Connecticut western news., 1876-04-28
The New Postal Law,

The bill fixing the postage on third class mail matter was reported to the Senate and the amendments made ir the committee of the whole agreed to, The bill was read third time and pass lows:
 Be &t enacted, etc., That mail matter of the third class shall embrace all pam. phlets, occasional publications, regular publications devoted primarily to adver. Using purposes, or for free circulation, or for circulation at nominal subscrip- tien rates, prices current. catalogues, annuals, handbills, posters, unsealed circulars, prospectuses, books bound ol unbound, book manuscripts, proof sheets, maps, prints, engravings, blanks, flexible patterns, samples of merchandise, sample cards, photograph ie paper, letter envelopes, postal envel- opes and wrappers, cards, plain and or namental paper, photographic represen- tations, seeds. cuttings, bulbs, roots, sci, ns, 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 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 exceed four pounds in weight, and shall be subject to examination and the rates of postage hereinafter provided. The postage on mail matter of the third class shall be at the following rate: For all distances one cent for each ounce, or fractional part thereof. 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.
 Sec. 8. That postages on third class matter shall be prepaid by stamps. If, however, the postage on third class mat ter 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 col lected from such sender before the same shall be transmitted by mail. In case the sender is not known, and it has not been the evident intention of the party so depositing the package to place less then the full postage thereon, such pack age shall be forwarded, and double the amount of the deficient postage shall be collected from the party to whom it is addressed or delivered at it's proper des- tination.
 SEC. 4. That the sender of any article of the third class of mail matter may write his or her name on the outside thereof. with the word |" from" above or preceding the same, or may write briefly or print on any package the num- Der and names of the articles inclosed. Publishers of newspapers and periodi- calls may print on the wrappers of news or magazines sent from the office of publication to regular subscribers the time to which such subscription therefor has been paid.
 SEQ. 5. That transient newspapers and 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 two additional ounces or fractional part thereof.
 SEC. 6. That this act shall take effect on and after the first day of July, 1876.