Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-10-10
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 III addition To 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. lSee sec. 81,
y. 1874, Reg. 1871
s. Publishers of newspapers cannot send
copies of their papers 10 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.
liza postmaster has information that a
publisher is so DONG, he should require
the publisher to take the oath prescribed
by section I46, page liz. Reg. Ed. 1878, and
II he refuses 10 do so, advise the Depart
ment.
1. All tbird-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 porto
When parties refuse to pay the postage on
merchandise, and to take IL out OF u post
office, il should be sent to the Dead Letter
Office.
5. 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 10 pay the drop rate on
ca IN paper.
6 When an official package arrives at an
| office ofdelivery, having been insufficient
I " 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.
| :. United States postal cards, wnen adj
/ dressed to Canada, must have one-cent
| United states postage stamp affixed, IN ad-
| dition to the stamp impressed on the card.
s. From and after July LIST, 1874, news
| papers, one copy To each actual subscriber
| residing UifhiIl 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 pasting or cumming of a printed
\ address on a postal card renders ii unmail-
able as q postal card, and subjects ii to let
ter postage.
inclose circulars, hand-billS, advertise
| ments, or any other such matter in the
! regular issue of r newspaper sent to sub
| scribers and such enclosure Subjects the
| entire package to letter rates of postage
and the sender to a fine of five dollars for
each offence. (See sec. 81, III, and rs, Reg
| Ed. 1873.
IL. The postal laws do not exempt post
masters from working on the public
| roads.
L. "a person holding an office under the
| United States Government" is not prohlbl-
ted by the postal laws from serving as as
sistant postmaster.
IL. Written arguments ofcounsel. wheth.
er in sealed or unsealed envelopes, must be
charged at letter rates of postage.
Ia. 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.