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FACTORY on Main Line Soulhern Pacific Railway
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mailed for delivery at other than letter car-
rier offices within the county, one copy of
each to actual subscribers residing in the
county, are entitled to pass free; but If
mailed for delivery at a letter carrier of-
fice other than the office of mailing, the
pound rate must be paid thereon; if mailed
for delivery at a letter carrier office, through
office box or general delivery at the of-
fice of mailing, the pound rate must be paid ;
If deposited In a letter carrier office for de-
livery by carriers, the postage must be pre-
paid at the rate of one cent each for news-
papers, one cent each for periodicals weigh-
ing less than two ounces, and two cents for
periodicals weighing ■ over two ounces.
Third Class—Must be placed under a band,
upon a roller, between boards or in an un-
inclosed envelope, or closed so as not to
conceal the nature of the packet or its con-
tents, or It may be so tied with a string so
as to easily unfasten (all matter en-
closed 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
books, circulars, chromos, hand bills, en-
gravings, lithographs, magazines, music,
newspapers, pamphlets, photographs, proof-
sheets, and manuscript accompanying the
same, reproduction by the electric pen,
hektograph, metallograph; papyrograph, and
In short any copying press not in the
nature of personal correspondence. Seeds,
bulbs, roots, scions and plants, (al-
though mailable at third class rates
are fourth class matter In all other respects
and may bear the written additions permis-
sible on matter of that sort. Limit of weight,
four pounds, except for a single book, which
may weigh more. Third class matter must
be fully prepaid or will not be forwarded.
Fourth Class—All mailable matter not in-
cluded in the three preceding classes which
is so prepared as to be easily withdrawn
from the wrapper and examined, or which
is not in its form or nature liable to destroy,
deface or otherwise damage the contents of
the mail bag or harm the person of any one
engaged in the postal service and not above
weight provided by law. Rate, one cent
per ounce or fraction thereof. Limit of
weight four pounds. Full prepayment com-
pulbory.
RATES OF POSTAGE TO CANADA.
(The dominion of Canada embraces all
British North American Provinces except
Newfoundland.)
Letters and Postal Cards—Same rate and
conditions of prepayment as for domestic
letters and postal cards.
Other Matters—Articles of every kind or
nature which are admitted to the domestic
mails of either country, will be admitted un-
der the same conditions to the mails ex-
changed between the two countries, except
that articles other than letters In their us-
ual and ordinary forms are excluded from
the mails, unless they are so wrapped or
enclosed as to permit their contents to be
easily examined by postmasters or custom
officers; and except, also/ the following ar-
ticles, the transmission of which is absolute-
ly prohibited under any circumstances, viz:
Sealed packages, which, from their form
and general appearance, evidently are not
letters, and are not wrapped or inclosed aa
above required; publications which violate
the copyright laws of the country of destl
nation; packets (except single volumes of
printed books and packages of second class
matter) which exceeds four pounds, six
ounces In weight; poisons, explosives or
live or dead (not dried) animals, Insects or
reptile?, confections, inflammable material
fatty substances or those which easily lique-
fy; paste, fruits and vegetables which quick
ly decompose; substances which exhale a bad
order; lottery tickets or circulars and newepa-
perH containing advertisements of lotteries.
Police Gazettes; all obscene or immoral arti-
cles, and other articles which may destroy or
damage the mails or persons handling them,
All articles are required to be fully prepaid
with postage stamps at the same rate of
postage applicable to similar articles in
the domestic mails of the country of origin,
limit of weight, 8 3-4 ounces. Merchandise,
other than samples, may only be sent by par-
cels post. No sealed packages other than let-
ters in their usual and ordinary form, may be
sent by mail to Mexico, nor any package over
four pounds, nix ounces in weight.
RATES OF POSTAGE TO POSTAL UNION
COUNTRIES.
Letters—Five cents per half ounce or frac-
tion thereof (fifteen grams being the postal
equivalent of half an ounce). Postal cards,
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John F. Worley & Co. John F. Worley & Co.'s El Paso Directory for 1906, book, 1906; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth213977/m1/30/?rotate=90: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at El Paso.