River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-03-20

All matter declared nom mailable by section 3,
SB3 of the revised statutes as amended, which
shall reach the Office Of delivery shall be held
by the postmaster at the said office subject to
the order of the postmaster-general.
Sec. ". That mailable matter of the second
class shall contain no writing, print, mark or
sign thereon or therein ia addition to the orig
inal print, except a. herein provided, to-wlti
The name and address of the person TO whom
the matter shall be sent, and index figures OF
subscription book, either written printed,
the printed title of the publication, the print
ed name and address of the publisher OF sender
of the same, and written printed words OF
figures, OF both, indicating the date ON which
the subscription To such matter shall end
Upon matter of the third class, or upon the
wrapper incloslng the same, the sender may
write his own name address thereon, with
the word from above aud preceding the
same, and in either case may make simple
marks, intended to designate
word or passage of the text to which il is de-
sired To call attention. There may be plseed
upon the cover or blank leaves of any book
of any printed matter of the third class u
simple mac nscript dedication OF inscription
that does not partake of the nature of per-
sonal correspondence. Upon any package of
matter of the fourth claes the sender may
write or print his own name and address, pre-
coded by the word from, and there may also
be written printed the number and names
of the articles inolosed; and tke sender thereof
may write print upon attach 10 any such
article by tag or label mark, number, name,
or letter for purpose of Identification.
Sec. %. That matter of the second, third,
or fourth class containing any writing OF
printing other than indicated in the preceding
section, made in the manner other than
therein indicated. shall not be delivered except
upon the payment of postage for matter of the
FIRST class dedueting therefrom any amount
which may have been prepaid by stamps affixed
10 such matter; and any person who shall con-
ceal or inelose any matter of higher class IN
that of a lower class, aud deposit, or cause the
same 30 be deposited, for conveyance by mail,
at a less rate than would be charged for both
such higher and lower class matter, shall, for
every such offense, be liable to penalty of
$40; Provided, however, That nothing herein
contained shall he construed as to
prevent publishers of the second class
and news agents from lnelosing, IN
their publications, bills, receipts, and orders
for subscriptions therefor but such bills, re-
ceipts, and orders shall be in such form as TO
convey no other information than the name,
location, aud subscription price of the publica-
ton or publications to which they refer.
Sec. a. That the postmaster general may pre-
scribe, by regulation, the manner of wrapping
and securing for the mails all packages of mat
ter not charged with tirst-class postage, 80
that the contents of such packages may be
easily examined; and no package the contents
/ of which cannot be easily examined shall pass
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rate than for matter of the first class.
| Sec. rs. That publications Of the second
class, one copy to each actual subscriber resid-
| ing in the county where the same are printed,
1 in whole or in part and published, shall go free
| through the mails; but the same shall not be
delivered at letter-carrier Offices or distributed
/ by carriers, unless postage is paid thereon al
| the rate prescribed in Sec. l3 of this act. Pro
vided That tho rate of postage on newspapers
| except Weekiies and periodicals not exceeding
| two ounces in weight, when the same are de-
| posted in letter-carrier office for delivery by
its carriers, shall be uniform at one cent each
| periodicals weighing more than two ounces
shall be subject, when delivered by such car
| riers, to postage of two cents each, and these
rates shall be prepaid by stamps affixed.
Sec &c. That all mail matter of the first
| class upon which one full rate of postage mas
| been prepaid shall be forwarded to its destina
| ton, charged with TIE unpaid rate, to be col
| leoted on deli1 cry; but uostmasters, before de-
| liyering the me, or any article of mail mat
| ter upon which prepayment in full has moi
| been made, shall atfix, or caused to be affixed
| and Cancelled, as ordinary stamps are Cancelled
one or more stamps equivalent IN value to thu
| amount of postage due on such article OF mar
matter which stamps shall be OF such spccIa
design and denomination as the postmaster
| general may prescribe, and which shall in nc
case be sold by any postmaster nor received By
| him in prepayment of postage. That IN her
at offices of the fourth class upon the amount
of unpaid letter-postage collected, such post
| masters shall receive commission upOI
| the amount of such special stamps SC
| Cancelled the same now allowed upon post
age stamps, stained envelopes, postal cards anc
newspaper and periodical stamps, Cancelled al
| postages ON matter actually mailed at their Of
| fees. Provided, the postmaster-geneTai may
| in his discretion prescribe instead such regula
| tion therefor at the offices where free delivery
is established as, in his Judgment, the good d
the service may require.
Sec ~. That any postmaster OF other person
engaged in the postal service who shall collect
and fail to account for, the postage due upor
any article or mail matter which he may de
| liver, without having previously affixed anG
cancelled such special stamps Us hereInbetoct
| provided, or who shall fail to affx such stamp
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
ON conviction thereof, shall be punished by
! fine of $50.
Sec. IS. That any person who shall use, OIL
| attempt to use in payment of postage any
| Cancelled postage stamp or postage stamps
whether the same have been used before or not
or shall by any means remove, or attempb Il
| remove, assist in removing, marks from ans
| postage stamp or postage stamps, with intenf
| to use the same ia payment of postage or wht
| knowingly shall have in his possession amy
postage stamp or postage stamps Cancelled, with
| intent to use the same, or from which suct
| cancellation marks have been removed, or shall
sell or offer TO sell any such stamp OIL
stamps, or who shall use or attempt to use tht
same in payment of postage, or shall remove
| the supeTseription from any stamped envelope
or postal card that has once been used in tn,
payment of postage, with intent to again us'
the same for a like purpose, shall be deemed
| guilty of misdemeanur, and shall, on eonvie
| tion thereof be punished by imprisonment O
not less than six months nor more than ont
year or by fine of not less than 300 no
more than $500 for each offense, or by botl
such fine and imprisonment in the discretion
| of the court.