The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-21

without the prepayment of postage. at the
single rate, If plainly marked over the address.
Soldiers letter. or Naval letter, as the case
may be, and signed with his official designation
by a field or staff officer Of the writer's regi =
ment, or by the officer in command Of his de-
tachment or of the post. or by a surgeon or
chaplain at a hospital. La the navy or ma
rine corps, By the commander Of the vessel.
or by a surgeon or chaplain on board, or By
the commander of a detachment OF marines on
shore. Military or naval letters not thus GER
tilted, will be forwarded, but rated up with
double postage, to be collected on delivery.
Returned and Forwarded LetterS.- If the
writer of a letter indorses on it in writing or
IN printing a request that the same be returned
to the writer, within a specified time, not ex-
ceeding thirty days, postmasters are instructed
to comply with such request. But this only
applies to letters prepaid in full. The return
postage is TO be charged at the rate Of three
cents the single weight. And so in regard to
letters forwarded at the request, or otherwise,
Of the party addressed-the same rate of three
cents the half ounce, or fractional part of a
half ounce, is to be collected.
Registered LettcrS.-Some improvements
are made in the registration system. The reg
%lstration fee under the new law is twenty cents
heretofore it was FIVE cents. Postmasters
are required to take duplicate receipts from
the person to whom a registered letter is ad.
dressed on delivery Of the same, one Of which
he is to transmit to the sender, the recent to
be recognized in the courts as Urima facic ev-
ldence of such delivery. AS heretofore, post
age, at the established rates, mus: be prepaid
IN tull, to secure registration.
CLASS HOSTAGE ON REGULAR PRINTED MAT
TER.
Tue maximum weight for the single rate Of
postage on matter under the second and third
classes, IS four ounces Avoirdupois, excepting
IN the case of circulars and no package can
be sent by mail that exceeds four pounds 10
weight, excepting public documents printed by
act Of Congress.
Newspapers TO Regular Subscriber .-The
postage on newspapers issued from a known Of
ice OF publication, and sent in the mails to
regular bona tide subscribers, once a week or
more frequently, each not exceeding the stand
ard weight Of four ounces, and payable quar-
torly or yearly in advance at either the Office
Of mailing or delivery, is as follows For pa
per5 issued weekly, five cents per quarter
semi weekly, ten cents tri-weekly, fifteen
cents six times a week, thirty cents seven
times u week, thirty.fvo cents. For any cx-
cess over four ounces, and not exceeding eight
ounces, double the rates named, and 90 on for
any additional excess over the standard weight
Of four ounces.
Publishers Of weekly newspapers are per
mitted to send one copy to each subscriber
living IN the county where published, free of
postage, as under the old law.
The distinction heretofore made 10 the post
age ou newspapers circulated in the State
where published and those circulated in other
States, is abolished. The rate is uniform,
wherever circulated.
Nagazinfs and Ptriodica5-.Oo regular
newspapers, magazines, and periodicals, pub
IlShed less frequently than once a week, not
exceeding four ounces in weight, issued from
a known office of publication, and sent in the
mails to regular b0na 6dc subscribers, paya-
bic quarterly or yearly in advance either at
the office of mailing or delivery, the postage is
one cent each c%opy-that is to say, if pub.
Ilshed monthly the postage will be three cents
per quarter il over four ounces and not ex.
eight ounces, six cents, and so on. If
seml-monthly, double these rates. And if pub
lished quarterly, over thrice of them.
Sma0 p~6hcGaonS.-Th rates of postage
charged on small newspapers, ect,
sent 10 packages to one address, is entirely
by the new law. The rate hereafter