The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-05-16
Postage.

and parts Of laws, permitting th'
transmission by mail Of any tre'
matter whatever, be, and the sams
are hereby. repealed, from and aftel
June 80. 1878" This cuts off tie
free exchange Of newspapers be
tween publishers, and the tree CIR
culatiou of papers within the coun
ties ofpnhlicatlon.
No changes ii tie rates of pos
tage have be]u made, and, col,se
qaentIy postage charges will be a
follows:
LETTERS.
10 all parts Of the United States
three cents per hal un. &c.
PAPERS, MAGAZINES, ETC.
Pamnh cts, occasional publ
cations. transient newspaper, mag
szines. ha dhill, paSters, unSealel
circulars, pr1SpactnsaS, book nan.
uscripts, proc sheets, corrected
proot-sheetS, maps, prints, eagrav-
ings, blanks, h,xible patterns, sam
PIE carls, photographic paper, let.
ter velopaS, postal envelopes and
wrappers, cards, plain aHa or,a-
mental paper photographic repre-
seatations of different types, seeds,
cuttings, bulbs, roots, aud >cionS,
can be Transmitted through the
mails at the rate Of one cent for
each two ouaceS OF fraction Thereof.
Books, two cents t;r each two
ounces or fraction Thereof. am
piles Of merchandise, metals, ores,
and meteorological specimens can
pass through the mails IN packages
lot exceeding twelve OUNCES, at the
rate Of two ce,ts Sr each two OUNCES
or fraction thereof to be let open
at tile ends tor examination, aid
to contain no writing other than
the address.
All liquids, poisous, glass explo-
siye materials, obscene bmkS, and
all other matter liable to ljure the
mails or those having charge there
OF, shall be excluded thererom.
REGULAR PUBLICATIONS..
Newspapers sent by mail must
be prepaid by stamps, unless reg
ularly issued AID sent TO regu ar
subscribers" by publishers or news
dealers, when the following rates
are charged, payable quarterly in
advance, either at the mailing or
delivery office:
llailieS, :. ........... .25 cents.
Six times week -. ....30 cents.
Tri-wceklieS ............... 10 centi.
Semi.weeklies ......,... 10 cents.
WeeklieS ................ 5 cents.
femi-monthly, not over 1 Ozs. 9 cents.
Monthlie.. not over ozs.... 3 cents.
QuarterlieS. not over 4 ozS... cent.
Newspapers and circulars drop
ped into The office tor local delivery
must be prepaid at the rate OF one
cent fortwopunces, and anadditioual
rate tor every additioua two oIl,ces
Or fraction thereof; AID periodicals
weighing more than two ounces are
subject to two ceAts, prepaid at all
letter-carrler offices.
The postage on regular papers,
&c, must be paid IN advance,
either at the place ofacliyery, to the
carrier, or at the office, otherwise
they will be chargeable at transient
rates.
BOOK MANUSCRIPT.
Book manuscript passing be-
tween authors and publishers re-
qajrrs prepayment at the rate Of
oie cent for each two ounces or trac-
timl thereof.
Manuscript Intended for pnbllca-
ton il newspapers, magazines, pam
phlets, &c is subject to letter
rates Of postage.
GENERAL RULES.
Full prepayment by stamps re-
quired Oh all transient printed mat
ter, toreiga and domestic.
All letters not prepaid by stamps,
all such as are received il the office
with stamps cut from stamped en-
yelopes Or with such postage
stamps as were III use prior to 1861,
W with revenue stamps on thelu,