Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-10-16


belong, with tho postage fnr quarter in
advgnce is handedto the postmaster, ,he
shall deliver such papers or periodicals
to Retrospective owners.
Sec. 40. The postmastcrs. shall notify
the publisher of any newspaper or other
periodical when any subscriber shall re-
fuse to take the same from the Office, or
neglect to cal. for it for the period Of on
moE.h.
See. III. That the publishers of news
papers orpcriodicals may print or write
upon their publications., sent o regular
subscribers. the address OF the sulScri-
Der and the datc when the subscription
expires, and enclose therein bills and re-
ccipts for subscription thereto without
subiccting such matter to extra postage.
Sec. 142. That any person who shall
enclose or conceal any letter, mcmoran-
dun, or other thing in any mail matter,
not charged with letter postage, or make
any writing or memorandum thereon, and
deposit or cause the same to be deposited
for conveyance by mail, for less than let
ter'postage, shall, for nsery such offence
forfeit andpay five dotlsrs, and such
newspaper or periodical shall not be dc.
livcrcd until the postage thereon is paid
at letter ratrz
Sec. Plat OH. newspaper AMI peri
odical publications, not exceeding four
ounces in Weight, sent from d known
Office Of publication to regular subscri-
bers, postage shall be charged at the fol-
lowing rates per quarter, namely
On publications issued less frequently
than once week, ut the rate of cent
for cach'issue issued once week ) cents
additional COR each issue more frequent
than once II week An additional rate
shall be charged fo,. caci, additional four
ounces or fraction thereof IN weight.
Sec. 159. That or newspapers and
ether periodicals sent from known Office
Of publication to regular subscribers, the
7 postage shall be paid hcicrc delivery, 10.
less than one-qrarter nor murc than one
year; which payment may be made either
1T the office Of mailing or delivery COM
mcncing at any time, and the postmaster
sk.lll account for said postage iii the 1uar-
tel in which. was received.
Sec. 100. That the Postmaster G.,n
raj rtsry provide, bS regulations for c~'f-
lrying small newspapers, issued lesss fre-
! qucntly than once q week, in packages
to one address from Il known rtiice or
publication to regular subscribers, mt the
rate OF one cent for each four ounces, or
portion thereof
Sc. lGl. That persons known as PC
gular dealers il newspapers and pcri,.li-
Gals may receive and transmit by muil
such quantities. o! either as thy mny
rtiuire, and pay the postage thereon rs
rcceivc,:a at the same rates pro rata rs re-
gular subscribers to such publication who
pay quarterly III advance:
The continual ch;sn@cs in the postal
laws Of the country require persons TO
keep coniinually on the qui vivc, or else
to run tie risk OF having their CORES
pondcncc quietly dumped into the dead
letter office.
Under the old law the rate of postage
for mail matter WAS three cents per half
ounce for letters, and the regulation pro
vidcd that i'll case the requisite aumhcr
of stamps 10 pay the fall postage WAS not
attached TO II letter, the postmaster at
the place Of destination was required to
collect the remainder. For instance, if
letter Which weighed one ounce only
had three cent stamp attached, it vert
to It's destination and the remaining three
cents due upon it was collected thcic
The law i'll this respect has been m,tcri-
ally changed. Under " decision Of the
Post Office authorities rostmastcrs sre
required to collect double the amount