The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-06-27
THE NEW POSTAL RATES.

The new postal law adopted by the
last Congress goes into effect ON the 1st
of July, and as the time is near at hand
it behoves people to begin to refresh
their minds in regard to the provisions
Of the new Law, as the changes are
varied and numerous. To enable those
of our readers who may desire TO post
themselves in this respect, we reproduce,
In q condensed form, the provisions of
the new postal code, which will be found
valuable for reference, and which every
one will do well to cut out and paste in
his book, or in his hat if he does
not happen to possess such valuable
adjunct to well-regulated household as
q scrap-book. By the terms of the new
legislation the franking privilege was
abolished, and after the 3Oth .inst. the
payment Of postage will be exacted from
subscribers to county newspapers, and
also postage upon all exchanges. No
changes, however, have been made in
the rates of postage, and consequently
the charges will be as follows:
Letters.-To all parts of the United
States, three cents per half ounce.
Papers, Magazines, etc. c.-Parnphlets,
occasional publications, newspapers,
magazines, hand-bills, posters, tlnsealed
circulars, prospectuses, book manu-
scripts, proof-sheets, corrected proof
sheets, maps, prints, engravings, blanks,
flexible patterns, sample cords, phono-
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal
envelopes and wrappers, cards, plain
and ornamental paper, Photographic
representations of different types, seeds,
cuttings, bulbs, roots and scions, can be
transmitted through the mails at the
rate of one cent for each two ounces or
fraction thereof.
Books, two cents for each two ounces
or fraction thereof. Samples of mer-
chandise, metals, ores and mineralogical
specimens can pass through the mails in
packages not exceeding twelve ounces,
at the rate of two cents for each two
ounces or fraction thereof; to be left
open at the ends for examination, and
to contain no writing other than the
address.
All liquids, poisons, glass, explosive
materials, obscene books, and all other
matter liable to injure the mails or those
having charge thereof, shall be excluded
therefrom.
Regular Publications. Newspapers
sent by mail must be prepaid by stamps,
unless regularly issued and sent to
regular subscribers" by publishers or
news-dealers, when the following rates
are charged, payable quarterly in ad-
vance, either at the mailing or delivery
office:
Dailies. IS cents.
Six times week 20 cents.
Tri-weeklies. Is cents.
Semi-weeklies. IL cents.
weeklies ....................5 s cents.
scmi-monthly, not over ozs ............. cents.
Monthlies not over ozs................ 3 cents.
Quarttfucr, uot UNcf chs i Ccut
Newspapers and circulars dropped
into the Office for local delivery must be
prepaid at 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 to two cents, prepaid
at all letter-carrier Offices.
The postage on regular papers, etc,
must be paid in advance, either at the
place Of delivery, to the carrier, or at
the Office, otherwise they win be charge
able at transient rates.
Book Manuscript. Book manuscript
passing between authors and publishers
requires prepayment at the rate of one
cent for each two ounces or fraction
thereof. 4,
Manuscript intended for publication
in newspapers, magazines, pamphlets,
ETC., is subject to letter rates of postage
General R,tscs.-FuIl prepayment by
stamps required in all transient printed
matter, foreign and domestic.
All letters not prepaid by stamps, all
such as are received in the Office with
stamps cut from stamped envelopes, or
with such postage stamps as were in use
prior to to 1861, or with revenue stamps
on them. are treated "as unmailable," I"
and sent to the Dead Letter Office.
Letters which have not been delivered
,an be forwarded, without additional
charge, npon written request
Letters once delivered from q post
Office cannot be ,remailed without pre-
payment of postage. =
Department postage wiz be prepaid
by special stamps, prepared and fur
nished BY the Postofice Department.
twill, nevertheless, become important
for correspondents of the several depart
ments and bureaus to fully prepay their
postage. 81 : 80 e tscs,f es1
STILL another North Pole expedition
has,started for the ice grave. II prom
ises better, than most of them, however,
from the fact that it is a private under
taking backed by ample means, butun-
fetaered BY official forraality and mis-
management. Mr.. Leigh Smith, a
wealthy English explorer, is the origins-
tor, and commands in person, assisted
by an excellent corps of scientists and
sea officers. The expedition left Dun
dee, Scotland, on the 10th ult.. in two
large and powerful steam yachts. twill
touch at Spitzbergen and complete its