The Arkansas freeman., 1869-10-05
RATES OF POSTAGE.
DOMES TIC,

when prepald) excepting those written TO
! the President or Vice President, or mem
I be,s of ongress or (on official business)
/ to the chiefs Of the Executive Depart
/ ments OF the Government and the heads
/ IF bu eats and chief clerks and others
! invesle with the franking privilege, to
be prepaid by stamp or stamped envelopes,
/ prepayment III money being prohibite L.
! Postmaeters can seud ofic al lette to
other postma>tets fee. The Adiutant
/ General If 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 Gem
eral may direct. All drop letters must be
/ prepaid; the rate o. postage on drop t
tets ut offices where free delivery by car
rier is est blished, is two cents per half
ounce or traction Of half ounce; at Off
ces wher such free delivery is not estab-
/ lishod, the rate is one cent; the single
rate Of postage on all domestic mail letters
throughout the Unittd States, is three
|
rate Of three cents f each additional half
ounce, or fraction Of half ounce; the ten
cent (Pacifc) rate is abolished.
Letter postage IS to / charged on all
! hand-bills, circulars, or other printed
matter, which shall contain any manu-
script writing whatever. Daguerroiypes,
when sent in the m&il, are to be charged
with letter postage, by weight; photo
graphs on cards, paper, and other fexi-
BILE material (not IN cases., 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
lea Of ewspapers, magazines, and PERIOD
icals sent to regular subscribers from pub
lishers) intended TO 90 by mail westward
from the western boundary Of Kansas, or
eastward boundary Of California, must be
prepaid by stamps at lett postage, rates
(Sec. 259, 7. O. laws, e1Iuon Of 1860; /;
books not over four ca, and not over
eight oz eight cents, over eight o., and
not over u o., twelve cents; over IL
o., anu not over IL oz., Is cents. Cir
cuars not exec ding 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-
Icellane0us mailable matter. embracing all
pamphlets, occasional publications, tram
sieut newspapers, hand-bills aud posters,
book m nuscripts and pro fshcets, wheth-
er corrected or NOT, maps, prints, engrav-
ings, sheet music blanks, flexible patterns
sam pics and sample cards, FhOnOgraphic
paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes,
or wrl pers, cards, paper, (plain or oina-
mentalJ, phot 0grapnIc leples, ntatons Of
different yp,s, sceIs, cuttings, bulbous
roots, aud scioLs, the postage TO be pre-
paid ty stamps, is, Cu one package, to
one addre s., bot over tour o.. in weight,
TWO cents: over four o., and not over
eight oz four cents over eight o., and
not over twelve o., six cents over twelve
OF, and not over sixtvcu O., eight cents !,
the weight Cf packages Of seeds, cuttings,
roots and scions, TO be truuked Is limited
to thirty-twO ounces All mail matter
not seat Mt letter rates ofpostage (embra-
cling books, book manuscripts, ,proof-sheets,
aud 0 her printed matter, and al other
mail matter, except sceIs), must be 50
wrapped or euye.oded, with open sides or
ends, so us 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 sc.Ons, maps, engravlngs or
other matter not printed, exec upon
the separate payment of postage upon
peach searate natter at the established
rates.
Exchange newsT apers and periodicals
cannot remailed without being charge
able with postage Where packages of
newspape S and periodi ais are received at
any po,tothce. directed to one address, and
the names of the club Of subscribers to
which they belong, with the postage for
a quarter in advance, shall be handed to
the postmaster, he shall deliver the same
TO their respective owners; but this does
not apply to weekly newspapers, which
circulate free in the country where print
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,
are chargeable with the same rates as
when sent to any point in the United
States. All trans ent matter must be
prepaid by stamps, hut if it comes to the
Office of delivery without prepayment, or
short payment, the unpaid postage must
be collected on delivery at the prepaid
rate.
FOREIGN LETTERS, ETC.