, 1869-12-27


S:nce the spring nf 1s<s3 1t has heeA she usage Of
publishers. -neu ser ding ont specimens of their
publications. to enclose therein separate aa!esf,
soIoe under ine 1uis regulating posfasr on
''tratctert mtscellAIeoua mala5lo matter" 1t
the nate Of two cents lor eve1J TOUR Ounces Of
wexnt this pracr!ce was adopted hy SANCTION
aud direction OF the department itself. ~ en-
bodied ID the to.lo.lrR raEHaEaph, Which We clip
n aateTs fer their Information iron the general
"On miscellaneous uk1Able matter, tetaerscin2
ali pamphlets otzasiuna publlca1ione, tr&nsteut
LewkpspeEF. hatdhllle, aud pcs.ers, BOOK MAUI
scripts and rroof sheets, whether corrected or
Eot, mapt, prints, eu slnxs sheet music, haoks
nrGraph1c paper, letter envelopes, postal en-
vtlopes 0. Nrappets, cards. paper, plain of ofua-
nensal Photographic Tepts-entxnons Or dlneIeas
t1pet, eeeds, cuttings bulbs, roots, and beionsf.
the pos:ARe, to be Prepaid By stamps, 4, on one
paetsge IL ote ADDRESS, not over I Of IN weight.
Gems; over 4 o. ana not oser s pz-, 4cents;
over oE n1d not over u OF - cents; ose1 II
o. and not uvet Is or, ) ee1t&''
Acting IN aeaoru.tce win these authorized in-
ths fal', usual. 10 aeLd OUT specimen coptes Of
tHktf publication, together win " haudb,ilA anu
ef ne so 81 9t1s5s ng
| crucus1t tuh+erib< II SaadeLly tae whole busI-
n*+s vas brought to ltAudstll Anew light VA
shed upon tue Department II NAsaIr R;Qp, and
tie publishers we're no ined that mix printed
matter would ee forwarded except At letter post
tacts9tr IRON the Puas On1ec on paiu oi conts-
cs!lon, ss well ~ Tho imposition of noe OF nye
ae.sFT ,an 70, M e.cn eatnee Ine authority Of tn,s
Ter:
Posi- Urs1cx nzr4s7axs7,1
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WASHINGTON. Nor. 4, 1sfo.
IL in fs % ;n.1 foaF IL, ss! q she i.
,aW toEo'os ne stndtnE Of different classes oi
~. II sss tsne
eshts ,asn snose a,,ovea abssss 81 sses.oa Z! IS .
psovdsa y seeoa sit q Id lsx, sad si sc SC
tibts Il of the fefuAtpnH. Books AID CIRCULAR
ca1tos be mailed vita anJ other cas- ct ms,te ~
,sc4n naoa1 eeoiefune tae package 70 le1tes 1ase
) There : 10 ponuve prohibition axr,nss ms,
= isQ tae osnef Asnclea mentioned - thtrd.claa
= = suer N section ~ IN sae sAue package, u u
The tpiIlt OF tno law u against suca rrac loa
ae'S fiss 1s,s ss int po.tas.s; s e aass ssssai.
J. To 1AA1 GAfIoE. Special Agent Post Ones D
!; seaan a:l o1 ias roa.A lav. it seemA aliowz
q se.r IL 4 III ip sas,
,e uon thereto, without any additional charge +
postage. ana tbsJ naJ M1tse or ps1nt 1poo ths
ian ~ ~apd aaSress ot .he sahse9,bess ,nsFeso, =
the c. when tho ath+cEption vii expire; b
= p1ins % snal, sobeci tae ssme 10 les:sr possa.
70 70 Nhcn ahau BE- collected be!oxs delivo1J Thereof
~ Tic QasS-.oC III cottFc1tls5 u not The ft9ns
rLbut hers 10 epclose / VARIETY Of printed mat
70 sTrtrL1r ssAs-,st<rt'' II q II 10 their r.
under the !&w relating 10 " "uaastens printed N
, Z AR TO put n,sce4laLeou4 pH.ted lumz, pes
I apcrs, hsndniils II d posters IN o3e wrapper.
Sc | IL rate Of postage governing Euch matter, I
.nt ~ nd me kA~ to pet4jna not Regular s1os 1toe
w cor txt d that The srfss And letter Of tho II
n veil ~ peAkl4 seEen 3eAxa' usage, nnqul tsaoz
ul1oN, give them toia right
~ we cnateto further that, u Manufacture
~ prbi.teIh may +end &1mp!es Of their Roo!5s
,t1 ssp rle cafdr Il pnce l.ia IN 'he sauc paeta
~ he OF 1dtraEs rate OF postage fot HtnAtent pr
"a u.t,tcIla1 ent : natseF. Nos. etN ase sauI
* tsu p;e rards sic fhus tt 0ned b. Nj. MAT
!. Ans. ef 10 N itq,sEJ. oAscd M! 8 1s1s:
ce. asan plea uxt be cnntned TO sau pies
&c sRmp;t ca1ds Of dry. ntx1o!e material. rot q
-fs- l4ted 10 eEtAngtl ALJ poznoo OF tue a.
Al Ia lds AID poisonous H2f1er Eui1 Be e1clni
F.cA sce. ot hafaw arr, gToct f1ea. tohaeco, Ao-.
rcf su,ctty speaking mafanlt nASFcr: b: =
inch Dat ksceA are placed In the EAl. aeitef
On see q br charged
the ser toa foane, II pot under the express
of | Yts Lt oi TIC law. pewrpafcr. VITA eeps
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