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Nothing in this act shall be so construed as to allow the transmission to be mailed in vio- through the mails of any publication which violates any copyright lation of copyright law. granted by the United States.

be sent.

Supplements to SEC. 16. That publishers of matter of the second class may without publications may subjecting it to extra postage, fold within their regular issues a supplement; but in all cases the added matter must be germane to the publication which it supplements, that is to say, matter supplied in order to complete that to which it is added or supplemented, but omitted from the regular issue for want of space, time, or greater convenience, which supplement must in every case be issued with the publication.

THIRD-CLASS MAT

TER.

Postage on. R. S., § 3878. 1876, July 12, ch. 179, § 15.

-in foreign mails free of duty, except certain books.

- circular defined.

Printed matter defined.

FOURTH-CLASS
MATTER.

SEC. 17. That mail matter of the third class shall embrace books, transient newspapers, and periodicals, circulars, and other matter wholly in print (not included in section twelve), proof sheets, corrected proof sheets, and manscript copy accompanying the same, and postage shall be paid at the rate of one cent for each two ounces or fractional part thereof, and shall fully be prepaid by postage stamps affixed to said matter.

Printed matter other than books received in the mails from foreign countries under the provisions of postal treaties or conventions shall be free of customs duty, and books which are admitted to the international mails exchanged under the provisions of the Universal Postal Union Convention may, when subject to customs duty, be delivered to addresses in the United States under such regulations for the collection of duties as may be agreed upon by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Postmaster General

SEC. 18. That the term "circular" is defined to be a printed letter, which, according to internal evidence, is being sent in identical terms to several persons. A circular shall not lose its character as such, when the date and the name of the addressed and of the sender shall be written therein, nor by the correction of mere typographical errors in writing. SEC. 19. That "printed matter" within the intendment of this act is defined to be the reproduction upon paper, by any process except that of handwriting, of any words, letters, characters, figures, or images, or of any combination thereof, not having the character of an actual and personal correspondence.

SEC. 20. That mailable matter of the fourth class shall embrace all matter not embraced in the first, second, or third class, which is not in its form or nature liable to destroy, déface, or otherwise damage the contents of the mail bag, or harm the person of any one engaged in the postal service, and is not above the weight provided by law, which is Package above hereby declared to be not exceeding four pounds for each package weight of four thereof, except in case of single books weighing in excess of that amount, pounds not to be and except for books and documents published or circulated by order of sent, except, &c. R. S., $$ 3879, Congress, or official matter emanating from any of the departments of

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the government or from the Smithsonian Institution, or which is not declared non mailable under the provision of section thirty eight hundred and ninety three of the Revised Statutes as amended by the act of July twelfth, eighteen hundred and seventy six, or matter appertaining to lotteries, gift concerts, or fraudulent schemes or devices.

-rate of postage SEC. 21. That all matter of the fourth class shall be subject to examon fourth-class ination and to a postage charge at the rate of one cent an ounce or fraction thereof, to be prepaid by stamps affixed.

matter.

Proceedings in If any matter excluded from the mails by the preceding section of this case of non-maila- act, except that declared non mailable by section thirty eight hundred ble matter reach- and ninety three of the Revised Statutes as amended, shall, by inadvertence, reach the office of destination, the same shall be delivered in accordance with its address:

ing office of delivery.

Provided, That the party addressed shall furnish the name and address of the sender to the postmaster at the office of delivery, who shall immediately report the facts to the Postmaster General.

If the person addressed refuse to give the required information, the postmaster shall hold the package subject to the order of the Postmaster General.

books

All matter declared non mailable by section thirty eight hundred and Obscene ninety three of the Revised Statutes as amended, which shall reach the in mail, &c., not office of delivery, shall be held by the postmaster at the said office sub. to be delivered. ject to the order of the Postmaster General.

R. S., § 3893. 1876, July 12, ch. 183.

What may be written on second.. class mail-matter. R. S., §§ 3886,

SEC. 22. That mailable matter of the second class shall contain no writing, print, mark, or sign thereon or therein in addition to the original print, except as herein provided, to wit, the name and address of the person to whom the matter shall be sent, and index figures of subscription book, either written or printed, the printed title of the publi- 3887. cation, the printed name and address of the publisher or sender of the 1876, July 12, ch. same, and written or printed words or figures or both, indicating the 179, § 15. date on which the subscription to such matter will end.

Upon matter of the third class, or upon the wrapper inclosing the -on third class. same, the sender may write his own name or address thereon, with the word "from" above and preceding the same, and in either case may make simple marks intended to designate a word or passage of the text to which it is desired to call attention.

There may be placed upon the cover or blank leaves of any book or of any printed matter of the third class a simple manuscript dedication or inscription that does not partake of the nature of a personal correspondence.

Upon any package of matter of the fourth class the sender may write or print his own name and address, preceded by the word "from", and there may also be written or printed the number and names of the articles inclosed;

And the sender thereof may write or print upon or attach to any such articles by tag or label a mark, number, name, or letter for purpose of identification.

- on fourth class.

- and sender liable to penalty.

SEC. 23. That matter of the second, third, or fourth class containing any writing or printing other than indicated in the preceding section, or writing thereon or inclosed, letter made in the manner other than therein indicated, shall not be delivered postage to be except upon the payment of postage for matter of the first class, deduct- charged. ing therefrom any amount which may have been prepaid by stamps affixed to such matter; and any person who shall conceal or inclose any matter of a higher class in that of a lower class, and deposit, or cause the same to be deposited, for conveyance by mail, at a less rate than would be charged for both such higher and lower class matter, shall, for every such offense, be liable to a penalty of ten dollars: Provided, however That nothing herein contained shall be so construed publishers may as to prevent publishers of the second class and news agents from inclosing, in their publications, bills, receipts and orders for subscription thereto; but such bills, receipts, and orders shall be in such form as to convey no other information than the name, location, and subscription price of the publication or publications to which they refer.

SEC. 24. That the Postmaster General may prescribe, by regulation, the manner of wrapping and securing for the mails all packages of mat. ter not charged with first class postage, so that the contents of such packages may be easily examined; and no package the contents of which cannot be easily examined shall pass in the mails, or be delivered at a less rate than for matter of the first class.

inclose bills and receipts.

Regulations for wrapping second

class matter.

Publications free

SEC. 25. That publications of the second class, one copy to each actual subscriber residing in the county where the same are printed, in whole to subscribers in county of publicaor in part, and published, shall go free through the mails; but the same tion. shall not be delivered at letter carrier offices, or distributed by carriers, unless postage is paid thereon at the rate prescribed in section thirteen of this act:

in letter-carrier

Provided, That the rate of postage on newspapers, excepting weeklies, when deposited and periodicals not exceeding two ounces in weight, when the same are offices for delivery deposited in a letter carrier office for delivery by its carriers, shall be to pay postage, exuniform at one cent each;

Periodicals weighing more than two ounces shall be subject, when

cept, &c.

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Post-paid letters

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delivered by such carriers, to a postage of two cents each, and these rates shall be prepaid by stamps affixed.

SEC. 26. That all mail-matter of the first class upon which one full to be delivered on rate of postage has been prepaid shall be forwarded to its destination, ciency by special charged with the unpaid rate, to be collected on delivery; stamps. R. S., § 3898.

Commissions to

postmasters on spe-
cial stamps for un-
paid postage.
1878, June 27, ch.
259, § 1, par. 3.

Regulations may be made for freedelivery offices.

But postmasters, before delivering the same, or any article of mailmatter upon which prepayment in full has not been made, shall affix, or cause to be affixed, and canceled, as ordinary stamps are canceled, one or more stamps equivalent in value to the amount of postage due on such article of mail-matter, which stamps shall be of such special design and denomination as the Postmaster-General may prescribe, and which shall in no case be sold by any postmaster nor received by him in prepayment of postage.

That in lieu of the commission now allowed to postmasters at offices of the fourth class upon the amount of unpaid letter-postage collected, such postmasters shall receive a commission upon the amount of such special stamps so canceled, the same as now allowed upon postage stamps, stamped envelopes postal cards, and newspaper and periodical stamps canceled as postages on matter actually mailed at their offices: Provided, The Postmaster General may, in his discretion, prescribe instead such regulation therefor at the offices where free delivery is established as, in his judgment, the good of the service may require.

Penalty for fail- SEC. 27. That any postmaster or other person engaged in the postal ing to account for service who shall collect, and fail to account for, the postage due upon any postage, or to can- article of mail-matter which he may deliver, without having previously cel stamps, &c., by affixed and canceled such special stamps, as hereinbefore provided, or who shall fail to affix such stamp, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars.

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for washing, SEC. 28. That any person who shall use, or attempt to use, in payselling, using, &c., ment of postage, any canceled postage stamp or postage stamps, whether canceled stamps, the same have been before used or not, or who shall by any means restamped envelmove, or attempt to remove, or assist in removing, marks from any postopes, &c. R. S., § 3922- age-stamp or postage stamps, with intent to use the same in payment of postage, or who knowingly shall have in his possession any postagestamp or postage-stamps canceled, with intent to use the same, or from which such cancellation-marks have been removed, or who shall sell or offer to sell any such stamp or stamps or who shall use or attempt to use the same in payment of postage, or who shall remove the superscription from any stamped envelope or postal card that has once been used in the payment of postage, with intent to again use the same for a like purpose, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than one hun dred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each offense, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

Letters, &c., on SEC. 29. The provisions of the fifth and sixth sections of the act enofficial business titled "An act establishing post-routes, and for other purposes", apmay be sent free of postage by all offi- proved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, for the transcers of government mission of official mail-matter, be, and they are hereby, extended to all and of Smithsonian officers of the United States Government, and made applicable to all Institution in offi- official mail-matter transmitted between any of the officers of the United cial envelopes. States, or between any such officer and either of the executive depart1877, March 3, ch. 103, §§ 5, 6. ments or officers of the government, the envelopes of such matter in 16 Opin. Att'y- all cases to bear appropriate indorsements containing the proper desigGen., 455. nation of the office from which the same is transmitted, with a statement of the penalty for their misuse.

-except by pen

And the provisions of said fifth and sixth sections are hereby likewise extended and made applicable to all official mail-matter sent from the Smithsonian Institution:

Provided, That this act shall not extend or apply to pension-agents sion agents and or other officers who receive a fixed allowance as compensation for their some other officers. services, including expenses for postage.

SEC. 30. That section thirty-nine hundred and fifty-five of the Revised Statutes be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: "The Postmaster-General, whenever, he may deem it consistent with the public interest, may accept or require new surety upon any contract existing or hereafter made for carrying the mails, in substitution for and release of any existing surety".

SEC. 31. Any person performing the duties of postmaster, by authority of the President, at any post-office where there is a vacancy for any cause, shall receive for the term for which the duty is performed the same compensation to which he would have been entitled if regularly appointed and confirmed as such postmaster; and all services heretofore rendered in like cases shall be paid for under this provision.

New sureties for mail contracts may be required. Substitute for

R. S., § 3955.

Acting postmasters during vacan

cy of office to re

ceive pay.

Letter-sheet en

SEC. 32. That the Postmaster-General is hereby authorized to take the necessary steps to introduce and furnish for public use a letter- velopes. sheet envelope, on which postage-stamps of the denominations now in use on ordinary envelopes shall be placed.

Double postal

And the Postmaster-General is also authorized to introduce and furnish for public use a double postal card, on which shall be placed two cards and doubleletter envelopes. one-cent stamps, and said card to be so arranged for the address that R. S., § 3914, it may be forwarded and returned, said cards to be sold for two cents 3917. apiece; and also to introduce and furnish for public use a double-letter envelope, on which stamps of the denominations now in use may be placed, and with the arrangement for the address similar to the double postal card;

Said letter-sheet and double postal card and double envelope to be issued under such regulations as the Postmaster-General may prescribe.

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And provided, That no money shall be paid for royalty or patent on but no royalty any of the articles named.

SEC. 33. That so much of this act as is embraced in sections four to thirty-one both inclusive, shall take effect from the first day of May, 1879, and all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. [March 3, 1879.]

for patent thereon
to be paid.
When act takes

effect; repeal.

CHAPTER 182.

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUNDRY CIVIL EXPENSES OF THE GOVERN-
MENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED
AND EIGHTY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

SECTION

1. Par. 1. Members of Congress to have ten charts of Coast Survey each session.

Par. 2. Issue of coin certificates for bullion, except, &c., repealed.

Par. 3. Secretary of Treasury may lease unproductive public property.

Par. 4. Water power at Moline may be leased by Secretary of War.

Par. 5. Pikesville arsenal and grounds may
be sold by Secretary of War or do-
nated to Maryland.

Par. 6. Military prison to make supplies for
Army.

Par. 7. Home for Disabled Soldiers; pur-
chases, expenditures, and estimates
for support of.

Par. 8. Disbursements for Capitol extension,
&c., to be made by disbursing clerk
of Interior Department.

Par. 9. Director of Geological Surveys; ap-
pointment and duties, &c.
Certain surveys discontinued.
Collections from surveys to be depos
ited in National Museum.

Par. 10. Publication of geological surveys and
reports.

distribution and sale of copies, &c. Par. 11. Half of support of indigent insane in Government Hospital to be paid by District of Columbia.

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March 3, 1879.

20 Stat. L., 377.

Members of Con

gress to have ten

Be it enacted, &c.

[SECTION 1.]

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[Par. 1.] That Senators, Representatives, and Delegates to the House charts of Coast of Representatives shall each be entitled to not more than ten charts Survey each sespublished by the Coast Survey, for each regular session of Congress. R. S., § 4691. 1878, June 20, ch. 359, § 1, Par. 5.

sion.

Issue of coin cer

repealed.

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[Par. 2.] And so much of the act "making appropriations for the legtificates for bull-islative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the fiscal ion, except, &c., year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and for R. S., §§ 254, other purposes", approved June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, as authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue coin cer1878, June 19, ch. tificates in exchange for bullion deposited for coinage at mints and assay329, § 1, par. 9. offices other than those mentioned in section thirty-five hundred and forty-five of the Revised Statutes, be, and the same is hereby, repealed; said repeal to take effect at the end of the present fiscal year.

Secretary of

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[Par. 3.] That authority be, and is hereby, given to the Secretary of Treasury may lease the Treasury to lease, at his discretion for a period not exceeding five unproductive pub- years, such unoccupied and unproductive property of the United States lic property. R. S., § 3749. under his control, for the leasing of which there is no authority under existing law, and such leases shall be reported annually to Congress.

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Water power at [Par. 4.] That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and emMoline may be powered to lease the water power, at Moline, or such portion as may be leased by Secretary agreed upon, to the Moline Water Power Company upon such terms and of War. conditions, and for such term of years as may be agreed upon, if the same can be done consistently with the interests of the Government of the United States.

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Said lease to be made upon the condition that the said Moline Water Power Company shall go on and complete the development of the water power and maintain it at its own cost and expense

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[Par. 5.] That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed senal and grounds to dispose of the grounds, buildings, and appurtenances known as the may be sold by Pikesville arsenal in the State of Maryland, by public sale to the highest Secretary of War or donated to Ma- bidder, turning into the Treasury the net proceeds after paying cost of advertisement sale, and so forth:

ryland.

Provided, That if the State of Maryland shall, prior to the first of March, eighteen hundred and eighty, accept the same, it is hereby granted and donated to said State, to be used for such militia or other purposes as the necessities of the State may require; and the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to transfer said property to the State of Maryland, to be held by it in trust for the use, benefit, and execution of the purposes of this grant.

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Military prison [Par. 6.] Support and improvement of the Leavenworth military to make supplies prison, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: Provided, That the Secfor Army. retary of War shall cause to be fabricated at the said prison such supR. S., 1351. plies for the Army as can be economically and properly manufactured at the said prison.

Home for Disa

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[Par. 7.] Support of National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers: bled Volunteers; Current expenses, including repairs: Provided, That all purpurchases to be chases of supplies exceeding the sum of one thousand dollars at any one made after adver- time shall be made upon public tender after due advertisement, and that tisement; expenditures for new the expenditure for new buildings shall be expressly authorized in writbuildings; estim- ing:

ates for support of.

R. S., § 4831.

Provided, That the estimates hereafter submitted for the support of 1875, March 3, the National Home shall be made in detail, specifying the several items of expenditure, and separating the cost of food and other supplies in the

ch. 129.

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