Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-03
Postal Natter,

In view OF the fact that some din 1
erence OF opinion exists In regard to |
recent legislation on postal subject,
we pdblih certain ftuliDgs Of the +. |
o. Department in reference thereto |
DOMESTIC
/. The Thanking privilege ceases
June so. 1873.
z. Advertising sheets printed for
gratuitious circulation must be pre-
paid at the mailing office at the rate
of one cent each 2 oZs. or fraction
thereof. Reaching an Office of de-
livery without prepayment double
the aforesaid rate must be charged.
3. The law PERMITTING publishers
to enclose in newspapers and peri
odical bills and receipts for sub
scriptions cannot be held to include
any additional matter, such as COM
bined bill and circular.
4. After Juue so, 1873 no mail mat
ter of any kind will be allowed to
pass free through the mails. News
papers sent from a known Office of
publication TO regular subscribers
may be mailed without. prepayment
as heretofore, postage to be collect
ed at the Office of delivery quarterly
in advance.
5. Packages addressed to the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
should be allowed to pass free IN the
mail until JaIy, l, 1873.
6. There is nothing in postal laws
or regulations exempting postmast-
ers from working on public roads.
Z. The Department does not APP
prove restricting the use OF street
ietter-boxes to letters.
s. A late member of the 42d Con-
gress who is not elected to the 43d,
and a memper of the 43d Congress
who was not a nemper Of the 42d
are entitle to the Thanking privilege
until July 1, 1873.
9. All communications on official
business of whatever origin address,
ed TO the heads of the executive de-
| partments of Government or head of
bureaus therein, or to the chief
| clerks of departments shall be re-
| cieved and conveyed by mail free of
postage without being franked or
| endorsed "official business" This
privilege ceases June 80, 1873 (See
Rulings No. 4 and No. 1.
10. When post offices are located
in Government buildings or in prem
ises leased by the Government, post
masters should not permit private
parties 30 put therein, or on, adver-
tisements, business cards, posters,
signs, notices, &c.
| II. Newsdealers have the right to
mail newspapers TO bona fde sub
scribers with or without prepay
ment of postage, and to receive
packages of the same by paying
thereon pro rata subscribers rates,
that is, cents for every Is weekly
newspapers, 40 cents for 104 times
a-week newspapers, and 40 cents for
100 daily newspapers.
II. Under the Executive order q
postmaster may also hold the office
of justice of the peace, provided the
duties of the latter Office do not in
terfere with the regular and efficient
discharge of his duties as postmas-
ter.
Is. A package OF printed matter
weighing over ! OF. made subject tC
letter-rates of postage by writing
thereon in addition to the address
and having one full rate prepaid by
stamps affixed is only subject to the
additional charge of three cents fol
each ! OF. or fraction thereof mo-
prepaid at the mailing Office when
| reaches the Office of delivery. /
the additional postage is not paid
should it be sent to the Dead Letter
Ofiee andnot returned to the mail
ing Office for prosecution of thu
mailing party.
IA. a letter placed in the mail cal
only be returned to the writer there
of, and then not without the mos
satisfactory evidence that the person
applying therefor is the writer.
Is. a postmaster whose gross re
ceipts are less than fifty dollars
year is not entitled to a post-mark
ing stamp, and the Department new
er furnishes them for money.
TO-. The practice ofthe Depart
ment is not to interfere with the ap
pointment of clerks and other EN-
ployees in local post-offices. Sue
appointments are made by pOstmas
tiers, and all application made to De
Partment are at once referred to sal
postmaster for such action as h
may deem proper.
II. There is nothing in the posta
: law to prohibit the printing. of on
or more business cards on UDitet
: State postal card.
FOREIGN.
1. Insufficiently prepaid letter ex
, changed between the United State
!, and Canada are treated as who'll
|, unpaid and charged accordingly Of
, delivery at'the rate of ten cents pc
J ozo eco
: 2. Postage on letters from Italy i
ten cent per ! OF. prepayment OF
tiOnal.
3. Only United States postag
stamps can be recieYed in prepay
ment of postage on correspondence
for foreign countries, foreign post
age stamps not being recognized b,
the Department for the prepayment
of such postage.
4. Newspapers received from for
eign countries, whether prepaid o
unpaid, cannot be forwarded iron
the office to which they are address
+ ed-the parties addressed having re
mOved-unless the postage on tn
same has been prepaid at the for
warding Office at domestic transfer
rates.
5. The postage on letters for Aus
tralia Uia southampton is 16 cent
per ] OF.
By our postal convention wit
, Germany, packages exceeding thu
weight of 81 ozs, cannot be exchang
ed in the mails with that country
Packages exceeding such weight ar
however, mailed in Germany, Blu
are turned over to the steamship
companies at Bremen or Hamburg
by whom they are forwarded to tn
United States as express matter
The Post Office Department there
! fore has no control of such packages
What our Jackson NeighbOrs ar,
Doing.
The people of our neighborinl
city of jackson have been for sever
al wears, q most industrious anC