The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-17
GheQmteltiaeuter,
Postage on ThIrd.Class Mail Mat
ter.

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The following isthe bill fixing the rate
Of postage on thlrd-claSs mail matter and
for other purposes, as passed by the Sem
ate on the 18th:
Re il enacted BY he Senate and House d
REPRESENTATIVE cf6e United States Of Ameri'
ca in Congress assembled, That mailable
matter OF the third.class shall embrace
pamphlets, occasional publications, regu'
lar publications devoted primarily to ad'
vertising purposes, or for free circulation
or for circulation at nominal subscription
rates, price current, catalogues, ANIMALS
hAndbillS, posters, unSealed circulars
prospectus, books, bound or unbound,
bJOk.manuscrips, proof.sheetS, maps,
prints, engravings, blanks, flexible pat
terms, samples, merchandise, sample
cards, photographic paper, letter envel'
opes aud wrappers, cards, plain anu or
namental paper, Photographic representa-
tiOns, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, sclohs'
and all other matter which may 20 ue'
clared mailable by law rs third class mat
ter, and all other articles not ABOVE Ihe
weight prescribed by law, which are not
from their form aud nature !luO'e " ue
stroy, deface or Otherwise inluFe the con:
tents Of the mnil.bagS or the person OF
INV one engaged in the postal service.
All liouiIa, poisOns, glass, explosive
materials and Obscene books or papers
shall be excluded from the mails.
Sec. 2. That packages Of matter OF the
,bird.cluss shall not exceed four pounds
in weight, and shall 10 subject to exami-
nation and rates Of postage us hereinaf-
ter provided.
The postage on mail matter OF the
lhird.class shall be ut the following
rates: .... ..
For all distances, ono cent for each
ounce or fractional part thereof.
Every package Of the third.class mail
matter shall bear tho postmark Of tho
office at which the lame shall be mailed
Tor transportation.
Sec. 3. That hostages on third,clasS
matter be prepaid by stamps. II, how
ever, the 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 the fact, and the
amount OF postage due shall be collected
from such sender before the same shall
he transmitted by mail. In case the send.
or is not known, and where it has not
been the evident intention Of the party
40 depo.itiny the package to place less
than full postage thereon, such package
shall be- forwarded, and double the amount
Of deficient postage shall be collected from
the party TO whom it is addressed or dc.
livered at its proper destination.
Sec. 4. That the sender Of any article
Of the third class Of mail matter may
wIilc his or her name and address therein
or on the outside thereof, with the word
"irom" above or preceding the same; or
may write briefly or print on any pack
age the number and names OF the articles
enclosed. Publishers Of newspapers and
periodicals may print on the wrappers Of
newspapers or magazines sent from the
office OF publication TO regular sub
scribers the time 10 which subscription
therefor has been paid.
Sec. s. That transient newspapers and
magazines shall be admitted TO and
transmitted in the mails at the rate OF
one cent for every three ounces or frac'
tiOnal part thereof, and one cent for each
additional two ounces or fractional part
thereof.
Sec. 6. That this act shall take effect
on and after the FIRST day Of July, 1876.