The North-Carolina standard., 1845-07-02
October Sd, 1892.
THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE.

we PUBLISH DelOW from the washington
Union, for the information of all persons con-
cerned. the following regulations under the new
law in regard to postage and franking privilege
The Vice President. members of Congress,
and delegates, have The same right of frankng and
receiving free, letters newspapers, and packets by
mail. as under the former laws, with the excep-
lions embraced in the following restrictive provs-
ions:
|. They cannot receire letters. newspapers, or
packets free, for more Than thirty days before their
first session. nor more than thirty days after the
end OF their last session and only send free
written letters from them m<eves" during the full
period now authorized by law, to wit: from sixty
days before their first session, to the meeting of
the next Congress.
II. The right Of transmitting documents free,
(printed by order of Congress,) ceases with the
end of their service as members, &C., on the Sd of
March after which, they can receive them only
by the frank of their secretary clerk.
Ill. The secretary of the Senate and clerk Of
the House, can only send and receive free "any
letter, newspaper, packet, not exceeding tt1o
ounces an t0eight," during each session, and for
thirty days before, and thirty days after each Ses
sion; and may frank "written letters for them
selves" during their official service, besides print
ed documents.
w. The power given TO the President of the
Senate, or Vice President, and Speaker Of the
House OF Representatives send and receive free,
packets exceeding ttcO ounces weight, is Gutter
ly abrogated" (except printed documents } but the
postage charged for any excess above TWO ounces,
on "any matters things received during any
session." &c. by any member, &C., "touchng his
official or Legislative dues shall be paid out Of the
contingent fund IF the house" to which the mem
Der receiving them belongs.
V. No executive officer except the President of
the United States, has the franking privilege, as
now authorized by law.
The three Assistant Postmasters General have
each ;he power to send free, letrers packets, &C..
n cIJga1 1ral,, i
the business oI the Post Office Department." en-
dorsine thereon "oficioL busine.s;' and they are
entitled to have remtted all postage charged on
matters received by them, Touching the business
of the Post Office Department, or the particular
branch Of that business committed to them respec-
lively"
And deputy postmasters have the same power,
I'm tofidem rerbis) but without the old restriction
as to weight; endorsing each packet &" Post of
Jce 0~a'neSs;" and the right Of remission sim
liar matters received, "upon veTicaIion on oath
OF their accounts for the same, and the transmits
sion OF the charged letters vouchers"
vi. No adJutanr general ofa State, other gen.
eral officer of The militia, retains any ftankiEg
privilege; but the governors may send free their
avs records, and documents, I'd other State exc
rutives. as now provided by law.
Ex-Presidents and their widows retain the
ranking privie ege.
VII. Editors NAV exchange their newsnaners
free, as now provided; and, moreover, send them
by mail Tree, 10 their subscribers within thirty
miles distance, computed by the mail route But
all newspapers over the size of 1900 square inch
rs spread out. e. Two pages. including margin
are subject TO phamphlel postage, by weight.
~ b. The conveyance of any letters packets, or
packages Of letters, any mali route &c. out of
lie mail, is prohibited under severe penalties by
his law; bur all newspapers, pamp phlets, mag
azines, and periodicai,' e" bound books of any
size" and 81 bank notes sent in bundles without
written letters, are expressly excepted from these
penalties, and $50 far as this law is affected) NAV
be conveyed or transported out Of the mail, with
out let or hndrance