The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-01-14
POSTAGE PREPAID.
Instr notions as TO the Prepayment OF
Postage on Newspapers and PertOdicRls
Act Of june 80, 1874.


Act Of june rs, 1874.
SEC. 5. That on and after the 1st
day Of January, 1875, ali newspapers
and periodical publications mailed from
q known Office of publication or news
agency, and addressed TO regular sub
scribers or news agents, postage shall
be charged at the following rates On
newspapers and periodical publications
issued weekly and oftener, two cents
pound or fraction thereof; less fire.
quently, three cents a pound or fraction
thereof provided, that nothing IN this
act shall be held to change or amend
section SO of an act entitled An act
to revise, consolidate and amend the stat
utes relating to the poStofiice depart
ment, approved June 8, 1872. ~ Act
June %, 1874.
This section provides that on and af-
ter the first day of January, 1873, g all
newspapers and periodical publications
mailed from known Office of publiea-
ton or news agency, and addressed to
regular subscribers or news agents, "
shall be divided into two classes, and
fixes the hostage on each as follows
First-On all newspapers and peri
odical publications addressed and
mailed as above prescribed, and issued
weekly or oftener, two cents pound or
/ fraction thereof.
SecOnd-On all newspapers and Pc
riodical publications addressed and
mailed as above prescribed, and issued
less frequently than once week, three
cents q pound or fraction thereof.
''SEo. 6. That on and after the first
day of January, 1875, upon the receipt
of such newspapers and periodical pub
/ LEGATIONS 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-gener which shall be
| affixed to such matter, or to the sack
containing the same, or upon memo
randum of such mailing, or otherwise,
/ as the postmaster-ge general may from
time to time provide by regulation. =
! Act June a, 1874.
Under this section, on and after the
first day of January, 1875, publishers
and news agents shall tender their
newspapers and periodicals, intended
! TO be sent through the mails, at the
| Office of mailing properly 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 department for that purpose ;
ordinary postage stamps cannot be used
for this purpose, nor can these special
adhesive stamps be used for any other
| purpose.
After weighing the mail matter (men-
! toned in the foregoing fifth sectlon)
| received from a publisher or news
agent, the postmaster will collect the
proper amount of postage, and give q
! of
| furnished by the department for this
purpose. The stamps will then be af-
! fixed to the stub of the receipt, and
perforated with a punch for cancellation,
and the blank spaces in the stub will be
properly filed.
The stub books are TO be kept per-
manently in the postofice, ready to be
produced whenever demanded by the
department..
Postmasters viii also be required to
render promptly, at the close of each
quarter, on blank forms furnished for
the purpose, statement of postage
collected from each publisher or news
agent during the quarter.
The special adhesive stamps, or news
paper periodical stamps, as they have
been termed, viii be charged to post
masters, and accounted for in the same
manner as ordinary postage stamps is
sued for same to the public.
The weight of the sacks usually en-
ployed for this purpose transmitting
newspapers and periodicals from the
Office OF publication to the post-office)
have been ascertained, by actually
weighing them, to be as follows:
No. I. Jnte zsol,.......2fbg lbs. ozs.
No. 2, Jute ack....-..............2 lbs. ozs
No. l, Cotton sack........-.......3 lbs. ozs.
No. 2, Cotton sack. z lbs. ozs.
POstmasters are authorized TO deduct
the weights of the sacks as fixed above.
The proviso to section of the law
(above) is as follows That nothing of
this act shall be held to change or
amend. Section SO of laws and regula-
tons edition 1879, page 81 as follows {:
LOCAL PAPERS, ETC, AT LETTER-oARRIER
OFFICES.
''SEo. 80. That the rate of postage
on newspapers, excepting WeeklIes,
| periodicals not exceeding two ounces III
weight circulars when the same are
deposited in er-carrier Office for
delivery by the Office or its carriers,
shall be uniform at l cent each period
icals weighing more than two ounces
shall be subject TO postage of 2 cents
each, and these rates shall be prepaid
by stamps. - Act June 6, 1872.
Under this section the postage on
newspapers excepting weeklles), peri
odicals and circulars deposited in the
letter-carriers Office for delivery by the
Office (through the box or general de-
livery or by the carriers, is as follows:
First-On newspapers excepting
weeklies), whether regular OF transient,
and without regard to weight or fire.
] OUpDnV Of Issue 4 cent each.
Second-On periodicals (other than
newspapers, whether regular or trans
lent, not exceeding two ounces IN
weight, cent each.
Third-On periodicals (other than
newspapers, whether regular or trans
lent, exceeding two DUNES in weight, 2
cents each,
Fourth Circulars unsealed, l cent
each. These rates to be prepaid by pos
tage stamps affixed.
Fifth-Weekly newspapers excepted
above, o regular subscribers, 2 cents
per pound, to be weighed in bulk, and
prepaid at the office of mailing.
Six-Weekly newspapers to transient
parties, cent for each two ounces or
fraction thereof, to be prepaid by pos
tage stamps affixed.
COUNTY PAPERS.
hOt4Os & 4AIt-b uCWE HJf1Lbg Ond CODJ
to each actual subscriber residing within
the county where the same are printed,
in whole or in part, and published, 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 pre-
seribed by law. y Act June %, 1874.
Newspapers (without regard to fire.
qUency OF issue), one copy to each sub
scriber actually, for the time being, re-
siding IN the country where the same
are printed 81 whole 81 IN part and
published, are entitled to pass free of
postage through the mails bat the
rate of postage on the same excepting
weeklies(, when deposited in letter
carrier Office fSr delivery by the office
or its carriers, shall be uniform at
cent each. Weeklies whense through
the mails to or deposited in a letter
carrier Office In the c0y.asry where tbs
same are printed, IN whole or IN part,
and published. TO be delivered THROUGH