Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-04-20


The following is the bill fixing the rate
oF hostage on third-class mail matter and
for other purposes, as passed by the Sem
ate on the 18th:
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States Of Amer
icG in Congress assembled, That mailable
matter of the third-class shall embrace
pamphlets, occasional publications, reg
ular publications devoted primarily to
advertising purposes, or for free cireula-
tion or for circulation at nominal sub
scription rates, price current, catalogues,
annuals, handbills, posters, unseaIed cir
culars, prospectus, books, bound or un-
bound, bOOk-manuscrips proof-sheets,
maps, prints, engravings, blanks. fiexi-
Bile patterns, samples, merchandise, sam
pie cards Photographic paper, letter en-
Velopes and wrappers, cards, plain and
ornamental paper, Photographic repre-
sentatiOns, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots
scions, and all other matter which may
be 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 or nature liable to
| destroy, deface or otherwise injure the
contents of the mailbag or the person of
any one engaged in the postal Service
All liquids, poisons, glass, explosive ma
| terials and obscene books or papers shall
| be excluded from the mails.
Sec. 2. That packages of matter Of the
| third-class shall not exceed four pounds
in weight, and shall be subject to exami-
nation and rates of postage as hereinafter
provided.
The postage on mail matter of the
third-class shall be at 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 postn1ark of the Of
/ of snI, fEaaa cE7 ha ToaifaH
transportation.
SEC. 3. That pOstages on third-clas'
matter be prepaid by stamps. If, howev'
or, the postage on third-class matter mail
ed at an Office shall be less than the full
amount prescribed, in cases where the
sender is known such sender shall be no
titled of the fact, and the amount of post
age due shall be collected from such send
er before the same shall be transmitted by
mail. In case the sender is not known
and where it has not been the evident in
tentiOn of the party so depositing the
! package to place less than full postag'
thereon, such package shall be forwarded
and double the amount of deficient post
age shall be collected from the party t,
whom it is addressed or delivered at it
I proper destination.
SEC. 4. That the sender of any articl
of the third class of mail matter ma!
write his or her name and address therein
or on the outside thereoI, win the Wor'
'Ffrom" above or preceding the same; o
may write briefly or print on any packag
? the number and names of the articles en-
/ closed. Publishers of newspapers ant
periodicals may print on the wrappers o
) newspapers or magazines sent from tn
D Office of publication to regular subscrib
t ers the time to which subscription there
? for has been paid.
SEC. 5. That transient newspapers an
tmaOaZtOaa shall ba adniffad N and fFarc
I mitted in the mails at the rate of one cen
! for every three ounces or fractional par
thereof, and one for each two additions
ounces or fractional part thereof.
SEC. 6. That this act shall take effeC
. on and after the first day of July, 1876.