The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-06-30
EVANSVILLE, IND, TUESDAY MORNING,

over 0 ounces, III cents, ~ cents, 0U
cents, go cents, and 10 cents respectively.
Over and not over II ounces, Is cents,
so cents, As cents, go cents and LOS
cents respectively Over IL and not
over l6 ounces, 20 cents, go cents, 1.20
cents and lao cents respectively.
Publishers of papers and periodicals
may write or print on them the address
and date when time expires, and inclose
receipts and bills for subscription. They
must be issued from krsO,Un Office of
publication.
The rates for newspapers or periodi-
Gals issued from known publication Of
fee less frequently than once a 'ceek as
follows:
Not over ounces in weight, sent to
any part of the United States, semi
monthly 6 cents; monthly 81 cents;
quarterly l cent. Over 4 and not over
s ounces, IL cents, 6 cents, and 2 cents
respectively. Over s and not over II
ounces, Is cents, Q cents and 3 cents
respectively
There is no discrimination in favor of
publications issued in the State where
taken.
Religions, educational, and agricultu-
raj newspapers, of small size, issued less
frequently than once week, may be sent
in packages to one address, at the rate
of one cent for each package not exceed
ing four ounces in weight, and one cent
for each additional four ounces or frac-
ton thereof, to be paid quarterly or
yearly in advance. If not so paid, the
postage is double these rates.
Newsdealers may pay the postage on
their newspapers and periodicals as re-
ceived, at the same rates that regular
subscribers pay in advance.
The postage on boots not exceeding
4 ounces in weight, to one address, is 4
cents; over and not over ounces, 8
cents; over s and not over IL ounces,
II cents; over II and not over l6 ounces,
16 cents.
The postage on unsedled circulars,
not over III number, to one address, is
2 cents; over and not over 6. 4 cents:
over 6 and not over 9, cents; over
and not over u, cents. No extra
charge is made, as heretofore, for any
business card or address printed on the
wrapper of circulars
The postage on all transient and mis-
cellaneous matter is
One package to one address, not
weighing over 4 ounces, 2 cents; over 4
and not over ounces, 4 cents; over 8
and not over II ounces, cents; over II
and not over Is ounces, 8 cents. Under
this head are embraced all pamphlets
and other occasional publications, book
manuscripts and proof-Sheets, whether
corrected or not (passing between au-
cravings, blanks, flexible patterns, sam
Piles and sample cards, photographic
paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes
or wrappers, cards, plain or ornamental
paper, Photographic representations,
seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, and scions.
There must be no communication in
writing or printing connected with or
on regular publications other than the
address, except as mentioned herein, or
on miscellaneous matter except in the
case of corrected proof-sheets or book
manuscripts All other writing or ex-
traneous printing subjects the package
to letter postage. All books, newspa-
pers, aud other printed matter, and all
miscellaneous matter Except seeds),
must be so enveloped with open sides or
ends as to enable postmasters to exam
inc the package without destroying the
wrapper; otherwise letter postage must
be charged. 1t is made the duty of
postmasters to examine such matter
when the wrapper can be removed with
| out destroying it, to ascertain whether
there is unauthorized writing or printing
thereon.
When letter postage is refused by the
person addressed, the sender will be
fined. n A
Publishers and newspaper clerks may
be sworn to ascertain whether any OF
their publications are sent to other than
regular subscribers without prepayment
of postage al transient rates, and Sc
we're penalty is prescribed for cases oi
transgression of the law in this gard
If any matter which the law requires
shall be prepaid reaches its destination
unpaid, double postage will be charged
and collected on delivery. Ifpostage is
only partially prepaid, that unpaid viii
be charged double on delivery.
Soldiers letters, to be sent without
prepayment, must be certified as "Sol
diers' Letters and signed with his off
cial designation by field or staff officer
of the regiment to which the soldier be
longs, or by the officer commanding his
detachment, or of the post, or by sur
geon or chaplain at hospital Sailors
or marines letters of the same clas
must be certified appropriately by tn,
officer commanding the vessel, or by ;
surgeon or chaplain on board, or by th
/ officer commanding a detachment O
marines on shore. All military or nava
, letters not SO certified deposited for mail
ing, shall be sent and charged with dou
BILE postage. Letters written by militar
or naval Commissioned officers cannot b
SO certified.
r When the writer of prepaid lette
: shall request in writing or print, wit
S his name and address, upon his letter
that the same be returned to him if nc
e called for or delivered within any nun
: Der of days (not over thirty days., sue
e letters shall not be advertised, and sha
d be so returned, at the prepaid rate {
e postage. ~
J. The fee for registering letters is il
= creased from FIVE to tacenty cents eacl
d When registered letter is receipted fc
y and mailed, receipt therefor is sci
J. with it, which, when signed by the pc
II son addressed on receipt of the letter,
a. L. II 90 tho yoo,1,n-