Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-10-17
Rulings Of the Department, In answer
TO POStmaSferS.

| |. Dry goods may be mailed under the
| rules governing third-class matter, pack
| ages limited 10 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 4th of July being legal holiday,
| poStmasters can close their office on that
| day the same as on sundays. (See sec. SO,
| D. l6i, Reg. 1879
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 wheth
er the parties addressed live i'll the same
county or not.
II II postmaster has information that a
| publisher is so dong, he should require
| the publisher TO take the oath prescribed
| by section li6, page la, 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 shauld not be for
warded but If the same reach its destina-
| ton, not having been prepaid in full,
double the prepaid rates must be collected
on the unpaid pOrtioi.
When parties refuse to pay the postage on
merchandise, and to take IL out OF a post
! office, 1t should be sent to the Dead Letter
Office.
5, 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 addition
J to such prepayment, the postmaster ut the
office of delivery must be furnished with
! postage sufficient 10 pay the drop rate on
I ca IN paper.
, 8 When an official package arrives at an
! office of delivery, having been insufficient
Z " prepaid with official stamps at the mail
I ing office, and the party addressed tenders
official stamps in payment of the amount
due the postmaster should receive said
! stamps, afix them TO the package, cancel
them, and then deliver the package.
:. United states postal cards, when adj
dressed TO Canada, must have a one-cebt
/ United States postage stamp affixed, in adj
! dition TO the stamp impressed on the card.
S From and after July LIST, 1874, news
! papers, onecopy TO each actual subscriber
| residing IOithin the county where the same
are printed, in whole or in part, and pnb-
| lished shall 20 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.
9. The FASTING or cumming of n printed
address on a postal card renders IL unmail
able as a postal card, and subjects IL to let
! ter postage.
! ie. 1t is a 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
| scTibers, 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, ~, and lbs, Reg,
/ Ed. 1873.
| IL. The postal laws do not exempt post
masters from working on the public
| roads. .
L. "A person holding an ONCE under the
| United States Government" is not prohibit
! ted by the postal laws from serving as
| sistant postmaster.
| l3. Written arguments ofcounseI, wheth-
az In sealed or unsealed envelopes, must be
charged az letter rates of postage.
IL. The law makes no distinction In the
| rate of postage between official and nrivate
| letters, so the same rules govern the rate
| Of postage on all letters or packages,
J whether official or otherwise,