Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-15
Postage Mat,,rs.

TIE recent Congressional legislation
provides that call laws and parts Of laws
permitting the transmission by mail of
any free matter whatever be, and the same
are, hereby repealed from and after June
30, 1873"
This cuts off the free exchange of news
papers between publishers, and the free
circulation Of papers within the counties
of publication.
No changes in the rates of postage have
been made, consequently postage charges
will be as follows:
LETTERS.
To all parts of the United States, three
cents per half ounce.
PAPERS, MAGAZINES, ETC.
Pamphlets, occasional publications,
transient newspapers, magazines, hand
bills, posters, unsealcd circulars, prospec-
fuses, book manuscripts, proOt-shects,
maps, prints, engravings, blanks, flexible
patterns, sample cards, Photographic pa
per, letter envelopes, postal envelopes and
wrappers, cards, plain and ornamental
paper, Photographic representations OF
different types, seeds cuttings, bulbs, roots
and scions can be transmitted through the
mails at one cent for each two ounces or
fraction thereof.
Books, two cents for each two ounces or
fraction thereof.
Samples Of merchandise, metals, ores,
and mincralogical specimens can pass
through the mail in packages not exceed
ing twelve ounces, at the rate of two cents
for each two ounces or fraction thereof; to
be left open at the ends for examination,
and to contain no writing other than the
address.
All liquids, poisons, glass, explosive
material, obscene books, and all other ma
tcrial liable to Injure the mails or those
having charge thereof, shall be excluded
therctrOm.
REGULAR PUBLICATIONS.
Newspapers sent by mail must be pre-
paid by stamps, unless ''regularly issued
and sent to regular subscribers" by pub
fishers or newsdealers, when the following
rates are charged, payable quarterly, in
advance, either at the mailing or delivery
office:
Dalles. cents.
Six times week. cents.
Tri-wcekly. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS cents
Scmi-weckl .......................1O cents
Wceklies Observation-Disclosures. cents.
Semi-monthly, not over ozs............. cents.
Monthles not over ozs................. ) cents.
Quarteries, not over oZs.............. cent.
Newspapers and circulars dropped into
the office for local delivery must be pre-
paid at the rate of one cent for two ounces,
and an additional rate for every additional
two ounces or fraction thereof; and peri
odicals weighing more than two ounces
are subject to two cents, prepaid at the
letter carrier offices.
The postage on regular papers, etc,
must be paid in advance, either at the
place of delivery, to the carrier, or at the
office, otherwise they will be chargeable
at transient rates.
BOOK MANUSCRIPT.
Book manuscript passing between au-
thOrs and publishers requires prepayment
at the rate of one cent for each two ounces
or fraction thereof.
Manuscript intended for publication in
newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, etc, is
subject to letter rates of postage
GENERAL RULES.
Full prepayment by stamps is required
on all transient printed matter, foreign
and domestic.
All letters not prepaid by stamps, all
such as are received in the office with
stamps cut from stamped envelopes, or
with such postage stamps as were in use
prior to 1861, or with revenue stamps on
them, are treated as "unmailable" and sent
to the Dead Letter Office.
Letters which have not been delivered
can be forwarded, without adj 'tlonal
charge, upon written request.
Letters once delivered from Post-otfice
cannot be remailed without prepayment
of postage.
Departmental postage after June 30,
1873, will be prepaid by special stamps,
prepared and furnished by the Post-otfice
Department.
It will, neverth eless, become important
for correspondents of the several depart
ments and bureaus to fully prepay their
postage after the 3Oth OF June next. OF
course, the local officers and agents of the
departments will be instructed to this eff
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