Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-03

forward with the money for the subscrip-
ton" subjects the publication to third-class
postage.
Books are third-class matter, whether
wholly in print or not Any writing there
in, not permitted by order of No. As, page
10, March, 1881, Guide, subjects them to
letter postage.
A contract by publisher to give an adj
vertiser a specified circulation, in excess of
his regular subscription, by means of sam
pie COPIES will, when any doubt exists as to
the character of disqualification, be regard
ed as evidence that the publication so cir
culated is subject to third class rates.
To write 'please forward " upon pack
age of third or fourth class matter will
subject the same to letter postage.
The law does not permit the terms of
subscription to be printed upon the wrap
per of second-class matter.
Copies of publications sent by postmas-
tiers to the department for ruling should
always be inclosed in penalty envelopes and
addressed to First Assistant Postmaster
General" Endorsed g Construction of P L.
and R."
When only single copy of reproduc-
ton by any other process than ordinary
tvne. plate and photographic printing is of
fered for mailing, and the subject-matter is
| essentially to the individual addressed, the
parcel is subject to letter rates of postage.
| The date permitted to be written in a Cir
cular is the date of the mailing and not the
date upon which something is acknowledged
in the circular to have been received. In
other words. the date cannot be used to COM
municate fact in addition to the date of
mailing without subjecting the matter to
letter postage. The same rule applies as to
the name of the sender when written to ac-
knowledge the receipt of money at the end
of printed receipt, In such case the
signature subjects the matter to letter post
Iage.
A PAPER must be entered at the Office OF
publication and a copy submitted to the de-
partment and sufficient reasons assigned be-
fore permission will be given to mail IT al
another office.
The term "club" cannot be applied to
parties who receive papers through a news
agent.
A postmaster has no right to open news
dealers package and distribute part of the
papers therein to subscribers through the
post office free If a newsdealer wishes tc
serve his subscribers through the post-ofhce
he must mail them regularly, paying second
class postage thereon.
Ruling 1888, page 80, May, 1881, Guide
has been SO modified as to permit supple
ments containing legal advertisements, such
as tax sales, to be printed at another Office
than that of the paper with which they are
mailed.
Publishers desiring to send out supple
ments should file with the postmaster tht
following affidavit, required by ruling No
493, o. S. Official Guide for June, 1881
The undersigned, publisher of the -
-, hereby makes oath that neither he MOI
any other proprietor, clerk, agent or EN-
ploye within his knowledge, will send, OF
cause or permit to be sent through the mail'
at the second-class (pound) rate, any sup
plement containing any advertisement what
ever, except such advertisements are pait
for at the same rate as those in the body o.
the paper itself.
Name and place.
| Sworn and subscribed before me this -
| day of --, 1855.
Signature and title.
| When such an affidavit has been filed i
will not be necessary to repeat it, excep
when the publication changes hands.
Coin may be sent in the mails as foruth
class matter.