Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-07-18
THENEW POSTAL CODE.
Regulations with which Everybody
should be Acquainted.

tons of the.revised regulations Just is
sued under the new postal code by the
Postmaster General The portions not
given belo " are mere repetitlons of ex-
listing regulations.
Drop or local letters at letter carrier
offices, for each half ounce or fraction
thereof, prepaid by postage stamps, ?
cents. Drop or local letters, at other
than letter carrier offices, for each one
halt ounce or fraction thereof, prepaid
by postage stamps, / cent.
Postal cards, with postage stamps
impressed upon them, | cent.
NOTE. BY section 107 Of the new
postal code, the Postmaster General IS
authorized and directed to furnish and
to issue postal cards, with postage
stamps impressed upon them. to be
transmitted through the mails at one
cent each for messages, orders, notices
and other short communications and I'M
I'll such cards are issued by the Depart
ment, which will be done IN due time,
the law cannot go into effect, as there
is no provision allowing Of postal cards
other than such as may be furnished
by the Department, with stamps i'm
pressed upon them.
All domestic letters, deposited IN any
postotfice for mailing, on which the
/ postage is wholly unpaid or paid less
than one full rate, as required by law,
except letters lawfully free, and duly
certified letters of soldiers, sailors and
marines in the service Of the United
States, shall be sert by the postmaster
to the dead-letter officer III Washington:
| PrOUidcd, That in large cities and adj
| jacent districts of dense population,
| having two or more pOstOiiices within
distance of three miles of each other,
any letter mailed mt one of such offices
and addressed to a locality within the
delivery of another of such offices,
which shall have been inadvertently
prepaid at the drop or local letter rate
of postage only, may be forwarded to
/ its destination through the proper Office
| charged with the amount of the de-
/ ticient postage, to be collected on de
/ livery
All letters published rs monde
/ livered, shall be charged with one cent
addition to the regular postage, to be
accounted for as part of the postal rev.
/ enue.
The compensation for publishing the
On-dehvered letters shall in no case
exceed one cent for each letter so pub
/ lished. "n rF.
Manuscripts for publication in news
! papers, magazines or periodicals, are
! subject to letter postage.
NEWSPAPERS.
The following are the quarterly rates
of postage, when paid quarterly or
yearly in advance, on newspapers and
periodicals issued once a week or more
frequently, and sent to actual subscri
| bers from known Office of publica-
tlon:
Weekly newspapers zone copy only
sent by the publishers to actual sub
scribers within the county where
printed and published, free
Newspapers and periodicals, not eX-
ceeding ounces in weight, sent to any
part OF the United States, weekly 5
cents; semi weekly, 10 cents; tri- week
ly, Is cents; six times a week, 30 cents
daily, 30 cents; exceeding 4 ounces and
not exceeding s ounces, 10, 20, 30, 60
and 70 cents; exceeding s ounces and
not exceeding II ounces, Is, 30, 45, 80
and f1.05; exceeding II ounces and
not exceeding Is ounces, 20, 10, 60,
Sl.20 and ST.
The following are the quarterly rates
of postage, when paid quarterly or
yearly in advance, on newspapers and
periodicals issuing less frequently than
once week, and sent to actual sub
scribers from known Office of publ
cation:
Newspapers, magazines and other
periodical publications, not exceeding
1 ounces in weight, sent to any part of
| the United States semi-monthly cents,
monthly 3 cents, quarterly | cent; ey-
ceeding 4 ounces and not exceeding s
ounces, II cents, cents, cents; ex
ceeding s ounces and not exceeding l.
ounces, Is cents, 8 cents, B cents.
/ The rate of postage on newspapers,
excepting weeklies, periodicals not eX-
/ ceediug two ounces in weight, and cir
/ culars, when the same are deposited in
I letter carrier Office for delivery by the
office or its carriers, shall be uniform
ut one cent each; but periodicals
weighing more than two ounces shall
/ be subject to n postage OF two cents
each, and til, Sc rates shall be PREPAID
by stamps.
/ One cent per ounce shall be charged
for books, samples OF metals, ores,
minerals, and merchandise prepared by
I postage stamps. ...
/ Packages of WOODEN, cotton or linen
clothing, not exceeding two pounds in
weight, may be sent through the mail
to any non. commissioned officer or prl-
vate in the army of the United States,
if prepaid mt the rate Of one cent ioI
/ each one ounce or fraction thereof,