The Tipton advertiser., 1875-11-18

The postage on manuscript fol
magazines, periodicals, and newspa.
pers, is three cents for one half ounce
or fraction thereof. Manuscript mu.
sic is also subject to letter postage.
Each post office box or drawer, in
!. all post Offices, is restricted to the
use Of one family, firm, or company,
and the rent therefor must be paid .,
least one quarter in advance. A
person renting post Office box is
entitled to have the letters Of his
family, firm, or company, put into it.
Letters addressed TO his friends stop
ping temporarily with him may also
be placed in the box, if directed to
his care Or to the number of the box.
But letters addressed to other per-
sons residing in the same place, and
living and doing business separate
and apart from box-holder, should
not be placed in the box.
Only letters or matter subject 10
letter postage can be registered.
Packages Of any description Of
mail matter may weigh not exceed
ing four pounds.
AVAILABLE MATTER.
First cldss.-This class embraces
all correspondence, wholly or partly
in writing, except book manuscript
and corrected proof-shee's passing
between authors and publishers; To-
cal or drop letters and U. S. postal
cards, and requires payment at the
rate Of three cents for each half
ounce, or fraction thereof; except on
drop letters, which require one cent
for each half ounce.
Second class.-This class embraces
all matter exclusively in print, and
regularly issued at stated periods
from known Office of publication,
without addition by writing, mark or
sign. Postage on this class Of matter
is at the rate of two cents pound,
for weekly issues; and at the rate of
three cents a pound for publications
issued less frequently than once each
week.
Third class This class embraces
all pamphlets, occasional publica-
,ions, transient newspapers, maga-
zines, handbills, posters, unsealed
circulars, prospectuses, books, book
manuscript, proof sheets, maps,
prints, engravings, blanks, flexible
has
sample cards, photographic paper,
letter envelopes, postal envelopes
and wrappers, cards, plain and orna-
mental paper, Photographic represen-
tations Of differen, types, seeds, cut
tings, bulbs, roots, scions, and all
other matter which may be declared
mailable by law, and all other arti-
cles not above the weight prescribed
law, -four pounds) which are not,
from their form or nature, liable to
destroy, deface, or otherwise injure
the contents of the mailbag, or the
person of any one engaged in the
postal service. The rate of postage
on matter Of this class is one cent for
each ounce, or fraction thereof.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES ARE UN-
MAILABLE:
Packages containing liquids, poi
sons, glass, explosive chemicals, live
animals, sharp pointed instruments,
sugar, or any other matter liable to
deface or destroy the contents Of the
mail, or injure the person of any one
connected with the service. All let
tiers upon the envelope of which, or
postal card upon which obscene,
scurrlous, or abusive epilhets have
been written or printed, or disloyal
devices printed or engraved, and let
ters or circulars concerning illegal
lotteries so called, gift concerts, or
other similar enterprises Offering
prizes, or concerning schemes de-
vised and intended to deceive and
defraud the public. Also, all OBJ
scene, lewd, or lascivious books,
pamphlets, pictures. papers, prints or
other publications Of an indecent
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