Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-09-19
Rulings of the Department, in answer
to POstmasterS.

l. 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 I;
postage, one cent for each two ounces or
fraction thereof.
.. The 4th of July being legal holiday,
poStmasters can close their office on that
day the same as ON Sundays. kSee sec. 81,
p. I6i, Reg. 1871
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 a
publisher is SO dong, he should require
the publisher to take the oath prescribed
by section lag, page liz, Reg, Ed. 1873, and
If he refuses to do so, advise the Depart
ment.
4. All third-class matter should be pre-
paid in full, or the same shauid not be tor
Warded but If the same reach its deStina-
ton, not having been prepaid in fun,
double the prepaid rates must be collected
on the unpaid portioE.
When parties refuse to pay the postage on
merchandise, and to take it out OF a post
office, il should be sent 10 the Dead Letter
Office. Nt- ft
}. 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 prepay ment, the postmaster at the
Office of delivery must be furnished with
postage sufficient TO pay the drop rate on
ca IN paper.
6 When an official package arrives at an
office ofdelivery, having been insufficient
ly 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, affiX them TO the package, cancel
them, and then deliver the package.
Z. United States postal cards, when ad-
United States postage stamp affixed, in adj
ditiOn to the stamp impressed on the card.
s. From and after July lst, 1874, news
papers, one copy to each actual subscriber
residing aCifhin 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 FASTING or cumming of a printed
address on Il postal card renders ii unmail-
able as 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.
II. The postal 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 prohibit
ted by the postal laws from serving as as
slStant postmaster.
i3. Written arguments ofcounsel, wheth-
er i'll sealed or unsealed envelopes, must be
charged at letter rates of postage.
II. 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.