The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-08-06
| statutes relating to the Post-O Office Department
approved June eight, eighteen hundred ana

seventy-two. =.
SEC. 6. That on and after the first day OF
January, eighteen hundred and seventy-flve
upon the receipt Of such newspaper and PERIOD
ical publications, at the office OF mailing, they
shall be weighed in bulk, and postage PAID
thereon bv a special adhesive stamp, to be de.
yised and furnished by the Postmaster-Genera
which shall be affixed to such matter, or to the
sack containing the same, or upon memorah-
dunn of such mailing, or otherwise, as tne fost-
master-General may, from time 20 tline, pro-
vide by regulation.
SEC. T. That newspapers, Que copy to each
actual subscriber residing within the county,
where the same are printed, iu whole Or III part,
and published, shall 60 free through the mails
but the same shall not be delivered at letter
carrier Offices or distributed by carriers, unless
postage is pain thereon as by law provided.
SEC. That all mailable matter OF the thlro
class referred to in section one hundred anu
thirty three OF the Get entitled can act to re-
wise, consolidate and amend the statutes relat-
ing to the Post-Office Department" approved
June eight, eighteen hundred and seventy-two,
may weigh not exceeding four pounds for eacl
package thereof, and postage shall be charged
thereon, at the rate OF one cent for each TWO
ounces or fraction thereof; but nothing hereln
contained, shall be held to change or amend
section one hundred and thirty four OF salo
act.
Sec o. That the Postmaster-G General, when
in his Judgment it shall be necessary, may pre-
scribe, by regulation, an affidavit in form, to
be taken by each publisher Of any newspaper
or periodical publication sent through the mails
under the provisionssof this act, or news agent
who distributes any of such newspapers or Pc
| riodcal publications under the provisions OF
this act, or employee Of such publisher or news
agent, stating that he will not send, or know
ingly permit to be sent, through the mails any
copy or copies Of such newspaper or perlodi-
cal publications except to regular subscribers
thereto, or news agents, without prepayment
of the postage thereon at the rate of one cent
for each two ounces or fractional part thereof
and it such publisher or news agent. or en-
ployee OF such publisher OF news agent, when
required by the Postmaster General or any
special agent of the Post-Office Department to
make such affidavit, shall refuse SO to do and
thereafter, without having made such affidavit
deposit any newspaper in the mail for trans
mission, he shall be deemed guilty OF INSIDE
meanor, and, on conviction, shall be fined not
exceeding one thousand dollars for each retus-
al and if any person shall knowingly and viii
fully mail any such matter without the pay
ment of postage as provided by this act, Or
procure the same to be done with the intent to
avoid the prepayment Of postage due thereon
or if any postmaster or post office official shall
knowingly permit any such mattertO be mailed
without fhe prepayment OF postage as provided
in this act, and in violation OF the provisions OF
the same, he or they shall be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof,
shall be fined not more than one thousand dol
lars. or imprisoned not exceeding one year,
one or both, at the discretion of the court.
SEC 10. That so much OF this act as changes
the rate of postage on newspapers and perlodl-
cal publications shall not take effect until the
first day of January next.
SEC. IL. That the sixty third, eightieth,
auhtv third 9IOhfV
fourth. and eiphty sixth sections Of the said
ssAct 10 revise. consolidate, and amend the
statutes relating to the Post Office Depart
ment.', approved June, eight, eighteen hum
dred and seventy-two, be amended to read as
follows
.sSEC. SO. That the postmasters, except the
postmaster at New York City. whose annual
salary is hereby fixed at six thousand dollars,
shall be divided into four classes, as follows :.
The first class shall embrace all those whose an
nual salaries are not more than four thousand
dollars nor less than three thousand dollars !;
the second class shall embrace all those whose
annual salaries are less than three thousand
dollars and not less than TWO 1nousahu dollars,
the third class shall embrace all those whose
annual salaries are less than two thousand dol
lars but not less than one thousand dollars
the fourth class shall embrace all postmasters
whose annual compensation, exclusive OF their
commissions on the money-order business OF
then offices, amounts to less tl's'l oile 'hoes''0
dollars.''
ssSEc. 80. That the postmaster at New York
City and nostmasters of the first, second and
third classes shall be appointed and may be re-
moved by the President, by ana WIN Gne al,
vice and consent OF the Senate, ana SHALL nOld
their offices for four years unless sooner femov-
ed or suspended according to law ana post.
masters OF the fourth class shall De appointed
and may be removed by the Postmaster-Gen-
hxrxxy ,oI1 int,
shall be notified to the Auditor 1or tne Fos1-
office Department.
s'SEC. 81. That the compensation OF the post
master at New York City shall be six Thousand
dollars per annun1, and the respective conpeil-
satOns Of postmasters OF the first, secohu anu
third classes shall be annual salaries, assigned
in even hundreds Of dollars, and payable IN
quarterly payments, to be ascertained ana hAed
by the Postmaster General, from their respec-
tive quarterly returns to the Auditor tor the
Postoffice Department, or copies OF duplicates
thereof, for four quarters Immediately pfece-
ding the adjustment or re-adjustment, by ad-
ding to the whole amount OF boXrents, not eAcee-
ding two thousand dollars per annum, commits
sions also not to exceed two thousand dollars
per annum on the other postal revenues OF the
office, at the following rates, namely: On the
first one hundred dollars per quarter, flfty per
centum; on all over one hundred dollars anu
not over four hundred dollars per quarter, forty
per centum on all over four hundred dollars
and not over two thousand four hundred dol
lars per quarter. thirty per centum; and on all
over two thousand four hundred dollars per
quarter, ten per centum. And in order to as
certain the amount of the postal receipts of each
office, the Postmaster General may require post
| masters to furnish duplicates OF their quarterly
returns to the Auditor at such times and for
| such periods as he may deem necessary in each
case Provided, That whenever, by reason OF
the extension of free delivery of letters, the
| box-rents Of any post Office..are decreased, the
Postmaster-General may allow, out of the re-
| ceipts of such office, sum sufficient to MAIN
tain the salary thereof at the amount at which
| it had been fixed before the decrease in box
rents
s'SEc. 80. That the. compensation OF post
| masters of the fourth class shall be the box
rents collected at their offices and commissions
Lon other postal revenues OF the offices at the
rate OF sixty per centum on the fiji st one hum
dred dollars or less per quarter; fifty per cetl-
| tum on the next three hundred dollars or less
per quarter; forty per centum on the excess a.
bove four hundred dollars per quarter; the
same to be ascertained and allowed by
the Auditor in the settlement Of the quar-
terly accounts of such postmasters Provid-
| ed, That when the aggregate annual compen-
sation, exclusive of commissioners on money
order business, of any postmaster ct this class
| shall amount to one thousand dollars, the Aud
| itor shall report such fact to the postmaster
General, in order that such postmaster may be
assigned to his proper class,and his salary fixed
as heretofore provided"
ssSEC. 83. That the salaries of postmasters of
the first, second and third classes, except that