. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 64 The Florists^ Review March 2, 1916. chairman of the A. S. T. A. committee on postal laws, Congressman Tague has introduced H. E. 11621, as follows: A BILL To proTlde for mailing catalogues, circulars, and so forth, now mailable under eight ounces In weight at the third-class rate of 1 cent for two ounces or fraction thereof, at a pound rate of 8 cents. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That on matter em- braced in the third class, including circulars, catalogues, pamph
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 64 The Florists^ Review March 2, 1916. chairman of the A. S. T. A. committee on postal laws, Congressman Tague has introduced H. E. 11621, as follows: A BILL To proTlde for mailing catalogues, circulars, and so forth, now mailable under eight ounces In weight at the third-class rate of 1 cent for two ounces or fraction thereof, at a pound rate of 8 cents. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That on matter em- braced in the third class, including circulars, catalogues, pamphlets, price lists, and other similar matter wholly in print of some form, upon which the postage is now paid at the rate of 1 cent for each two ounces or fractional part thereof, fully prepaid either by postage stamps affixed or without stamps under a permit number, the same rate is hereby extended to apply to the mailing of such printed matter in bulk, to varying addresses, irrespective of the individual weight thereof within a linait of four pounds, without stamps affixed, at 8 cents per pound or fractional part thereof, to be fully prepaid in similar manner as now by law provided for the mailing of matter of the second class; but such pound rate shall apply only when such printed matter is ofTered in quantities of one pound or more. Sec. 2. That this Act shall take effect upon its passage. With regard to this Mr. Therkildson writes: "This bill is identical with the proposed bill that I submitted to the A. S. T. A. in feonvention at San Francisco last summer and which was endorsed by them. It may be neces- sary to have some amendments and ad- justments to this, which would be for the good of all, but the bill as a whole will be taken care of, and I now de- sire your cooperation both in giving this publicity and writing to your rep- resentatives and senators to use their efforts to have the bill passed. It needs immediate attention on the part of the members of the A. S.
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