Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-12-11
The Postage on Newspapers, Etc.
WASHINGTON, Dec.

WASHINGTON, Dec. b.
THE following instructions have been
approved by Postmaster-Gen. Jewell in
relation to the prepayment of postage on
papers and other printed matter on and
after Jan. 1, 1875, under the act OF June
%, 1874: i.
Section of said act divides the matter
therein described into two classes and fixes
the rate of postage on each as follows: On
all newspapers and periodicals issued
weekly or oftener two cents per pound or
a fraction thereof; and on all those issued
less frequently three. cents per pound
or a fraction thereof. Under Sec. 6,
mailing office, properly assorted into the two
classes, it must be prepaid (after deducting
the weight of the sack) by special adhesive
stamps furnished by the department for
this purpose Ordinary postage stamps
pose. Postmasters will make the following
deductions for the weight of sacks,
viz: No. jute sack, two and a half pounds;
No. 2 jute sack, two pounds; No. l cotton
sack, three and quarter pounds No. 2 cot
ton sack, three and half pounds. On re-
cept of the postage the Postmaster will give
q receipt from q book of blank forms fur
nished by the department The stamps will
then be affixed to the stub of the receipt and
cancelled by perforating them with a punch,
and the blank spaces in the stub be filled to
correspond with the receipt. The stub-books
g ARE to be kept permanently in the office, to
Il he ready to be produced whenever de-
manded by the department. The Post
master will render promptly. at the end Of
'eaeh-quarter, in blank forms furnished for
the purpose, a statement of the postage col
lected from each publisher or news agent
during the quarter. These special stamps
will be charged to Postmasters, and accounted
form the same manner as ordinary postage
stamps.
Newspapers, periodicals and circulars de-
posted in letter carrier Office for delivery by
theroffice orr It's carriers are subject to postage
'Htthe following rates: On newspapers regu-
lar or transient, not exceeding two ounces in
weight, one cent each; on periodicals,
regular or transient not exceeding
tWoH ounces in weight, one cent each !;
on periodicals, regular or transient, exceed
ing two ounces in weight, two cents each;
circulars unsealed, one cent; weekly news
papers to transient parties, one cent for each
two ounces or fraction thereof. These rates
must be prepaid by postage stamps affixed.
Weekly newspapers to regular SUBJ
scrbers will be five cents per gu 'rter. Un-
der this section county papers pass by
mail free to subscribers actually residing
within the county, but when delivered at let
terscarrier offices, or by etter-carrier they
are subject to the rates of postage fixed in
the laws and regulations, page 67, Sec. 1913,
HdulClY:t OH puDllCdIlOHS nOG GAcCculnS lOur
ounces in weight, issued less frequently than
once a week, one cent for each copy, and
when Issued once week five cents addition
al per. nartery and five cents additional per
quarter for each issue more frequent than
once a week. An additional rate shall
be charged for each additional four
ounces ~org9 fraction thereof. These
rates 'Amust~S be paid quarterly before
delivery of, such matter, either at the
Office of milling or delivery. When not
so paid, postage must be collected on delivery
of each copy at transient rates, viz: One cent
for each two ounces or fraction thereof The
foregoing instructions are to take effect the
1st,day of January, 1875, and to continue in
force until modified or superseded by the de-
partment.
pers and other printed matter must be
weighed for prepayment of postage under the
new law on and after Jan. |, 1875, it may be
stated, by authority of the Postoffice De-
partment, that the general rule re-
quiring the Weighing to take place at the
PoStoffice where the matter is mailed will
he modified for convenience of publishers in
any locality where it is shown to be desirable
that we Ching should be permitted elsewhere
than at the Postoffice. 1t is understood that
New York newspaper publishers prefer the
weighing to be done at the Postoffce, while
at Chicago and other cities it is desired to
have printed matter received and weighed at
the railway depot Each application for a
modification of thesrule viii be decided on its
individual merits.