The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-17
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RATES OF POSTAGE WITHIN THE U. STATES

hhlES Uf fOoIhUE WITHIN IHE U, STATES
Established by the Act Of March 3, 1855.
For every single letter in manuscript, or paper
of any kind in which information shall be asked
for, communicated in writing or by marks
or signs sent in the mail not exceeding 5000
miles, oooo cents
Upon all letters passing through in the mail,
except such as are to or from foreign country,
the postage must be pre- paid, except upon letters
and packages addressed to officers of the govern
ment on official business, and marked the
envelope. This is not, however, to interfere with
the franking privilege.
For a double letter there shall be charged dou-
BILE Tie above rates; for treble letter treble the
above rates, &c Every letter parcel ex-
ceeding half an ounce (avoirdupois) in weight is
a single letter and every additional weight of half
of less than half an ouEce is charged
with an additional single postage. When advertis-
ed cent additional is charged on each letter. For
letter delivered by carrier there is an addi-
tonal charge of not exceeding one or two cents.
For drop letters, prepayment optional, mot to
be mailed EACH cent
For all letters or packages (s1ip letters convey
ed by any vessel not employed in conveying the
mail
To this charge of cents is added cents when
the letters are not transmitted through the mail,
but are delivered at the postofice where deposit
ed and the ordinary rates of United States post
age are added when the letter is transmitted
through the mails.
Each newspaper, periodical, unsealed circular,
or other article of printed matter, not exceeding
three ounces IN weight, to any part of the United
States,
For every additional ounce or fraction of an
ounce,
quarterly yearly in advance, at the office where the
same is either mailed delivered then half the above
rates are charged Newspapers and periodicals weigh
ing over one and half ounces, circulated in the State
where published are likewise charged but half OF the
above rates
Small newspapers and periodicals published monthly
ofener and pamphlets not containing than sixteen
octave pages each when sent in single packages weigh
ing at least eight onnces, to address, and prepaid by
axing postage stamps thereto shall be charged only half
a cent for each ounce fraction of ounce, notwth
standing the postage calculated on each SEPARATE article f
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all transient matter unless prepaid shall be charged dou
BILE the aforementioned rates
Books, bound or unbound not weighing over pounds
shall he deemed maabe matter, and shall pay,
For all distances under 5000 miles, per ounce cent
For all distances over 3 600 miles, 2
Fifty per cent shall be added in all when not pre-
paid All printed matter chargeabe by weight shall be
weighed when dry The publishers of newspapers and pc
odcas may send to each other from their respective Off
ces Of publication free of postage copy each publ
cation and may also send to each actual subscriber
closed in their publications bills and receipts for the same
free of postage. The publishers weekly newspapers may
send to each actual subscriber within the county where
their papers are printed and published copy thereof
free Of postage.
No printed matter shall be the above rates unless
either without any wrapper or with open the ends
Or sides chat the character of the matter may be
without removing the wrapper or if written print
ed communication is put the after its publication
or upon the cover wrapper except the and address
OF the person to whom the same is sent or if anything
else enclosed in such printed paper If these conditions
are not complied with letter postage shall be charged
When any printed matter received during any quarter
has been in the postoce for the whole of the succeeding
quarter the postmaster shall sell and credit the
of the sales as directed by the Post office Department
The establishment of private expresses for the convey
ofany letters packets packages Of letters other
matter transmssable in the United States mail newspa
pers pamphlets magazines and periodicals excepted from
city town other place to any other city town
place in United States, between which the United
States mail is regularly transported is prohibited, but
letters Sc may be carried by carriers in stamped enve
opes Contractors may carry newspapers of the mails
for distribution among subscribers. penalty of
SIS 600 imposed any person taking letters through or
over any part the United States for the purpose
ing of the United States without the payment of
postage.
addressed to different persons be enclosed
in the envelope package under penalty of ten
dollars, unless addressed to foreign countries.
RATES OF FOREIGN LETTER AND NEWSPAPER
POSTAGE.
The single rate of letter postage by either the HavTe
Collins Bremen lines (and the in respect the
British lines to from any point in the United States,
texcept Oregon and California for from any point IN
Great Britain is "a censre payment optional NeWsla
pers each two cents United States and two cents BRUSH
each country to collect ats postage whether the paper
is sent from received in the United States lblts
newspapers usually British postage paid by penny
stamp equal to two cents They must be sent IN narrow
bands open the ends Letters for the continent OF h
rope to pass through Great Britain in the open mall must