The Empire County argus., 1854-01-14
Gnite6 Statts posta9e ga@s.
United States Postage Laws.
By Authority.

nirHtpl by marks by mail the
rates mentioned in this table shall be charged and f
cry additional half fraction of above the
weight named in this table, additional single to
be charged.
For any distance 1900 miles. weighing OF. or
less 3 cents and for every additional For
any distance over 1900 miles, weighing less, cents
and cents for every additional or 10 and from British
North American Provinces, for any distance not over 5000
miles weighing or less ten cents and ten cents for
every additional hafoz any distance over three thou
sand miles weighing onehalf or less fifteen cents, and
fifteen cents for every additional halfoz
NoIE.-from and after the 30h June, 1871, the NODE
of computing the rates upon inland lecrs! C. letters
from Office within the United States or Territories to
another and also upon letters between the nted states
and the British North American proynccss to be as to
lows. 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
cceding and half and charging addi-
tonal half ounce or fraction of half an ounce.
The mode of computing rates upon letters to Great Bri
American provinces excepted will remrin at present. un-
the act of3d Nnrch, 89 and ag ably to instruction
appended to the table of forc gn poStagcs.
DIRECTIONS.
1st. Every letter parcel not exceeding half
in weight shall be deemed a single letter or rate.
ID All drop letters, letters placed in any post office,
not for ransmsion but for delivery only shall be charged
with postage at the rate of one cent each
last preceding fiscal Year, (ening Soth Jne 1851 did not
exceed $780, may send through the mail all letters wtten
By himself and receive through the mail all written COM
which shall exceed in weight half ounce, free of
postage This does not authorize them to frank any let
by themselves their DuS-
mess only does it authorize them to receive free of
postage anything but written communications addressed to
themselves, and on their private business.
Rates postage to be charged upon each newspaper pc
riodca book useaed circular, and every other article of
printed matter, transient otherwise from and after Both
September, 1872.
Each newspaper, periodical unsealcd circular other
article of printed NATTER iexee hooks,) when sent to any
part of the United States weighing less than three ounces
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 ocner, and
pamphlets not containing more than sixteen octave pages,
when sent to address in packages weighing less than
eight four cents and half cent for very addto
al Books bound unbound, weighing less tEan
four pounds for any distance under three housand miles,
when prepaid cent for every The when
not prepaid, cent and half for every The
for any distance three thousand miles, when pre-
paid, two rs for every ounce. The same when not pre-
paid, three cents for every ounce.
NorEs.-Each newspaper periodical, not exceeding
and half in weight when circulated in the
State where published is ubjec to postage of half
cent only
Small newspapers, etc, when in packets of less than
eight ounces, to more than address, must be rated
sngly
DIRECTIONS.
lst The weight of newspapers periodicals, and other
in dry state and nen 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 any other
printed paper or matter, must be sent without any
wrappers or in wrappers open at the ends
sides, that the character of the matter contained therein
may be determined without removing such wrappers.
Sd. In case there is on or in any newspaper, periodical
pamphlet other printed matter paper connected there
with, any manuscript of any kind by which information
shall be asked for communicated in writing or by marks
signs cXcct the bills and receipts Of publishers
provided bv law the directions herein prescribed are in
any other respect complied WITH the becomes sub
ject to letter postage and is the duty of the postmaster
to remove the wrappers or envelopes from all printed mat
certaning whether there is upon connected with such
printed matter, in such package any matter thing
which would authorize require the charge of higher
rate ofpOStage hereon
viii be observed that except in respect books, the
postage all printed matter to California and Oregon is
the same to any other part of the United States
Rates of postage when paid quarterly oryearly in ad-
newspapers and periodicals from the Office of
publication to actual subscribers from and after the 0h
September, 1852
Weekly newspapers Conc copy only sent by the pub
fishers actual subscribers within the county where
exceeding half in weight when circulated in The
state where Published daily i9a, tr-wcckly 81 semi
weight Of three and under any part the
United States daily SO, tr-wceky, l9a, scmi-weeky l3
weekly, 6a Over three and not four ounces, daily
49, riwecky 81, semweekly. % weekly, I3 Over four
and not over five ounces daily, LII, trwecklv 5Sd semi
weekly, 80, weekly, l94. Over FIVE not over six ou-
ccs daily, SO, tiiwccy, rs, somwcekly 81 weekly 2
Over six and not over seven ounces y 95 tri-wceky
979, semiweekly, 65, weekly 2i Over seven and not
over eight ounces, daily 23i ri-wecky, ILL., scm-weck
ly, IS, weekly. 80.
DIRECTIONS.
lst w hen the weight Of any publication exceeds eight
ounces the same progressive postage laid down IN
the above table must be charged.
I'd Publishers ofnewspapers and periodic nay send to
each other from their respective offices OF publication free
opostage one copy Of publication ad may also
each actual subscriber, enclosed in their publications.
bills and receipts for the same, free of post, ,c.
3D. By joint resolution of Congress- the Congressional
Globe and Appendix may also be free through the
mails so long as the may be published by order of
Congress.
18th. Postmasers not entitled receive newspapers
free of postage under their franking privilege.
III publisher news arpa 1ao1 Of
ter being three months prev iousy notified that his pbca-
ton not taken out of the Office which it is sent for de-
livery, continue to forward such publication in the mail,
the postmaster, whose Office such publication if sent will
dispose of the for the postage unless the publisher
snail pay 1t and Whenever any printed matter Of any de-
scrpton, received during quarter Of the fiscal year.
shall have remained in the office without being called for
during the whole of any succeeding quarter the postmaster
at such office will sell the ana credit the proceeds of
uch sale in his quarterly accounts in the usual manner
9th Quarterly payments in advance may be made either
ut the mailing Office the Office of delivery. When made
at such mailing office, at the commencement Of yearor of
quarter, Gas he muy eect) the Publisher must pre pare
and hand to the postmaster ready for signature receipt
for each post Office which t r! are to sent for de-
veryatng the number of papers to be sent to such most
office and the aAynt Il postage to be paid thereon. also
giving the Of each Of the subscribers Upon the
payment OF Che postage the receipts be signed by the
postmaster at the mailing Office The publisher will then
cry ana they Will be received there evidence that the
postage has been duly paid To ente them to pass free
through the mails, such receipts be left uGscol en-
dorsed post office business and directed to the papers
mentioned in such receipts to the subscribers til rein named
without further charge for postage.
When periodicals are printed not often0r than once
quarter and sent from the Office oi publication to actual
subscribers, the amount of postage being marked thereon
as prepaid, at the mailing Office, and the name of that M
flee, with the date of mailing written or stained thereon
Will be sufficient eyidenc warrant their deyrrv ytho