Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-12-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Instructions Issued ny the Postmaster.
General.


Tie following instructions have been ap-
proved by Postmaster-GeneralJ Jewell In re-
lation to the payment of postage on papers
and other printed matter on and after Jan. / ,
1875, under the act of June %, 1874 Sec 5
of said act divides the matter therein de-
scribed into two classes, and fixes the rate Of
postage on each as follows On al newspa-
pers and periodicals issued weekly or oftener
2 cents per pound or fraction thereof; and
on all those issued less frequently, cents
per pound or fraction thereof. Under Sec
s, upon the receipt of such matter at the
mailing office properly assorted INTO the two
classes, it must be prepaid CATER deducting
the weight of the sack) by special adj
hesiye stamps, furnished by the de-
partment for this purpose. Ordinary
poetage-stamps cannot be used for this
purpose, nor can these stamps be used for
any other purpose. Postmasters will make
the following DEDUCTIONS for the weight of
sacks, viz: No. jute sack q pounds: No.
jute sack. pounds; No. cotton sacks. 8
pounds No. 2 cotton sack, 81 pounds. On
receipt Of the postage the Postmaster will
give receipt from a book of blank forms fur
nlshed by the department. The stamps will
then be affixed to the stub of the receipt
aid Cancelled by perforating them with a
punch, and the blank spaces in the stub be
filled to correspond with the receipt. The
stub books are to be kept permanently in the
Office, to be ready to be produced whenever
demanded by the department. The Postmas-
ter will render promptly at the end OF each
quarter, in blank forms furnished for the pur-
pose, a statement of the postage collected
from each publisher or news agent during the
quarter. These special stamps will be charged
to Postmasters, and accounted for in the same
manner as ordinary postage stamps. News
papers, periodicals and circulars deposited in
letter carriers Office for delivery by the Office
or it's carriers are subject to postage at the
following rates: On newspapers, regular O
transient, not exceeding 2 ounces in weight.
cent each on periodicals, regular or transient
not exceeding ounces in weight, cent each
on periodicals. regular or transient, exceeding
2 ounces in weight, 2 cents each circulars,
unsealed, 1 cent weekly newspapers to tran
sient parties, cent for each ounces or frsc-
ton thereof. These rates must be prepaid
by postage stamps affixed. Weekly newspa-
pers to regular subscribers will be cents per
quarter. Under this section county papers
pass by mail free to subscribers actually re-
siding within the county, but when delivere
at letter-carrier offices. or by letter=carrier.
they are subject to the rates Of postage fixed
In the laws aud regulations, page 81. sec. 158,
namely, on publications not exceeding
ounces in weight, issued less frequently than
once q week, 1 cent for each copy. and when
issued once week, cents additional per
quarter, and 8 cents additional per 4uarte for
each issue more frequent than once a week.
An additional rate shall be charge For each
additional ounces or fraction thereof. These
rates must be paid quarterly before delivery
of such matter either at the Office Of mailing
or delivery. When not 30 paid, postage must
be collected on delivery Of each copy, at tran
silent rates. viz, / cent for each ounces or
fraction thereof. The foregoing instructions
are to take effect the first day of January. 1875.
and to continue in force until modified or
superseded by the Department