Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-17

/ ton thereof, for every such offence,
/ forfeit and pay not exceeding hve
hundred dollars. and be imprisoned
at hard labor not exceeding one year.
OF POSTAGE.
SEC. I53. Postage on all mail
matter must be prepaid by stamps at
the time Of mailing, unless herein
otherwise provided for.
/ SEC. la. All mail matter deposit
cd for mailing, paid only in part,
shall be forwarded to its destination
charged with the unpaid rate, to be
collected on delivery.
SIC. I55. Ii any mail matter, On
which by law the postage Is required
TO be prepaid at the mailing Office,
shall reach its destination without
such prepayment, double the prepaid
rates shall he charged and collected
on delivery.
SEC. I56. No mail matter shall be
delivered until the postage due
thereon has been paid.
/ SEC. I57. No box at any post Office
shall be assigned to the use Of any
person until the rent thereof has
been paid for at least one quarter in
advance, for which the postmaster
shall give receipt.
| SIC. l5s. The Postmaster General
may provide BY regulation for trans
hitting unpaid and duly certified
( letters OF soldiers, sailors, and ma
rines in the service Of the United
4 States, 10 their destination.
] SIC. i59. On all mail matter which
is wholly or partly in writing, eX-
cepi book manuscripts and corrected
proofs passing between authors and
publishers, and local or drop letters;
on all printed matter which is so
marked as TO convey any other or
further information than is conveyed
by the original print; on all matter
which Is seat i'm violation Of law or
the regulations Of the department
respecting enclosures; and on all
matter to which no specific rate Of
postage is assigned, postage shall be
charged at the rate Of three cents for
| each half ounce or fraction thereof.
SEC. 100. Letters, commonly
/ known as drop or local letters, de-
/ livered through the post Office or its
carriers, shall be charged with post
age at the rate Of two cents where
the system Of free delivery is estab-
lished, and one cent where such sys-
! TEN IL not established, for each half
/ ounce or fraction thereon.
SEC. 1876. On transient newspapers,
magazines, and periodicals; on book
manuscripts, proofs, and corrected
proofs passing between authors and
publishers; on pamphlets, occasional
publications, maps, prints, cngrav-
ings, blanks, flexible patterns, sam
pies and sample cards, photographic
paper, letter envelopes, postal envel-
OpeS and wrappers, cards, plain and
ornamental paper, Photographic rep
resentations OF different types, seeds,
cuttings, roots, bulbs, and scions,
postage shall be charged ut the rate
of two cents for each four ounces or
fraction thereof. And double these
rates shall be charged for books.
SEC. 1G7. Packages Of wooden,
cotton, or linen clothing, not exceed
ing two pounds in weight, may be
sent through the mail to any non
commissioned officer or private In
the army of the United States, il
prepaid, at the r'br asa.,;na s tlTcr,',f I'd;
subject to such regulations as the
Postmaster General may prescribe.
/ SEC. l6S. Postage on unsealcd cir
culars shall be at the rate Of two cents
for any number to one address not
exceeding three, with an additional
rate Of two cents for each additional
three or less.
SEC. 1872. Any person who shall
use or attempt to use, for the convey
ance Of any mail matter either by
mail or otherwise, any postage stamp
or stamped envelope, or any stamp
cut from any snch stamped envelope,
which has been before used for like
purpose, shall forfeit and pay fifty
dollars.
OF THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE AND
| FREE MATTER.
| SEC. 1S9. The following mail
matter shall be allowed to pass free
in the mail:
First All mail mates, sent to the
President or Vice President.
Second. Official communications
addressed to the chiefs, heads Of
bureaus, chief clerks, or ranking
officer of either of the executive
departments.
Third. Letters and printed matter
sent to Senators, Representatives, or
Delegates in Congress, the Secretary
Of the Senate, or the Clerk of the
House of Representatives.
Fourth. Petitions to Congress.
Fifth. Copyright matter TO the
Librarian Of Congress, If marked on
the package, copyright matter"
| sixth. Newspapers, periodicals,
and magazines reciprocally inter-
changed between publishers, and not
exceeding sixteen ounces in weight;
to be confined to single copy Of each
publication.
Seventh. Weekly newspapers,
one copy to each actual subscriber
within the county where the same is
printed and published; but carriers
shall not be required to distribute
such papers unless postage is paid
upon. them at the usual rates.
Eighth. Notices to publishers Of
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