The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-04-16
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SUMMARY OF TIE POSTAL
LAWS.

ne AlCIHinuu DtSPNtCE H"o Ia
ken the trouble to procure from
Washington City al the laws Of
the Post Office Department now
in force. We publish below
compiled statement Of such Of
them as are just now Of peculiar
interest to the public, and some
others of more or less Importance
to different classes Of people:
The law DOW allows no matter
to be sent free through the mails.
So weekly papers will hereafter
be subject to postage Of twenty
cents per annum, even in the
Counties wherein published, (and
only twenty cents wherever de-
livo-oa.1 ) = Newspaper ,<ii' o"N I'll
have to pay twenty cents per an
mum on their weekly, forty on
their semi-weekly, sixty on their
tri-weekly, sl.2O on tLeir daily
exchanges. Nobody can frank
letters hereafter. But Congress
appropriated money to pay pos
tage upon dead letters to be sent
to Washington, and upon letters
and other mailabie matter to be
sent out by the President Of the
United States, and perhaps some
Of the heads of bureaus and the
clerks Of the two houses Of Con-
gress. No such appropriation
| was made for Congressman them
selves.
The postage on regularly sent
newspapers and other periodicals
is not required to be paid at the
Office from which they are sent,
but may be paid there. 1t must
be paid in advance at the Office Of
delivery, if not paid at the office
from which sent.
Seeds, cuttings, scions and
| roots, which were heretofore in
cluded among articles which could
be sent only in packages weighing
twelve ounces or less, are now al
lowed by a new law (not here
quoted) to be sent in packages not
over four pounds each ia weight.
There shall be three classes of
mail matter: Letters, regular
printed matter and miscellaneous
matter. All liquids, poison, glass,
explosive materials and obscene
books shall be excluded from the
mails No package weighing
more than four pounds shall be re-
ceived for conveyance by mail, ex-
cept books published or circula-
ted by order Of Congress. No
newspaper shall be received to be
conveyed by mail, unless they are
sufficiently dried and enclosed in
proper wrappers.
Postage on ali mail matter must
be prepaid by stamps at the time
Of mailing, unless herein otherwise
provided for.
Third class must not exceed
twelve ounces in weight.
Postmasters shall notify the
publisher of any newspaper or
other periodical when any sus-
scriber shall refuse to take the
same from the Office, or neglect to
call for it for the period Of one
month.
When packages of newspapers
or other periodicals are received
at q post Office directed to one ad-
dress, the names of the subscriber
to whom they belong, with the
postage for q quarter in advance,
is handed to the postmaster, he
shall deliver such papers or PERIOD
icals to their respective owners.
The Post Master General may
provide by order the terms upon
which route agents may receive
from publishers or any news agent
in charge thereof and deliver the
same as directed if presented and
called for at the mail car or steam
er, packages Of newspapers and
other periodicals not received from
or intended for delivery at any
post Office,
! al mail matter deposited tos