Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-02-06
Rulings Of the Department, In answer
to POstmasters.

l. Dry goods may be mailed under the
rules governing third-class matter, pack
to admit of examination without destroy
ing the wrapper. and unaccompanied by
any writing IN addition To the address
postage, one cent for each two ounces or
fraction thereof
2. The 4th of July being legal holiday,
postmasters can close their office on that
day the same as ON Sundays. (See sec. 30,
ID. l64, Reg. 1871
3. Publishers Of newspapers cannot send
copies of their papers TO other than regu-
lar subscribers, without prepayment OF
postage at transient rates, no matter wheth-
er the parties addressed live IN the same
II postmaster has Information that
publisher is SO doing, he should require
the publisher TO take the oatn prescribed
If he refuses 10 do so, advise the Depart
ment.
4. An third-elass matter should be pre-
paid in full, or the same Shauld not be for
warded but IL the same reach its destina-
| ton, not having been prepaid in full,
double the prepaid rates must be collected
| on the unpaid portion.
When parties refuse to pay the postage on
merchandise, and to take 1t out of post
| office, it should be sent TO the Dead Letter
| ONCE.
S. 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 oil
| the ONCE 10 winch t0ey are 1uUresSeu, tHey
should be prepaid in full at the mailing
Office, at the rate of one cent for each two
| ounces or fraction 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
| ach paper.
6 When an official package arrives at an
office ofdelivery, having been insufficient
! ly prepaid with official stamps at the mail
| ing Office, and the party addressed tenders
| official stamps in payment OF the amount
| due, the postmaster should receive said
stamps, affix them TO the package, cancel
1 them and then deliver the package.
| T. United States postal cards, wnen adj
dressed TO Canada, must have one-cent
| dition to the stamp impressed on the card.
SFrom and after July lsL, lS14, news
papers, one copy to each actual subscriber
| residing i0ithul The county where the same
| are printed. in whole or in part, and pub
i lished, 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 by law
/ provided.
9. The FASTING or cumming of a printed
| address on a postal card renders it unmaii-
able as a postal card, and-suijects 1t TO let
| ter postage.
/ 10. IL is q violation of the postal laws to
| inclose circulars. lland-biils, advertise
/ ments, or any other such matter in the
| regular issue of newspaper sent TO SUBJ
/ scribers, and such enclosure subjects the
entire package to letter rates of postage,
and the sender to fine of five dollars for
each offence. (See sec. 81, III, and Us, Reg,
| Ed. 1873
IL. The postal laws do not exempt post
masters from working on the, public
roads. fi.
r. "a person holding an office under the
United States Government" is not prohibit
ted by the postal laws from serving as as
sistant postmaster.
Is. Written arguments of counSel, wheth-
er in sealed or unsealed envelopes, must be
charged at letter rates of postage.
II. 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 all letters or packages,
whether official or otherwise.