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 THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 71. 1868. 707 Sec. 35. And be it further enacted, That the rate of postage upon Postagson mailable matter of the second class, issued once a week or more fre- @3*** °*` ¤°°°¤d quently from a known office of publication, and sent to regular subscribers, ° m' shall be as follows: Upon newspapers and other periodical publications, N°W¤P¤P°'*'¤»&¤· each not exceeding the standard weight of four ounces, and passing through the mails or post-offices of the United States between any points therein, the rate for each quarter of the year shall be: for publications issued once a week, live cents; issued twice a week, ten cents; issued three times a week, fifteen cents; issued six times a week, thirty cents; issued seven times a week, thirty-five cents; and in that proportion, adding one rate for each issue more frequent than once a week. For weight exceeding four ounces, and not exceeding eight ounces, an ad- 0v¤¤_f¤¤r _ ditional rate shall be charged; and on the same scale, an additional rate °“°°°° "’ '°'ght' for each additional weight of four ounces or fraction thereof; and such postage must be prepaid for aterm not less than one quarter l10I' more Prepayment. than one year, at either the office of mailing or of delivery, at the option of the subscriber, of which payments a record shall be made and preserved in the post~office where paid; and no such publication shall be delivered from the office until such payment is made ; but the publishers of weekly _Nqwspapem newspapers may send to each actual subscriber within the county where ‘£’g:‘;.m; °°““‘Y their papers are printed and published one copy thereof free of postage. Sec. 36. And be it further enacted, That the rate of postage upon lfostage on mailable matter of the second class, issued less frequently than once a l’:s‘;‘;g‘:;fl:I::i“:d week, from a known office of publication, and sent to regular subscribers, ,,.,,,15 shall be as follows: Upon newspapers, magazines, and other periodical publications, each not exceeding the standard weight of four ounces, and passing through the mails or posboffices of the United States between any points therein, the rate for each such paper or periodical shall be one cent, and an additional rate of one cent for each additional weight of four ounces or fraction thereof: Provided, That the Postmaster-General may provide by regulation for the transportation of small newspapers in packages at the same rate by the standard weight of the package when Packages. sent to one address; and the rates herein provided must be prepaid at either the office of mailing or of delivery, at the option of the subscriber, for a term not less than one quarter nor more than one year, except that news-dealers may pay the postage upon their packages as received at the same rates pro rata as yearly or semi-annual subscribers who pay postage quarterly in advance. Sec. 37. And be it further enacted, That publishers may enclose in _B¤b¤¤rip¢i¤¤ their publications sent to regular subscribers the bills for subscription 3;;;*Y b° °"' thereto without any additional charge for postage, and may write or print upon their publications, or upon the wrappers thereof, the name and address of the subscribers thereto, and the date when the subscription will expire; but any other enclosure or addition in writing or in print shall subject the same to letter postage, which shall be collected before delivery thereofl Sec. 38. And be it further enacted, That the Postmaster-General may Delivery by from time to time provide by order the rates and terms upon which route ¤‘¤¤*>¤ ¤G¤¤¤· agents may receive and deliver at the mail car or steamer packages of newspapers and periodicals delivered to them for that purpose by the publishers, or any news-agent in charge thereof, and not received from, nor designed For delivery at any post-oflicc. Sec. 39. And be it fitrtkcr enacted, That the Postmaster-General has Wrappers of authority to prescribe by regulation the manner of wrapping and securing “"‘x "‘““°" for the mails all matter not charged with letter postage nor lawfully franked, so that the same may be conveniently examined by postmasters; and if not so wrapped and secured, the same shall be subject to letter postage. He may also provide by regulation for ascertaining by furnished lists, by ailidavit or otherwise, whether publishers send or have sent their