Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-07-11

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72.
THENEW POSTAL CODE,
Regulations with which Everybody
should he Acquainted.
The following are the revised por-
tions 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, 2
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 1O7 of the new
postal code, the Postmaster General is
authorized and directed to furnish and
to issue 'spostal cards." with postage
stamps impressed upon them. to be
transmitted through the mails ut one
cent each for messages, orders, notices
and other short communications and un-
til 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
postoffice 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 aud
marines in the service of the United
States, shall be sert by the postmaster
to the dead-letter officer in Washington:
Provided, That in large cities and ad-
lecent districts of dense population,
having two or more postoAices within q
distance of three miles of each other,
any letter mailed ut one of such Offices
and addressed to q 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
it's destination through the proper Office
charged with the amount of the de-
ticient Hostage, to be collected on de.
livery. -
All letters published as non-de-
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
non-delivered letters shall in no case
exceed one cent for each letter so pub
lished.
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 week or more
frequently, and sent to actual subscri-
bers from a 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 4 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, 80 cents;
daily, IS cents; exceeding 4 Ounces and
not exceeding s ounces, 10, 20, 80, 60
and 20 cents; exceeding 8ounces and
not exceeding IL ounces, is, 30, As, 80
and $l.O5; exceeding IL ounces and
not exceeding 16 ounces, 20, 40, 60,
$1.2O and $1.4O.
The following are the quarterly rates
of postage, when paid quarterly or
yearly in advance, on newspapers and
periodicals issuing less frequently than
once q week, and sent to actual sub
scribers from known Office of publ
cation:
Newspapers, magazines and other
periodical publications, not exceeding
4 ounces in weight, sent to any part of
the United States semi-monthly cents,
monthly 3 cents, quarterly cent; ex-
ceeding 4 ounces and not exceeding s
ounces, II cents, 6 cents, 2 cents; ex
ceeding 8 ounces and not exceeding IL
ounces, Is cents, 9 cents, cents.
The rate of postage on newspapers,
excepting weeklies, periodicals not ex-
ceeding two ounces in weight, and cir
culars, when the same are deposited in
q letter carrier Office for delivery by the
Office or its carriers, shall be uniform
at one cent each; but periodicals
weighing more than two ounces shall
be subject to a postage of two cents
each, and th> 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
postage stamps.
Packages OF WOODEN, cotton or linen
clothing, not exceeding two pounds in
weight, may be sert through the mail
to any non- commissioned officer or pri-
vate 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 regulations Us the Post.
master General may prescribe.
Free matter will be governed by the
old regulations, except 50 far as they
may be modified by the following new
paragraphs:
All publications sent or received by
the Smithsonian Institution, marked
on each package "Smithsonian Ex-
change"
Weekly newspapers, one copy to each
actual subscriber within the county
where the same is printed and publish
ed but carriers shall not be required
to distribute such papers unless postage
is paid upon them It the usual rates.
Medal, certificates of thanks, or
other testimonials, which have been or
may be awarded by the Legislatures of
the several states and territories to the
soldiers thereof, to be sent by the Ad-
jutant Generals of said states and ter
ritories, under such regulations as the
Postmaster Generals may prescribe.
Free registration for currency sent
for redemption is provided for as fol-
lows:
All Postmaeters are hereby author
lied to register, in the manner pre-
scribed by law, but without payment
of any registration fee, all letters con-
tanning fractional or other currency of
the United States, which shall be by
them sent bv mail To the Treasnrer If