The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-05-13

letters deemed OF value ~ cf importance 10 tie party
addressed 10 the writer and which il appears ean
not b. returned 70 either destination shan be disposed
/ = IS tn J -tInaster Genera shall direct
sec AMI u a fiurrker sHdctsu, That tie Post
master General may lrovlie . regulation Tor lle -lo-
sii,on, r the benefit of Tie department, az printed
matter winch IL sly posi- Office. or 10 the j.
ra~f.- Dor called for by Tie party addressed blt TIE
f.stu4-t shall notify the publisher y any uewspser
,eria ~ The fac when any subscriber shall -
fuse io tsr The from tie Office Or shall neglect o.
Cl foT ta~ Tor TIE period of one montt which 10
- uly he seat free under regulation % De roviiet
! iv TIE p -truaster General
sc 10 And b. Il frrrh,r eaact,5 That the action
Poet Offce Impairment respecting foreign dead
letters shah b subject l. conventional stpllations
wltA ti- rtsfsctiVe flrei- a. rziuistrat.oLs
section D. And d Il further enGctsi That letter
rers shall be employed such post Offices the Pest
80 places respectively whore such post ofees
t.5shed and for their services u shall severay
cvive salary 20 be prescribed by the Postmaster Gen
rs u,t exceeding eight hundred collars pr yesr Pro
rli,i That. satisfactory evidence of her diligence
dlety AID experience carriers the Postmaster G
era may increase their respective salaries iruin TINE %
tfne 10 any not exceeding thousand dollars. a.
Offices where the income from p0stagss the local letters
-Alyi-ii d sum more than sufficient % pay all 2pen
Of the carrier system ~ such ofce- each oi The
saii carriers shall bond. with slreties u be ap
proved BY the Postmaster General Tor the safe custody
and delivery o. all letters packets snd moneys rece e.
by Inn
sec u. And h II fara-r eaactsd That whenever the
Postmaster General shall have perfected the carrier syS
TEN Ia any pcsta district 60 IN his Ja6gment 10 Jus
tfy him therein, he IS authorized % make delivery
within any prescribed postal district, Of mail matter D.
letter carriers as frequently the public convenience
n such districts shall require and shall make all proper
regulations for that purpose.
s. 8 IND h. Il fpther esactoi That the Postmas
t-r General authorized when. m his judgment. the
public interest or convenience may require IT, to estab
lsi branch post offices, and also pillar box
other receiving boxes for the safe deposit OF mat
ter ilr tie mails and for delivery and ~ case Of such
tb ishment - branch Office, the person IN charge
thereof shall be appointed and his salary fixed, n the
cs OF letter carrier and the ike bond required Pro
II The off he hnf
my also be cepOstary for the sale ~ stamps. 10 be
delivered % HIM for that purpose BY She postmaster u
tlst postal district IN not al any time 10 exceed
one bali Of the penalty u bis bond
-. And be ftsTthSr enacted That all expenses
for the letter carriers branch ofces, and receiv n
boxes Rcdeut thereto shall be entered and reported
in separate from the ordinary postal expenses
of such post ofhce and shall be shown in comparison
with the proceeds of the postages local mail matter
each Office order that the Postmaster General may be
guided the expenditures II that branch Of the postal
service by income derived therefrom and all such ex
peses shall be- paid Of the income ~ the post office
al the district in which they incurred
sc IS. And be further endccd That the postmaster
of any ohce where letter carriers are employed may
with the publishers OF any newspapers peri
delivery b. postal carriers within his postal district of
such publications not coming through the mails at
rates ana upon terms 10 be agreed npon such arrange
ment and terms being equally opri like
but such contract shall have force or effect until p
proved by the POSTMASTER General Tho Postmaster
General may also provide by regulation Tor the delivery
oy such Of small packets other than letters
papers, and lot exceeding the maximum weight Of mali
able packages but such packages must De prepaid py
postage stamps the rate Of twO cents Tor each four
ounces or fraction thereof
sc 10. And be Il further mated That postmaster
shall receive % he conveyed by the mail any packet
/ package which shall weigh more than four pounds
ept books published or circulated by order Of Congress
&C T. And be Il further endctsS That upon the fol
lowing maabe matter The postage must be prepaid az
rhe time OF mailing, by stamps nness otherwise OK
pressy provided inthis act
First. Upon all domestic letters, whether passiTg
! collected G
agents or carriers.
/ second on all transient printed matter
Third On all seeds cuttings bulbs and scons
/ ali pamphlets, books. book manuscripts and proof
sheets, maps, prints engravings blanks, flexible pat
letter envelopes, postal envelopes pape-. and phoio
/ graphic representations Of different types
Fourth Upon all other things the mail not other
wise herein provided for.
Sec Is AMI b Il further enacted That upon the FOL
lowing maiable matter the postage shall be paid before
delivery for not less than quarter more than
year, and such payment for term may be made either
at the mailing Office al the Office of delivery If the
term commences at any other time than al the beginning
Of quarter such payment must be made 10 cover such
fractional quarter and also Tor the next following quar-
ter otherwise the postage shall be collected thereon
| on transient matter.
Upon regular weekly tri- weekly semi weekly and fai
y publications and all other guar publications, issued
from known Office Of publication at stated periods ard
| sent 10 regular subscribers.
Sec l9- And De Il further enacted That mailable matter
shall be divided three classes namely first letters
second, regular printed matter; third. misceaaeous
matter
sec % And b. II further ,rlaeted That the hrs
class embraces all spondence, wholly partly IL
writing except that mentioned IN the third class The
second Glass embraces all naiable matter exclusively
print regularly issued at stated periods without ad
dtion, by writing mark The third class embrace
all other matter which IS OF NAV hereafter be by law DE
csret maable; embracing all pamphlets, occasiona
publications books, book manuscripts, and proof sheets
whether corrected or not maps prints, engravings
blanks, flexible patterns samples and sample cards
Photographic paper, letter envelopes postal envelopes
or wrappers. cards, paper plain ornamental photo
graphic representations Of different types seeds,
tngs. bulbs roots and scious.
sec 4 And b. u further enacted That the maximum
standard weight for the single rate Of letter postage
one half ounce avOirdupois.
Sec - AMI b. Il further enacted That the rate O
postage on all domestic letters transmitted 10 the man
Of the United States and not exceeding onehaf ounc
weight shall be uniform AT three cents and for eac
half ounce, or fraction thereof of additional weight
there shall De charged additional rate Of three cents
TO be 10 all case prepaid by postage stamps plainly al
fX-i % such letter.
Sec % And be 1t fyher enacted That the rate OF post
age all letters transmitted through the mails
the United States but delivered through the post ofc
its carriers commonly described as local or drop lei
tcrs, and not exceeding half ounce IN weight. sla
be uniform ~ two cents and additional rate for eac
half fraction thereof Of additional weight,
be in all cases pre- paid by postage stamps affixed {
the envelope u such letter but extra postage
rer fee shall hereafter be charged collected upo
letters delivered BY carriers upon letters coece
by them for mailing OF for De livery
Sec p And Be 1t further enGcted, That the dome'
letter Of postage IL established for al maiaf
matter which Is Wuo4F OF parity 10 NEtlLE OF -
marked As 10 convey any other OF further luteselt
OF Information than is conveyed by the original PRINT
Of printed matter which Is sent violation
law regulations Of the department touching the
closure Of matter which may be sent ST less than lett
rates and Tor al matter introduced into the mails 4
which no different rate . provided by law. Fror7de
That book manuscripts and corrected proofs passing h
? tween authors and publishers may pass at the
printed matter 4ad pTorlded further That publishes
e of newspapers and periodicals may print upC
their publications sent TO regular subscribers the a.
dress Of subscribers and the date when the subserp
Il expires and may enclose herewith receipts for payme
Is and bills for subscription thereto
' Sec. IS AMI b. IL further enacted That all ma
" ter not enumerated maabe matter and 10 which
specific rates oi postage are assigned and which sh
g nevertheless be mailed the rate II the same shall
il forwarded is established the rate Of letter postag
ir Sec. g And b Il further enacted That II any
10 ter which by aw the postage required % be pr
1 paid at the mailing o1ce shall reach its destinat
without such prepayment double the prepaid rates
Dc be charged and collected On delivery
3 Sec p. znd te Il further e--lctei. That the Pos
master Gnnera IS authorized 70 provide by uniform
n uiaOn FOR transmitting unpaid and duly certified
IN Of soldiers, sailors and marines the service OF .
United states q destination and al other letters VIII
c from accident neglect appear have been deposit
T for mailing without prepayment q postage. where
sl the latter class the writer known cannot
90 promptly advised Of his default, but al cases of i
ID ters not prepaid, except certified soldiers al
i naval letters the shall be charged with dout
81 rates OF postage. to be collected on delivery
y Sec. =. And b 4 ftT1he- erazed That when a
ID Of letter on which the postage prepaid sh
y endorse in writing or 10 print upon the outside hers
m bis and address. with request that the
returned 70 him called for or delivered within a.
s number ~ taEs. tuot 70 exceed thirty days. any
- letter shall not he advertised nor treated dead le-
~ the Office addressed but shall be returned reQu
cd ted charged with the proper postage al the prepa
Pr rate = be collected the return delivery All u
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