, 1874-12-07

woight Of tho eaok) by special adhesive stamps,
furnished by tho Department for thta purpose.
Ordinary poHtago-Btamps cannot bo used Tor this
purpnHo nor can those clamps bo used for any
othor purpose. poBtmaaters Will mako tho fol-
lowing deductions for tho weight Of sacks, viz:
No. 1uso sack, az pounds No. iuto sack.
pounds; NO. cotton eaok, az pounds No.
cotton Hack, 81 pounds. On receipt of tho post
ago tho postmnator will givo receipt from n
book Of blank forms furnished by tho Depart
mont. Tho stamps will then bo affixed to tho
stub Of tue receipt, and Cancelled by porfornting
thom with punch, and tho blank BpacoB in tho
stub DO filled to correspond with tho receipt.
Tho stub books are to 10 kept permanently in
the Office, to be ready to DO produced whonovor
demanded by tho Department. Tho poat-
master will rondor promptly at tho ond OF
zach quarter, In blnuk forma furnished for tho
PURPOSE, statement Of tho postage COLLECTED
from each Rnp!lahor or news agont during tho
quarter. Thoso apocial stamps will be charged
to PoBtmastery. and accounted for In tho sumo
manner as ordinary postage stamps.
NEW5PArERa, rEnfoD1oaLs, AND CIRCULARS
deposited In = lotter-oarrcra office for delivery
by tho office or its carriors aro Bubiect to poBtage
at the following rates: on newspapers, regular
or transient. not exceeding 2 ounces In weight.
cent onclt; on periodicals.. regular Or transient,
not exceeding q OUNCES In weight, cent each |;
OH periodicals, regular or trau.iont, OK
cocd'ng 2 ounces IN weight, con!a
oach; circu hrs unsealed ! cont; weekly
2 ounces or fraction thereof. Thoas rates
!ml1Bt DO prepaid by postage stamps affixed.
Weekly newspapers to regular aubBoribera will bo
conts per quarter. Under tllls sootton cslnty
papers pass BY mail free to subscribers actually
at lotter-carrior Offices, or by lottcr-carTior.
they arc subject to the rates Of postage tixed in
tho laws md regulations. paso G7, Sec. 1863.
namely, on publications not exceeding,
ounces IN weight. issued less frequently than
onco wcok, cont for each copy, mud when is-
@ par quarter. @ H' and oonts ' 'io,ai 'additionaI
por quarter for each issno more frequent
than once q week. An additional rate shaIl be
charged for oach additional ouucca or frac-
tion thereof. TAaso rates must bo paid quartor-
ly boforo delivery Of such nlatter. eithor at the
Office Of mailing or delivery. Whom not so paid,
possage must 10 collected On dolivory OF each
copy, at transient rates, Wiz. cent for oach
2 ounces or fraction thereof. The foregoing
Instructions Aro to take efreot tito lat day OF
january. 1875. md to continue in forco until
modified or superaedcd by tho Department..
WEIGHING OF PRINTED MATTER FOR THE stA1Ls.
III regard to tho question, whore newspapers
and other printed matter must be weighed for
prepayment Of postage under tho now law on
and aftcr Jun. l., 1875. it may bo stated, by
authority Of tho roHt-Oiflce Department,
that tho gsneral rule requiring tho woghlng to
take place at tile Post Oiioe whers the matter ia
mailed will DO modified for convenience Of pub.
iishers in any locality whero 1t is shown to be
desirable that Weighing should DO permitted
elsewhere than at tho post-O1ico. It is UNDER
stood TINT Now York newspaper publishers pro-
fer tbs weighing to DO done at tho Pogl-Ol1ice,
while at Chicago and other ctieB 1t is desired tc
have printed mattor received and weighed ut the
railway depot. Each application for modilca.
ton Of tho ruls will bo decided on its individual
mnrta.