Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-10-03
Rulings of the Department, in answer
to POStmaSters.

|. Dry goods may be mailed under the
rules governing third-class matter, pack
ages limited 10 four pounds, wrapped so as
to admit of examination without destroy
ing the wrapper, and unaccompanied by
any writing in addition 10 the address !;
postage, one cent for each two ounces or
fraction thereof.
. The ith of July being a legal holiday,
poStmasters can close their Office on that
day the same as on Sundays. (See sec. 81,
D. l6i, Reg. 1871
3. Publishers of newspapers cannot send
copies of their papers to other than regu-
lar subscribers, without prepayment of
postage at transient rates, no matter wheth-
er the parties addressed live in the same
county or not.
II a postmaster has information that q
publisher is so dong, he should require
the publisher TO take the oath prescribed
by section l46, page LIZ, Reg, Ed. 1873, and
ii he refuses to do so, advise the Depart
ment.
4. All third-class matter should be pre-
paid in full, or the same shauld not be for
warded but If the same reach its destina-
ton, not having been prepaid in full,
double the prepaid rates must be collected
on the unpaid portion.
When parties refuse to pay the postage on
merchandise, and to take ii out OF a post
office, il should be sent to the Dead Letter
Office.
). When newspapers are sent in bulk
from one post office to another with the
intention of having them distributed
through the boxes or general delivery of
the office TO which they are addressed, they
should be prepaid in full at the mailing
office, at the rate of one cent for each two
ounces or fraction thereof; and, in addition
to such prepayment, the postmaster at the
office of delivery must be furnished with
postage sufficient TO pay the drop rate on
ca IN paper. -
Office of delivery, having been insufficient
ly prepaid with official stamps at the mail
ing Office, and the party addressed tenders
official stamps in payment of the amount
due, the postmaster should receive said
stamps, atfix them TO the package, cancel
them, and then deliver the package.
I. United States postal cards, when adj
dressed 10 Canada, must have a one-cent
United States postage stamp affixed, in adj
ditiOn to the stamp impressed on the card.
s. From and after July LIST, 1874, news
papers, one copy to each actual subscriber
residing iCifhia The county where the same
are printed, in whole or in part, and pub
lished, shall go free through the mails; but
the same shall not be delivered at letter
carrier offices or distributed by carriers,
unless postage is paid thereon as by law
provided.
9. The FASTING or cumming of a printed
address on postal card renders it unmail-
able as a postal card, and subjects it 10 let
ter postage.
10. 1t is a violation of the postal laws to
incloSe circulars. hand-bills, advertise
ments, or any other such matter in the
regular issue of newspaper sent to sub
ScriberS, and such enclosure subjects the
entire package to letter rates of postage,
and the sender to fine of five dollars for
each offence. (See sec. 81, III, and l2s, Reg,
Ed. 1873.
ii. The postal laws do not exempt post
masters from working on the public
roads.
IL. "a person holding an Office under the
United States Government" is not prohibi-
ted by the postal laws from serving as as
SiStaut postmaster.
Is. Written arguments ofcounsel, wheth-
er i'll scaled or unsealed envelopes must be
charged at letter rates of postage.
H. The law makes no distinction in the
rate OF postage between official and private
letters so the same rules govern the rate
of postage on all letters or packages,
whether official or otherwise.