Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-09-26
Rulings OF the Departments In answer
to P0stmaSters.

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 exam nation without DESTROY
ing the wrapper, and unaccompaa1ed BY
any writing in addition TO the address;
postage, one cent for each two ounces or
2. The ith. Of July being legal holiday.
postmasters can close their office on that
day the same as on Sundays. tSee sec. So,
ID. l6f, Reg. 1871 =.
8. Publishers of newspapers cannot send
copies of their papers To other than regu-
lar subscribers. without prepayment Of
postage at transient rates, no matter W hetk-
er tile parties addressed live IN The same
county or not.
liza postmaster has information that a
publisher is So doing, he should require
the publisher to take the oath prescribed
by section lA6, page la, Reg, Ed. 1873, and
If he refuses 10 do so, advise the Depart
ment. .
4. All third-class matter should be pre-
paid III full, or the same shauld not be for.
warded ; but If the same reach its destina-
ton, not having been prepaid i'm full,
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.
.. 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 addli1on
to such prepayment, the postmaster at the
Office of delivery must be furnished with
postage sufficient 10 pay the drop rate on
ea IN paper.
8 When an official package arrives at an
office ofdeiivery, having been insufficient
ly prepaid with official stamps ut the mall
ing Office, and the party addressed tenders
91hciai 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 adj
dressed TO Canada, must have a one-cent
United States postage stamp affixed, in adj
dition 10 the stamp impressed on the card.
8. From and after July LIST, 1874. news
papers, one copy to en-, Ia actual subscriber
residing ,oithia 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.
8. The FASTING or cumming of printed
address on a postal card renders 1t unmail-
able as a postal card, and subjects 1t to let
ter postage.
TO- 1t is n 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 l2S, Reg,
Ed. 1873.
II. The post al laws do not exempt post
masters from working on the public
roads.
r. "A person holding an office under the
United States Government is not prohibi-
ted by the postal laws from serving as as
sistant postmaster.
b. Written arguments ofcOunsel, wheth-
er in sealed or unsealed envelopes, must be
charged at letter rates of postage.
a. 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. ~