The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-07-13

pressed upon tnom, W 70 tuusmtteu
through the mails at ono cent each for
messages, orders, notices aud other short
communications; and until such cards are
done In due time, the Law cannot 20 into
postal cards, other thsn such 40 may be
furnished by the department, with stamps
impressed upon them.
postofice for mailing, on which the pos
one full rate, as required by law, except
letters law fully free and duly certified let
ters Of soldiers, sailors and marines In the
service Of the United States, shall be sent
BY the postmasters to the dead letter Office
in Washington. Provided that in large
cities and adjacent districts Of dense pop
ulation, having two or more postoffices
within q distance of three miles Of each
other, any letter mailed ut one Of such of
fcea 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 postage
ouly, may be forwarded to its destination
through the proper ONCE, charged with
the am cunt Of the deficient postage, to be
collected on delivery.
All letters published % non.delivered
shall By charged with one cent additional
to the regular postage, TO be accounted for
rs part OF tn epostal revenue.
The compensation for publishing the
non-delivered letters shall in no Case ex.
coed one cent for each letter 90 published.
Manuscripts for publication in news
papers, magazines or periodical, are sub.
ject 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 subscribers from .
known office Of publication.
Weekly newspapers Zone copy only
cent by the publisher TO actual subscrib-
ers within the county where printed and
published, tree.
Newspapers and period icals, not exceed
ing 4 OUNCES IN weight, sent ~ any part Of
the United States weekly, 5 cents semi.
weekly, ~ cents tri-weekly, 10 cents
SIX times q week, ~ cents; daily IS cents
exceeding 4 ounces and not exceeding =
ounces, ~, 20, $3.50 and ~ cents exceeding
b ounces aud not exceeding ~ ounces, 10,
80, As, 81 and 81 O5; exceeding IL ounces
and not exceeding 10 ounces, 20 40 60
81 70 and 81 Az.
The following are the quarterly rates OF
postage, when paid quarterly or yearly IN
advance, on newspapers or periodicals is
suing less treqently than once week, and
sent TO actual subscribers from . known
office Of publication
Newspapers, magazines, and other PERI
odical publications, not exceed 4 ounces
In utfrt. s..nf tn RI fnf nil
States semi-monthly, cents; monthly 8
cents; quarterly, l cent; exceeding I
ounces and not exceeding ounces, IL
ounces and not exceeding IL ounces 10
cents, 9 cents, 3 cents.
The rate Of postage on newspapers, ex-
cept weeklies, periodicals. not exceeding
two ounces in weight, and circulars, when
the same are Deposited in n letter carrier
office for delivery by the Office or its car.
riers, shall be uniform At one cent each !;
but periodicals weighing more than two
ounces shall be subject to q postage of two
cents each, and these rates shall be- prepaid
by stamps.
One cent per ounce shall be charged for
books, samples Of metals, ores, minerals
and merchandise prepaid BY postage
stamps.
Packages of woollen, cotton or linen
clothing, not exceeding two pounds in
weight, may be sent through the mail TO
any non commissioned officer or private
in the army OF the United States, if pre-
paid, At the rate Of one cent for each ounce.
or fraction thereof, subjected to such re-
gulation IS the postmaster general may
prescribe.
| Free matter will be governed by the
old regulations, except 50 far as they may
be modified by the following new para.
graphs;
All publications sent or received by the
Smithsonian Institution, marked 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 dis
tribute such papers unless postage IL paid
upon them at the usual Rates.
Medals, certificates Of thanks, or other
Testimonials, which have been or may be
awarded by the legislatures Of the several
states AID territories to the soldiers there
OF, TO be sent by the sdjutsnt gene: al Of
such states and territories, under such reg
uIotions % the postmaster genera may
prescribe.
Free registration Of currency sent for
RED emp,ion is provided for as sollows;
All postmasters are hereby authorized
TO register, in the manner prescribed by
law, but without payment Of any registrs-
ton fee, all letters containing fractional or
other currency Of the United States, which
shall be by them sent by mail to the
treasurer Of the United Stats for redemp-
ton and it shall be the duty Of the post
master at the city of Washington, 10 the
District Of Columbia, to register, in like
manner, without charge, all letters con-
tanning new currency returned for cur
rency redeemed, which shall be received
by him from the said treasurer, in sealed
packages, marked with tho word ''regis-
tered" over the official signature of the
said treasurer.
Under this section, it is the duty Of post
masters 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, and de-
livered to them for mailing.
There are fifteen paragraphs more, but
they are mere repetitions Of existing reg
ulations.
IEMoNa YOR YEvER