Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-10
IMPORTANT POSTAL CHANGES.

! Horticulturslists and pomoloeists vii
be glad 20 learn that by the new postal ar
rangements passed at the late session O
] Congress, seeds or cuttings are classed a
mailable matter in packages, and are to b,
charged with postage at the rate Of on
cent an ounce. when sent under al.50l
miles, and two cents an ounce when sen
over that distance. The package must no
excecd eight ounces. g
The POSTAGE on letters conveyed In tn,
mails from any point oeasts of the Rocky
Mountains, to any State or Territory OF
the Paei6e; coast. and ,fren any, State o.
Territory % tie Pacific coast, to any point
east of the mountains, has been fixed By
the recent law at ten cents. Heretofore,
letters conveyed by the Isthmus routes
have been subject to the ten-cent rate,
while those carried overland between Mis-
souri, and California, were only subject to
the three-cent rate. s1s,ii
The act empowers the Post -Master-Gen-
eral to procure and furnish letter-sheets
with postage. stamps impressed thereon,
combining in one both sheet and an en-
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Another section requires that letters
which have been advertised shall be return
ed to the Post 0fice-Department. if un-
claimed. two months after the date Of the
advertisement; except in cases where let
ters are directed to sea- ports. for persons
on board of designated vessels expected to
arrive; and. also. in cases where letters
are especially marked to be retained for a
longer period. This provision shortens
the time during which dead letters arc 2e-
taincd at the Office Of delivery about one
month. The unclaimed money obtained
from dead letters is to be applied hereaf-
ter to promote the efficiency Of dead les-
ter office by. providiug for more careful
examination and the return Of a larger
number to the writer's
We observe, also. change in the rates
of postage on what are teehnicilly called
ship letters-that IS, letters that come BY
occasional packets or vessels, and not by
the regular mail lines. Heretofore, through
a lapse in the law. the postage on single
letter of this Lind, delivered within the
port where the vessel arrived, was sixccntss
while on similar letter by the same YES
sci. to be forwarded thousands Of miles fur
ther through the mails. the postage was
Int fve cents The rate is now to be FIVE
cents when delivered at the port Of arrival.
and the ordinary postage, with two cents
added, when the letter is to be forwarded. !
To newspaper publishers and their Gus
toners in the interior, the most important (
section is that which makes il lawful for (
persons knorn as regular dealers IN news !
par ers and periodicals.. to receive BY mail |
such quantities of either as they may re-
luire, and to pay the postage thereon as
they may be received. at the same rates as
regular subscribers to such publications.
This is to give the benefit of the reduced .
rates to newspaper dealers, who,
IN account of the irregularity in the num-
Der of papers and periodicals they order,
ind it impossible to pay postage quarterly
n advance - 11
Two other sections enlarge the scope of
nailable matter, to be paid for according
o the weight Of the package, by including
maps. eneravings. Autographs, or photo
raphic prints on rollers, or paper covers,
'oOks. bound or unbound. monographs pa
er. and envelopes, all of which are to be
ated at one cent an ounce, for any place !
Iitbin the United States, not over l,500
liles, and two cents an ounce for any dis
lnce over l,50O miles. prepaid by post
ge stamps. The packages must not ex-
sed four pounds. Cards, blank or print
l. in packages weighing at least eight.
lnees, are made maiiable matter at the
inc rates, prepared in the same way
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