South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-04-21
Postage on 3rd Class Mail Matter


The following is the bill fixing the
rate Of postage on third-class mail mat
ter ana for other purposes, as passed by
the Senate on the 18th:
BE 1. enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the United
States of America in Congress ass EN-.
bled. That mailable matter OF the
thiri-class shall embrace pamphlets. oc.
casional publications. regular publica.
tiOns devoted primarily to Advertising
purposes, or for free circulation or for
circulation at nominal subscription rates.
price current, catalogues. ANIMALS, hand.
bills, posters, nnscaled circulars. pros.
pectus. books, bound or unbound, book.
manuscripts, proocshcets, maps. prints.
cngravings. blanks. flexible pat,erns.
samples, merchan Use. sample cards.
photographic paper. letter envelopes
and wrappers, cards. plain and orna,ncn.
tai paper, Photographic representations,
seeds. cuttings. bulbs. roots, scions. and
all other matter which may I've declared
mailable by law as third class matter.
and all other articles not above the
weight prescribed by law, which are not
from their form and nature liable to dc.
stroy, deface or otherwise injure the
contents Of the mail.bags or the person
of any one engaged in the postal service.
All liquids, poisons. glass. explosive
materials and obscene books or papers
shall be excluded from the mails.
Sec. 2. That packages OF matter OF
the third class shall not exceel four
pounds in weight, and shall be subject
to examination and rates of postage rs
hereinafter provided.
The postage on mail matter OF the
third-class shall DO a. the following
rates:
For all distances, one cent for each
ounce or fractional part thereof.
Every package OF the third class mail
matter Shall bear the postmarlk of the
office ut which the same shall be mailed
for transportation.
Sec. g. That postage on third.class
matter be prepaid by stamps. If. how
ever, the pos.nge on third.class matter
mailed at IN Office shall be less than the
full am punt above prescribed, in cases
where the sender is known, SUI h sender
shall be notified Of the fact, and the
amount Of postage due shall be collected
from such sender before the same shall
be transmitted by mail. In case the
sender Is not known. and where it has
not been the evident intention of the
party 50 despositing the package to
place less than fall 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 delivered at it's proper
destination.
Sec. T. That the sender Of any article
Of the third class Of mail matter may
write his or her name and address there.
In or on the outside thereof. with the
word from above or preceding the
same; or may write briefly or print on
and package the number and names of
the articles enclosed. Publishers Of news.
papers and periodicals may print on the
wrappers of newspapers or magazines
sent from the Office of qualification to
regular subscribers tie time to which
subscription therefor has been paid.
Sec. .. That transient newspapers and
magazines shall be admitted to q trans
mitted in the mails at the rate OF one
cert for every three ounces or fractional
part thereof, and one cent for each al.
dit!onal two ounces Or fractional part
thereof
See. 6. That this fact shall take effect
on ana after the first day of July, 1876. |