CHAPTER XVII. 



POSTAL AND IMPOST REGULATIONS, 

 i Classes of Domestic Mail Matter, and Rates. 



FIRST CLASS. Letters, postal cards, and matter wholly or 

 partly in writing, whether sealed or unsealed (except manu- 

 script copy accompanying proof-sheets or corrected proof-sheets 

 of the same), and all matter sealed or otherwise closed against 

 inspection. 



Rate. Two cents per ounce or fraction thereof. Postal 

 cards, one cent each. On " drop " letters, two cents per ounce 

 or fraction thereof, when mailed at letter-carrier office ; and 

 one cent per ounce or fraction thereof at other offices. 



SECOND CLASS. Newspapers and publications issued at 

 stated intervals as often as four times a year, bearing a date of 

 issue and numbered consecutively, issued from a known office 

 of publication, and formed of printed sheets, without board, 

 cloth, leather, or other substantial binding. Such publications 

 must be originated and published for the dissemination of in- 

 formation of a public character, or devoted to literature, the 

 sciences, art, or some special industry. They must have a 

 legitimate list of subscribers, and must not be designed 

 primarily for advertising purposes, or for free circulation at 

 nominal rates. 



Hate. One cent per pound or fraction thereof when sent 

 by publisher thereof and from office of publication, including 

 sample copies, or when sent from news agency to actual sub- 

 scribers or other news agents. 



One cent for each four ounces or fraction thereof on news- 

 papers and periodical publications of second class, when sent 

 by other than publisher or news agent. 



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