The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-18
ID EQUATIONS OF the Post Office Department for
IL the enforcement of the of Congress of the ls 3D.
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ID POPULATIONS OF the Post once Department for
the enforcement of the acts of Congress OF the ls 3D.
and Sd of March, 1877;
L. All deputy postnlasers are authorized send free,
through the mails all letters and packages weighing
two which they may have occasion to write or
Office Department, endorsing thereon 'post office BUSH
ness" and signing their names thereto And those whose
compensation did exceed $500 for the ending the
Both of June 1885, may also send Free through the mails,
letters written by themselves and receive free all written
communications on their own private business weigh
Members Of Congress and delegates from Isrtoy,es
days before the OF each Congress, until the
meeting OF the next Congress- letters and packages not ex-
eseeedns hee pounds in Weight Public are
those printed by the order of either house OF Congress- and
publications or books procured purchased by Congress-
or either house, for the use ofhe members,
B. The same privilege allowed to members OF Congress
House of Representatives. during their official terms which
term!nae with the election OF their successor h
he may send and receive free, public documents during his
s. Persons ened to the privilege of ranking should
dorse all letters packages weighing under Two ounces
Free and sign the same, designating the office they fill
and all public documents which exceed ounces in
weight should be designated by writing the words public
documents them, and signing them officially as above
The character of public documents issued from the public
offices in the city of Washington and directed persons
horzed them free may be designated byn stamp
specifying the Office from which they issue, and the words
pubc Documents such other evidence of their char
acer may be agreed upon between them and the post
of the city of Washington Any document folded
and sealed, having such evidence of its character
the envelope will be rated with postage, which will be
mted by the delivering postmaster upon satisfactory evil
dence that it is public document, transmissible free
through the mails to the person addressed.
g. All letters and packages from and to the heads of de-
partnents, the other public officers who entitled
the Thanking privilege prior to the passage Of the act of the
specve offices, will be delivered to the persons addressed
without any charge Of postage as an appropriation has
packages issuing from the departments should be marked
on the envelope ofcal business and signed by the heads
of the departments under their direction, by their chief
clerks, and by the other officers who entitled the
ranking privilege prior the of 1885, designating their
official capacity But such officers have not the right
send receive, free, their private letters papers
All newspapers transmitted through the mails will be
hereafter rated with postage except exchange papers be-
the publishers of newspapers and those ianked by
persons enjoying the privilege and contractors may take
subscribers.
Transient newspapers, those from the Office
OF publication to subscribers, handbs circular letters
printed autographed not exceeding one sheet in size,
will pay cents delivery at The office and before they
put in the mails and all such Will he charged by depu
ty postmaers prepaid matter in the way bills and upon
w M OF one a Of sen a and bb or marked
D. Transient newspapers, handbis or circulars, cannot
ss 5y pS @ s under Their priv
to return them to the sender under new cover charged
VIII letter po,tage deposed in post office nnseaIed
any be forwarded by mail without prepayment of the
postage. Ifsealed they will be rated with letter postage
and forwarded in the mails
TO- Letters addressed to different persons cannot be
closed IN the same ennTeops or package under penalty Of
H. Letters newspapers, and packages not exceeding
ounce in weight addressed to any oIce musician, or
private i'm the army of the United States in Mexico,
post place the frontier Of the United States Dor
dering on Mexico will pass free in the mails Each letter
addressed should specify after the of the person,
belonging the ary The law will continue in force
during the with Mexico and for three months after its
H. Extra commissions allowed deputy posmasters by
the order Of the 9th oJuy 1885, superseded by the act
49, The commissions allowed by the oath section of the
net OF the 3D. Of March, 1915 are repealed aud other rates
lSi7, in lieu OF them rs follows;
On the amount OF letter postage not exceeding 800 in
q On any sum between 500 and 500 in any year, 3a5
3. On any sum between 800 and 50, 400 in year, 30
per cent.
4. On any So, 400 in year, l2t per
O. On the amount OF letters and packets received for dis
trbuion Offices designated by the Postmaster General
fof ~ that It purpose, per cent ...,,..,
except those which arise from newspapers sent from the
and magazinesno that all prepaid postage upon transient
papers, hand bills and circulars printed or autographed
vii be treated as letter postage in the settlement OF accounts
g. On all sums arising from the postage on newspapers
and pamphlets, so per cent.
AS the accounts OF posnasters have to be settled quar-
tery and their commissions allowed for that time the post
masters will credit themselves with 10 per upon the first
twenty-five dollars received in the quarter and for any sum
between twenty-five dollars and hundred dollars in the
tween hundred and hundred dollars received in the
quarter, 30 per centum and any six hundred
g. The commission accounts will be settled as heretofore
except that the annual compensation to which posmasers
ing the LIST OF july and ending the Both of June, and in due
proportion for any period less than year
D. No other allowances can be made postinasters
cep boxrents to an amount not exceeding $1,000 per
num- and the surplus OF such receipts be applied
the of the Office under the direction of the Post
master General. The emolumen box-rent account
must be accounted for regularly in the quarterly returns
and Tor the quarter other proceeds of the Office
10. Posnasters their returns for the present quarter
ending the 3ist of March, 15i7 will adjust their accounts
according to the above allowances.
G. JOHNSON, Postmaster General
March IL. 1917.
rammsny Hall, opposite the Park and City Hall, Mas
street, New York.
NHE proprietors OF this extensive hotel the celebrity OF
l. which has spread throughout the United States, and,
indeed throughout Europe, and at which the European
plan of lodgings and table, under distinct lzations
first introduced into this country have recently added
to the large main building of their hotel elegant addition