The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-22

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dense population, having two or more
postoflices within distance Of three
miles of each other, any letter mailed
at one of such offices, and addressed
to locality within the delivery OF
another of such offices, which shall
have been inadvertently prepaid at
the drop or local letter-rate of post,
age only, may be forwarded to Its
destination through the proper office,
charged with the amount of the de-
fcient postage, to be collected on
delivery.
All letters published as non deliv-
cred, shall be charged with one cent
additional to the regular postage, to
be accounted for as part of the postal
revenue.
The compensation for publishing
the non. delivered letters shall In no
case exceed one cent for each letter
so published.
Manuscripts for publication in
newspapers, magazines or periodi,
Gals, are subject to letter postage.
NEWSPAPERS.
The following are the quarterly
rates ofpostage, when paid quarterly
or yearly in advance, on newspapers
and periodicals issued once week
or more frequently, and sent to actu-
al subscribers from known Office of
publication
| Weekly newspapers Zone copy on
ly) sent by the publisher to actual
subscribers within the county where
printed and published, free.
! Newspapers and periodicals., not
exceeding four ounces in weight,
sent to any part of the United States
weekly, cents !; semi-weekly, 10
cents tri-weekly, Is cents six
times week, 80 cents daily 35 cts;
exceeding four ounces and not ex-
ceeding s ounces, 10, 90, 80, 60 and
70 cents exceeding ounces and
not exceeding II ounces, Is, 80, As,
80, and $l.05 /; exceeding IL ounces
and not exceeding l6 ounces, 20, 40,
60, $l.2O and Sl.4O.
The following are the quarterly
rates of postage when paid quarterly
or yearly in advance, on newspapers
and periodicals issuing less frequent
ly than once week, and sent to &C
tual subscribers from a known Office
of publication.
Newspapers, magazines, and other
periodical publications, not exceed
ing 4 ounces in weight, sent to any
part of the United States semi-month-
ly, cents monthly 8 cents, quar-
terly, l cent exceeding 4 ounces
and not exceeding s ounces, II cents,
6 cents, 2 cents ; exceeding 8 ounces
and not exceeding II ounbes, ls cts,
8 cents, 3 cents. ...
The rate ofpostage on newspapers,
excepting weeklies, periodicals not
exceeding two ounces in weight, and
| circulars, when the same are depos-
tied in a letter carrier office for de-
livery by the office or its carriers,
shall be uniform at one cent each
but periodicals weighing more than
two ounces shall be subject to pos
tage of two cents each, and these
rates shall be prepaid by stamps.
One cent per ounce shall be
charged for books, samples ofmetals,
ores, minerals, and merchandise pre-
paid by postage stamps.
Packages of woolen, cotton or
linen clothing, not exceeding two
poands in weight, may be sent thro'
the mail to any non-commissioned
officer or private in the army of the
United States, if prepaid, at the rate
of one cent for each one ounce or
fraction thereof, subject to such reg
ulation as the Postmaster General
may prescribe.
Free matter will be governed by
the old regulations, except SO tar as
they may be modified by the follow
ing new paragraphs:
All publications sent or received
by the Smithsonian Institution, mark
ed on each package Smithsonian
Exchange"
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.
Medals, certificates of thanks, or
other testimonials. which have been
or may be, awarded by the Legisla-
lures of the several States and Ter
ritories to the soldiers thereof, to be
sent to the Adjutant Generals of said
States and Territories, under such
regulations as the Postmaster Gener-
al may prescribe.
Free registration for currency sent
for redemption is provided for as
follows:
All Postmasters are hereby auth
orized to register, in the manner pre-
scribed by law, but without pay
ment of any registration fee, all let
tiers containing fractional or other
currency of the United States, which
shall be by them sent by mail to the
Treasurer of the United States for
redemption and it shall be the duty
of the Postmaster at the city of
Washington, in the District of Co.
lumbia, to register, in like manner,
without charge, all letters containing
new currency returned for currency
redeemed, which shall be received
by him from the said Treasurer, in
sealed packages, marked with the
word register over the official sig
nature of the said Treasurer.
Under this section, it is the duty
of Postmasters to register, without
fee, all letters containing fractional
or other currency of the United States
sent to the Treasurer of the United
States for redemption, ard delivered
to them for mailing.
There are fifteen paragraphs more,
but they are mere repetitions of ex-
listing regulations.