newspapers 音标拼音: [n'uzp
, epɚz]
NEWSPAPERS .
Papers for conveying news ,
printed and distributed periodically .
2 .
To encourage their circulation the act of congress of March 3 ,
1825 ,
3 Story '
s L .
U .
S .
1994 ,
enacts ,
Sec .
29 .
That every printer of newspapers may rend one paper to each and every other printer of newspapers within the United States ,
free of postage ,
under such regulations as the postmaster general shall provide .
3 .-
Sec .
30 .
That all newspapers conveyed in the mail shall be under cover ,
open at one end ,
and charged with the postage of one cent each ,
for any distance not more than one hundred miles ,
and one and a half cents for any greater distance :
Provided That the postage of a single newspaper ,
from any one place to another ,
in the same state ,
shall not exceed one cent ,
and the postmaster general shall require those who receive newspapers by post ,
to pay always the amount of one quarter '
s postage in advance ;
and should the publisher of any newspaper ,
after being three mouths previously notified that his paper is not taken out of the office ,
to which it is sent for delivery ,
continue to forward such paper in the mail ,
the postmaster to whose office such paper is sent ,
may dispose of the same for the postage ,
unless the publisher shall pay it .
If any person employed in any department of the post office ,
shall improperly detain ,
delay ,
embezzle ,
or destroy any newspaper ,
or shall permit any other person to do the like ,
or shall open or permit any other to open ,
any mail ,
or packet of newspapers ,
not directed to the office where he is employed ,
such offender shall ,
on conviction thereof ,
forfeit a sum ,
not exceeding fifty dollars ,
for every such offence .
And if any other person shall open any mail or packet of newspapers ,
or shall embezzle or destroy the same ,
not being directed to such person ,
or not being authorized to receive or open the same ,
such offender shall ,
on the conviction thereof ,
pay a sum not exceeding twenty dollars for every such offence .
And if any person shall take ,
or steal ,
any packet ,
bag ,
or mail of newspapers ,
from ,
or out of any post office ,
or from any person having custody thereof ,
such person shall ,
on conviction ,
be imprisoned ,
not exceeding three mouths ,
for every ,
such offence ,
to be kept at hard labor during the period of such imprisonment .
If any person shall enclose or conceal a letter ,
or other thing ,
or any memorandum in writing ,
in a newspaper ,
pamphlet ,
or magazine ,
or in any package of newspapers ,
pamphlets ,
or magazines ,
or make any writing or memorandum thereon ,
which he shall have delivered into any post office ,
or to any person for that purpose ,
in order that the same may be carried by post ,
free of letter postage ,
he shall forfeit the sum of five dollars for every such offence ;
and the letter ,
newspaper ,
package ,
memorandum ,
or other thing ,
shall not be delivered to the person to whom it is directed ,
until the amount of single letter postage is paid for each article of which the package is composed .
No newspapers shall be received by the postmasters ,
to be conveyed by post ,
unless they are sufficiently dried and enclosed in proper wrappers ,
on which ,
besides the direction ,
shall be noted the number of papers which are enclosed for subscribers ,
and the number for printers :
Provided ,
That the number need hot be endorsed ,
if the publisher shall agree to furnish the postmaster ,
at the close of each quarter ,
a certified statement of the number of papers sent in the mail ,
chargeable with postage .
The postmaster general ,
in any contract he may enter into for the conveyance of the mail ,
may authorize the person with whom such contract is to be made ,
to carry newspapers ,
magazines ,
and pamphlets ,
other than those conveyed in the mail :
Provided ,
That no preference shall be given to the publisher of one newspaper over that of another ,
in the same place .
When the mode of conveyance ,
and size of the mail ,
will admit of it ,
such magazines and pamphlets as are published periodically ,
may be transported in the mail ,
to subscribers ,
at one and a half cents a sheet ,
for any distance riot exceeding one hundred miles ,
and two and a half cents for any greater distance .
And such magazines and pamphlets as are not published periodically ,
if sent in the mail ,
shall be charged with a postage of four cents on each sheet ,
for any distance not exceeding one hundred miles ,
and six cents for any greater distance .
By the act of March 3 ,
1851 ,
c .
20 ,
s .
2 ,
it is enacted ,
That all newspapers not exceeding three ounces in weight sent from the office of publication to actual and bona fide subscribers ,
shall be charged with postage is follows ,
to wit weekly only ,
within the county where published ,
free ;
for any distance not exceeding fifty miles out of the county ,
five cents per quarter ;
exceeding fifty ,
and not exceeding three hundred miles ,
ten cents per quarter ;
exceeding three hundred and not exceeding one thousand miles ,
fifteen cents per quarter ;
exceeding one thousand and not exceeding two thousand miles ,
twenty cents per quarter exceeding two thousand and not exceeding four thousand ,
twenty -
five cents per quarter ;
exceeding four thousand miles ,
thirty cents per quarter ;
newspapers published monthly ,
sent to actual and bona fide subscribers ,
one -
fourth the foregoing rates ;
published semi -
monthly ,
one -
half the foregoing rates ;
semi -
weekly ,
double those rates ;
tri -
weekly ,
treble those rates ;
and oftener than tri -
weekly ,
five times those rates ;
Provided ,
That newspapers not containing over three hundred square inches may be transmitted at one -
fourth the above rates .
See ,
as to other newspapers ,
Postage .
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