The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-01-12
Mdisff1anln,
ans'ructiOns Relating TO the Pre-.
payment Of Postage Oh Nevyspa-
| pers and Periodical Pubiica-
4 tiOnS, Under the ActOt Congress
4 Approved June %, 1874.

payment of Postage on Nevyspa.
pefs and Periodical Pubiica-
tfOnS, Under the ActO Congress
Approved June %, 1874.
SECTIoN5 That on and after the lst
day of January, lS75.all newspapers and
periodical publications mailed from
known office of publication or, news
,ageney,and addressed to regular subscri
hers or news agents, postage shalt be
charged at the following rates On news
papers and periodical publications issued
weekly and oftener, cents pound or
fraction thereof; less frequently, cents
'apeund or fraction thereof; provided,
that nothing in this act shall be held to
change or amend section SO of an act en-
Titled "An actto revise, consolidate and
amend the statutes relating to the Post
soffice Department" approved June s,
1872 Act June 90, 1874.
i This section provides that on and after
the lstday of January, 1875, "all news
papers and periodical publications mailed
from known office of publication or
news agency. and addressed to regular
subscribers or news agents." shall be di-
vfded into two classes, and fixes the post
age on each, as follows;
L On all newspapers and periodical
publications addressed and mailed as
above prescribed, and issued weekly or
oftener, 2 cents pound or fraction there
of, .4szs;
p On all newFplp r and periodical
publications addressed and mailed as
above prescribed, and issued less fre
quently than once q week, 8 cents pound
or fraction thereof a,..-....s..
.'SEc 6. That on and after the first day
offJanuary, 1875, upon the receipt Of
such newspapers and periodical pnb!ica-
tions at the office Of mailing, they shall
be weighed in bulk, and postage paid
thereon by q special adhesive stamp,to be
devised and furnished by the Postmaster
General, which shall be affixed to such
matter. or to. the sack containing the
same, orupon memorandum of such
mailing, or otherwise, as the Postmaster
General may from time to time provide
by regulation. '-Act June 90. 1874.
Under this section, on and after the
first day of January, 1875, publishers and
news agents shall tender their newspa
pers and periodicals, intended to be sent
through the mails, at the office Of mailing
properly assorted into the two classes de
scrihed above. The postage thereon
musthe prepaid, according to the weight
of the sacks,hy special adhesive stamps
furnished bythe Department for that par
pose ;ordinary postage stamps cannot be
used for this purpose, nor can these spe
cial adhesive stamps be used for any 9th.
er rpnrpose. ys...srl5iI
After weighing tile mail matter fnen-
toned in the foregoing fifth section) re-
ceived from a publisher or news agent, the
postmaster will collect the proper
amount of postage, and give receipt
from book of blank forms furnished by
the Department for this purpose; the
stamps will then be affixed to the stub OF
the receipt, and perforated with a punch
for cancellation, and the blank spaces in
the stub will be properly filled. az
The stub books are to be kept perma-
nently in the post-office, ready to be pro
duced whenever demanded by the De
partment. yfsa ,a..
| Postmasters will also be required.to
render promptly, at the close Of each
quarter, on blank forms furnished for the
purpose, a statement of postage collected
from each publisher or news agent dur
ing the quarter. IrE q
L The special adhesive s'amps,. or news
paper periodical stamps, So they have
been termed; will be charged to. ppstmas
ters and accounted for in the same man
ner as ordinary postage stamps issued fol
sale to the public. 3.l. m
The weight of the sacks usually en-
ployed for this purpose transmitting
newspapers and periodicals from the OF
fee of publication to the post-of1ice )havt
been ascertained, by actually weighing
them, to be as follows :Ir@h
No. l, Jute sack, r 2 lbs. s OF
| No. 2, Jute sack, 1iia q9 9 lbs. o or
No. 1, Cotton sack, i-s 3 lbs OF
No. 2, Cotton sack, 2 lbs OF
/ Postmasters arc authorized to deduc
the weights Of the sacks as fixed above
| The proviso to section of the law
| (above) is as follows: That nothing il
this act shall be held to change or ament
section SO of Laws and Regulations
| edition 1873 } page 81, as follows: /
LOCAL PAPERS, &C., AT LETTER cARRIEI
T. OFFICES,
| "SEc 99 That the rate of postage OIL
newspapers, excepting weeklies, periodi
calls not exceeding two ounces in weight
and circulars when the same are deposi
ted in letter carrier Office for delivery
] hv the Office or it's carriers, shall be uni