The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-08-06

! A very impprtantI act regqlatinS Mail
Service, Letter D efisefy, Thanking; Rates Of
Postage, &C., was passed at the late session
of Congress and took afect on the LIST inst.
The following is a SUMMARY Of its most inn
iportant provisions: - z ~ -.slE as SIR
/ /. The postage on each letter weighing
half an ounce or less,,,if carried and delivered
wholly within the United States, is hence-
forth three cents if paid in advance. :
I Hitherto, letters transmitted from the At
lantic to the Pacific States, or wee UersG,
havefbeen charged ten cts, whichlis now re-
duced to three 500 .rgaa .s.sss-A'V ;z'si. :
/ ii. Every letter delivered from the office
at which it was mailed, or distributed there
from by local carrier Is benceforthlto pay
ts0o ceDts postage. Heretofere the9 charge
was one cent. with an additional cent for
carrier on delivery by carrier. Hereafter,
two cents must be paid oneyery drop let
teri mailed, and there is to be no charge for
tdeliverv.1 s. aarestesi 7.1e-Gs- 1as 81 fsf 81
3. III. TIE Postmaster General is instructed
| to take measures to extend the system of
| free delivery so fast and so far as he may
deem expedfe6t. We presntne that, nder
this clause, such cities as Trey, Syracuse,
Utica. Hudson, &c., with great villages like
Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, y&c.fwi soon be
blessed with a system of free letter delivery
from once to twice per day. We believe
an immense increase. 10 business and re-
ceipts, especially in the matter of 'tdrop
letters" will result from this reform az
". There is-to be- no charge henceforth
for the receipt.o Of either mail or, drop letters
at su5-post- off es, letter-boxes, stations. or
whatever they may be called-and their
conveyance thence to- the central or city
Office. The charge ofsone cent hitherto
made for this service almost nullified the
utility of th ese stations. The cent was of
no consequence; but the inconvenience of
psyiug it rendered it an unspeakable nuis-,
ance.] @ l-1zt 90 .&
V. Postage on newspapers must inexor-
ably be paid inradyance. Those casually
sent must be paid for at the mailing office;
all others at the office whence delivered,
and for not lessthan-oheiquarte at a time.
VI. The postage on each paper weighing
less than four ounces thus sent, is-For
weekly 20 cents per annum !; semi-weekly,
40; tri-weekly, 60; daily. S1,20, or Gf is
sued on SUNDAYS also) 81, 40. No matter
how far conveyed, if wholly within the
United States, ,s~s
and transmitted by the mails of weight
exceeding four pounds. es. aH -.a-..
MIL. Registered letters are to pay a
registration fee of 20 ce nts, instead of the
five now charged. 4s zsr1
TX. For each newspaper or other peri
odical transmitted by mail to one who is
not regular subscriber there must be paid
two cents when mailed, FOR weight rot ex-
ceeding four ounces, and the same for each
four ounces additional. ~ III
x. All books sent by mail must pay four
cents for any weight not exceeding four
ounces; one cent per ounce for all additional.
Ig X1.~ Magazines and other periodicals, is
sued less frequently than once per week, pay
one cent in advance for the FIRST four ounces,
and the same for each additional four ounces,
or fraction of the same.
XII. Publishers of periodicals may in
close bills to their subscribers in or when
their papers, or write, print or stamp on
them notice when their term of subscrip-
ton or prepayment expired or will expire,
without charge.
XIII. Postmasters are authorized to re-
move the wrappers from all periodicals and
other mailed matter which shall not have
paid letter postage, to ascertain whether
there be or there be not any writing on the
Enclosure matter therein concealed which
would justify higher postage.
XIV. Frankiug is greatly restricted by
this act .Postmasters can frank none but
letters on strictly official business, under
penalty OF $500.
XIV. All -postmasters whose compensa-
.tions exceed $1,000 per annum are TO be
appointed by the President; the residue by
the Postmaster General.
XVI. Each postm aster. and every other
person employed in the collection, mailing,
transportation, distribution and delivery of
letters, is to take an initial oath of fidelity
to the duties enjoined on him by the laws,
and to abstain from everything forbidden
thereby. If he neglects or eVades. this re-
quirement, he is to be punished precisely as
if he bad taken it. -
XVII. Each postmaster must render his
account quarterly, and pay over all Dues
To retain any on pretext of Offset or claim
against the department, is a misdemeanor.
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