The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-11
~, once Rulings.
W. Post once Department has just

1,he Post OllCe Department has Just
made the following important rulings:
The opinion OF the Attorney General
that "letlers not fully prepaid at the time
OF mailing should not DO charged with
double the deficient postage, but only
with the actual balance not prepaid" does
not apply TO third class matter. BY tue
act Of January 8, 1873, all third class mat
ter must be fully prepaid by postage
stamps ut the Office Of mailing, or the
same shall not BIZ forwarded, but II the
same, by inadvertenCer beiorwarded with
out such prepayment, section l62 oil the
new code requires that double the prepaid
rate must be charged and collected at the
Office OF delivery Tor each two ounces or
fraction thereof not prepaid.
So far as is known 10 the Department
no law was passed by Congress COMPEL
ing prepayment on newspapers and mag
azInes, but proviso was attached 10 the
Post Office Appropriation act, approved
March 0, 1878, which enaCts that all
laws and parts Of laws permitting the
transmission by mail Of any lree matter
whatsoever, be, and the same are. hereby
repealed from and after June 30, 1873.
Under this act newspapers and periodicals
will be mailed as heretofore to regular
subscribers ut the rates Of postage pre-
scribed by the act Of June 8, 1879, pre-
payment optional After June 30, 1873,
exchanges and weekly newspapers will
be subject to the regular rates Of postage
Letters handed to route agent encl0s'
ed in a sealed postage stamped envelope
Of suitable denomination for delivery al
points on the route where there are no
post offices, may be received and deliver
ed.
Congress passed no act requiring post
ageto DO paid at the mailing Office upon
newspapers and periodicals sent from
known Office Of publication to regular
subscribers. prepayment on this class
OF matter is optional, as here:otore.)
Postage on newspapers TO regular sub
scribers is required 10 pe paid before de.
Tuo-1 [oiIurr Ut the mulnIg Unce or Of
ice Of deliveryO for not less thar
one quarter nor more than one year, and
II Is not necessary that the payment
should be made at the commencement oil
the quarter.
The use of written numbers on differ
ent kinds OF seeds, cuttings, roots, scions
bulbs and samples sent in one packages,
tor the purpose OF distinguishing them
by descriptive letters sent outside oil the
package, is permitted, and is the only ex'
ception 10 the ruling Of tho Department
prohibiting the use Of writing other than
the address on third class matter.
A business card on the envelope OF 9
letter IS to be considered as request to
return, il not delivered. A request 10 re-
turn on printed matter cannot DO regard.
ed unless postage is furnished to pay
transient rates
Iron screws or bolts may be mailed un.
der the rules governing merchandise
Packages limited 10 10 ounces, put up so
that the contents may be examined, and
unOccupied with any writing other than
the address, postage 2 cents for each 2
ounces or fraction thereof.
The same rate Of postage should be
charged aud collected on religious papers
published weekly as upon other weekly
newspapers, as per table contained in Sec
ton 10 Of the Partial Regulations.