Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-12-26
Rulings Of the Department, in answer
to Postmasfers,

l. Dry goods may be mailed under the
rules governing third-class matter, pack
ages limited TO four pounds, wrapped SO as
TO admit of examination without destroy
ing the wrapper. and unaccompanied by
any writing In addition 10 the address !;
postage, one cent for each two ounces or
fraction thereof.
2. The attn of July being a legal holiday,
day the same as on Sundays. tSee sec. SO,
d. l6i, Reg 1881
3. Publishers of newspapers cannot send
copies of their papers to other than regu-
lar subscribers, without prepayment Of
postage at transient rates, no matter whefh-
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 49, page Ia, 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 shanld not be for
warded but IL the same reach its dest1na-
ton, not having been prepaid in fuli,
double the prepaid rates must be Collected
on the unpaid portion.
When parties refuse to pay the postage on
merchandise, and To take IL out OF post
Office, it should be sent to 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
the Office 10 which they are addressed, tney
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.
When an official package arrives at an
Office ofdeiiyery, having been insu fficient-
ly prepaid with official stamps al 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 10 the package, cancel
them, and then deliver the package.
Z. United states postal cards, wnen adj
dressed TO Canada, must have oae-cent
United States postage stamp affixed, in adj
dition to the stamp i'm pressed on the card.
S. From and afier July Isl, 1874. news
papers, one copy TO eaIh actual subscriber
| residing ,uithin The county where ths same
are printed, in whole or in pa~,, aud pub
1 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
I provided.
( address on postal card renders il unmail-
| able as postal card, and subjects IL 10 let
/ ter postage.
| 10. II is a violation of the postal laws TO
I inclose circulars. hand-bills, advertise
| nents, 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. tSee sec. 81, l2l, and Us, Reg,
] Ed. 1873.
IL. The postal laws do not exempt post
| masters from working on the public
roads
| II. "a person holding an Office under the
| United States Government" is not prohibit
| ted by the postal laws from serving as as.
| sistant postmaster.
! IL Wriffpn "a rru autS Of counsel whpfh-
| 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.