The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-07-12
THE NEW POSTAL CODE.
Regulations with which Every body
ShOuld be Acquainted

The following are the new portions
of the revised regulations just issued
under the new postal code by the Post
master General. The portions not
given below are mere repetitions of ex-
listing regulations:
Drop or local letters at letter-carrier
offices, for such half ounce or fraction
thereof, prepaid by postage stamps, z
cents. Drop or local letters, at other
than letter carrier offices, for each half
ounce or fraction thereof, prepaid by
postage stamps, l cent.
NoTE.-By section l07 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
until such cards are issued by the De
partment, which will be done in due
time, the law cannot 60 into effect, as
there is no provision allowing of postal
cards other than such as may be fur
nished by the Department, with stamps
impressed upon them.
All domestic letters, deposited in any
post-office 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 sent to the dead letter
office in Washington: Provided, That
in large cities and adjacent districts of
dense population, having two or more
post offices within a distance of three
miles of each other, any letter mailed
at one of such Offices, and addressed to
locality within the delivery of an
other 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 deficient postage,
to be collected ON delivery.
All letters published rs non-delivered
shall he charged with one cent addition
to the regular postage, to he 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 pub
lished.
Manuscripts for publication i'm news
papers, magazines or periodicals, are
subject to letter postage.
NEWSPAPERS.
The following are the quarterly rates
of postage, when paid quarterly OF
yearly in advance, on newspapers oil
periodicals issued once a week or more
frequently, and sent to actual sub
scribers from known office of publica-
ton:
Weekly newspapers Zone copy only
sent by the publisher to actual sub.
scribcrs 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
cents, semi-weekly 10 cents, tri-weekly
| ID cents, six times a week 80 cents
daily 80 cents exceeding ounces anG
not exceeding s ounces, 10, 20, 80, 81
and 20 cents /; exceeding s ounces anG
not exceeding II ounces, Is, 80, As, 80
and Sl.05; exceeding II ounces AND
not exceeding Is ounces, 20, 40, 60, S1.2t
and S1.40.
The following are the quarterly rate.
of postage, when paid quarterly O.
yearly in advance, on newspapers an(
periodicals issued less frequently thar
once a week and sent to actual sub
scribers from a known office of publica
ton:
| Newspapers, magazines, and othe
periodical publications, not exceedin,
ounces in weight, sent to any part O
the United States, semi-mOnthly
cents. monthly 3 cents, quarterly cent
exceeding 4 ounces and not eXceedin;
6 ounces, II cents, 6 cents, cent, eX
| ceeding S ounces and not exceeding L
ounces, Is cents, 8 cents, 3 cents.
The rate of postage on newspapers
excepting weeklies, periodicals not eX
ceeding two ounces in weight, and cir
culars, when the same are deposite,
in a letter-carrier office for delivery b,
the Office or its carriers, shall be uni
form at enc cent each but periodical
weighing more than two ounces shall
be subject to a postage of two cent
each, and these rates shall be prcpqi,
by stamsps.
One cent per ounce shall be charge
for books, samples of metals, ore, min
erals, and merchandise prepaid b.
postage stamps.
Packages OF wooden, cotton, or line
clothing, not exceeding pounds il
weight, may be sent through the maj
to any non-commisioned officer or pr
vate in the army of the United States
if prepaid, at the rate of one cents FL
each one ounce or fraction thereof, sui
ject TO such regulation as the POstmas
ter General may prescribe.
Free matter will be governed by tn
old regulations, except go far as the
may be modified by the following neN
paragraphs
All publications sent or received b
the Smithsonian institution, marke
on each package Smithsonian En-
change
/ Weekly newspapers one copy to eac
actual subscriber within the count
where the same is printed and pull
lished; but carriers shall not be y,
qtired to distribute such papers IN
less postage IS paid upon them at III
usual rates.
Medals, certificates of thanks, c
other testimonials, which have been, {
may be, awarded by the LEGISLATURES ,
the several States and Territories
the soldiers thereof; to be sent to til
adjutant generals of said States an
Territories, under such regulations &
the Postmaster General may prescrib,
Free registration for currency sci
for redemption is provided for as fo
lows:
All postmasters are heerby autho
lied to register, in the manner pr,
scribed by law, but without paymel
of any registration fee, all letters col
tanning fractional or other currency
I the United States, which shall he i
| them sent by mail to the Treasurer
= the United States for redemption al
it shall be the duty of the postmaster
the city of Washington in the Distri
: ofColumbia, to register in like manne
: without charge, all letters containiI
a new currency returned for currency r
| deemed, which shall be received |
him from the said Treasurer, in seal,
, Packages, marked with the wol
: "register" over the official signature
! the said Treasurer.
: Under this section it is the duty
\ postmasters to register, without fee, q
letters containing fractional or 9th
currency of United States sent to Il
I Treasurer of the United States for +
: dcmption and deliver to them f
r mailing.
There are fifteen paragraphs NOR
4 but they are mere repetitiOns of eXis
$ ing regulations.
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.