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FORTY—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 335. 1872. 307 Fifth. Copyright matter to the librarian of Congress, if marked on the Free mailpackage, " copyright matter." m¤*¤*F· Sixth. All publications sent or received by the Smithsonian Institution, marked on each package, “Smithsonian Exchange? Seventh. Newspapers, periodicals, and magazines reciprocally interchanged between publishers, and not exceeding sixteen ounces in weight; to be connned to a single copy of each publication. Eighth. Weekly newspapers, one copy to each actual subscriber within the county where the same is printed and published; but carriers shall not be required to distribute such papers unless postage is paid upon 'them at the usual rates. _ Ninth. Notices to the publishers of the refusal or neglect of subscribers to take newspapers, magazines, or other periodicals from the post-oflice; to be sent under such regulations as the Postmaster—General may prescribe. Tenth. Dead-letters returned to the writers thereoi Eleventh. Medals, certificates of thanks, or other testimonials, which have been, or may be, awarded, by the legislatures of the several States and Territories, to the soldiers thereof; to be sent by the adjutant-gem erals of said States and Territories, under such regulations as the Postmaster—Greneral may prescribe. Sec. 185. That all mail-matter to and from Mary Lincoln, widow of to and {mm the late President Abraham Lincoln, shall be conveyed free during her Mary Lincoln. natural life. Seo. 186. That all mail-matter not hereinbefore specially made free Matter notfree must be prepaid by postage-stamps. ;Qal:’p€'°P“d by Sec. 187. That if any person, having the right to receive lettersiree, Lettersincloged shall receive, inclosed to him, any letter or packet addressed to a person in *96 Miers Mlnot having that right, it shall be his duty to return such letter or packet to gQ`is§Y,°l,li’9lQ°”§?;T the post-office, marking thereon the place from whence it came, that it may to be returned, be charged with postage. &°· Sec. 188. That the Postmaster-General may direct the publication of _ List of mm-de- — the list of non-delivered letters at any post—office by a written list posted ;;‘;°’°€el°:;T:a M in some public place, or, when he shall deem it for the public interest, he pugushsii; may direct the publication of such list in the daily or weekly newspaper regularly published within the post-office delivery wl1ich has the largest circulation within such delivery; and where no daily paper is published within the post-oflice delivery, such list may be published in the daily newspaper of any adjoining delivery having the largest circulation within l¤ Wim ¤¤W¤· the delivery of the post—office publishing the list; and in case of dispute p°p°m as to the circulation of competing newspapers, the postmaster shall receive evidence and decide upon the fact. Such list shall be published as frequently as the Postmaster-General may deem proper, but not oftener than once a week. Sec. 189. That the list of non-delivered letters addressed to persons addresscdto foreign-born may be published in a newspaper printed in the language £;;;°’:) gig; most used by them, which shall be selected in the manner prescribed in the lishqh in what preceding section. ¤°W¤PaP°¥'· Sec. 190. That, under such regulations as the Postmaster-General may Csrjfsginlemrs prescribe, all postmasters are hereby authorized to register, in the manner prescribed by law, but without payment of any registration fee, all letters to_bc registered containing fractional or other currency of the United States which shall·"'*h°“* f°°· &°· be by them sent by mail to the treasurer of the United States for redemption ; and it shall be the duty of the postmaster at the city of Washington, » in the District of Columbia, to register, in like manner, without charge, all letters containing new currency returned for currency redeemed, which shall be received by him from the said treasurer, in sealed packages, marked with the word " register " over the official signature of the said treasurer.