The Portland daily press., 1895-09-13
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.

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Classification OF Domestic Mall Ma {
ter.-Domestic mail matter, that is
mail matter sent in the mails from some
post office within the United States to
some other post Office within the same,
is divided into four classes, as follows:
postal cards, and ali matter wholly OF partly in
writing, whether sealed OF. unselled Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets Or
corrected proof sheets of the sanie) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class.
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely. all
newspapers and other periodical ie publications
frequently as four times year. when bear
date Of issue, and are numbered CONSEQUENTLY,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
S 70 be s''' Of information Of public
Or G
legitimate list. OF subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
| rates.
Sd Class. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proofsheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
printed matter" is defined by statute to be
1.-THE reproduction upon paper by any process
except that Of handwriting, Of any words,
] nssc nor ags syor OF fbs s
character Of anlactual and personal correspon-
dence."
printed letter. which, according to internal evil.
dence is being sent i'll 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 matte:
not embraced in the irst, second Or third
cIasswhich Is not in it's form or nature liable to
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 Mdil Motter.-No package
weighing more than four POUNDS shall pc re
beiyed for conveyance by mail. except single
except books and documents published or
circulated BY order OF Congress. OF onclal
matter ct Ike Sm any OF Of ro ae
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-cass matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated BY
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-Tbe rate 0
postage on matter Of the first class is as
follows:
i. On lotterS ana Otner WrlIteh matlof
except that specially authorized tG pass at
thrd-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
On pOstel cards one cent each, the price
fol which they are sold.
8. On. drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post offices, and one cent for each ounce or
traction thereof at Offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established.
ON Second Class Matter. The rate OF
O1lc ao0nd-c1Aac mo Ubop hv,
the publisher thereof, and from the office Of
publication, including samples copies, or when
sent from news agency to actual subscribers
pound or fraction thereof.
The rate Of postage on newspapers and
periodical tham tS .. the
AGENT. is one cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
onnces in weight, whenIthe same aredeposited in
ia uniform at one cent each on periodicals
Weighing more than two ounces. two cents
Nawspapers and periodicals when de-
posted BY the publishers or news agent in a
fetter.carrier Office for general or box delivery
Are subject TO pay postage at the rate of one
cent per bound; when deposited by other than
publshers or news agents, tor general or box
delivery the rate is one cent Tor four ounces or
Weekiw Newspapers when deposited by the
publisher or news agents In a letter-carrier
office for delivery by carriers OF otnerWlse, are
subject only to the rate Of one cent pound or
= Ali second-class publications. when sent by
the publisher or news-agent by mall TO let
Of 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 Motter. rae OF postage
on third-cass matter is one cent for each two
ounces or fractional part thereon.
On, Fourth Class MdtteY.-The rate Oh posla
fourth class mattar is one cent an 0unC0 o