The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-02
POSTAL AFT AIR 8.
tn. New Postal Law.

Tbo new Postal law which passed during Tho last
sion OF Congress- went into operation yesterday gvss
the appoin Of all Post Oces at loss than ooo per
to the Pos tmaster General all others are 70 ap-
pointed by the President
oath OF 10y atty 10 the government.
The postase ON all mail matter must be PAID peofeH
delivered.
Those having post offices must pay Al least one
quarters rent in advance.
Full record Of all property &C. must DO KEEP, BY post
masters and be subject TO examination Of any time Dy
special agent Of the department
The time that uIdeyered letters shall remains IN any
Office and Tor their return to the Dead Letter omcei iei
optional with the Postmaster General. Such letters are
70 be published in the daily newspapers having inc largest
crcu'aon OF those cities where the letters remain or
BY writing posted 10 public place where no DAILY papers
exist, The rate or publication to be one cent per letter
Valuable letters sent the Dead Letter Office wi %
held for reclamation Tor -four years 5000. =
The Postmaster must provide for the disposal
OF printed matter uDcaed FOR at any Post Ofice
letter carriers must give bonds for the faithful per-
formarce OF their duties, and they VIII receive salary
not 10 exceed eight hundred dollars per aDnum when,
however, may be increased TO one thousand dollars, on
proper ep dence 81 diligence, &C the receipts on local
letters be sui Client 20 ray the expenses,
lamp boxes and sub offices may be established by the
Postmaster General wherever the public necessities may
POS matters may contract with prbi,shers nowspa-
pers 10 deliver their matter, sabeel T. The approval Of
the ~ stmastcr General and small packages. not more
than four pounds weight other than letters
be ansht'ed.oy mail at the rate o. Two cents for each
four except books which will be charged double
rates. Books circulated by order OF Congress not In
clnded IN the above.
Fuat-upan oil domestic letters. whether passing
through the mails or collected or delivered by postal
agents or carriers #D8 a8.a8 Il.
Necond--on all transient printed master.
7h,,d-On all seeds cuttings, bulbs roots and scons;
all pamphe,s books, book manuscripts aud proof sheets;
maps prints engravngs, banks flexible patterns,
pies ana sample cards photographic paper letter enve-
lopes, postal envelopes PAPER and Photographic repre-
sentationg of different types
Fbnth. Upon all other things in the mai. not otherwise
provided for.
Upon regular weekly, tri weekly, scmi-weekly and
1n NIL al Thar bliexf.
seud from known Office OF publication at stated periods
and 10 regular subscribers. the postage must be
paid ia advance either at the Office Of mailing delivery
for not less 4 an three months at the following rates
Weeses hye cent. semi meeklies ten cents triweek
times a week. thirty five cents
Tor weight exceeding four and less than eight onnces
gu additional rate and N same proportion an additional
rate for each four Gu publications less frequently
than week, tho rate will be one cent for each four
ounces. N4t
Hereafter mailable matter win be divided into three
classes.
First all correspondence wholly partially writing
except that mentioned in the third class.
Second all mslable matter exclusively IN print, and
regularly issued At stated periods without addition by
writing, mark 90 sign
Third all other matter which is or may be declared
maiabe by lpw, emprgclng oil pamphlets, and such
things - are mentioned in the third class rbove.
The postage on all letters Of half ounce or fractional
part three throughout the United Stes and for
"drop letters, two cents In NIL cnses TO be prepaid IN
stamps. The delivery VIII be free.
Soldiers and sailors may send duly certified letters with
out prepayment 20 he collected when delivered single
rate, All others not prepaid shall be charged dolbc aes
ard all matter not sufficiently prepaid viii be forwarded
but fun payment viii be e1acted. as II unpaid
When any writer shall endorse upon prepaid letter his
Fame and address request for its return not called
for within thirty Cor less) letter shall not be
advertised treated dead letter. but returned
charged with postage nj prepaid rate.
Single rates vii! be cha sed ordinary dead letters
those registered "valuable paying double rates
Newspapers or periodicals written upon other than the
address, VIII be charged ettc. postage, and all such
which cannot be opened for examination without destroy
ing the euyelope wrap wl be charged a. letters
pGblhbers nust make affidavit that they send 10 none
but na Eoe Subscribers under penalty OF $50 for re-
fussi OF slch AFFIDAVIT They may however, enclose u
their publications regular Subscriber, the bills fo
subscriptions. Without addition charge for postage
They aso send one copy 70 every person 10 county
without charge Circulars will be charged two cents ench
throo may be sent IN envelope unsealed Tor tive
cents each and for every additional three additional
rate OF two cents VIII be CHARGED.