The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-07
TILE NEW PosrALLAW.
Instructions Relating 90 the Prepayment sf
Postage on New,paper- and Periodical Pab-
locations, Under the Act Of Consress AP-
proved June 23, 1874.

proved June 23, 1874.
Sections 5. That on and after the lst day OF
1873, all newspapers and penodlcai ,
mailed from known office Of pnb- ,
ication or news agency, and addressed to regnlar
subscribers or news agents, postage snail De
charged at the following rates: On newspapers
and periodical publications issued weekly and
oftener, two cents pound or fraction thereof;
less frequently, three cents pound or fraction
thereof; provided that nothing in this act shall
be held to change amend Section 20 of an act
entitled "An act to revise, consolidate anu
amend the statutes relating to the Post-oihe De-
partment," approved june s, 1S12."-lAct jane
Z3, ls74.
This section provides that on and after the LIST
day of January, 1874, "all newspapers and pc
riodical publications. mailed from known Office
of publication or news agency, and addressed To
regular subscribers news agents. shall be di-
vided into two classes, and fixes the postage OH
each, as follows:
l. On all newspapers and periodical pubica-
t0ns addressed and mailed above prescribed, |
and issued weekly or oftener, &c pound or frac-
tiOn thereof
2. On all newspapers and periodical pnblca- |
tions addressed and mailed above prescribed, |
and issned less frequently than once week, &c
pound OF fraction thereof.
''Sec. 6. That and after the lst day of Janu-
airy, 1875, upon the receipt of such newspapers
and periodical publications at the Office of mail
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postage
paid thereon by a special adhesive stamp, to be
devised and furnished by the Postmaster Gene
raj, which shall be affixed to such matter, or to
the sack containing the same, or upon memo
randum of such mailing, otherwise, as tie
Postmaster Genersd may form time to time pro-
vide tIy regnfatinii. .'-f ACT s~os a. fszt.----
Under this section, an and after the LIST day of
January, ISIS, publishers aud news agents shall
tender their newspapers and periodicals inten-
detl to be sent through the mails, at the Office of
mailing pruperly assorted into the two classes
described above, so that they may be weighed in
| bulk separately The postage thereon must be
prepaid, According to the weight of the sacks by
| Especial adhesive stamps furnished by the de-
partment for that purpose; ordinary postage
stamps cannot be nsed for this purpose, nor can
these special adhesive stamps be used fos any
| her purpose.
| After weighing the mail matter (mentioned in
| the foregoing fifth section) received from pub
Usher or news agent, the Postmaster will collect
| the proper amount of postage. and give a receipt
| from book of blank forms furnished by the de
partment for this purpose. The stamps will
| then be affixed to the stub of the receipt, and
perforated with punch for cancellation, and
| the blank spaces in the stub will be properly
! filled.
| The stnb books are to he kept permanently in
| the Post-officr, ready to be produced whenever
| demanded by the Department.
| Postmasters will aso be required to rend,
| promptly, at the closc Of each quarter on blank
| forms furnished for the purpose, IA statement of
| postage collected from each publisher or news
| agent during the quarter.
The special adhesive stamps, OF newspaper
perindica stamps, as they have been (. .rned, will
he charged to postmasters, and accounted for in
| the same manner ordinary postage stamps is
sued for sale to the public.
The weight of the sacks employed for this pur-
pose transmitting newspapers and periodicals
from the Office of publication Ia the post Oiiice)
have been ascertainc,l, by actually weighing
No l, Jute sack, 2 ibs 8 Ozs
No. 2, Jnte sack, lbs. oZs.
No. l, Cotton sack, 3 lbs. U.S.
No. =, Cotton sack, 2 IBIS. or,
POstInasters authorized to deduct the
weights of the sacks rs fixed above.
The prOvisO to section 5 of the law (above) is
as follows: That nothing in this act shall be held
TO change or amend section 70 of Laws and Re
gulationS, edition 1873, page 6l,) as 70 lows:
LOCAL PAPERS, ETC, AT LETTER-C ARRIER OFFICES.
"Sec. 49, That the rate of postage on newslIa-
pcTs excepting weeklies, periodicals not exceed
ing two ounces in weight, and circulars when the
same are deposited in letter carrier office for
delivery by the office its carriers, shall he uni
form at cent each; periodicals weighing murc
than two ounces shall be snhject to u postage of
cents each and these rates shall be prepaid by
stamps"-[ Act June 3, 1872.
Under this sestian the postags on newspapers
deposited in letter-carrieT office for delivery by
the office (through the box general delivery
or by its carriers is as follows:
j. On newspapers (excepting weekles), whetlI-
weight or frequency of issue, one cent each
=. On periodicals (other than newspapers),
whether regular or transient, not exceeding two
ounces in weight, one cent each.
3. On periodicals (oIher than newspapers) |
whether Regular transient, exceeding two Oun-
ces in weight, two cents each.
4. Circulars, unsealed one cent each. These |
rates to be prepaid by postage stamps affixed.
8. Weekly newspapers, excepted above, to re-
gnlar subscribers, two cents per pound, to be |
weighed in bulk, and prepaid at the Office of |
mailing.
6. Weekly newspapers to transient parties one |
cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof, to |
he prepaid by postage stamps affixed.
COUNTY PAPERS.
'Sec. Z. That newspapers, one copy to each
nc tual subscriber residing within the County
where the same are printed, in whole or in part
and published, shall 20 free through the mails;
but the shall not be delivered at letter car
rieroliee distributed by carriers unless po Ige
ispaid thereon.a prescribed By law."-[A Act June
%, 1874.
Newspapers (without regard to frequency of is
sue), one copy to each subscriber actually, for
the time being, residing in the County where tb,
same are printed, in whole OF in part, and pub
lshed entitled to pass free of postage through
the mails; but the rate of postage on the same
(excepting wccklies) when deposited in a letter
carrier office for delivery by the office or its
carriers, shall bo uniform at cent each Wrrk
lies when sent through the mails or to be de-
posted IN ltter-carrier Office in the County
where the same are printed, in whole or in part
and published, to be delivered through the box
OF general delivery, by carriers shall be
weighed in bulk, aud be subject to postage of
cents per pound. to be prepaid at the mailing
Office by special adhesive stamps.
he foregoing regulations issued by my an
thorty and have my official sanction, to take ef-
feet on and after January l, 1873.
MARSHALL JEWELL,