Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-11
Rulings Of the Department, in answer
to POStmasters.


l. Dry goods may be mailed under
the rules governing third-class matter,
packages limited to four pounds, wrap
ped so as to admit OF examination
without destroying the wrapper, and
unaccompanied by any writing in ad-
dition to the address postage, one
cent for each two ounces or fraction
thereof.
2. The 18th of July being legal
holiday, postmasters can close their
Office On that day the same as on Sun
days. (See sec. Sc, p. 1854, Reg. 1873.
3. Publishers of newspapers cannot
send copies of their papers to other
than regular subscribers, without pre-
payment of postage at transient rates,
no matter whether the parties address
ed live In the same county or not.
If postmaster has information that
a publisher is so doing, he should re-
quire the publisher to take the oath
prescribed by section 146, page III,
Reg, Ed. 1873. and if be refuses to do
so, advise the Department.
4. All third class matter should be
prepaid in full, or the same should not
be forwarded; but if the same reach
its destination, not having been pre-
paid in full, double the prepaid rates
must be collected ON the unpaid por-
ton.
When parties refuse to pay the pos
tage on merchandise, and to tai Ike it 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 distribu-
ted through the boxes or general de-
livery of the Office to which they ar,
addressed, they shossd DE 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 furnish
ed with postage sufficient to pay the
drop rate on each paper.
6. When an official package arrives
at an Office of delivery, having been
insuficiently prepaid with official
stamps at the mailing Office, and the
party addressed tenders official 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
addressed to Canada, must have a one.
cent United States postage stamp affix-
ed, in addition to the stamp impressed
on the card.
8. From and after July LIST, 1874
newspapers, one copy to each actual
subscriber residing ,oithin the county
where the same are printed, in whole
or in part, and published. shall 60 free
through the mails; but the same shall
not be delivered at letteS offices
or distributed by carriers, unless post.
age is paid thereon as by law provided
8. The pasting or cumming of g
printed address on postal card rem.
ders it unavailable as postal card
and subjects it to letter postage.
10. 1t is a violation of the postal
laws to inclose circulars, hand-bills
advertisements, or any other sucl
matter in the regular issue of news
paper sent to subscribers, and such en-.
closure subjects the entire package tC
letter rates of postage, and the sender
to fine of five dollars for each of.
fence. (See sec. 81, 121, and 12S, Reg.
Ed. 1873
IL. The postal laws do not exempt
postmasters from working on the pub
lie roads.
IL. ''A.person holding an office under
the United States Government is moi
prohibited by the postal laws from
serving as assistant postmaster.
b. Written arguments of counsel
whether in sealed or unsealed envel
opes, must be charged at letter rates o
postage. Fa
IA. The law makes no distinction il
the rate of postage between official ant
private letters, SO the same rules gov
ern the rate of postage on all letter;
or packages, whether official or other.
wise,