Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-25
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 TO the address;
postage, one cent Tor each two ounces or
/ fraction thereof.
>. The lth of July being a legal holiday,
/ poStmasterS can close their Office on that
/ day the same as ON sundays. (See sec. 80,
/ 3. Publishers of newspapers cannot send
copies OF their papers to other than regu-
! lar subscribers, without prepayment of
postage attranSient rates, no matter wheth-
/ er the parties addressed live in the same
county or not.
II postmaster has information that q
/ publisher is so dong, he should require
| the publisher to take the oath prescribed
! by section li6, page H. Reg, Ed. 1873, and
/ ii he refuses 10 do so, advise the Depart
ment.
l. 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 portioI.
When parties refuse to pay the postage on
merchandise. and TO take ii out OF a post
office, 1t should be sent 10 the Dead Letter
Office.
s. 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
| 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
1 to such prepayment, the postmaster at the
1 Office OF delivery must be furnished with
postage sufficient 10 pay the drop rate on
/ ea ,h paper.
When an official package arrives at an
| office ofdelivery, having been insufficient
1 ly prepaid with official stamps at the mail
ing office, and the party addressed tenders
official stamps in payment of the amount
] Hna he unSfnlnSfar Shnnl1 rpepiVa GDiH
| stamps, afliN them TO the package, cancel
them, and then deliver the package.
/ :. United States postal cards, when adj
! dressed 10 Canada, must have 4 One-ceut
] United States postage stamp affixed, in adj
dttion to the stamp impressed on the card.
s. From and after July LIST, 1874, news
papers, one copy to each actual subscriber
I residing scithiR the county where the same
| are printed, in whole or in part, and pub
! liShed, shall go free through the mails: but
Z the same shall not be delivered at letter
] carrier offices or distributed b. carriers
unless postage is paid thereon as by law
provided.
3. The FASTING or cumming of a printed
| address on postal card renders il unmail-
| able as n postal card, and subjects il TO 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 a 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, l2l, and lbs, Reg,
Ed. 1873.
n. The posi- al laws do not exempt post
masters from working on the public
roads.
u. "A person holding an office under the
United States Government" is not prohibi-
ted by the postal laws from serving as as
SiStant postmaster.
IL. Written Arguments ofcounsel. wheth-
err in sealed or unSealed envelopes, must be
charged at letter rates of postage.
lou ii fha
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.