The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-04-16

mailing, on which at least one full
raie Of postage has been paid, as
required BY law, shall be forward
ed TO it's destination charged with
the unpaid rate to be collected on
delivery.
If any mail matter on which, by
law, the postage is required to be
prepaid at the mailing office SHALL,
by inadvertencc, reach its destlna-
tion without such prepayment,
double the prepaid rates shall De
charged aud collected on delivery.
No mail matter shall be deliver
ed until the postage due thereon
has been paid.
No box 1T any post Office shall
be assigned to the use of any per-
son until the rent thereof has been
paid for ut least one quarter in ad-
vance, for which the postmaster
shall give !! receipt.
On ali mail matter which is
wholly or partly in writing, ex-
; cept book manuscripts aud cor.
rected proofs passing between
authors and publishers, and local
or drop letters on ali printed mat
ter which is 50 marked as to con-
| vcy any other or further iniorma-
ton than is conveyed by the
or:gina! print, except the correc-
zion Of mere biographical errors
on all matter which is sent in
violation Of law or the regulation
OF Department respecting en-
closures and ell matter to which
no specific rate ofpostagc is assign
ed, postage shall be charged at the
rate Of three cents for each half
! ounce or traction thereof.
Drop letterss, two cents, where
there is q system of free delivery
other places, one cent.
On newspapers and other Pc
riodical publications, not exceeding
four ounces in weight, sent from &
known office Of publication to reg
uIar subscribers, postage shall be
charged at the following rates pei
quarter, namely: On publica
tions issued less frequently thar
once a week, at the rate Of one
cent for each issue; issued once
week, five cents; and five cent:
additional for each issue moro tre
quent than once u week. And al
additional rate shall be charged
for each additional four ounces OF
fraction thereof in weight.
On mailab!a matter of thirc
i; Class, except as herein stated, pos
tage shall be charged at the rate
of one cent for each two ounces OF
fraction thereof. Double these
rates shall be charged for books
samples Of metal, ores, minerals
and merchandise.
Every route agent, postal clerk
or other carrier of the mail shall
receive any matter presented, tc
him, ifproperly prepaid by stamp
and deliver the same for mailing
at the next post office at which he
arrives; but no fees shall be allow
ed them therefor.
All letters enclosed in stamped
envelopes (the postage stamp ir
every case being Of a denomina
tion sufficient to cover the postage
that would be chargeable Thereon
if the same were sent by mail,
may be sent, conveyed and de-
livered otherwise than by mail
provided such envelope shall b
duly directed and properly sealed
so that the letter cannot bo taker
tberefrom without defacing tht
envelope, and the date Of the let
ter, or Of the transmission Of re
ceipt thereof, shall be written 0,
stamped on the envelope.
No money order shall be issuet
for than fifty dollars, and the fee
therefor shall be: For order no
exceeding SO, five cents; exceed
ing $40 and not exceeding $50 tel
cents; exceeding $50 and not ex
ceeding $50 fifteen cents; exceed
ing 80 and not exceeding $40
twenty cents; exceeding $40
twenty-five cents.