Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-04-14
gatIg gatelIlgRn1rg.
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNIIED STATES.
Passed at the Ttvd Session of Ms Thirty
sspenth C0ngrsss.
:looSErSuED ERoNrEsTEaDA1.l

stcoATINUED FROM TEsTEADAI.
[PUBIIC-No. SOL
ANAof to amend the laws relating to the Post Of
hce Department.
Sec. 9. And be 1t fctth enacted, That the Post
master General may pr vide by regulation the dis
position for the benefit OF thu Department OF print
ed matter which remains nny post olice, or in the
DepATtnlF Mt. not called by the party addressed;
but the postmaster s al notfg tbs publisher Of any
n TBpAp-r or periodical Of the fact when any sub
scTiber shall refuse TO take the from the Office.
or sh Ill neglect to ca for the sau,e for the period Of
Que month, which notice may be ISN'T free under
. a.
tion Of the Post Chiee Department TeskeettDg for
eign dead letters shall be subject TO conventional
stpulattOns with the respective foreign admnistra-
See. IL. Aud be It further enacted, That letter
carriers shal employed at such post Offices as tho
Postmaster General shall direct for the delivery OF
oteru in the places respectively where post Of
hseS established; and f1r their vices they shall
several receive sAlary, 70 be prescribed by tue
dollars per year: Provided, That, satisiactO
~ evi ience Of their diligence, fidelity, aud ex-
pertence ~ caTTttrs, the Pos master General may
Increase their respective salaries from time time
TO any sum not exceedins one thousand dollars, at
ofiees "here ths Income from hostages ON the local
letters shaIl ytsd sum more than sufficient to pay
ell eXpenses OF thee system at such OH ces
each Of Ihe said Carriers shall give bond with sure
ties to be approved by the Postmaster General for
the SAFE custody and delivery OF liletters packets
and moneys received by him.
Sec. II. And be II fur her enacted, That whenever
the Postmaster General I'll I'll have ne rlected the ca
rier system In any postal district as in his judg-
menL 10 Justify him therein, he Is authorized to
make delivery, within any prescribed postal district
OF mail matter by letter carriers, as frequently as
the pu0lic convenience suo district shall require.
e'd shall make all proper regulations for that pur
pose.
GO 49, And be it further enacted, That the Post
mater Gen, raj Is auth rzOd, when, in hts judEmen
thepubie Interest or convenience may require IT, to
establish one or more branch pLst Offices and also
pillar boxes Or other receiving boxes, for the ssie
deposit of matter for tho mails and delivery and
In Of such establishment OF branch office, the
peFsOn in charge thereof sh all DO HppOinted and his
salary fixed, iu case of letter carrier. and the
like 6ond CURED: Provided That the post officer
in charge of the branch OLice may also n deposit
tory for The sale OF stamps, u be delivered TO him
for that purpose by the postmaster OF that postal
district IN suns not at any time to exceed onehaf Of
the penalty OF his bond
sec. IA. Aud be 1t further enacted, That all ex-
pensss fr be letter carriers brAnoh Offices and re-
eelVt 8 bOXea or incident thereto thau be entered
andEoPortsd in a sCparate account from the ordna-
GhOWO in Comparison with the prOcesds Of the post
ages on loeamail matter at each Office in order that
the PostHlasteE General may be guided In the expen
EdiIuFss for tina branch of the postal by in
como derived thorerom; and all such exp nsas sh Ill
be pad out Of the income Of the post ofHcs at the
district in @hich IN y nro Incurred.
Sec. 10 And be It further enacted; That the post
master Of any Office where letter carriers are rm-
plOyed may contract with tue publishers of any
neWsPaPe oFPerUdicAls aud with the publishers Of
any rulHrS. for tile delivery by postal curriers'
within his postal dis rct, Of any such publications
not ming through the mails, at rates aud ! non /
terms to DO greed upon, such arrangement and |
terms De,ng equally open to all like publishers but
such onlrncl shall have no force fleet until APP
proved by tue Pos master General, tbs Postmaster
Heleral may also provide by regu alton for the de-
livery ny such carriers Of small packets other than
letters or papers, aud not exceeding the maximum |
weight OF mailabe packages; but such packages must
be prepaid by pUsta0e st amps at the rate of Two cont
for each fur ounces or fraction thereof
ssc. 40. And be 1t further enacted That no post. |
m3ster Hh al receive to be conveyed by the mail any
packet or package Which shall weigh thnn four /
der of congress-.
~
following maiable matter the postage must be pre-
paid At the time " mailing, by stamps, unless 9th.
orWl5o expressly provided in this act
First. Upon all domestic letters, whether passing
through tbs mails or collected delivered by postal
agrnts or carriers.
second. On all transient printed matter
THIRD. On all Seeds, cuttings, bulbs rt,ots and
Seions all pamphlets, books, book manuscripts, and
lille patterns, samples. aud sample cards, phono.
graz bic paper, letter envelopes postal enveIopes
paper anu Photographic representations Of different
Fourth. Upon all other things in the mail not 9TH
Sec. IS. Aud be It fur h err enacted That nror the
following mRabls matter the postage shall be paid |
before delivery for less than one gu trter nor
moro than ono year. and such payment for q term |
may BIO made either at he mailing Oico or at tho
Office VI delivery, II the term commences at any
ethsE tins tnan at the beginning of quarter, such
payment must be- made to cover such fractional
quarter, and alsO Tor the next following quarter
the postage shall be collected thereon as on
transient matter:
Upon reguIar weekly, tri-weekly, semi-veoklv
and daily publications, and all other re guar publ,
Cations issued from known Office OF publication
stated periods and sent to reg ulAr subscribers i
Soc ~. Aud be It further eunctG d. That nathalie
matter snail DO divided into three cInsses namely
hFSl iSttoIs second, regular printed matter; third
misc llRneOuB matter.
Soc. 60 And be it further enacted, That the first
oass AOraees all correspondence, wholly or UartIV
" "ltng. except that mentioned in the third class
IN second Class embraces all maiiable matter excu-
0Tey Ia pEtut aud regularly Issued at stated peri
nus Tnoot HooiIlon by writing mark, or Sign
4hs third class embraces ali OthUr matter which Ia
or may .reAt er be- ly law do Jared mni able: en-.
Ora:lnb all Ptnphle occasions qualifications books
DOCK manuscripts, aud proof heets. whether cor
OF not maps prints snEravings, blanks, Tax
loto pa terms, samples and sample cards, phono-
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes or
VT PpsrsS cards. paper plain ornamental, photo
graphic concentrations of different types seeds
cuttings bu bs, roofs, and sciOns.
See Il. Aud be It further enacted That the maxi
mum ct ndard weight for the single rate Of letter
postage y one-halt Uuul 20 avO rdupOis.
sec a. Aud 6c It further enacted, That the rate
o postage on AL domestic letters Transmitted in the
mans OF ans United States, and not exceeding QUE
han 'unce In wei lat, shall be uniform al three
CENTS ana tOr each half ounce or fraction thereof Of
aauiEonal weight. there shall be charged an Rddi-
ZION EAto Ot three CENTS to be in all cases prepaid by
PostaSe stamps plainly affixed TO such letter.
Sec ~ Aud DO It further enacted That me rate oF
PoSt1SS on All letters not transmitted through the
~ MA OF ths UuitOi States, bus delivered I1Iough
s P0ss ounce ORR carriers, commonly described n
lO0AA or dIop-lstterB, and not sxreSjInoI hall
ounce 40 WeEnt shall be UNIFORM At TWO et51S ami
"A additional rate tor each half ounce or fraSfi0t,
LnSrSSE OF additional weight TO DO in all cnses mr.
P aa ~ pos'sSe stamps affixed to the envel pc of
IS'1oE: ouI no extra pl8tAge carriers fee
80 al neTSaILer be charged collected upon IatterI
ueANorcu ny carriers, upon IetterS collected M
them for mailing or for delivery. -
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