704 THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 71. 1863. require it, to establish one or more branch post-oflices, and also pillar Receiving-bob boxes, or other receiving-boxes, for the safe deposit of matter for the °’;8,j§·3h’“(fY l'° mails and for delivery; and in case of such establishment of a branch °S gu,;: gg 0,- office, the person in charge thereof shall be appointed, and his salary iixed, branch officerl as in the case of a letter-carrier, and the like bond required: Provident sale or stamps. That the post officer in charge of the branch office may also be a depositary for the sale of stamps, to be delivered to him for that purpose by the postmaster of that postal district in sums not at any time to exceed one halt of the penalty of his bond. Expenses of Sec. 14. And be it further enacted, That all expenses for the letterg‘;'é'°‘L':'l)";',‘;;*;;t carriers, branch offices, and receiving boxes, or incident thereto, shall be d,s§,,C,_ entered and reported in a separate account from the ordinary postal expenses of such post-office, and shall be shown in comparison with the proceeds of the postages on local mail matter at each office, in order that the Postmaster-General may be guided in the expenditures for that branch of the postal service by the income derived therefrom; and all such ex- How ,0 be P,,,d_ pinsplstihall be paid ou; of the income of the post—office at the district in w IC ey are incurre . Pumishm of Sec. 15. And be it farther enacted, That the postmaster of any office newspapers, &c., where letter-carriers are employed may contract with the publishers of g;‘E;;_‘;“;;::;°*;?' any newspapers or periodicals, and with the publishers of any circulars, by p,,m|m,·,;m_ for the delivery by postal-carriers, within his postal district, of any such publications not coming through the mails, at rates and upon terms to be agreed upon, such arrangement and terms being equally open to all like publishers; but such contract shall have no force or effect until approved by the Postmaster-General. The Postmaster-General may also provide Deliveg of by regulation for the delivery by such carriers of small packets other P¤¤l<¢*¤» °· than letters or papers, and not exceeding the maximum weight of mail- Pyqpgyment. 9·bl€ pZ·Ck3gC$ Q but such packages H1lISh Il)6 postage stamps Bt the rate of two cents for each four ounces or fraction thereoh Packages by Sec. 16. And be it further enacted, That no postmaster shall receive mjlilpotlo weigh to be conveyed by the mail any packet or package which shall weigh gQj;p(f_“§,g°un s’ uC‘;>1‘o than Four pounds, except books published or circulated by order of ngress. trail-rnmerw Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That upon the following mailable be P"=P¤**l by matter the postage must be prepaid at the time of mailing, by stamps, unsmmps less otherwise expressly provided in this act : —- Domestic letters- First. Upon all domestic letters, whether passing through the mails, or collected, or delivered by postal agents or carriers. Transient Second. On all transient printed matter. pri¤t¤<l ¤¤¤¤f¢¤‘~ Third. On all seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, and scious; all pamphlets, MEff)‘;§k£“£‘£h‘ books, manuscripts, and proof- sheets, maps, prints, engravings, blanks, flexible patterns, samples, and sample cards, phonographic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes, paper, and photographic representations of different types. Otherthings. Fourth. Upon all other things in the mail not otherwise herein provided for. mfggrtzgn apéatter Ssc. 18. And be it further enacted, That upon the following mailablo quamlilyll matter the postage shall be paid before delivery for not less than one quarter. nor more than one year; and such payment for a term may be made either at the mailing office or at the office of delivery. If' the term commences at any other time than at the beginning of a quarter, such payment must be made to cover such fractional quarter, and also for the I next following quarter; otherwise the postage shall be collected thereon H:E;!;S&<=·.p¤b- as on transient matter. Upon regular weekly, tri-weekly, semi-weekly, ‘ and daily publications, and all other regular publications, issued from a Egown office of publication at stated periods and sent to regular subscribmgfjsgasf Sec. 19. And be it further enacted, That mailable matter shall be dl-
