Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-04-11
New Postage Act.

An Act Providing for the Compulsory Pre-
payment of Postage on all transient Prin-
ted Matter-A Approved Jan I'd, 1857.
BE Il enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of Amer
ica IN Congress assembled.
That the provision in the Act approved Au-
gust thirteenth, one thausand eight hundred
and fifty-two, entitled ''An Act to amend the
Act entitled An Act to reduce and modify
the Rates Of Postage in the United States
and other purposes" passed March 81, 1891,
permitting transient printed matter to be sent
through the mail of the U. s., without pre-
payment of postage, be and the same IS here
py repealed And the postage on all such
transient matter shall be prepaid by stamp
or otherwise, as the Postmaster General may
direct.
Instructions to Pest Masters Transient
printed matter, Etc.
/ Book, not weighing over four pounds,
may be sent in the mail prepaid by postage
stamps, any distance in the United States,
under three thousand miles at the rate
of one cent per ounce; and at two cents
an ounce, over three thousand miles, provided
they are put up without cover or wrapper,
or in q cover or wrapper open at the ends or
sides, so that their character may be deter
mined without removing the wrapper.
2. Small newspapers and periodicals, pub
lished monthly or oftener, and pamphlets
containing not more than sixteen octave pages
each, when put up in single packages
weighing at least eight ounces, to one address,
and prepaid by stamps, may be sent to any
part of the United States at one-half cent an
ounce or fraction of an ounce.
g. UHsealed circulars, advertisements, bu-
siness cards, transient newspapers, and every
other article Of transient printed matter, lex
cept books and packages OF small publlca-
tions as aboye,) not weighing over three ouil-
ces, sent in the mail to any part oil the Unl-
ted States, arc chargable with one cent
postage each, to be prepaid by postage stamps.
When more than one circular is printed on
sheet or circular and letter, each must be
charged with single rate. This applies to
lottery and other kindred sheets assuming
the form and name of newspapers, ana the
miscellaneous matter in such sheet must also
be charged with one rate. business caro
on an unsealed envelop or circular, suoJeets
the entire packet to letter postage. ANY
transient matter, like q circular or handful,
inclosed in or with periodical or newspaper
sent to a subscriber, or to any other person,
subjects the whole package to letter postage;
and whenever subject to letter postage from
being sealed or from any cause whatever, all
printed matter, without exception, must DC
prepaid or excluded from the mail. 1t is the
duty of the postmaster at the mailing ONCE
as well as at the Office Of delivery, carefully
to examine all printed matter, in order TO see
that it is charged with the proper rate OF
postage and to detect fraud At Offices
where postage stamps can not be procured,
postmasters are authorized to receive money
in prepayment of postage on transient matter,
but they should be careful to keep supply
OF stamps on hand.
A. 1t is no part Of the duty of postmaster
to receive and deliver to subscribers any 9th
or newspaper than those which come III mail
or to put the address on newspapers sent to
clubs. or to deliver them from furnished list;
nor should he do either, even through eour-
tesy, unless it may be done without interter-
ing with the legitimate business of his office.