The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-09
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.


Classification Of Domestic Mail Nat
teY.-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:
LIST class. Written matter. namely, letters,
postal cards. and all matter wholly or partly In
writing, whether sealed or unsealud (except
Corrected proof sheets 81 tie sanie.) Ali mat
tar sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class.
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year.. when bear
are issued from known office OF adjudication
are formed printd paper sheets without board.
eIath Leather or other snbstanta binding db'g
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art. or some special indt stry, and must have
legitimate list Of subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for fee circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Class. Books. circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly In print mot included N
second.class matterl, proofsheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ne the same.
PRINTED matter" is defined by statute to be
the Il upon Rans any woss.
letters, characters figures Or images OF OF any ny
| character Of anIaotual and personal correspon-
dence.''
A"crcular' is defined by statute to be a
printed letter. which, according 70 internal evil.
dence, y being sent in Identical terms TO sever,
such by writing therein the date name Of the
ADDRESSED or Of the sender, or the correction OF
typographical srr9rs namely all matte,
ciasswRich IS not in It's form Or nature liable 70
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law ..,oa.
Limit of Weight Of Mdt Mdtter.-NQ package
weighing more than tour pounds shall be re
beiVed for conveyance by mail. except slnGle
cooks weighing in excess OF that amount; ana
c ncspa p by order Of Congress- Or oficial
p pspsrtms ssn q Tie @ Of from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class matter mailed in packs ses
at the pound rate is not subject to the tt ur'
pound limitation.
81 70 mas soE N oass q m ma fsad 3
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-Tbe rate o
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters and other written matter
thirdclass rates and on s. aisd matter Of matter
Dor ounce or fraction thereof.
On pastel cards .s, one cent EACH the p0e
g. On "drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof. whom mailed at letter carrier
post oces ana one cent for each OUNCE aaI;s.c or
by carrier is not established.
ON Second Class Matter The rate q
postage On sec9na.eass matter wheh o ssns
publication including samples copies. or when
sent from news agency to actual subscribers
thereto or 70 aae t news agents. Is one CENT psf
The rate Of postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the. second-class
when sen: by other than tine publisher Or news
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces In weight, whenthe same aredeposited 10
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 |
letter-carrer office for general or box delivery |
are subject V pay postage at the rate OF one one
publishers or news agents, tor general or box |
delivery, the rate is one cent for four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
publisher or news agents in lettercarrler
Office, for delivery by carriers or otherwise. are
subject only TO the rate OF one cent pounu OF
fraction the eof.
All second-class publications. when sent by |
the publisher or d .news-agent by mail to let
ter-carrier office located either In the county
OF publication or elsewhere. are subject 20
postage at the rate Of one cent pound, which
entities them to delivery by the carriers.
On Third Class MGtter.-The rate OF postage
on third-caSs matter Is one cent for each Two
ounces or fractional part thereof.
On Fourth Class Mdtter.-The rate OF posta
on fourth-class matter is one cent an ounce 0