Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-06-28
THE NEW POSTAL RATES.

TIE NEW POSTAL RATES.
The new postal law adopted by the
last Congress goes into effect on the LIST
of July, and rs the time is near ut hand
it believes 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 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 scrap-book, or i'll his hat if he does
not happen to possess such valuable
adjunct to a well-regulated household as
scrap-book. BY the terms of the new
legislation the franking privilege was
abolished, and after the Both 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 i'll
viz ''''o ~ f'''t'J', ''h" NOA''N'ltsieiy
the charges will be as follows:
LeHcrs.-To all parts of the United
States, three cents per half ounce.
Papers, Magazines, etc.-Pamphlets,
occasional publications., newspapers,
magazines, hand-bills, posters, unsealed
circulars, prospectuscs, book manu-
scripts, proof-sheets, corrected proof
sheets, maps, prints, cngravings, blanks,
flexible patterns, sample cards, phono-
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal
envelopes and wrappers, cards, plain
aud 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 meteorological
specimens can pass through the mails in
packages not exceeding twelve ounces,
| ut the rate of two. cents for each two
ounces or fraction thereof; to be left
open Mt 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 in urc the mails or those
having charge thereof, shall be excluded
therefrom.
| Rcyuiar PuJlications -Newspapcrs
sent by mail must be prepaid by stamps,
unless "regularly issued and sent to
regular subscribers" by publishers or
news-dealcrs, when the following rates
are charged, payable quarterly in adj
vance, either at the mailing or delivery
office:
Dalhes. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 35 cents.
Six times a week. 80 cents.
Scmi-wccklics 10 cents.
Weeklies cents.
Semi-monhy, not over ozs.............. 6 cents.
MontElics, not over zs............... 3 cents.
Quarterlies, not over ozs ................ cent
A>S"Pl'BNho ttiiNt tiiSululo uloIHttt
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 moro 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 will be charge
able ut 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.
Manuscript intended for publication
in newspapers, magazines, pamphlets,
etc, is subject to letter rates of postage.
General Rulcs.-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, OF
with such postage stamps as were in use
prior to to 1861, or with revenue stamps
on them, are treated cas- unavailable"
and sent to the Dead-Lettcr Office.
Letters which have not been delivered
can be forwarded, without additional
charge, upon written request.
Letters once delivered from a post
office cannot be remailed without pre-
payment of postage.
Department postage will be prepaid
by special stamps, prepared and fur
nished by the Postoilice Department.
1t will, nevertheless, become important
for correspondents of the several depart
ments and bureaus to fully prepay their
postage.
STILL another North Pole expedition
has started for the ice grave. 1t prom
ises better than most of them, however,
from the fact that it is a private under
taking, backed by ample means, butun-
fcttercd by official formality and mis-