The Arkansas freeman., 1869-09-28
RATES OF POSTAGE.
DOMESTIC.


The law requires postage on all let ers
(inciuding those to foreign countries
when brcpaid) excepting those written TO
the President or Vice President, or men,
beis of Congress or ION official business)
to the chiefs of the Executive Depart
ments Of the Government and the heads
of bureaus and chief clerks and others
invested with the franking privilege, to
be prepaid by stamp or stamped envelopes
prepayment in money being prohibited.
Postmasters can send official letters to
other postmasters free. The Adjutant
General of the several States and Terrific
ries are authorized to transmit through
the mails, free of postage, any medals,
certificates of thanks, or other testimoni-
al awarded, or which may be awarded,
by the Legislatures Of said States and
Territories to the soldiers thereof, under
such regulations as the Postmaster Gen.
eral may direct All drop letters must be
prepaid; the rate OF postage on drop let
ters ut Offices where free delivery by car
rier is established, is two cents per half
ounce or fraction of half ounce; at OFF,
ces where such free delivery is not cstab-
lished, the rate is ono cent; tho single
rate Of postage on all domestic mail letters
throughout the United States, is three
cents per half ounce, with an additional
rate ofthrec cents for each additional half
ewr~c, or fraetivu pca hnlf ounce the ten
cent (Pacihc) rate u abolished.
Letter postagcis to 10 charged on oil
hand-bills, circulars, or other printed
matter, which shall contain any manu-
script writing whatever. Daguerrotypes,
when sent in the mail, are to be charged
with letter postage, by weight; photo
graphs on cards, paper, and other hexi-
Die material mot in cascs), can be sent at
the same rate as miscellaneous printed
matter, viz; two cents for each four ounces
or fraction thereof.
POSTAGE ON TRANSIENT PRINTED MATTER.
All printed matter Except single cop
les Of newspapers, magazines, and period
icals sent to regular subscribers from pub
lishcrs) intended to 60 by mail westward
from tho western boundary of Kansas, or
eastward boundary of California, must be
prepaid by stamps at letter postage, rates
(Sec. $50, P. o. laws, edition Of 1867;
books not over four or, and not over
eight o., eight cents; over eight o., and
not over II o., twelve cents; over II
o., and not over l6 o., 10 cents. Cir
culars not exceeding three in number, to
one address, two cents, over three and
not over six, four cents; over six, and not
over nine, six cents; over nine and not
exceeding twelve, eight cents. On mis-
cellaneous mailablc matter. (embracing all
pamphlets, occasional publications, tram
sient newspapers. hand-bills and posters,
book manuscripts and proofshects, whcth-
er corrected or not, maps, prints, cngrav-
ings, sheet music. blanks, flexible patterns
samples and sample cards, phonographic
paper. letter envelopes, postal envelopes,
or wrappers, cards, paper, (plain or orna-
mcntal), Photographic representations of
different types, seeds, cuttings, bulbous
roots, and scions, the postage to be pre-
paid by stamps, is, on one package, to
one address, not over four oz. in wcight,
two cents; over four o., and not over
eight o. , four cents; over eight o., and
not over twelve o., six cents; over twelve
o., and not over sixteen or, eight cents;
the weight of packages Of seeds, cuttings,
ruuts mud seionr, TO be frnnked ~ limited
to thirty-two ounces All mail matter
not sent at letter rates ofpostagc (embra-
cling books, book manuscripis,pro
and other printed matter, and all other
mail matter, except seeds), must be 50
wrapped or enyeoded, with open sides or
ends, SO as to enable the postmaster TO
examine the package without destroying
the wrapper, otherwise such package
must be rated with letter postage No
communication, whether in writing or in
print, can be sent with any seeds, roots,
cuttings, or scions, maps, engrayings or
other matter not printed, except upon
the separate payment Of postage upon
peach searate matter at the established
rates. :,
Exchange newspapers and periodicals
cannot he rcmailcd without being charge
able with postage. Where packages Of
newspapers and periodicals are received AZ
any postofice, directed to one address, and
tho names of the club Of subscribers TO
which they belong. with the postage for
q quarter in advance, ehnll be handed 10
the postmaster, he shall deliver the same
to their respective owners; but this docs
not apply to weekly newspapers, which
circulate free in the country where prints
ed and published. Weekly newspapers
and all other printed mattar, to the Brit
ish North American Provinces, although
sent from countries bordering on the line,
arc chargcablc with the same rates as
when sent to any point in the United
States. All transient matter must bc
prepaid by stamps, but II It comes to the
Office Of delivery without prepayment, or
short payment, the unpaid postage must
be collected on delivery at the prepaid
rate.
roREIoS LETTERS, ETC. -
Letters to foreign countries. where pre-
payment of postage is compulsory. when
insuilicicntly paid, arc sent to the dead
letter office 10 be opened and returned to
the writers, and are thereby delayed ono
or two mails. When the United States
official postage enters on tho letters re-
ceived from Great Britain, or the contl-
ncnt Of Europe, nrc IN rUl Ink, the letter
IA 10 be considered rs paid. when In black
ink, as unpaid. Unpaid and insufficient
ly paid letters TO or from Great Britain
and ireland, or to or from the North
German Union (includlng Austria and its
6tatcs), tho Netherlands, belgium, ltAly,
and swItxcrland, are charitable with q
iine on delivery, In addition to tho postage
when sent or arriving, either by North
German Union mail direct. or in closed
mail vim England. In the case of such
letters arriving In the United States, the
hne Is ave cents on each letter; this 10
marked onlths various exchange oiIicesan