Pub. L. 86-682, tit. 39, pt. IV, ch. 63, sec. 4358

Postage rates within county of publication

EnactedYear: 1960Length: 304 wordsOfficial source
§ 4358. Postage rates within county of publication (a) One copy each of a publication admitted as second class mail may be mailed free to each actual subscriber if the subscriber— (1) resides in the county in which the publication is printed in whole or in part and in which it is published; and (2) receives his mail at an office at which letter carrier service is not established. (b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section and subject to the minimum rates provided by section 4360 of this title, the rate of postage on publications admitted as second class mail when addressed for delivery within the county in which they are published and entered is as follows— (1) if mailed for delivery by letter carrier at the office of mailing: (A) publications issued more frequently than weekly, one cent a copy; (B) publications issued weekly, one cent a pound; (C) publications issued less frequently than weekly— (1) weighing two ounces or less, one cent a copy, (ii) weighing more than two ounces, two cents a copy; (2) if mailed for delivery at the office of mailing through post office boxes, general delivery or by rural or star route carrier, one cent a pound; (3) if mailed for delivery at an office other than the office of mailing, one cent a pound. (c) When copies of a publication are mailed at a post office where it is entered for delivery by letter carrier at a different post office within the delivery limits of which the headquarters or general business office of the publisher is located the rate of postage is— (1) the rate that would be applicable if the copies were mailed at the latter post office, or (2) the pound rates from the office of mailing if those rates are higher.
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