The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-01-08
POSTAGE PREPAID.

and periodical publications mailed from
a 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 fre-
quently, three cents a pound or fraction
thereof ; provided, that nothing IN this
act shall be held to change or amend
section 80 of an act entitled An act
to revise. consolidate and amend the stat
utes relating TO the po5toffice depart
ment, approved June 8, 1872. ~ Act
June %, 1874.
This section provides that on and af-
ter the first day of January, 1875, " all
newspapers and periodical publications
mailed from a known Office of publica-
tiOn or news agency, and addressed to
regular subscribers or news agents,
shall be divided into two classes, and
fixes the postage on each as follows
F,irst-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 a pound or fraction thereof.
FSEo. 6. That on and after the first
day of January, 1875, upon the receipt
of such newspapers and periodical pub
locations at the Office of mailing, they
shall, be weighed In bulk, and postage
paid thereon by a 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-general may from
time to time provide by regulation. -
Act June 81, 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 Omen
toned in the foregoing fifth sectiOn)
received from a publisher or news
agent, the postmaster will collect the
proper amount of postage, and give
receipt from a book of blank forms
furnished by the department for this
purpose. The stamps viii then be al
fixed to the stub of the receipt, and
perforated with punch for cancellation,
and the blank spaces in the stub will be
properly filed.
The stub books are Co be kept per-
manently IN the postoffice, ready to be
produced whenever demanded by the
department.
Postmasters will also be required to
render promptly, at the close of each
quarter, on blank forms furnished for
the purpose, 8 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, will 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 IS follows
No. l, Jute sack. lbs. 8 ozs.
No. 2, Jute sack. 2 lbs. Ozs.
No. 1, Cotton sack. ...............3 lbs. Ozs.
No. 2, Cotton sack --.-.--.z IDS 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 80 of laws and Tegula-
tions edition 1879, page 81 as follows
LOCAL PAPERS, ETC, AT LETTER CARRIER
OFFICES.
"SEo. 90. That the rate of postage
on newspapers, excepting weeklies,
periodicals not exceeding two ounces in
weight, circulars when the same are
deposited in letter carrier Office for
delivery by the Office or its carriers,
shall be uniform at / cent each /; period
icals weighing more than two ounces
shall be subject to 8 postage of 2 cents
each, and these rates shall be prepaid
by stamps. u Act June 8, 1872.
Under this section the postage on
newspapers (excepting weeklies), 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:
Flrat-On newspapers Excepting
weeklies), whether regular or transient,
and without regard TO weight or fire.
queney of issue, cent each.
Seeond-On periodicals (other than
whether regular or trans
lent, not exceeding two ounces in
weight, cent each
Third-On periodicals (other than
whether regular or trans
lent, exceeding two ounces in weight,
cents each,
Fourth-Oirculars unsealed, 1 cent
each. These rates to be prepaid by pos
tage stamps affixed.
Fifth-Weekly newspapers excepted
above, 20 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
traction thereof, to be prepaid by pos
affixed.
COUNTY PAPERS.
SEC. z. That newspapers, one copy
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