The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-01
POSTAL & GUIDE.
RATES OF POSTAGE WITHIN THE U. STATES
Established By the Act of March 8, 1855.

Established by the Act of March 5, 1866
For every single letter in manuscript or paper
of any kind in which information shall be asked
for, or communicated in writing, or by marks,
or signs sent in the mail not exceeding 5000
miles, 8 cents
Sent over 5000 miles, 10
Upon all letters passing through or in the mail,
except such as are to or from foreign country,
the postage must be prepaid, 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 Thanking privilege.
For double letter there shall be charged dou-
BILE the above rates; for treble letter, treble the
above rates, &c Every letter or parcel not ex-
single letter, and every additional weight Of half
an ounce or of less than half an ounce is charged
with an additional single postage When adverts-
ed, cent additional is charged each letter. For
a letter delivered by carrier, there is add-
tional charge of not exceeding Or cents.
For drop letters, prepayment optional mot to
be mailed,) each, cent.
ed by any vessel not employed in conveying the
mail, SO
To this charge of 2 cents is added fcents, when
the letters not transmitted through the mail
but are delivered at the post-offce 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 or fraction of an
ounce,
If the postage any newspaper or periodical is paid
quarterly yearly in advance at the office where the
same either mailed or delivered then half the above
rates are charged Newspapers and periodicals weigh
ing and half ounces, circulated in the State
where published, likewise charged but half of the
above rates
Small newspapers and periodicals published monthly or
oftener 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
cent for each ounce or fraction of ounce, notwih
standing the postage calculated each separate article
such package would exceed that The postage on
all transient matter unless prepaid shall be charged dou
BILE the aforementioned rates
Books, bound or unbound not weighing over pounds
shall be deemed maabe matter and shall pay,
For all distances under 5000 miles per ounce cent
For all distances 1000 miles, 2
Fifty per cent shall be added in all cases when not pre-
paid All printed matter chargeabe by weight shall be
weighed when dry The publishers of newspapers and De-
odcas may send to each other from their respective Off
of publication free of postage, copy of each publ
closed in their publications bills receipts for the same
free postage The publishers of weekly NAV
seId to each actual subscriber within the county where
their papers are printed and published copy thereof
free of postage.
No printed shall be sent at the above rates unless
either without any wrapper with open the ends
sides that the character of the may be seen
without removing the wrapper; any written or print
ed communication is put the after its publication
or upon the wrapper except the and address
Of the person to whom the is sent or if ANYTHING
else enclosed in 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 potoce fer the whole of the succeeding
of the sales as directed by the Postoice Department
The establishment of private expresses for the convey
ance OF any letters packets packages of letters
matter transmissabe in the United States mail
pers pamphlets magazines and periodicals excepted from
one CITY, town or other place to any other city town.
place in the United States between which the United
States mail is regularly transported is prohibited but
letters, &C. be carried by carriers in stamped enve
opes Contractors carry newspapers ont of the mails
for sale distribution among subscribers penalty OF
S. 900 is imposed any person taking letters through or
part of the United States for the purpose OF pc
ing sent of the United States without the OF
postage.
Letters addressed different persons cannot be enclosed
in the same envelope package under penalty oil ten
dollars, unless addressed to foreign countries
RATES OF FOREIGN LETTER AND NEWSPAPER
POSTAGE.
The single rate letter postage by either the Havre
Collins or Bremen lines land the same in respect to the
British lines to or from any point in the United States
(excep Oregon and California; for or from any point in
Great Britain is "a centspre payment OPTIONAL Newspa
pers each United States and two cents British
each country collect its postage whether the paper
ia sent from or received the United States british
newspapers usually British postage paid by penny
stamp equal cents They must be sent in narrow
bands the ends Letters for the continent
rope pass through Great Britain in the open mall
be prepaid u cents when the Atlantic conveyance by
United States packets and cents when by British pack
cts except from California Oregon when to be
prepad the former instance 26 cents and in the lat
ter 10 cents Thus in the case the Atlantic post
age to be collected at the mailing Office in the United
States and in the other left be collected together with
the British transit and other foreign postage at the once
of delivery Between Great Britain and Oregon and JAN
fornia the single rate of letter postage is % cents
Periodical works and pamphlets may be sent rom 'ns