The Empire County argus. [volume] (Coloma, El Dorado County, Cal.) 1853-1857, 1853-12-24
Unittd States 9osta0e gaws.
United States Postage Laws.
By Authority.

DATES ofLetter Postage between offices in the United
A States and to and from Canada and the other British
North American Provinces from and after the 10Th June,
1851 For every single letter in manuscript paper of
any kind upon which information shall be asked commu
ncaed in writing or by marks or signs sent by mail the
mentioned in this table shall be charged and for ev
cry additional half fraction of above the
weight named in this table, additional single rate is to
be charged
For any distance not 5000 miles, weighing or
less cents and for every additional For
any distance over 5000 miles, weighing or less 6cens
and cents for every additional or TO and from British
North American Provinces for any distance not over 30oO
miles, weighing o. or less ten cents ana ten cents 1or
sand miles, weighing onehaf or less, fifteen cents, and
fifteen cents for every additional half o. -
NoTE-From and after the Both June, 1871, the mode
of computing the rates upon inland letters letters
from office within the United States or Territories TO
another and as9 upon letters between ne o bc as fol-
lows wit Single rate if not exceeding hall an ounce
double rate exceeding half ounce but not exceeding
treble rate, if exceeding ounce, but not eX
cecding and half and charging an add-
tonal half ounce or fraction of half an ounce.
The mode of computing rates upon letters to treat BIZ
tain and all other foreign countries, the British North
American provinces excepted will remain as at present. u
der the act of3d Mnrch 1919 and ageeaby to instruction
appended to the table of foreign hostages.
DIRECTIONS.
st Every letter parcel not exceeding half
in weight, shall be deemed a single letter or rate
I'd All drop letters, letters placed in any post office,
transmission, but for delivery only shall be charged
with postage at the rate of one cent each
3D. Each deputy postmaster whose compensation for the
last proceeding fiscal year, lending Both June did not
exceed 5000, may send through the mail all letters wre
By himself and receive through the mail all written COM
municatons addressed to himself has lUae business
which shall not exceed in weight half ounce, free of
tiers unless written by themselves and their private bus
mess only does it authorize them to receive, free of
postage anything but written communications addressed
themselves and on their private business.
Rates postage to be charged upon each newspaper
roda book unseaed circular and every other article of
printed matter transient otherwise from and after Both
September, 1852.
Each newspaper, periodical unseacd circular, other
article of printed matter, eXcept hook when sent to any
part of the United States weighing less than three
cent and cent for every additional Iransi
en newspapers periodicals. etc. sent to any part OF the
United States not prepaid weighing less than three ounces
two cents and two cents for every additional ounce Pack
ages of small newspapers published monthly oftener and
pamphlets containing than sixteen octave pages,
when address in packages weighing less than
eight four CENTS and half cent for addition
al ounce Books, bound or unbound weighing less than
pounds for any distance under three thousand miles,
when prepaid cent for every ounce The same when
prepaid cent and half for every ounce. The
for any distance three thousand miles, when pre-
paid two cents for every The when not pre-
paid, three cents for every ounce.
NorEs.-Each newspaper periodical not exceeding
one ounce and half in weight when circulated in the
State where published, subject to postage of one half
only.
Small newspapers, ETC., when sent in packets of less than
eight ounces to than address, must be rated
singy.
DIRECTIONS.
ls The weight of newspapers, periodicals, and other
printed matter, must be taken determined when they
in dry state and when the weight of any book other
publication exceeds pound the progressive rates,
above laid down, must be charged for the excess.
I'd Newspapers, periodicals, magazines or any other
printed paper matter must be sent without any
sides that the character of the matter contained therein
may be determined without removing such wrappers.
Sd. In there is in any newspaper periodical,
pamphlet other printed matter paper connected there
with any manuscript of any kind by which information
shall be asked for in writing or by marks
signs Except the bills and receipts of publishers,
provided by aw the directions herein prescribed
any other respect complied WITH the becomes sub
to letter postage the OF the
to the wrappers envelopes from all printed mat
ter not charged with letter postage for the purpose of as
ccrtaning whether there is upon connected with such
printed NATTER in such package, any matter thing
which would authorize require the charge of higher
will be observed that except in respect books the
postage on all printed matter to California and Oregon is
the as to any other part of the United States
Rates ofpostagc, when paid quarterly orycarly in adj
vance on newspapers and periodicals sent from the office of
publication to actual subscribers from and after the Both
September 1852.
Weekly newspapers Gone copy only sent by the pub
fishers to actual subscribers within the county where
printed and published, free. Newspapers and periodicals.
not exceeding half in weight when circulated in the
State where published, daily i9a, tri-weeky, 81, semi
weekly 81, weekly 81 Newspapers and periodicals. of the
weight and under sent to any part of the
United States, daily 80, triweekly 1885, semweekly h.
weekly 81 Oyer we three and not over four daily
and not over five ounces daily, LII, trweekly 5Sb, semi
weekly, 49, weekly, 49,. Over five and six oun
Over six and not ounces, daily 1875 rwcekly,
97b, semi-weekly o. weekly, 32k Over seven and not
eight ounces daily, 2,3l, triweeky, LII, scmiwcck
ly, IS, weekly 80.
1st When the weight of any publication exceeds eight
the same progressive rate Of postage laid down in
the above tablc must be charged.
I'd Publishers ofnewspapers and periodicals may send to
each other from their respective offices of publication
ofpostagc one copy Of each publication and may also send
to each actual subscriber, enclosed in their publications.
bills and receipts for the same, free of postage.
3D. By joint resolution of Congress- the Congressional
Globe and Appendix may also be free through the
mails SO long as the same may be published by order of
Congress.
4th. Postmasters not entitled to receive newspapers
free of postage under their franking privilege
5th If the publisher of any newspaper periodical af
ter being three months previously notified that his pubca
ton is not taken of the Office which is sent for de-
livery, continue to forward such publication in the mail
the postmaster to whose office such publication if SENT will
dispose of the same for the postage, unless the publisher
shall pay 1t and whenever any printed matter Of any de-
scrption received during quarter of the fiscal year.
shall have remained in the office without being called for
during the whole of succeeding quarter the postmaster
at such Office will sell the and credit the proceeds of
uch sale in his quarterly accounts in the usual manner
9th Quarterly payments in advance may be made either
at the mailing Office the Office of delivery. When made
Such mailing m he