The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-21


81 EGUI. ATlONs Of the Post ONCE Department for
the enforcement of the acts OF Congress oil inc ISL zo
nd 81 of March, lol'i
cough tIe mails all letters and packages not weighing
YER Two which they may have occasion 20 Wre Q,
nd RELAXING the business OF their Offices or OF he fo:
pdice Department, endorsing thereon Po' Once 9ns,
ess" and signing their names thereto Ana NOSE wi ,
KIN IF June 1896 may send free, through the mails,
ers written by themselves, and receive free all written
communications on ihclr own private puscss, ho' "eish
|pg over one-halt ounce m
nsbrfs Of Congress and delegates from Territories
% send and receive free, through the mails, from thirty
~ before the commencement OF each Congress, until the
np OF the next Congress, letters and packages not ex-
1--WE tbse pounds in Weight Public documents are
e nted by the order of either house Congress- and
indications books procured purchased by Congress,
ei,bcr house, for the use of the members.
The same privilege allowed to members OF Congress
enel the Secretary Of the Senate and me CLERK Of ne
nlse of Representatives. during their official terms which
knninaie with the olection OF their successors
The privilege of the pice President is enlarged so that
may send and receive free, public documents durnghis
Persons entitled othe privilege Of anking should en-
arse on a lesrs or packages weighing under Two
Fe" and sign the same, designating the office they fill;
nd alt public documents which exceed two ounces in
qht should be designated by writing the words ''pubc
nmens' on them and signing them officially above.
he character os public documents issued from the public
~ in the CITY of WASHINGTON and directed to persons
ozed receive them Free may be designated by stamp
eciying the Office from which they ISSUE and the words
public Documents, such other evidence OF Their char
Master of the ciry of Washington Any document folded
Ind sealed not having such evidence of its character on
ted by the delivering postmaster upon satisfactory evil
encc that it is public document, transmssible free
Trough the mails 10 the person addressed
Il letters and packages from and to the heads of de-
ortnents or the other public officers who entitled to
4 Of March, 1916, in relation to the business of their
pectve Offices will be delivered to the persons addressed,
without any charge OF postage as an approRraaon has
packages issuing from the departments, should be marked
the envelope oical business, and signed by the heads
the departments under their direction, by their chief
Jerks and by the other officers who entitled to the
ranking privilege prior the act of 1915, designating their
{Hca capacity. But such officers have not the right
end or receive free, their private letters papers.
l. All newspapers transmitted through the mails will be
hereafter rated with postage, except exchange papers be-
ween the publishers of newspapers and those ranked by
persons enjoying the privileges and contractors may take
newspapers out Of the mails for sale or distribution among
S. Transient newspapers or those from the office
adjudication subscribers hand bs circular letters
E pay cents upon delivery 1T the Office and before they
put the mails, and all such will be charged by depn-
posnasters prepaid matter in the way bills and upon
heir accounts Of mails sent, and stamped marked
paid" with the of the office from which sent.
Ysd fe hv denniv nostma sers nnder ther nrvi
eye such should be addressed to them, it is their duty
return them to the sender under new cover, charged
addressed deputy postmasers Others they will not in
uy be forwarded by mail without prepayment of the
otage. fseaed they will be rated with letter postage,
md forwarded in the mails.
TO- Letters addressed different persons be
en- dollars la unless Addressed to lorega countries
H. Letters. newspapers, and packages not exceeding
% the nS Of s aes II at
post place the frontier of the United States bor
Herring Mexico, viii pass free in the mails Each letter
belonging to "G the army The law will Continue II force
during the with Mexico and for three months after its
termination.
IL. Extra commissions allowed deputy postmasters by
order Of the 9th oJn 1885, are superseded by the act
49, The commissions allowed by the oath section of the
Gtothe Sd of March, 1885, repealed and other rates
Flowed by the LIST section of the act OF the LIST OF March,
pSl7, in lieu of them, follows
On the amount of letter postage, not exceeding 500 in
On any sum between 500 and 500 in any year, 1871
! Ter cent.
g. On any sum between 500 and s. 400 in year, 80
B per cent.
On any sum over ~, 400 in year, 12k per cent.
On the amount of letters and packets received for dis
buton offices designated by the Postmaster General
or that purpose, per cent.
o. The term letter postage Includes all hostages received,
Except those which arise from newspapers sent from the
bces of the publishers subscribers and from pamphlets
that all prepaid postage upon transient
be treated letter postage in the settlement OF accounts
s. On all sums arising from the postage on newspapers
magazines, and pamphlets, 80 per cent.
As the of posmasters have to be settled GUAR
ey and their commissions allowed for that time, the post
masters will credit themselves with 40 cent upon the first
wenyve dollars received in the quarter and for any sum
between twenty-five dollars and hundred dollars in the
arer at the rate OF 3 cent and upon any Sum be-
hundred and six hundred dollars received in the
uarer 30 per centum. and any six hundred
ar received in the quarter at the rate of l2a per
s. The commission will be settled heretofore,
kept that the annual to which posmasters
IRE limited will be computed for the fiscal year
the list july and ending the Both of June, and in due
proportion for any period less than year
T. No other allowances can be made to posmasters
Pept boxren to amount not exceeding $4,000 per
num- and the surplus of such receipts may be applied
he expenses of the Office under the direction Of the Post
master General. The emolument box-rent
nust be accounted for regularly in the quarterly returns
fnd for the quarter other proceeds of the office
TO- Posmasers in their returns for the present quarter
fndng the 3ls of March, 1Sl7, will adjust their
recording to the above allowances
c. JOHNSON, Postmaster General.
March IL, 1917.
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