The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-18
T. 3. DAVIS ARMS CO.,
1913 Middle Street.

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art, or some special industry, and must have q
legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-SheetS and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
Printed matter is defined by statute to be
1.-THE reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, OF any verbs,
combination thereof, not having the
character of aniactual and personal correspon
dence.''
printed letter, which according to internal evil
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose its character as
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 in its form or nature liable :.
DESTROY. deface or otherwise damage the con
tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person OF
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight of Mail Motter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
beiVed for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing in excess OF that amount. and
circulated by order OF Congress, or official
pepartments Of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
30 Second-class matter mailed IN packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
pound Limitation. . -,
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated ny
postals conventions.
fN'''''0 RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-The rate of
hostage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter,
except tha5 specially authorized to pass al
third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against Inspection, Two cents
per ounce or fraction Thereon.
3 On postel cards one cent each, the price
for which they are Sold
2 On sdrop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
| post offices, and one cent for each ounce or
| by carrier is not established.
| ON Second Glass Matter. The rate of
| postage on second-class matter when sent by
the publisher thereof and from me once &c, OF OF
| sent from a news agency 10 actual SUBSCRIBERS
thereto or to other news agents, is one cent per
| pound or fraction thereof
periodical publications OF the Second-class
| when sent by other than the publisher or news
| agent, is one cent Tor eacn Iour OUNCES VI
| fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
| weeklies) and OH periodicals not exceeding two
| ounces in weight, Wnenthe same aredeposited in
| is uniform at one cent each; on periodicals
weighing more than two ounces. two cents
| each.
Newspapers and periodicals when de
| nosited by the publishers or news agent in a
letter carrier office for general or box delivery
| are SUBJECT 10 pay postage at the rate ri one
| cent per pound when deposited by other than
nublishers or news agents, tor general or box
delivery, the rate is one cent for four ounces or
| fractional part thereof. ,...,
Weekly newspapers when deposited by the
p,hIsher or news agents in etter-carrier
pfice for delivery by carriers. or otherwise, are
s,ibiect only to the rate OF one cent a pound or
| fraction the cot.
| Iii second-class publications. when sent by
| the nnblisher or news-agent by MAIL to let
| ter.earrier office located either in the county
| "f nmblication or elsewhere. are subject to
Postage at the rate OF one cent pound, which
Entities them to delivery by the carriers.
oA On Third Class Jfdtter.-The rate of postage
on third class matter is one cent for each two
ouncas or fractional part thereof.
ON fourth Glass hatter.-The rate of postage
On fonrth-ciass matter is one cent an ounce OF
| fraction thereon .... .
| ,,,ants is at fine rate of one cent for each tw
ppmnces or fraction thereof