Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-22

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one cent additional shall be charged and
wnen the postage upon any newspaper or pe-
rlodlcal Is paid quarterly or yearly in Advance
at the ofice where the said periodical or news.
paper is delivered, or is paid yearly or quar-.
tariy In advance at the Office where the sama
T. maiied, and evidence of such payment is
furnished to the Office of delivery in such man
ner as the Post Office Department shall bv
general regulations prescribe, one half of said
rates only shall be charged. Newspapers and
periodicals. not weighing over one ounce and
half, when circulated in the State where pub
iished, shall be charged one-half of the rates
before mentioned: Provided, That small
newspapers and periodicals, published month
~, or oftener, and pamphlets containing not
more than sixteen octave pages each, when
sent in single packages, weighing at least
eight ounces, to one address, and prepaid by
amxing postage stamps thereto, shall be
charged only half Of cent for each ounce or
traction OF an ounce, Notwithstanding the
postage calculated on each separate article of
such package would exceed that amount. The
postage on all transient matter shall be pre-
paid by stamps or otherwise, or shall be
charged double the rates first above men,
toned. Sec. l, act Of -f4gust 80, 1852.
sec. a. aud be 1T further enacted That
books bound or unbound, not weighing over
four pounds, shall be deemed mailable latter,
and shall be chargeable with postage at one
thousand miles, and two cents an ounce for all
distances over three thousand miles, to which
fifty per cent. shall be added in all cases
where the same may be sent without being
prepaid, and all printed matter chargeable
by weight shall be weighed when dry The
publishers Of newspapers and periodicals may
sendf TO each other from their respective Offices
OF publication free Of postage one copy of
each publication and may also send to each
actual subscriber, enclosed in their publica-
lons, bills and receipts for the same, free of
postage. The publishers of weekly neyspa-
pers may send 70 each actual subscriber with
In the county where their papers are printed
and published one copy thereof free of post.
age See. =, act of august so, 1852.
on this head.
newspaper, periodical, magazine, or other
printed paper or matter, shall be entitled tn
be sent at the rates of postage in this act
speclhed, unless the following conditions be
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First.-It shall be cent without cover or
wrapper, or IN cover or wrapper open at the
ends or sides, so that the character of the mat
ter contained therein may be determined
without removing such wrapper.
Seeond.-There shall be no word or COM
munieation printed on the same after its pub
heation, or upon tho cover or wrapper thereof,
nor any writing or marks upon it, nor upon
the cover or wrapper thereof, nor any writing
or marks upon It, nor upon the ccver or wrap
per thereof, except the name and address Of |
the person to whom it is to be sent
1haTd.-There shall be no paper or other
thing enclosed in or with such printed paper
and II these conditions are not complied with
such printed matter shall be subject to letter
pol tase and all matter sent by mail from one /
part OF the United States to another, the post.
age Of which is not fixed by the provisions Of /
this act, shall, unless the same be entitled to /
be sent free Of postage, be charged with letter |
postage.
Sec. 73. lind BE- 1t further saaete.f That If /
the publisher of any periodical, after being
three months previously notified that his pub
llcatlon Is not taken out of the Office to which l
lt Is sent for delivery, continue to forward /
such publication in the mail. the Postmaster
to whose office such publication is sent NAV
dispose OF the same for the postage, unless the |
Puoiisner shall pay 1T; and whenever any |
printed matter Of any description, received
during one 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 shall /
sell the same, and credit the proceeds of such
sale in his quarterly accounts, under such
regulations and after such notice as the Post /
Ohce Department shall prescribe Sec & act
Of 30M August, 1852
Sec. "a And be 1t further enacted, That |
if any postmaster, or other person, authorized |
by the Postmaster General to receive the post |
age OF letters, shall fraudulently demand tr
receive any rate of postage, or guaranty. or
reward, other than is provided by this act
Tor the postage of letters or packets, on con.
vlction thereof be shall forfeit, for eyery sucb
offence, one hundred dollars.
TO BE CoNfISUEDl