the of Sd nrch 1s49 and ag ceaby instruction
appended to the table of foreign postages
DJREcII.,ys
lat Every letter or parce not exceeding half an
in weight shall be deemed a single letter or rate
ID All drop letters or letters placed in anv most office
with postage at the rate of one cent each
I'd Each eputy postmaster whose for the
last proceeding fiscal year (cndng both June did not
exceed $500 may send through the mail all letters a. en
munications addressed himself his p,iUue business
which shall not exceed in weight one half ou,,ce free of
tiers unless written by themselves and on their bus
mess only nor does it authorize them to receive fee of
postage ANYTHING but WI en conu il, atios addressed TO
themselves and Oh their private business
hates Of postage to be charged each newspaper de-
rodc book uIseaed circular aid every other article of
r;ncd matte, transient or othcrwise f and aftrr 0
September is52 ''''~' ''''
Zach newspaper periodical unseaed circular or other
article of printed matter Except hook) when sent to any
one cent and one cent for every additional ounce Iru
en newspapers pcriodicals etc sent TO any Fart of tn,
United States ., I nrepd weighing less than thic ouces
two cents and two cents TO, every dit oa ounce Pack
ayes of small ucwsucrs published monthly OF of,cncr ad
pmphlet not Containing more tLan sixteen octave l,%ss
when srnt to one address in nacknpes weighing less nn
eight ounces our cents and half cent ~ every a,ii ION
al ounce Books, bound or unbound weighing less than
four hounds for any distance under three thousand miles
when prepaid one cent for every ounce The same when
not prrpa,d one cent and half for every once Tbr
same fr "nv distance ov"r three thousand miles, when n
RAID two cents f,r evcrv nncc The same when not r,
mid three cents for every ounce ~
NorEs-Eaeh newspaper or periodical not exceeding
State where published is subject to postage of one half
cent only
small newspopers etc when sent in packcts of less than
eight ounces or to more than one address must be rated
singy
DIRECTIONS.
LIST The weight of newspapers. periodicals and other
nr;ntcd mater 3st b tLr ~. I .rnd ,ybo, tho M
in dry state and when the weight Of any book or other
above laid down. must be charged for the excess
I'd Newspapers. periodicals.. magazines or any other
printed paper matter, must be without any cUve.s
or wrappers or IN covers or wrappers open at the ends or
50 INA. 'ie 1naiac'ei Vi .e a'cr co,n"cu therein
may " ue.eIlniheu without removing such WRAPPERS
hi a '"se ho,o i; Vn VI ~ s nu"l,' peiodeh'
u vi p,.e 81 m LII Or mere
"i'n' any iscrP' Vi any hu ny "nlch inioriha'iol
snai oe askeu lof or III wiring or ny ma rs
or sgns' VHceP' tne DIS ana receipts Oh lohsheis, us
olueu ny aw,) vi .hc uiecIio!s heieh eSclocu are III
any othe respect not compiled WIN the same becomes sub
teo. =" ti anu ~ m e uy VI 1Ie pos,se'