FOBTY-THIRD CON Gl? ESS. Sess. I. Ch. 456. 1874. 233 titled "An Act to revise consolidate and amend the statutes relating 18V2mb- 335,999- to the Post·Office Department," approved June eight, eighteen hundred "’f’*· X"‘*> PP- 2% and seventy-two:_ Q"- Sec. 6. That on and gfter the first day of January, eighteen hundred Method of p e y- and seventy-five, upon the receipt of such newspapers and periodical mnt °f I’°“°g‘, °“ publications et the office of mailing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and ;]§,`g.,°§°§§°" mu I°°` postage paid thereon by a special adhesive stamp, to be devised and ` furnished by the Postmaster-General, which shall be niiixed to such matter, or to the sack containing the same, or upon a. memorandum of such mailing, or otherwise, as the Postmaster-General may, from time to time, provide by regulation. _ _Sec. 7. That newspapers, one copy to each actual snbseriber residing 4; 0 U u s V mms. within the county where the same are printed, in whole or in part, and papers. ` puhlished, shall go free through the mails ; but the same shall not be delivered at lettcrrcarrier offices or distributed by carriers unless postage IS paid thereon as by law provided. _ Sec. 8. That all mnilable matter of the third class, referred to in scc- m;1,,1,1.,mmm,e tron one hundred and thirty-three of the act entitled "An not to revise, the third class. consolidate, and amend the statutes relating to the Post-Office Depart- 1812.ch.335,s$§ 133, ment," approved June eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, may 13% V°Y· ¤`ii» PP- weigh not exceeding four pounds for each package thereof, and postage 300* 301* · shall be charged thereon at the rate of one cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof; but nothing herein contained shall be held to change or amend section one hundred and thirty-four of said act. Sec. 9. That the Postmaster-General, when in his judgment it shall p,,,,,,,,,,,,,,--,; 0,,. be necessary, may prescribe, by regulation, an affidavit in form, to be crnl muy ,,fes¤m»e taken by each publisher of any newspaper orperiodical publication sent ¤'Hd¤"i'>_*° ¤¤·k°¤ through the mails under the provisions of this ect, or news agent who :jf,’“¥;‘QgI yes °f distributes any of such newspapers or periodical publications under the I P ’ ' provisions ofthis act, or employee of such publisher or news agent stating that he will not send, or knowingly permit to be sent, through the mails any copy or copies of such newspaper or periodical publications except to regular subscribers thereto, or news agents, without prepay- ment of the postage thereon at the rate of one cent for each two ounces or fractional part thereof; and if such publisher or news agent, or employee of such publisher or news agent, when required by the Postmaster- General or any special agent of the Post-Office Department to make p.,s;;s1ms, gw_, such affidavit, shall refuse so to do, and shall thereafter, without having required to make mn made, such eilidavit deposit any newspapers in the mail for trensmis- M¤V**· &°· sion, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, HP°*`¤¤¤l· &¤·» Pwshall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars for each refusal ; and " l`y‘ if any such person shall knowingly and willfully mail any such matter psnmy M mm,- without the payment of postage as provided by this act, or procure the ing such ru e 1: the r same to be done with the intent to avoid the prepayment of postage due l£t°P °· Y· thereon'; or if any postmaster or postoffice official shall knowingly per- ‘,£Q,S,,,,,};,c,.“g§; 0 _, mit any such matter to be mailed without the prepayment of postage as psrmamugvaénmsu provided inthis act, and in violation of the provisions of the sarne,_he of net, penalty. or they shallybe deemed guilty of a. misdemeanor, and, on conv1ction thereof, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned _ not exceeding one year, one or both, in the discretxonpf the court. Sec. 10. That so much of this act as chsn¥es the rate of postage on Cmuges ,,1 Pm_ newspapers end periodical publications shal not take eliect until the ,,,,0 mm, when to · first day of January next. Wm ¤i\`•=¤¤- Sec. 11. That the sixty-third, eightieth, eightyéirst, eighty-second, m{;‘§3;;,m°° °°*’ eighty-third, eighty-fourth, and eighty-sixth sections of the said “Aet ,,,,2, cj, 335, ,,0, to revise, consolidate, and amend the statutes relating to the Post Olnee xvn, pp. 292,295, Department," approved June eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, be nmendedto read as follows: _ . “Sec. 63. That the-postmasters, except the postmaster at New York Salary or p os rf City, whose annual. salary is hereby nxed at six thousand dollars, shall '“‘g*[,j;:;};€;;Q;fé be divided into four classes, as follows: The ilrst class shall embrace all d,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,0 C,,,,,,,,,, those whose annual salaries are not more than tour thousand dollars nor First class.
