The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-08-21
The New Laws Concerning News.
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The following is a summary of
the laws concerning newspaper
postage just issued to postmasters :.
Sec. 18S. That no newspapers
shall be received to be conveyed
by mail unless they, shall be dried
and enclosed in proper wrappers.
Sec. 139. That when packages of
newspapers or other periodicals
are received at q postoffice direct.
ed to one address, and the names
OF the subscribers to whom they.
belong, with the postage for quar-
ter in advance is handed to the
postmaster, he shall deliver such
papers or periodicals to their re-
spectiye owners.
aiSec. lao. That postmasters shall
notify the publishers of any news.
papers or other periodical when
any subscriber shall refuse to take
the same from the office, or neg
lect to call for it for the period of
one month.
Sec. 141. That publishers of
newspapers Or periodicals may
print or write upon their publica
tions, sent to regular subscribers,
the address of the subscriber and
the date when the subscription ex-
pires, and enclose therein bills and
receipts for subscription thereto
without subjecting such matter to
extra postage.
Sec. 142. That any person who
shall enclose or conceal any letter,
memorandum, or other thing in
any mail matter, not charged with
letter postage, or make any writ
ing or memorandum thereon, and
deposit or cause the same to be de-
posted for conveyance by mail, Tor
less than letter postage, shall, for
every such offence, forfeit and pay
five dollars, and such newspaper
or periodical shall not be deliver.
ed until the postage thereon is paid
at letter rates. OIL
Sec. 1853. That on newspapers
and periodical publications, not ex-
ceeding four ounces in weight, sent
from known Office of pu blication
to regular subscribers, postage sh all
be charged at the following rates
per quarter, namely: On publica
tions issued less frequently than
once week, at the rate of cent
for each issue issued once a week,
5 cents additional for each issue
more frequent than once week.
Az additional rate shall be charg.
ed tor each additional four ounces
or fraction thereof in weight.
Sec. 159. That on newspapers
and other periodicals sent from a
known Office of publication to reg
ular subscribers, the postage shall
be paid before delivery, not less
than one-quarter nor more than one
year; which payment may be made
either at the Office of mailing or
delivery, commencing at any time,
and the Postmaster shall account
for said postage in the quarter in
which it was received. .....
Sec. 100. That the Postmaster.
General may provide, by regula>
tions for carrying small newspa~
pers, issued less frequently than
once a week, in packages to one
address from a known Office OF
publication to regular subscribers,
at the rate of one cent for each four
ounces, or portion thereof. .r
Sec. 161. That persons known as
regular dealers in newspaper and
periodicals may receive and trans
init by mail such Quantities of eth.
er as they may require, and pay
the postage thereon as received at
the same rates pro rata as regular
subscribers to such publications,
who pay quarterly in advance.
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