The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-07-11
Postoffice Denartment


cial records of the postofice depart
ment, up to June, 1873, will be found
useful to our readers, both for present
perusal and future reference:
Letters addressed to initials or to
box without personal address) are not
delivered under the rulings of the de-
partment.
Printed cards containing no writing
except the address may be sent through
the mails prepaid by one cent postage
stamp, If under 2 ounces in weight.
Writing on a circular in addition to
the address, subjects it to letter postage.
When subscriber to paper or pc
rlodical shows receipt for postage paid
at his former residence for one or more
quarters in advance, the publication
should be delivered to him for the unex-
pred time paid for, provided it is
mailed direct from the Office of publica-
ton and not remailed from his former
residence. If remailed from his former
residence, without prepayment of post
age, double transient rates must be col
lected on delivery.
Newspaper exchanges cease to pass
free after June 80, 1873.
The law forbids postmasters to give
credit. They should not deliver any let
tiers, paper, pamphlet, magazine, or other
package till the postage is paid. Code,
sec. 43.
Newspapers of small size, issued less
frequently than once a week, may be
sent in packages to one address at the
rate OF one cent for each package not
exceeding four ounces in weight. Code,
sec. 10. The postage to be paid quar-
terly or yearly in advance.
When subscriber refuses paper, it
is the duty of the postmaster to send a
notice to- the publisher, through the post
master at the mailing office, as re-
CURED by sec. 1872, regulations 1866.
Two postal cards joined together, one
containing an inquiry and the other in
blank for a reply, cannot be sent by
mail. In such case it would be the
| duty of the postmaster at the mailing
| office to cancel both, thus rendering
the one intended for reply worthless
When packages of newspapers are re-
| ceived at a postoffice directed to one
address and the names of the subscri-
bers to whom they belong, with the post
age for a quarter in advance, is handed
| to postmaster, he should deliver them
accordingly, provided they are properly
folded. Code, secs. 1873 and 139.
Postal cards having obscene matter
written or printed on them should not
be sent forward by mail.
Postage must be paid before delivery
on newspapers and other periodicals
| sent from a known office of publication
to subscribers, for not less than one
| quarter nor more than one year, at Ell
Their the Office of mailing or delivery,
commencing at any time, and to be ac-
counted for in the quarter in which it is
| received.
A circular inclosed in the regular is
sue of newspaper subjects it to tran
sient rates of postage, and reaching the
office of delivery without prepayment,
| the rate should be doubled.
Newspapers having writing on their
margins are subject to letter postage,
and postmasters should collect postage
at letter rates on all papers having wri-
ting on them when found in the mails
Any writing on third-class matter, in
addition to the address, subjects it to
letter postage.
No law was passed by congress COM
pelling subscribers to regular newspa-
pers, etc, to pay quarterly postage in
| the mailing Office in advance after July
1, 1873. They may pay at either office
after July 1, as now.