The Portland daily press., 1894-01-23

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"the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, OF any words,
letters, characters, figures or images. or of any
combination thereof, not having the
character of anlactual and personal correspon-
dence."
A'circular" is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, to internal EVIL
dence, is being sent In identical terms to sever
such by writing therein the date, name of the
addressee or of the sender, or the correction of
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first second or third
class which is not i'll its form or nature liable to
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
limit of Weight Of Nail lNdtter.--No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceived for conveyance by nail except single
books weighing in excess of that amount, and
except books and documents published or
em n STnsr Of from any Of GfS a
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
30 Secondclass matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
pound limitation.
81. lie above limit OF weight does not ap-
ply to matter III foreign mails regulated by
poStals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Mdtter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters ana other written matter,
except tha5 specially authorized to pass at
thirdclass rates and on aled matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
q On postel cards one cent each, the Price
for which they are sold.
g. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post Offices and one cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof at offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established
On Second Class Matter. The rate Ut
postage on Secc1d-ciasS matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the office OF
publication. including samples copies, or when
sent from news agency TO actual subscribers
thereto, or to other news agents, is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof.
The irate OF postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the second-class
when Sent by other than the publisher or news
agent. is one cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof
W The rate OF postage OH newspapers (eXcepting
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when the same aredepositedin
is uniform at one cent each; on periodicals
weighing more than two ounces, two cents
each.
Newspapers and periodicals when de-
posted by the publishers or news agent in a
letter-carrier office for general or box delivery
are subject ray postage at the rate OF one
cent per pound; when deposited by other than
publishers or news agents, for general or box
delivery, the rate is one cent for four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
Weekly newspapers when deposited by the
publisher or news agents in a etter-carrier
office, for delivery by carriers. otherwise, are
subject only to the rate OF one cent pound or
fraction the e0f.
All second-class publications. when sent by
the publisher OF news-agent by mail to a let
ter-carr er office located either in the county
cf publication or elsewhere. are subject to
postage at the rate of one cent pound which
entities them To delivery by the carriers.
On Third Class .NdHer.-The rate of postage
on "a ftrfl
ounces or fractional part thereof.
on Fourth Class Ndtter.-The rate OF postage
on fourth-cass matter is one cent an ounce or
fraction thereof
Postage on seeds. cuttings, roots, scions and
plants is at the rate of one cent for saeh two
ounces or fraction thereof