Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-07-06
rnE NEwposrAL CoDE.
Regulation with Which Every boz
dy should be Acquainted.

THE NEW POSTAL CODE.
Regulation with which EVerybo-
dy should be Acquainted.
The following are the new pOr-
tions of the revised regulations just
issued under the new postal code by
the Postmaster General. The por-
tiOns not given below are mere re-
petitions of existing regulations.
Drop or local lcttcrs-carricr Of
fees, for such half ounce or fraction
thereof, prepaid by postage stamps,
2 cents. Drop or local letter, at 9TH
er than letter carrier offices, for each
One-half ounce or fraction thereof,
prepaid by postage stamps impress
ed upon them l cent.
NOTE.-By section 107 of the new
postal code, the Postmaster General
is authorized and directed to fur
niSh and to issue postal cards."
with postage stamps impressed upon
them, to be transmitted through the
mails at one cent each for messages,
order, notices and other short COM
munications; and until such cards
are issued by the Department, which
will be done in due time, the law
cannot 90 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 pOsJolIice 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 by
the postmaster to the dead-lctter
officer in Washington: Provided,
That in large cities and adjacent
districts of dense population, hay
ing two or more post-Otfices within
a distance of three miles of each 9th
er, any letter mailed at 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,
NAV be forwarded to its destination
through the proper office, charged
with the amount of the deficient
postage, to be collected on delive-
ry.
All letters published as monde
livered shall be charged with one
cent addition to the regular postage,
to be accounted for as part of the
postal revenue.
The compensation for publishing
the nOn-delivercd letter shall in no
case exceed one cent for each letter
so published.
Manuscripts for publication in
magazines or periOdi-
Gals, are subject to letter postage.
NEWSPAPERS.
The following are quarterly rates
of postage, when paid quarterly or
yearly in advance, on newspapers
and periodicals issued once q week
or more frequently, and sent to act
ual subscribers from known Office
of publications:
Weekly newspapers Zone copy on.
ly) sent by the publisher to actual
within. the county
where printed and published, free.
Newspapers and periodicals, not
exceeding / ounces in weight, sent
to any part of the United States,
weekly cents, semi-weekly 10cts,
Is cents, six times a
week so cents, daily 50 cents; eX-
ceeding ounces and not exceeding
s ounces, 10, 20, so, 60 and 20 cents;
exceeding. Sounces and not exceed
ing u ounces, 10, 80, 10, 80 and 81. %;
exceeding y ounces and not exceed
ing 16 ounces, 20, 40, 60, $I.2O and
$40.
The following are the quarterly
rates of postage, when paid quarter
ly or yearly in advance, OH ncwspa-
pers and periodicals issued less fire.
qucntly than once a week and sent
TO actual subscribers from n known
office capitalization.
Newspapers, magazines, and 9TH
er periodical publications, not eX-
ceeding 3 ounces in weight, sent to
any part of the United States, semi
= cents, monthly ) cents,
quarterly l cent; exceeding 4 Onnccs
and not exceeding 5 ounces, y cents,
cents, ? cents; exceeding s ounces
and not exceeding II ounces, IS
cents, 9 cents, s cents.
LO AeANN Va lfOcNet-C OAA III = lltl-
pers, excepting weeklies, periOdi-
calls not exceeding two ounces in
weight, and circulars, when the
same are deposited in letter-car-
rier office for delivery by the office
or its carriers, shall be uniform at
one cent each; but periodicals weigh
ing more than two ounces shall be
subject to postage of two cents
each, and these rates shall be pre-
paid by stamps.
One cent per ounce shall be charg-
ed for books, samples ofmetals, ores,
and merchandise prepaid
by postage stamps.
Packages of wooden, cotton, or
linen clothing, not exceeding two
pounds in weight, may be sent
the mail to any non-com-
officer or private In the
army of the United, if prepaid, at
the rate Of one cent for each one
ounce or fraction thereof, subject to
such regulation As the Postmaster
General may prescribe.
Free matter will be governed 10y
Inc Old regulations, except So lar Is |
hey may be modified by the follow |
u@ new paragraphs:
All publications sent or received |
Jy the Smithsonian Institution,
marked on each package "Smitbso- |
MAN Exchange"
Weekly newspapers one copy TO !
Zach actual subscriber within the /
county where the same Is printed /
mi published; but carriers shall not |
ne required 10 distribute such pa !
oers unless postage is paid upon |
hem Al the usual rates.
Medals, certificates of thanks, or /
'ther testimonials, which nave been,
n may be, awarded by the LegiSla-
urcs OF the several States and Ter
itorics TO the soldiers thereof; to
,e sent by the adjutant generals OF
aid States and Territories, under