Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 62 Part 1.djvu/1294

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PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 830-JULY 3,1948 incidental announcements of books and when in parcels not exceeding seventy pounds in weight, may be sent at the postage rate of 8 cents for the first pound or fraction thereof and 4 cents for each additional pound or fraction thereof. Bookscontainingno (e) Books, consisting wholly of reading matter and containing no advertising. advertising matter other than incidental announcements of books, when sent by public libraries, organizations, or associations not organ- ized for profit and none of the net income of which inures to the benefit of any private stockholder or individual, as a service to county or other unit libraries or as a loan to readers or when returned by the latter libraries or readers to such public libraries, organizations, or associa- tions shall be charged with postage at the rate of 4 cents for the first pound or fraction thereof and 1 cent for each additional pound or fraction thereof, except, that the rates now or hereafter prescribed for third- or fourth-class matter shall apply in every case where such rate is lower than the rate prescribed in this subsection for books under this Applicability of classification: Provided,That this rate shall apply only to such books as are addressed for local delivery, for delivery in the first, second, or third zone, or within the State in which mailed. Public libraries, organizations, or associations before being entitled to the foregoing rates shall furnish to the Postmaster General, under such regulations as he may prescribe, satisfactory evidence that none of their net income inures to the benefit of any private stockholder or individual. special-handling (f) To procure the most expeditious handling and transportation practicable of mail matter of the fourth class, special-handling stamps shall be affixed thereto, in addition to the regular postage, in accord- ance with the following schedule: Matter weighing not more than two pounds, 15 cents; matter weighing more than two but not more than ten pounds, 20 cents; matter weighing more than ten pounds, 25 cents: Provided,That, under such regulations as the Postmaster General may prescribe, ordinary stamps of equivalent value may be accepted in lieu of the special-handling stamps herein specified. SPECIAL DELIVERY SEC. 205. To procure the most expeditious handling and trans- portation practicable and the immediate delivery of mail matter at the office of address, special-delivery stamps shall be affixed thereto, in addition to the regular postage, in accordance with the following schedule: Matter weighing not more than two pounds, if of the first class, 15 cents; if of any other class, 25 cents. Matter weighing more than two but not more than ten pounds, if of the first class, 25 cents; if of any other class, 35 cents. Matter weighing more than ten pounds, if of the first class, 35 cents; if of any other class, 45 cents: Provided, That, under such regulations as the Postmaster General may pre- scribe, ordinary postage stamps of equivalent value may be accepted in lieu of the special-delivery stamps. MONEY ORDERS SEC. 206. A money order shall not be issued for more than $100, and the fees for domestic money orders shall be as follows: For orders less than $5 and 1 cent, 10 cents; for orders from $5 and 1 cent up to and including $10, 15 cents; for orders from $10 and 1 cent up to and including $50, 25 cents; for orders from $50 and 1 cent up to and includ- ing $100, 35 cents. POSTAL NOTES SEC. 207. (a) The Postmaster General may authorize postmasters at such offices as he shall designate, under such regulations as he shall 1264 [62 STAT.