Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-25

the United States In any newspaper, any
thing in existing laws to the contrary not
withstanding.
SEC. 5. That on and AFTER the first day
of January, eighteen hundred and seventy
five, all newspapers aud periodical publ
cations mailed from known office of
publication or nows agency and adj
dressed to regular subscribers or news
agents, postage shall be charged at the fol-
lowing rates: On newspapers and period
ical publications, issued weekly and more
frequently than once week, two cents for
each pound or fraction thereof, and on
those issued less frequently than once
week, three cents for each pound or lrac
ton thereof: Provided That nothing in
this act shall be held to change or amend
section ninety of the act entitled IAN
Act TO rovise consolidate and amend the
statutes relating to the Post-Oilice Depart
ment," approved June eight, eighteen
hundred and seventy-two:
SEQ. o. That on and ailer the first day
of January, eighteen hundred and seventy
FIVE, upon the receipt of such newspapers
and periodical publications ut the Office of
mailing, they shall be weighed in bulk,
and postage paid thereon by special adj
hesve stamp, to be devised and furnished
by tho Postmaster General, which shall
be affixed to such matter, or TO the sack
containing the same, or upon a memo
randum OF such mailing, or otherwise, "a
the Postmaster-Generalm may, from Time To
time, provide by regulation.
SEC. 7. That newspapers, one copy to
each actual subscriber residing within the
county, where the same are printed, in
whole or in part, and published, 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.
SHC. 8. That all mailabe matter OF third
class, referred to In section one hundred
and thirty-three of the act entitled IAN
Act to revise, consolidate, and amend the
statutes relating to the Post. Office Depart
ment," approved June eighth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-two, may weigh not
exceeding four pounds for each package
thereof, and postage shall he charged there
on at the rate of one cent for each two
ounces or fraction thereof; but nothing
herein contained shall be held to change or
| amend section one hundred aud thirty-iOur
| of said act.
SEC. o. That the Postmaster-G eneral,
when in his judgmentit shall be necessary,
may prescribe, by regulation, an affidavit
| in form, to be taken by each publisher OF
| any newspaper or periodical publication
sent through the mails under the provi-
sions OF this act, or news agent who dis
tributes any OF such newspapers or period
ical publications under the provisions OF
| this act, or employee of such publisher or
news agent, stating that he will not send,
| or knowingly permit to be sent, through
| the mails any copy or copies OF such news
| paper or periodical publications except to
| regular subscribers thereto, or news agents,
without prepayment of the postage thereon
| ut the rate OF Que cent for each two ounces
| or fractional part thereof; and If such pub
| Usher or news agent, when required by
| the Postmaster General or any special
| agent of the Post Office. Department to
make such affidavit, shall refuse so to do,
and shall thereafter, without having made
| such affidavit deposit any newspapers in
| the mail for transmission, he shall be
| deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on
conviction, shall be fined not exceeding
| one thousand dollars for each refusal and
| if any such person shall knowingly and
willfully mail any such matter without the
| payment of postage as provided by this
| act, or procure the same to be done with
the intent TO avoid the prepayment of post
| age due thereon or If any postmaster or
| post-office official shall knowingly permit
any such matter to be mailed without the
prepayment of postage as provided in this
| act, and in violation Of The provisions of
| the same, he or they shall he deemed gull
| ty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction
| thereof, shall be fined not more than one
thousand dollars, or imprisoned not OK
| ceeding one year, one or both, in the dis
| erection of the court.
SEQ. 10. That so much of this act as
changes the rate of postage on newspapers
and periodical publications shall not take
effect until the first day of January next.
SEC. IL. That the sixty-thrd, EIGHTEEN,
eighty-first, eighty-second, eighty-third,
eighty fourth, and eighty-sixth sections of
the said "Act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post
Office Department" approved June eighth,
eighteen hundred and seventy two, he
amended to read as follows;
'SEC. SO. That the postmas,ers, except
the postmaster at New York City, whose
annual salary is hereby fixed at
six thousand dollars, shall be divided
into four classes, as follows: The first
class shall embrace all those whose an
nual salaries are not more than four
thousand dollars nor less than three thou-
sand dollars the second class shall en-
brace all those whose annual salaries are
less than three thousand dollars but not
less than two thousand dollars the third
class shall embrace all those whose annual
salaries are less than two thousand dollars
but not less than one thousand dollars the
fourth class shall embrace all postmastors
whose annual compensation, exclusive al
their commissions on the mOnoy-Ordrr
business of their offices, amounts TO less
than one thousand dollars"
"SEC. 80. That the postmaster at New
York City and postmasters of the first, sec
ond, and third classes shall be appointed
and Elay be removed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent Of the
Senate, and shall hold their offices for four
1 y
ed according to law and postmasters OF
the fourth class shall be appointed and
may be removed by the Postmaster g len
eral, by whom all appointments and re-
moVals shall be notified to the Auditor fol
the Post Office Department"
"SRC. 81. That the COMPENSATION of tho
postmaster at New York City shall be sin
thousand dollars per annum, and the re-
spective compensations of postmastcrs OF
the first, second, and third classes shall bt
of dollars, and payable in quarterly pay
ments, to be ascertained and fixed, by the
Postmaster General, from their respective
quarterly returns to the Auditor for tho
Post-Oflice Department., or copies or du
plicates thereof, for four quarters imme
diately preceding the adjustment or read
justment, 10y adding to the whole amour
of box rents, not exceeding two Thousand
dollars per annum, commissions also no
to exceed two thousand dollars per AMMAN
: on the other postal revenues Of the Office
at the following rates, namely: On tho trs
one hundred dollars per quarter, fifty pc
centum on all over one hundred dollars
and not over four hundred dollars pc
| quarter, forty per centum on all over fuu
hundred dollars and not over two thousapt
, four hundred dollars per quarter, thirt,
per cantum and on all over two Thousand
| four hundred dollars per quarter, ten pc
centun. And in order Ia ascertain tn
| amount of the postal receipts of each Office
the Postmaster-Genera may require post
masters to furnish duplicates OF their quar-
terly returns TO the Auditor at such lime
/, aud for such periods as he may deem nee
essary in each case: Provided, That when
! | ever, by reason of the extension of free de
| livery of letters, the boX-Tents of any pos
Office are decreased, the Postmaster Gen
/, eral may allow, out of the receipts of sucl
office, "A sum sufficient to maintain the sal
b, airy thereof at the amount at which il ha,
: been fixed before the decrease in bo
| rents"
I "SRC. 50. That the compensation q
| poslmasters of the fourth class shall be tn
box-rents, collected at their offices an
2 commissions on other postal revenues {
. their offices at the rate of sixty per centuu