The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-04-28
POSTAL MATTERS.
Full Text of the Postal Bill Pissed by the
Senate.


The bill, as it passed the senate ON the
18th, is as follows:
sec. l. That mail matter of the third-class
shall embrace all pamphlets, occasional pub
licatiOns and regular publications devoted
primarily to advertising purposes or for free
circulation, or for circulation at nominal
subscription rates, prices current, catalogues,
circulars, prospectuses, books bound or un-
bound, book manuscripts, proof-sheets, maps,
prints, engravings, blanks, flexible patterns,
samples of merchandise, sample cards, phot-
ographic paper. letter envelopes, postal en-
velopes and wrappers, cards, plain and orna-
mental paper, Photographic representations,
seeds, cuttings, roots, bulbs, sciOns, and all
other matter which may be declared mail
able by law as third-class matter and all
other articles not above the weight prescribed
by law, which are not, by their fern ma
ture, liable to destroy, deface, otherwise
injure contents of mail bags or person of any
one engaged in the postal service. All
liquids, poisons, glass, explosive material,
and obscene books papers shall be ex-
cluded T. ON the mails.
Sec. ,. That packages of matter of the
third-class shall not exceed four pounds in
weight, and shall be subject to examination
and rates of postage as hereinafter provided.
The postage on mail matter of the third-class
shall be at the following rates, for ali dis
tances: one cent for each ounce, or fractional
part thereof. Every package of the third
class of mail matter shall bear the post-mark
of the Office at which the same shall be mailed
for transportation.
Sec. 3. That pOstages of third-class matter
shall be prepaid by stamps; if, however,
postage on third-class matter mailed at an
office shall be less than the full amount
above prescribed, in cases where the sender
is known, such sender shall be notified of TIE
fact, and the amount of postage due shall be
collected from such sender before the same
shall be transmitted by mail; and in case the
sender is not known, and where is has not
been the evident intention of the party so
depOsiting the package to place less than the
FULL postage thereon, such package shall be
forwarded and double the amount of the de-
fcient postage shall be collected from the
party to whom il is addressed or delivered
at its proper destination.
Sec. 4. That the sender of any article of
the third-class of mail matter NAV write his
or her name and address thereon, or outside
thereof, with the word " from" above or pre-
ceding the same, or may write briefly or
print on any package the number and name
of the articles inclOsed. Publishers of news
papers and periodicals may print on the
wrappers OF newspapers or magazines sent
from the Office of publication TO regular
subscribers, the time to which such subScrip-
ton therefor has been paid.
Sec. D. That transient newspapers and
magazines shall be admitted to and trans
mitted in mails at the rate of one cent for
every three ounces or fractional part thereof,
and one cent for each two additional ounces
or fraction thereof.
Sec. 6. That this act shall take effect on
and after the first day of July, 1876.