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L. A. 1875, p. 239; reincorporated, L. A. 1881, p. 36; cer- tain territory detached from, L. A. 1883, p. 579.
[ Washtenaw
York.
[ Aetna.
[ Port Huron.
Mulliken .. Muir ..
Eaton. Ionia .
Roxand. Lyons.
290 363
1903 1871 1869
Nashville .
Barry .
Castleton. ... Maple Grove ...
-
1,376
Newaygo .
Newaygo.
[ Brooks. Garfield ..
} .
1,160
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 528; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 54; replatted, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1451; reincorpo- rated, L. A. 1875, p. 545; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 153. S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 791; revised, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 482; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1269; L. A. 1875, p. 463. .
Newberry ..
Luce . .
McMillan.
2,172
1885
New Buffalo
Berrien
New Buffalo.
496
1836
S. L. 1836, p. 184; 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1272; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 802; repealed, L. A. 1879, p. 216; reincor- porated, L. A. 1883, p. 300
New Haven.
Macomb.
Lenox
535
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1606; charter revised, L. A. 1877, . p. 37. L. A. 1881, p. 18.
North Adams
Hillsdale .
Adams
414
1881
North Branch.
Lapeer ..
North Branch ..
645
1881
L. A. 1881, p. 17; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 414; see L. A. 1907, pp. 800, 1017.
Northport
Leelanau.
Leelanau:
507
Northville .
Wayne .
Northville.
1,738
1867
Oakley .
Saginaw .
Brady .
201
1887
Oakwood .
Wayne ..
Ecorce.
1,990
1910
Olivet .
Eaton
Walton.
500
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 541; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 479; see L. A. 1907, p. 740.
Onekama .
Manistee
Onekama .
252
1891
Onsted .
Lenawee.
Cambridge.
323
1907
Ontonagon.
Ontonagon.
Ontonagon .
1,406
1885
Orion. .
Oakland.
Orion .
929
1859
-
Ortonville ..
Oakland.
Brandon .
445
1902
Oscoda .
Iosco . . .
Oscoda ..
864
1885
Otisville.
Genesee.
Forest .
364
1877
Otter Lake.
¿ Genesee.
Forest .
-
325
1883
Ovid ..
Clinton
Ovid.
1,067
1869
Owendale.
Huron.
Brookfield .
274
1905
Oxford ..
Oakland.
Oxford .
1,668
1876
1 By supervisors; L. A. 1905, p. 1192. . S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 744; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 102. S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 843; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 33; 1872, Vol. 1, p. 42; L. A. 1875, p. 526; 1879, p. 227; see L. A. 1907, p. 497.
New Baltimore .. .
$ Macomb.
Chesterfield.
- 974
1867
St. Clair.
Ira ..
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 309; reincorporated, L. A. 1881, p. 7. L. A. 1887, p. 44; amended, 1889, p. 626. Incorporated as a village, December 17, 1910; territory annexed, June 21, 1916; revised, October 16, 1917; amended, January 30, 1919.
L. A. 1891, p. 667.
By supervisors, L. A. 1907, p. 1138.
L. A. 1885, p. 78; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 669.
S. L. 1859, p. 529; repealed, S. L. 1863, p. 182; reincorpor- ated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 504; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 138; 1889, p. 622; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 99. By supervisors, L. A. 1903, p. 943.
L. A. 1885, p. 323.
L. A. 1877, p. 60.
[ Lapeer.
Marathon.
By supervisors.
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 723; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1210; L. A. 1887, p. 126.
L. A. 1905, p. 111. By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 6.
271
.
L. A. 1885, p. 161; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 118; territory annexed, November 20, 1919.
1903 By supervisors, L. A. 1903, p. 941.
272
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1920.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Parma.
Jackson
Sandstone.
564
1864
Paw Paw.
Van Buren
Paw Paw ..
1,556
1859
Peck .
Sanilac.
Elk
341
1903
L. A. 1903, p. 23.
L. A. 1907, pp. 728-31.
Pellston
Emmet ..
[ Maple River. . .
915
1907
Pentwater.
Oceana.
Pentwater.
956
1867
Perrinton .
Gratiot
Fulton .
419
1891
Perry . .
Shiawassee.
Perry .
734
1893
Petersburgh
Monroe.
Summerfield . ..
514
1869
Pewamo.
Ionia .
Lyons. .
316
1871 S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1232; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 5.
Pierson .
Montcalm.
Pierson
164
1873
Pigeon.
Huron .
Winsor ..
780
1903
Pinckney .
Livingston
Putnam
384
1883
Pinconning
Bay .
Pinconning
769
1887
Plainwell
Allegan .
Gun Plain.
2,049
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 827; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 156; L. A. 1875, p. 223; 1877, p. 27; 1881, p. 294; 1883, p. 440.
Incorporated, August 13, 1919.
Plymouth.
Oakland Wayne.
Royal Oak .. Plymouth.
2,857
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 172; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 34; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 996; territory annexed June 21, 1916; revised, February 20, 1918.
Port Austin
Huron .
Pt.Aux Barques
410
1887
Port Huron
Huron . .
Rubicon
353
1887
Portland.
Ionia .
Portland .
1,899
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1037; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 585; L. A. 1877, p. 29; 1883, p. 429; 1887, p. 631; 1893, p. 26; see L. A. 1907, p. 458; revised, October 14, 1918.
Port Sanilac ..
Sanilac.
135
1877
Posen .
Posen .
190
1907
Potterville.
Benton ..
330
1881
L. A. 1907, p. 400. By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 122; Boun- daries changed, L. A. 1899, p. 98.
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
By supervisors; originally called Groveland; changed to Parma, March 16, 1849; S. L. 1849, p. 101; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 241.
S. L. 1859, p. 292; repealed, S. L. 1863, p. 65; incorpo- rated, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 1115; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 190; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1; L. A. 1881, p. 315; terri- tory added, L. A. 1905, p. 1203.
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 438; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 424; L. A. 1881, p. 138.
L. A. 1891, p. 881.
L. A. 1893, p. 968; see L. A. 1907, p. 485
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 489; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, ,p. 1442
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 207; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 460; 1879, p. 70; 1887, p. 550.
By supervisors, L. A. 1903, p. 939.
L. A. 1883, p. 111.
L. A. 1887, p. 704; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 738.
Pleasant Ridge .
%
1919
L. A. 1887, p. 223 L. A. 1887, p. 134.
L. A. 1877, p. 100.
Sanilac. . Presque Isle . . . Eaton.
[ Parma.
Mc Kinley .
Quincy .
Branch. .
Quincy . . 1,251
1858
By supervisors; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 7; L. A. 1885, p. 8; 1897, p. 20.
Reading .
Hillsdale .
Reading .
1,036
1873
Redford .
Wayne. .
Redford .
1,389
1907
Red Jacket.
Houghton
Calumet.
2,390
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 73; amended, 1877, p. 21; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 676; 1891, p. 996; territory annexed, L. A. 1907, p. 537.
Reed City.
Osceola .
Richmond .
1,803
1872
Reese .
Tuscola .
Denmark ..
459
1887
Richland .
Kalamazoo
Richland .
283
1871
Richmond.
Macomb .
Richmond .
River Rouge.
Wayne.
Ecorce.
9,822
1902
Rochester ..
Oakland.
Avon .
2,549
1869
L. A. 1879, p. 47; territory annexed, L. A. 1901, p. 311. By supervisors, L. A. 1903, p. 949; territory attached, April 8, 1918. S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 708; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 464; 1883, p. 741; see L. A. 1907, p. 413 ; territory annexed, June 24, 1920.
Rockford.
Kent.
Algoma .
1,143
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1274; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 96; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 365; L. A. 1879, p. 10; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 858.
Rogers .
Presque Isle. .
Rogers .
2,109
1877
Romeo
Macomb.
Washington ..
2,102
1838
S. L. 1838, p. 87; amended, S. L. 1839, p. 158; S. L. 1855, p. 59; authorized to incorporate under general laws, S. L. 1863, p. 51; boundaries changed, S. L. 1863, p. 87; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 29.
Roscommon.
Roscommon.
Higgins
357
1882
Royal Oak
Oakland.
Royal Oak
6,007
1891
Saline .
Washtenaw
Saline ..
830
1866
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 449; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 438; territory annexed, L. A. 1907, p. 411; territory detached, 1907, p. 728.
Sand Lake.
Kent. .
Nelson .
366
1878
Saranac.
Ionia .
Boston.
750
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 137; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 317; L. A. 1883, p. 549.
Saugatuck .
Allegan
Saugatuck.
526
1868
By supervisors; revised, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 271; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 977
Schoolcraft.
Kalamazoo.
Schoolcraft.
731
1866
By supervisors; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 343; revised, L. A. 1875, p. 834; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 143. L. A. 1879, p. 40.
Sebewaing
Huron .
Sebewaing ..
1,446
1879
Shelby . .
Oceana .
Shelby .
1,288
1885
S. L. 1885, p. 74; see L. A. 1907, p. 1061.
Shepherd
Isabella .
Coe. . .
823
1889
L. A. 1889, p. 176.
Sheridan.
Montcalm.
Bushnell .
489
1877
L. A. 1877, p. 186.
Fairplain .
*Population as a village not given.
273
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 598; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 30. L. A. 1907, p. 102.
35
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 527; amended, L. A. 1889, p. 385; territory detached, January, 19, 1917. L. A. 1887, p. 45; see L. A. 1907, p. 708.
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 593.
Lenox .
1,303
1879
" Plainfield
L. A. 1877, p. 307; 1903, p. 287.
[ Bruce.
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 308.
L. A. 1891, p. 97; boundaries changed, July 23, 1913; re- vised, October 17, 1917.
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 17.
Evergreen .
Sidney .
274
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Concluded.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1920.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Sherman.
Wexford.
Hanover .
108
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 575.
Sherwood
Branch.
Sherwood ..
250
1887
South Lyon .
Oakland.
Lyon
615
1873
South Range.
Houghton .
Adams.
1,435
1906
Sparta ...
Kent.
Sparta .
1,502
1883
Spring Lake.
Ottawa ..
Spring Lake ..
978
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 686; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 626; L. A. 1877, p. 278; reincorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 227. L. A. 1883, p. 23.
Springport .
Jackson.
Springport.
535
1883
Springwells.
Wayne ..
Springwells .
*
1919
Stambaugh
Iron .
Stambaugh.
2,263
1890
Stanwood:
Mecosta ..
Mecosta ..
273
1907
L. A. 1907, p. 374.
St. Charles ..
Saginaw.
St. Charles
1,469
Stephenson
Menominee
Stephenson .
550
1898
Sterling .
Arenac.
Deep River.
*
1917
Stevensville
Berrien.
Lincoln.
206
1893
Stockbridge .
Ingham.
Stockbridge.
699
1889
Sunfield .
Eaton.
Sunfield .
456
1899
Sutton's Bay
Leelanau .
Sutton's Bay. . .
392
1898
Tecumseh.
Lenawee .
Tecumseh .
2,432
1837
Tekonsha .
Calhoun .
Tekonsha.
569
1877
Thompsonville.
Benzie .
Colfax.
410
1892
Three Oaks
Berrien
Three Oaks ..
1,362
1867
Trenton .
Wayne.
Monguagon.
1,682
1855
S. L. 1855, p. 98; originally called Truago; name changed S. L. 1847, p. 25; repealed, S. L. 1857, p. 201; incorpo- rated, L. A. 1875, p. 546.
Turner. .
Arenac.
Turner.
236
1916
Tustin.
Osceola .
Burdell .
281
1893
Twining .
Arenac.
Turner.
1
221
1903
Ubly .
Huron .
Bingham.
455
1896
L. A. 1903, p. 655. 1 By supervisors, L. A. 1899, p. 556.
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
Incorporated, December 17, 1919. By supervisors; amended, April 4, 1910; territory annexed, June 25, 1918; March 19, 1920.
Unable to find date; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 723; territory annexed, February 4, 1916.
By supervisors, L. A. 1899, p. 562.
Incorporated, June 8, 1917.
L. A. 1893, p. 169.
L. A. 1889, p. 71.
L. A. 1899, p. 55.
By supervisors, L. A. 1899, p. 561.
S. L. 1837, p. 69; amended, April 5, 1838, p. 220; 1849, p. 224; reincorporated, S. L. 1859, p. 183; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 715; boundary changed, L. A. 1905, p. 1197. L. A. 1877, p. 271; see L. A. 1907, p. 516.
By supervisors; incorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 582.
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 644; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 33; 1891, p. 883.
Incorporated, April 11, 1916. Incorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 583.
[ Mason .
.
Springville.
.
Wexford .
L. A. 1887, p. 131; 1897, p. 22.
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 927; L. A. 1885, p. 287; reincorpo- rated, L. A. 1891, p. 105. By supervisors, L. A. 1907, p. 1134. L. A. 1883, p. 517.
Antioch
.
Weldon. .
Union City .
Branch. Union. 1,256
1866
By supervisors; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1057; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 324; 1891, p. 9; territory annexed, March 20, 1917.
L. A. 1879, p. 79.
Utica ...
Macomb .
Sterling ..
588
1838
Vandalia.
Cass .
Penn
331
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 515; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 52; 1889, pp. 452, 453. L. A. 1901, p. 761.
Vanderbilt . Vassar ..
Tuscola
Vassar
1,453
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 140; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 233; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 59; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 154; 1885, p. 324.
Vermontville
Eaton.
Vermontville ...
585
1871
Vernon ..
Shiawassee
Vernon.
417
1871
Vicksburg. .
Kalamazoo
Schoolcraft
}
1,946
1871
Waldron.
Hillsdale
Wright.
457
1905
Walkerville.
Oceana.
Leavitt.
252
1908
Warren. .
Macomb .
Warren .
326
1893
Washington Hts.
Calhoun
Bedford .
1,245
1913
Incorporated as a village, December 10, 1913; amended March 26, 1915; March 27, 1916.
Watervliet .
Berrien .
Watervliet .
1,073
1891
Wayland .
Allegan
Wayland .
853
1868
By supervisors; reorganized, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 901; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 87; repealed in part, 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 261; L. A. 1893, p. 155; 1901, p. 308.
Wayne.
Wayne.
Nankin .
1,899
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1096; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 26; revised, February 21, 1920.
Webberville.
Ingham .
Leroy
465
Westphalia .
Clinton .
,Westphalia.
325
1883
White Cloud
Newaygo
Wilcox .
-
618
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 9.
Whitehall
Muskegon
Whitehall
1,230
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 572; originally called Mears; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 807; revised, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, *p. 1088; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 578; 1877, p. 495.
White Pigeon.
St. Joseph.
White Pigeon. .
887
1837
S. L. 1837, p. 30; authorized to organize under general law, March 4, 1865, S. L. 1865, p. 182; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1287; L. A. 1893, p. 112.
Williamston.
Ingham .
\ Williamstown ..
1,060
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1143; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 322; reincorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 554; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 228.
Wolverine ..
Cheboygan . ..
Wilmot .
413
1903
L. A. 1903, p. 56.
Woodland .. .
Barry . .
Woodland . . .
356
1892
By supervisors, L. A. 1895, p. 929.
* Population as a village not given.
275
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INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
Unionville.
Tuscola .
Columbia.
488
1879
Shelby .
S. L. 1838, p. 91; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 444; 1881, . p. 293.
Otsego .
Corwith.
394
1901
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 310; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 239; L. A. 1871, p. 115; 1885, p. 70.
[ Brady
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 628; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 498. By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 525; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 563; 1889, p. 983.
By supervisors, L. A. 1905, p. 1194. By supervisors, L. A. 1909, p. 37.
L. A. 1893, p. 1019.
L. A. 1891, p. 573; amended, L. A. 1895, p. 8.
Under general law; unable to find exact date. L. A. 1883, p. 403.
Everett.
[ Wheatfield
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MICHIGAN MANUAL.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS UPON POSTAL SUBJECTS.
COMPILED FROM U. S. POSTAL REGULATIONS. .
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Direct your mail matter to a postoffice and if to a city, add the street and number or postoffice box of the person addressed. If you are not certain that the place to which you wish to send is a postoffice, inquire of the postmaster. Matter not addressed to a postoffice cannot be dispatched. To insure certainty in dispatch of mail, give the county in which the postoffice is situated, and spell the name of the state in full. Write or print your name and address, and the contents, if a package, upon the upper left- hand corner of all mail matter. This will insure its immediate return to you for cor- rection, if improperly addressed or insufficiently paid; and if it is not called for at its destination it will be returned to you without going to the dead letter office. If a letter it will be returned free. Register or insure all valuable letters and packages. Registry fee ten cents, which, with the postage, foreign or domestic, must be fully prepaid, and name and address of sender must be given on the outside of envelope or wrapper.
Insurance fee on parcel post according to value of parcel,
Up to value of $5.00, fee. 3 cents
Up to value of $25.00, fee 5 cents
Up to value of $50.00, fee 10 cents
Up to value of $100.00, fee 25 cents
RATES OF POSTAGE.
First Class .- Letters and other matter, wholly or partly in writing-except the writing specially authorized to be placed upon matter of other classes-and on matter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection, two cents per ounce or fraction thereof.
Drop Letters .- Two cents an ounce or fraction thereof when' mailed at letter-carrier post offices, including offices where village delivery service by carrier has been estab- lished, or at offices which are not letter-carrier offices if rural free delivery has been established and the persons addressed are served by rural carrier; and 1 cent for each ounce or fraction thereof when mailed at offices where letter-carrier service is not estab- lished, or at offices where the patrons are not served by rural carriers. There is no drop rate on mail other than letters. Aeroplane mail, consisting of first-class matter. including sealed packages not exceeding 30 inches in length and girth combined, is chargeable with postage at the rate of 2 cents for each ounce or fraction thereof. Special aeroplane stamps are not required, but any stamps good for postage may be used. A letter which after a proper effort has been made to deliver it is returned to the sender, may not be remailed without a new repayment of postage. Postal cards, one cent each. The face of the card may be divided by a vertical line approximately one- third the distance from the left end; the space to the left to be used for message, etc., but the space to the right for address only. Addresses thereon may be either written, printed or affixed thereto. Very thin sheets of paper may be attached thereon upon condition they completely adhere thereto; such sheets may bear both writing and print- ing. Advertisements, illustrations, or writing may appear on the back or the left third of the face. Postal cards are treated as sealed letters, except when undeliverable to the addressee they may not be returned to the sender, unless deposited for local delivery. Postal cards bearing particles of glass, metal, mica, sand, tinsel, or other similar sub- stances, are unmailable, except when enclosed in envelopes with proper postage attached, or when treated in such manner as will prevent the objectionable substances from being rubbed off or injuring persons handling the mails. Cards mailed under cover of sealed envelopes (transparent or otherwise) are subject to first class rate; if enclosed in un- sealed envelopes, according to the character of message.
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Double reply postal cards .- Intact double postal cards should be folded before mail- ing. Either half may be used separately. If initial half is not detached when reply is mailed for return, card is subject to postage according to character of message.
POST CARDS (PRIVATE MAILING CARDS).
Transmissible, When and Where .- Post cards manufactured by private persons, consisting of an unfolded piece of cardboard in quality and weight substantially like the Government postal card, not exceeding in size 3 9-16 by 5 9-16 inches, nor less than 2 3-4 by 4 inches, bearing either written or printed messages, are transmissible without cover in the domestic mails (including the possessions of the United States), and to Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Republic of Panama, and city of Shanghai, (China), at the postage rate of 1 cent each, to be paid by stamps affixed.
Advertisements and Illustrations .- May appear on the back of the card and on the left half of the face.
Nonconforming Cards, Rate .- Cards which do not conform to the foregoing con- ditions are chargeable with postage at the letter rate if wholly or partly in writing, or at the third-class rate if entirely in print.
Under Cover Rate .- Cards mailed under cover of sealed envelopes (transparent or otherwise), are chargeable with postage at the first-class rate; if inclosed in unsealed envelopes, they are subject to postage at the first-class rate if wholly or partly in writing, or the third-class rate if entirely in print --- to be prepaid with stamps affixed to the envelope. Stamps affixed to matter inclosed in envelopes are not recognized in pay- ment of postage thereon.
Double-or Reply Post Cards, each portion of which conforms in size, quality, etc., to the conditions applicable to single post cards, are subject to 1 cent postage, to be prepaid by means of stamp affixed to the initial portion. The reply half, when de- tached and mailed, is also subject to 1 cent postage. The postage on the reply half need not be affixed thereto until it is detached from the initial half and mailed for re- turn.
Folded Advertising Cards and other matter entirely in print, arranged with a de- tachable part for use as a post card, are mailable as third-class matter.
Second Class .- The rate of postage on newspaper and periodical publications, when sent by publishers or news agents, is as follows:
SEC. 429. The rates of postage on publications entered as second-class matter (in- cluding sample copies to the extent of ten per centum of the weight of copies mailed to subscribers during the calendar year) when sent by the publisher thereof from the post- office of publication or other postoffice, or when sent by a news agent to actual sub- scribers thereto, or to other news agents for the purpose of sale;
(a) In the case of the portion of such publication devoted to matter other than ad- vertisements, shall be as follows:
On and after July 1, 1919, 112 cents per pound or fraction thereof.
(b) In the case of the portion of such publication devoted to advertisements the rates per pound or fraction thereof for delivery within the several zones applicable to fourth-class matter shall be as follows (but where the space devoted to advertise- ments does not exceed five per centum of the total space, the rate of postage shall be the same as if the whole of such publication was devoted to matter other than advertise- ments) :
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(1) On and after July 1, 1920, and until July 1, 1921:
Cts.
Cts.
For the first and second zones. 1 34
For the sixth zone. 51/2
For the third zone 21/2
For the seventh zone 7
For the fourth zone. 4
For the eighth zone. 7 34
For the fifth zone. 434
(2) On and after July 1, 1921:
Cts.
Cts.
For the first and second zones 2
For the sixth zone. 7
For the third zone 3
For the seventh zone 9
For the fourth zone.
5
For the eighth zone 10
For the fifth zone
6
When sent by others than the publishers or news agents, one cent for each four ounces or fractional part thereof.
Third Class .- Printed matter (except newspaper and other periodical publications which are entered as second class matter), in unsealed wrappers only (all matter enclosed in sealed envelopes notched on the sides or corners must pay letter rates), one cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof, which must be fully prepaid. This includes cir- culars, hand-bills, engravings, lithographs, music, pamphlets, photographs, proof sheets, corrected proof sheets, and manuscripts accompanying the same; also, when mailed in quantities of at least 20 identical copies, reproductions by the electric pen, hecto- graph, metallograph, papyrograph, and, in short, any reproduction upon paper by any process, excepting handwriting and the copying press, not in the nature of a per- sonal correspondence. Limit of weight, four pounds. Parcels of printed matter weigh- ing more than four pounds which do not exceed the limit of weight and size of fourth class matter come within this class and are mailable at the parcel post rates. Books are included in parcel post mail. Third class matter must be fully prepaid or it will not be dispatched.
FOURTH CLASS (PARCEL POST) MATTER.
Fourth Class .- Fourth class mail embraces all other matter, including farm and factory products, not now embraced by law in either the first, second or third class, not exceed- ing 70 pounds in weight when mailed for delivery within the first, second and third zones, nor exceeding 50 pounds in weight when for delivery in any of the other zones, nor greater in size than 84 inches in length and girth combined, and not of a character perishable within a period reasonably required for transportation and delivery. The rates of postage on fourth class or parcel post matter-to be fully prepaid-unsealed- are as follows:
(a) Parcels weighing 4 ounces or less, except books, seeds, plants, etc., one cent for each ounce or fraction thereof, any distance.
(b) Parcels weighing 8 ounces or less containing books, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions, and plants, one cent for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof, regardless of distance.
(c) Parcels weighing more than 8 ounces containing books, seeds, plants, etc., parcels of miscellaneous printed matter weighing more than 4 pounds, and all other parcels of fourth class matter weighing more than 4 ounces are chargeable, according to dis- tance or zone at the pound rates shown in the following table, a fraction of a pound being considered a full pound.
A war stamp tax of one cent must be paid on packages of fourth class or parcel post matter on which the postage charge is twenty-five cents, with an additional one cent for each additional postal charge of twenty-five cents or fraction thereof. This tax is not applicable to parcels on which the postage amounts to less than 25 cents. Special internal revenue stamps shall be used to pay the tax.
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Zones.
Weight in pounds.
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