The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1874-08-15
Rulings of the Postmaster General

| The postmaster general has made the fol-
| lowing rulings under the new law. Our
readers will do well to cut them out and post
them up in their places of business:
/. Dry goods may be mailed. under the
rules governing third class matter, packages
limited to four pounds, wrapped SO as to
| admit of examination without destroying
the wrapper, and unaccompanied by any
writing in addition to the address, postage,
one cent for each two ounces OR fraction
thereof @ .ltr.fr
2. The Fourth of July being legal holi
day, post1nasters can close their offices on
that day the same as ON Sundays.
3. Publishers Of newspapers cannot send
copies of their paper to other than regular
subscribers, without prepayment of postage
addressed live in the same county or not.
4. All third class matter should be pre-
paid in full, Or the same should not be for
Warded; but if the same reach it's lestina-
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 OH merchandise and take
it out of the post-offiee, it should be sent to
the dead letter office. s. ?,
.. When newspapers are sent in bulk
from one post-office to another with the
intention fhaving them distributed through
the boxes Of 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, III addition to such
prepayment, the postmaster at the office of
delivery must be furnished with postage
sufficient to pay the drop rate on each
paper. - -I
6. When an official package arrives at any
office OF delivery, having been insuffciently
prepaid with official stamps at the mailing
office, and the party addressed tenders
official stamps in payment of the amount
due, the postmaster should receive said
stamps, affix them to the package, cancel
them and then deliver the package. :
Z. United States postal cards, when ad-
dressed to Canada, must have one cent
United States postage stamp affixed, in
addition to the stamp impressed on the
card.
s. From and after July /, 1874, newspa-
pers, one copy to each actual subscriber
residing within 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. ~
8. The pasting Or cumming of a printed
address on postal card renders it unn,ail-
able for apostal card and subjects it to letter
postage. ..es .....- zre -
10. 1t is a violation of the postal laws to
enclose circulars, handbills, advertisements,
Or any other such matter in the regular is
sna of newsnaDer sent to subscribers, and
such enclosure subjects the entire package
to letter rates of postage, and the sender to
fine of So for each offense. ~,
IL. The postal laws do not exempt post
masters from working on the public road.
II. GA person holding an office under
the United States Cover nment y is not pro-
| hibited by the postal laws from serving as
| assistant postmaster.
13. Written arguments of counsel, wheth-
| er in sealed or unsealed envelopes, must
be charged at letter rates Of posta ge. .=
"A. The lawmakes no distinction in the
rates of postage of official and private let
ters, SO the same rules govern the rate of
| postage on all letters or packages, whether
| official or otherwise. ~ 4z3 45 At