The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-12-18
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Instructions Issued, by the .Pestnaas.
| -; ,:-tor Golseral.
The following instructions have been
approved by Postmaster General Jewell
in relation to the prepayment of post.
age on papers and other printed matter
on and after Jan. I, ISIS, s underJthe
act of Juno %, 1874. Section 5 ol
said act divides thematterr.therein de.
scribed into two classes, and fixes the
rate of postage on each as follows: On
all newspapers and periodicals issued
weekly or oftener, 2 cents per pound or
fraction thereof. Under section 6,
upon the receipt Of such matter at the
mailing Office, properly assorted into
the two classes, it must be prepaid
latter deducting the weig ght of the sack J
by special adhesive stamps, furnished
by the department for this purpose.
Ordinary postage-stamps cannot be
used for this purpose, nor
can these stamps be used for any
other purpose. Postmasters will make
tie following deductions for the
weight Of sacks, viz: No. .jute sack,
2 l-2 pounds; No. 2 jute sack, 2
pounds; No. l cotton sack, 3 l:2
pounds; No. 2 cotton sack. PIP
pounds. On receipt Of the postage the
postmaster will give a receipt from .
book Of blank forms furnished by the
Department. The stamps will then be
affixed to the stub Of the receipt, and
Cancelled by pcrforating them with q
punch, and tho blank spaces in the stub
be filled to correspond with the re.
ceipt. The stub books are to be kept
permanently in the Office, to be ready to
be produced whenever demanded by
the Department. The postmaster will
render promptly at the end of each
quarter, in blank forma furnished for
the purpose, statement of the postage
collected from each publisher OF news
agent during the quarter. These
special stamps will 5e charged to post
masters, and accounted for in the same
manner as ordinary postage stamps.
NEWSPAPERS. PERIODICALS AND c1RcU-
LARS
deposited in letter carriers Office for
delivery by the Office or its carriers, arc
subject to postage at the following
rates: On newspapers, regular or tran.
sient, not exceeding 2 ounces in weight,
cent each on periodicals, regular or
transient, not exceeding 2 ounces in
weight. cent each; on periodicals,
regular or transient, not exceeding z
ounces in weight, 2 cents each; circu.
lars unsealed | cent; weekly newspa.
pers to transient parties, l cent for
each 2 ounces or fraction thereof. These
rates must be prepaid by postage
stamps affixed. Weekly newspapers
to regular subscribers will be 5 cents
per quarter. Under this section coun'
|ty papers pass by mail free to sub
scribers actually residing within the
county, but when delivered at letter
carrier offices, or by a letter.carrier,
they arc subject to rates of postage
fixed in the laws and regulations, page
81, sec. 158, namely, on publications
not exceeding ounces in weight, issued
less frequently than once a week, !
cent for each copy, and when issued
once week, S cents per
quarter, and five cents additional per
quarter for each issue more frequent
than once a week. An additional rate
shall be charged for each additional
ounces or fraction thereof. These rates
must be pad quarterly before delivery
of such matter, either at the Office OF
mailing or delivery. When not so paid,
postage must be collected ON delivery
Of each copy, at transient rates, viz: l
cent for each 2 ounces or fraction there
of: The foregoing instructions are to
take effect the 1st day Of January,
1875, and to continue in force until
modified or superseded by the Depart.
mcnt.
WEIGHING OF PRINTED NATTER FOR THE
NAILS.
In regard to the question, where
newspapers and other printed matter
must be weighed for prepayment Of
postage under.the new law OH and after
January l, 1875, it may be stated, by
authority Of the Postottice Department,
that the general. rule requiring the
weighing to take place at the Postofice
where the matter is mailed will be modi'
fled for convenience Of publishers in
ary locality where it is shown to be de-
sirable that weighing should be per
mitted elsewhere than at the Postoffice
1t is understood that New York news
paper publishers prefer the weighing to
be done at the Postoffice, while at Chi.
cago and other cities it is desired to
have printed matter received ant
weighed at the railway depot. Each
application for a modification of the
rule will be decided on it's individual
merits.
The Tilton Appeal to be Arg uei
Next Saturday-'Edmund Kirk's'
Disgrace--.s8O,O 900 from Liquo
Licenses for Public Charitles.
New YoRK, Dec. 15.-Thos. G. Shear
man and cx.Judge Morris yesterda,