The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-07-04
THE NEW POSTAL CODE.
Regulations with which
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 repctitious OF OK
Istlng regulations:
Drop or local letters ut lcttcr-carric
oilices,. for such half ounce or fraction
'hereof, prepaid by postage stamps, .
cents. Drop or local letters, at other
'han letter carrier offices, for each hall
ounce or fraction thereof, prepaid by
postage stamps, | cent.
NoTE.-By section 107 of the new
postal code, the Postmaster General /,
authorized and directed to furnish ana
10 issue I" postal cards." with postage
stamps impressed upon them, to be
transmitted through the mails at M
rent each for messages, orders, notices
II other short communications; and
until such cards are issued by the De-
partment, which will be done in due
tlmc, the law cannot go 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, dcpO tied in any
roSt-oflice for mailing, on which the
hostage IL wholly unpaid or paid less
than onc 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 he scnt to the dead. letter
office in Washington: P'Ocidcd, That
IN large cities and adjacent districts of
tIpngn nnnnIutlnIl hnui,n fp,, x, .,.,,.
post Offices within a distance of three
miles OF each other, any letter mailed
ut one Of such Offices, and addrs SEED to
II locality within the delivery Of an
other of such offices, which shall have
been inadvertently prepaid ut the drop
or local lettcr-ratc Of postage only,
may be forwarded TO its destination
through the rropcrolllcr, charged with
the amount Of the deficient postage,
to be- collected on delivery.
All letters published as non.dclivcrcd
shall be charged with one cent addition
to the regular postage, to he accounted
FOR aS part Of the postal rcycnuc.
The compensation for publishing the
llon-heliv~rcd letters shall in no ease
exceed one cent for each letter so pub
lisheh.
Manuscripts for publication in news
papers, magazines or periodicals, are
subject to letter postage.
NEWSPAPERS.
The following are the uaitorly rates
OF postage, when paid quarterly or
yearly IN advance, on newspapers or
periodicals issued NICE II week or more
frequently, and sent to actual sub
ScriberS from n known Olliccof publjca-
ton
Weekly newspapers Zone copy oulv)
sent by the publisher to actual sui.
scrihcrB within the county where
printed and published free.
Newspapers and periodicals, not ex-
ceeding LOUNGES in weight, sent to ouv
part Of the United States, weekly !
cents, Semi-weckly 10 cents, ~tli-wcckJv
10 cents, six times a week 30 cents |
daily 80 cents exceeding 1 ounces and
not exceeding ounces, 10, 20, 80, 60
ana ~ cents exceeding s ounce and |
not exceeding - ounces, ID, 80, I5, 80. |
ana Sl.6 exceeding II ouncrs and
not exceeding IL ounces, 20, 40, 60, 81. 20
and Sl.iO.
The following are the quarterly rates
OF postage, when paid quarterly or
yearly In advance, on newspapers and |
periodicals issued less frequently than |
once II week and sent TO actual suL-
scrlhers from n known Office of publir,. |
ton
Newspapers, magazines, and other
lerl"'lcai publications., not exceeding
ounces IN weight, sent 10 any part of
'he united States, semi monthly 6
cents, monthly cents, quarterly / cent;
exceeding d ounces and not exceeding
u ounces, " cents, 6 cents, = cent, cx-
cccdlhE y ounces and not exceeding IL
ounces, 10 cents, 8 cents, 3 cents
inc ratc OF postage on ncwspapers.
excepting WccklicI, periodicals not cX-
cecd1llg TWO ounces in weight, and cir
culars, when the same IRE ~Icpositrd
IN n leltrr-carricr office for delivery bv
the ONCE or its carriers, shall be- uni
FORM at one cent each but periodicals.
weighing more than two ounces shall
ne subject to II postage Of two cents
tach, and these rates shall he prcn,id
by stamsps.
one cent per ounCc shall he CHARGED
nor books, samples of metals, ore, min
erals, M merchandise prepaid by
postage stamps.
Packages of WOODEN, cotton, or linen
clothing, not exceeding 9 pounds in
weight, may he sent through the m,iI
toany noll-conlmisiUncd officer or pri-
Vhte In the army Of the United Stotrs
II prepaid, at the rate of one ccnta for
each one ounce or fraction thereof, sub
lcct To buch regulation ms the Postmos-
ter General may prescribe.
Free matter will be governed Inv fin,
old regulations, except 20 far as tbov
may be modified by the following new
paragraphs {:
All publications sent or received Inv
the Smithsonian Institution, marked
on each package "Smithsonian En-
CHANGE
Weekly newspapers one conn TO c,ch
actual subscriber within the couutv
where the same Is printed and muL
lishcd; bt carriers ShoU not he ,c.
guued To distribuie such DoDc,s un.
less postage poid 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 and Tcrritoric, to |
the soldiers thereof; to he sent to the 8
adjutant generals of said States and '
Territories, under such regulations ms I
the Postmaster General may prescribe, E"
Free registration for currency sent :
for redemption Is provided for as fol-
All postmasters arc h,erby autl,or-
lied to register, in the manner prr.
'cribcd by law, but without payment
IF any registration fee, all letters con q
fractional or other currency OIL
United States, which shall be- by I,
hem sent by mail to the Treasurer of =
he United states for redemption and l
I shall he the duty of the postmaster al
ne city OF Washington in the District I
Columbia, toIcgister in like manner. n
charge, all letters containing
Few currency returned for currency re- II
ieemed, which shall be received by d,
nm from the said Treasurer, in sealed
packages, marked with the word /,