The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-15
THIRD GLASS MATTER.
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The bill, fixing the postage Oh third.
class matter, passed by the senate We'd.
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Be IL Enacted, etc.. That mail matter
OF the third-class shall embrace all
pamphlets, occasional publications.
regular publications devoted pri.
narially TO advertising purposes,
or for frye circulation, or for circulation
at nominal subscription rates, prices cur.
rent, catalogues, ANIMALS, handbills, pos
tiers, unsealed circulars, prospeci,ises,
books. bound and unbound, book
manuscripts, proof sheets. maps,
prints, engravings. blanks, hex-
sample cards, Photographic paper, letter
envelopes. postal envelopes and wrap
pers, cards, plain and ornamental, paper,
photoR raphic representations. seeds. cut.
tings, roots, bulbs, scions, and all other
matter which may be declared inailable
by law as thlrd-class matter, and all
other articles not above the weight pre-
scrlbed BY law. which are not from their
form or nature liable to destroy, deface
or otherwise injure the contents OF the
mail bags or the person Of any one en-.
gagged In the postal service. All liquids.
pOisons, glass, explosive material and OBJ
scene books or papers, shall be excluded
from the mails.
SEC. 3 That packages Of matter Of the
third class shall not exceed tour pounds
In weight, and shall he subject to exaini-
nation and rates Of postage n hereinai-
ter provided. The postage on mail mat
ter Of the third class shall be at the fol.
lowing rates: For all distances, one
cent for caci, once or fractional part there
OF. Every package OF the third class Of
mail matter shall bear the postmark of
the office at which the same shall be
mailed for transportation.
Sic. 3. That postage on thirtl.class
matter shall DC prepaid by stamps. n,
however, the postage on third.class mat
ter mailed at AN office shall be less than
the full amount above prescribed. Ia
eases where the sender Is known, such
sender shall be notified OF the fact and
the amount OF postage tlue shall he col
lected from such sender before the same
shall bc transmitted by mail. In case the
sender is not known, and where 1t has
not been the evident intention Of the
party so dcpOslting the package to place
less than the full postage thereon, such
package shall he forwarded. aud double
the amount Of deficient postage shall he
collected from the party to whom 1t 10
addressed or delivered at its proper des-
tination.
SIC. 4. That the sender Of any article
Of that class OF mail matter may write his
or her name and address thereon. or on
the outside thereon. or on the outside
thereof, with the word "irom" above, or
proceeding the same, or may write briefly
or print on any package the numbers and
names OF the articles incloscd. Publish
ers OF newspapers and periodicals may
print on the wrappers Of newspapers or
magazines, sent from the Office OF publi-
cation to regular subscribers. the time TO
which such subscription therefor has
been paid.
SEC. 3. That transient newspapers and
magazines shall be admitted to and trans
mitted In the mails at the rate Of one cent
for every three ounces or fractional part
thereof. and one cent for each two addi-
tional ounces or fractional part thereof.
SEC. q. That this act shall take effect
on and after the first day of July, 1876.