The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-03-27
Summary of the. Postal Laws.

BILE to procure from Washington City all the
laws. of the Post Office Department now il
1, force. We publish below a complied state
ment of such of them as are just now of pecu
liar interest to the public, and of some other:
of more or less Importance to different classes
4 of people,: ,... .,...o.
The law now allows no matter to be sem
free through the mails. So weekly papers viii
hereafter be subject, to a postage of twenty
cents per annum, even in the Counties wherein
published, land only twenty cents wherever
! delivered.) Newspaper editors will have tc
pay twenty cents per annum on their weekly
| forty on their emi-weeEly, sixty on their tri'
weekly, $l.2O on their daily exchanges. No,
body can frank letters hereafter. But Congress
appropriated money to pay postage upon dead
!, letters to be sent to Washington; and upon let.
;ttfs and other mailable matter to belsent opt
by the President of the United States, ,and
perhaps some of the heads Of bureaus i and the the
clerks of the two houses of Congress. Nc
such appropriation was made for Congressmen
| themselves. sis l.4i III ri61 3.inrG q -.
4 The postage ,en, regularly sent newspapers
and other periodicals is not required to be paid
at the office from which they are sent, but may
be paid there. It must be paid in advance at
the efice of delivery, If not paid at the office
| Seeds, cuttings, scions and roots, which were
heretofore included among articles which could
be Sent only in packages weighing twelve
ounces orless, are nowalowed ibyea new law
mot here QUOTED (Fto be sent in packages not
over four pounds each in weight. y., ..so
! There shall be three classes of mail matter:
Letters, regular printed matter and miscellane-
otislmatter. 9All liqtidsy poisons, glass, explo-
1 siye materials. and, obscene, books shall be
excluded from the mails. No package weigh
ing niiiore than four pounds shall be received
for eUfiSeyanee by mail, except books publish
ed OF circulated by order of Congress. No
newspapers shall be- received to be conveyed
| by mail, unless they are sufficiently dried and
| enclosed in proper wrappers. -.
Postage on al mail matter must be prepaid
by stamps at the time of mailing, unless herein
otherwise provided for. >,ass -sio:.iio7 - ;sI
Third class must not exceed twelve ounces
Postmasters shall notify The publisher Of any
newspaper or qother periodical when any sub
scriber shall refuse to take the same from the
Office or pegleet 70 call foriit tor thepeFlod OF
wien packages Of newspapers Or other pc.
to one address, and the names of Che. subscri-
bers to whom they belong, with the postage for
quarter in advance, is handed to the post
master, he shall deliver such papers or period
ieals to their respective owners. ~ '',1i
The Postmaster General may provide by
order the terms upon which route agents may
receive from publishers or any news agent in
charge thereof. and deliver the same as direct
ed if presented and called for at the mail ear
or steamer, packages of newspapers and other
periodicals mot received from or intended tor
delivery at any post Office, .. =.
An mail matter deposited for mailing, on
which at least one full rate Of postage has been
paid. .as required by law, shall be forwarded to
its 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 mail:
inS Office shall, byinadvertence, reach its des-
tination without such prepayment, double the
paid rates shall be charged and collected
on delivery.
No mail matter shall be delivered until the
postage due thereon has been paid; ~ $50
No box at any post Office shall be assigned to
the use of any person until the rent thereof
has been paid for at least one quarter in ad-
vance, for which the postmaster shall give q
r6ceiptoii. .f-d.f. y1sY III oiai sla,is .n'd.1el -
| On sill mail matter which is wholly; or partly
in writing, except book manuscripts and cor
rectsd proofs passing between authors and pub
fishers, and local or drop letters; on alfprinted
matter which is so marked as to convey any
other or further information than is. conveyed
by the original print except the. correction of
mere typographical errors; on all matter which
is sent in violation of law or the regulation of
the Department respecting enclosures; and all
matter to. which no specific, rate Of postageiis
assigned, postage shall, be charged at the rate
of three cents for each half ounce or fraction
thereof '.''s %. ii' " '' ~
7tDrop letters, two cents, where there is, sys-
tenn Of free delivery; other places, one cent.
On newspapers and other periodical publ
cations, not exceeding four ounces in weight,
sent from q known Office Of publication to reg
ular subscribers, postage, shall be charged at
the following rates per. quarter namely: On
publications issued less frequently than once
week, at the rate Of one cent for each issue !;
issued once week, five cents; and five cents
additional for each issue more frequent than
once q week.. And an additional rate shall be
charged fos1 each additional four ounces OF
fraction thereof in-weight. ht."---
On mailabledmatter ofothHd class, except as
herein stated, postage shall be charged at the
rate Of one cent for each two ounces or fraction
thereof. Double these rates shall be charged
for books, samples Of metal, 'ores' minerals and
merchandise. .r7 o.!g ~ -.n.s.d b! n a.t
Every route agent postal clerk or other car
rier Of the mail shall receive any matter pre-
sented to him, if properly prepaid by stamp,
and deliver the same for mailing at Their
post office at oyhich he arrives; but no fees
shall be allowed them therefor. .,,,oo - .c,
All letters enclosed in stamped, envelopes
the postage stamp in every case Being of de-
nomination, sufficient to cover the postage that
would be cbargeable thereon.if the SAME were
sent by maiD may be sent, conveyed and dc de-
livered otherwise than by mail, provided such
envelope shall be duly direc:ed and properly
sealed, SO that heiletter cannot be taken there
from without defacing, the envelope, and the
date Of the letter, OF. of the transmission or re.
cesipt thereof, shall be written OF stamped on
the envelope. NH %: ~.
No money order shall be issued for more
than fifty dollars, and the fees. therefor shall
be-: For orders not exceeding $40, FIVE cents
| 4 ls,,o-c kov,o kc {.