The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-03-19
NUMBER g4S.i
From H0l6rool. United States Mail.

I,sii - - ooKs United States Mail >s
The bill li'st PASSED by Congress IL
understood t. have been framed .ao
meet The views of the Postmaster Cen.
eral in its chief provisions. 1t mukes
some important changes ia our postal
system. =. 49,. ossf af r-,-,
The letter carriers are to receive SAL
aries Of not more Than $500 per aunum,
when warranted by. The work per-
formed, unless by special authority.
The Postmaster General may in GER
tain. cases make il ms high as 81 900.
Postage on local or 'sdrop Ieitersr"' Will
hereafter be two cents, when not ex-
creding half an OUNCE and Az, add,
tional rate for each halt OUNCE, or ;frac.
ton of an ounce-ino all cascs, TO ss
pre- paid by postage staRsrs. - No
charge will be made either for. the de-
livery or collection OF any class of let:
ters, whether local OF, from or intended
10 be sent by The mails.. -, =. f.s
The regulations respecting soldiers,
letters remainsthe same ar herttviore.. I.
The amendment uf the House, esfab-
lishing money order system, was; res
j..r'ed in the Senate aud finally abaps
doned. !, -
On all mail matter required by. law
I" be pre- paid, and which shall reach;
lis destination unpaid, double The usual
rates must be collected on delivery.
and Insufficient payment is to be wholly;
disregarded., - .-s.f ~, - -,
The fec for the registration of letters,
is leit optional with the Postmaster
General; but it is hot to exceed twenty
cents per letter. ...,,s
Unsealed circ,lars, not exceeding
three Ia one address, are 10 be charged
With TWO cents postage, aDdin tLai pro.
PORTION for greater number -. =
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE. ssfge Il
Weekly papers five cents per quarter:
semi weekly ten cents, tri- weekly ftiePn
cents, six times per week thirty cebtr,l
:. y'n Iimes I,er week thirty fivs cents.
At these rates The wright must pet ,ex-l
ceed four ounces--in each casel pas a.,
bic IN, advance or perlquarter y sar,A
either at the mailing office or !dSIise,y.
ohce.f sre7sgsA A-s.tRT shar - ct
No extra charge is TO be made. for a.
cardyp'ipted or impressed uponsa cir-i
cuiar or letter envelope or .wralper.9
(irrnars 10 he PREPAID by stanlps.I a
The Postmaster. General may from
time to Tine provide by order the rates
ind terms upon which route, agents.
may receive and dti.er al the matt car
or steamer packages of newspapers and
periodicals. delivered To them for that
purpose by l1he publishers or news
agents in charge thereof, and MOI, re-.
reived from nor designed for delivery
al any postofiicr..as4 ed =, .oheaabs)
'...f 81. sii.n FRANKING.s.si "a. issolt
Postmas,ers can only frank official
letters to other ofiiciaIs-the former
license 10 the smaller class If effieess
heretofore enjoyed, of frauking oiiiheir
own private business, having been.
abolished. 81 - ,sta- Il - 41fs ,,s5st
We regret our inability 10 state in
detail all the changes authorized by.
Congress in its final action hut as they
are not to go into effect until the ] st of
July next. sufficient time viii he allowed
pos,masters aud the public for becom-
ing arqusinted with all that is new in
these new legal enactinents. la e.,f',
COIN FOR FOREIGN POSTAGE. ,
The joint resolution giving the Post-
master General authority 10 collect the
postage on unpaid foreign letters in
specie was also passed. -t.fsew ~