Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-10
P0alnl RnIea.

There has OF late been much pressure upon US
TO publish concise and reliable rules OF the Post
office Department under existing laws, and under
those to 20 into force at once. Those we con
dense follows, believing them perfectly reliable
The recent Congressional legislation provides
that ''all laws and parts of laws permitting the
transmission by mail Of any free matter what
ever, be and the same are hereby repealed, from
and after June 80, 1878" This cuts of the free
exchange of newspapers between publishers and
the free circulation of papers within the counties
Of publication. No changes in the rates of post
age have been made, consequently postage
charges will be as follows For letters TO all parts
of the United States, three cents per half ounce
for pamphlets, occasional publications, transient
newspaper, magazines, handbillS, posters, un.
sealed circulars, prospcctuses, book manuscripts
proof-sheets, maps, prints eDgraVings, blanks
flexible patterns, sample cards, Photographic pa.
per, letter envelopes, postal envelopes and wrap
perA, cards plain and ornamental paper photo.
graphic representations of different types seeds
cuttings, bulbs, roots and scions can he trans
mitted through the mails at one cent for each two
ounces or fraction thereof
Books two cents for each Two ounces or frac-
tion thereof Samples of merchandise metals.
ores and mineralogical specimens can pass
through the mail in packages not exceeding
twelve ounces, al the rate Of two cents tor each
TWO ounces or fraction thereof; 10 be let open at
the ends Tor examination, and TO contain no writ
ing other than the address. AL liquids, poisons
glass, explosive materials, obscene books aud ali
other material liable TO iDjure the mailr or those
having charge thereof shail be excluded lherefrom
Newspapers cent by mail must be prepaid by
stamps. unless Regularly Issued and sent 10 reg.
ular subscribers" by publishers or newsdealers
when the following rates are charged, payable
quarterly in advance, either at the mailing or de-
livery office
Dailies, "a Cents
Six times a week, so cents
Tri-weekly, Is CENTS
Semi-weekly 10 cents
Weeklies, cents
Semi-mOnthly, not over four ounces, 6 Cents
Monthliss, not over four oances, cents
Quarterlies, not over four OuncSs, 1 cent
Newspapers and circulars dropped into the of
fee for local delivery must be prepaid al the rate
Of one cent for two ounces, and an additional
rate for every additional two ounces or fraction
thereof; and periodicals weighing more than
Two ounces are subject 70 two cents prepaid at
the letter-caTier offices. The postage on regular
papers, etc, must be paid In advance either a. the
place Of delivery 20 the carrier, or at the Office
otherwise they will be chargeable at transient
rates. Book manuscript passing between authors
and publishers requires prepayment at the rate of
one cent for each Two ounces or fraction thereof
Manuscript intended for publication in newspa-
Pers, magazines, pamphlets etc., is subject 10
letter rates OF postage. Full prepayment By
stamps is required on all transient printed matter
foreign and domestic. All letters not prepaid by
stamps all such are received in the offlce with
stamps cut from stamped envelopes, or with such
postage stamps as were in use prior 70 1861. or
with revenue stamps on them, are treated az 'nn-
mailable" and sent 70 the dead letter Office.