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. 



Bate. — 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. 



Bate. — 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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