Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-30
Rulings of the Department, In answer
fls - to Postuasters. Itit IL

|. 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 10 the address !;
postage, one cent for each two ounces or
fraction thereof.
2. The 4th of July being legal holiday,
postinasters can close their office on that
day the same as on Sundays. (See sec. 36,
p. l64, Reg. 1873. ~
3. Publishers OF newspapers cannot send
copies of their papers TO other than regu-
lar subscribers without prepayment of
postage az transient rates, ifomatter wheth-
er the parties addressed live in the same
II postmaster has information that a
publisher is SO doing, he should require
the publisher to take the oath prescribed
by section LAG, page III, Reg, Ed. 1873, and
If he refuses to do so, advise the Depart
ment.
4. All third class matter should be pre-
paid in full or the same shauld not be for
warded but If the same reach its destina-
ton, not having been prepaid in full,
double the prepaid races must be collected
on the unpaid portion.
When parties refuse TO pay the postage on
merchandise, and to take il out of a post
Office, ii should be sent to the Dead Letter
Office.
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 Office TO which they are addressed, they
should be prepaid in full at the mailing
Office, at the rate of one cent for each two
ounces or traction thereof; and, In addition
| TO such prepayment, the postmaster at the
Office of delivery must be furnished with
postage sufficient 10 pay the drop rate on
ca I'll paper.
6 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
| due, the postmaster should receive said
stamps affix them 10 the package, cancel
them, and then deliver the package.
I. United States postal cards, when adj
dressed To Canada, must have a One-ceDt
| United States postage stamp affixed, in adj
ditiOn to the stamp impressed on the card.
/ s. From and after July list, 1874. news
papers, one COPY to each actual subscriber
residing iOithfn The county where the same
are printed, in whole or in part, and pub
lished, shall go free through the mails; but
the same snail not be delivered at letter
| carrier offices or distributed by carriers,
unless postage is paid thereon as by law
| provided.
8. The FASTING or cumming of printed
address on a postal card renders IL unnail-
able as postal card, and subjects IL to let
| ter postage.
10. 1t is violation of the postal laws to
| inclose circularS. hand-bills, advertise
| ments, or any other such matter in the
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 fine of five dollars for
eaclioffence. tSee sec. 81, l2l and Us, Reg,
Ed. 1873. q tE+t& e e
IL. The postal laws do not exempt post
masters from working on the public
roads.
IL. "a person holding an office under the
United States Government" is not prohibi-
ted by the postal laws from serving as as
sistant postmaster. FsE Htr
| Is. Written arguments ofcounsei, wheth-
er in sealed or unsealed envelopes, must be
charged at letter rates of postage.
IL. 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 ali letters or packages,
whether official or otherwise. p