Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09

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 examination without DESTROY
ing the wrapper. and unaccompanied by
any writing in addition TO the address
postage, one cent for each two ounces or
fraction thereof.
2. The 4th of July being legal holiday,
postnnasters can close their Office on that
day the same as on Sundays. lSee sec. IS,
| D. 1884, Reg. 1871 ~ ~
3. Publishers Of newspapers cannot send
copies OF fheir papers 70 other than regu-
| lar subscribers, without. prepay ment of
| postage al transient rates, no matter wheth-
er the parties addressed live In the same
| county or not.
If a postmaster has Information that a
i publisher is so doing, he should require
the publisher to take the oath prescribed
by section l46, page l7z, Reg. Ed. 1873. and
If he refuses TO do SO, advise the Depart
ment.
4 All third-class matter should be pre-
| paid in fall, or the same shauld not be for
warded; bat if the same reach its destina-
/ ton, not having been prepaid in full,
double the prepaid rates must be collected
on the unpaid portion.
When parties refuse to pay the postage on
merchandise, and to take it out OF post
Office, 1t should be sent to the Dead Letter
Once.
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 ONCE TO which they are addressed, they
should be prepaid in full at the mailing
Office, ct 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 furnished with
postage sufficient TO pay the drop rate on
ca I'll paper.
s When an official package arrives at an
office of delivery, having been insufficient
| ly prepaid with official stamps at the mail
ing office, and the party addressed tenders
4I.t..
due, the postmaster should receive said
| stamps, a1fix them TO the package, cancel
them. and then deliver the package.
7. United States postal cards, when ad-
dressed TO Canada, must have one-cent
| United States postage stamp affixed, in ad-
dition to the stamp impressed on the card.
8. From and after July LIST, 1874. news
paRe5s o ,g e1 se 70 ee eae where the same
are printed. in whole or in part, and pub
lislied, 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.
9. The FASTING or cumming of printed
address on postal card renders it unmail-
able as a postal card, and subjects It to let
| ter postage.
10. 1t is a violation of the postal laws t.
inclose circulars. hand-bills, advertise
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, III, and LIS, Reg,
| Ed. 1872 afs las So IS = - G. y e
! ii. The postal laws do not exempt post
masters from working on the public
| roads.
II. "a person holding an Office under the
United States Government" is not prohibit
ted by the postal laws from serving as as
sistant postmaster. tfIf rfH
| IL. Written arguments ofcounscl, wheth-
er in sealed or unsealed envelopes, must be
charged at letter rates of postage.
IA. 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.