Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01
The Post Office Denarrmenl.

Regulations Of The Post Office Department for the
Jorceme7lt Of the acts Of Congress Of The Isl ID,
0ld 81 Of March. 1877.
l. All deputy poStnaSters are authorised 10 send
free, through the mails, all letters and packages not
weighing two ounces, which they may have &C.
cason TO write send. relating TO the business Of
their Offices of the Post Office Department endors-
ing thereon post Office business" and signing their
names thereto. And those whose compensation did
exceed $500 for the year ending the Both Of June
1916, may also send free, through the mails, letters
written by themselves, and receive free all written
communications on their own private business, not
weighing over one-haf ounce.
,. Members o. Congress and delegates from Ter
rtortes may send and receive Free through the nails
from thirty days before the commencement Of each
Congress until the meeting of the next Congress-
letters and packages not exceeding two ounces
in weight, and public documents not exceeding
three pounds in weight Public documents are those
printed by the order OF either house Of Congress- and
publications books procured or purchased by Con-
gress, either house, for the of the members
3. The same privilege allowed to members of Con-
gress, is extended to the Secretary Of he Senate and
The Clerk Of the House Of Representatives. during
of their successors.
A. The privilege of the Vice Presids mt is enlarged
so that he may send and receive free, public docu-
ments, during his official term
B. Persons entitled to the privilege of franking
should endorse on all letters or packages weighing
mating the Office they fill; and all public documents
which exceed two in weight should be desig-
mated by writing the words "public documenis" on
them, and signing them officially above. The
character of public documents issued from the public
offices in the city of Washington and directed 10 per-
sons authorized to receive them Free may be desgpa.
ted by stamp specifying the Office from which they
issue, and the words "pnbllc documents" or such
other evidence of their character may be agreed
upon between them and the postmaster of the city of
Washington. ANY document folded and sealed not
having such evidence of Its character the envelope,
will be rated with postage which will be RENTED by
the delivering postmaster, upon satisfactory evidence
that 1t public document, transmssibe free through
the mails to the person addressed
6. All letters and packages from and to the heads
of departments the other public officers who were
entitled to the fanking privilege prior the passage
of the act of the Sd of March, 1915 in relation to
the business of their respective Offices, will be deliv-
cred to the persons addressed without any charge Of
postage, as an appropriation has been MADE by Con-
gress for their payment All letters and packages
issuing from tie departments, should be marked on
the envelope u official business, and signed by the
heads of the departments, under their direction by
their chief clerks, and by the other officers who were
entitled to the ranking privilege prior the act of
lS45, designating their official capacity. But such
officers have not the right to send receive free,
their private letters papers.
z. All newspapers transmitted through the mails
will be hereafter rated with postage, except exchange
papers between the publishers Of newspapers, and
those ffanked by persons enjoying the privilege and
contractors may take newspapers cut Of the mails,
for sale or Distribution among subscribers.
Z. Transient newspapers those not sent from the
office of publication to subscribers. Land-bills or cir
cular letters printed autographed not exceeding
sheet in size will pay cents, upon delivery at
the Office and before they put in the mails, and all
such will be charged by deputy postmasers as pre-
paid matter in the waybllS and upon their accounts
of mails sent, and stamped marked paid with
the name of the Office from which sent.
g. Transient newspapers, handbills, or circulars,
cannot be received free by deputy postmasies under
their privilege. If such should be addressed to them,
il is their duty TO return them to the sender under
new cover, charged with letter postage If deposited
in post office unscaled addressed TO deputy post
masters others, they will not in any be for
warded by mail without prepayment of the postage.
If sealed they viii be rated with letter POSTAGE and
forwarded in the mails
10. Letters addressed to different persons cannot be
enclosed In the same envelope or package under a
penalty of ten dollars, unless addressed to foreign
countries.
ii. Letters, newspapers, and packages not exceed
ing one ounce ia weight, addressed TO any officer,
musician, private in the army of the United States
in Mexico, or at any post place the frontier Of
the United States bordering on Mexico will pass free
the mails. Each letter addressed should specify
otter the name of the person, I" belonging to the
army" The law will continue In force during the
war with Mexico, and for three months after its ter
minaton.
II. Extra commissions allowed deputy postmasters
by the order of the 9th of JULY 1915 are superseded
by the act of the Sd of March, l647.
Ii. The commissions allowed by the 24th section
of the act of the 81 of March, 1915. are repealed
and other allowed by the LIST of the
of the LIST of March, lS47, in lieu of them, follows
l. On the amount of letter postage, not exceeding
500 in any ono year, 40 per cent.
2. On any sum between 500 and 500 in any
3. On any sum between 800 and s2,4O0 in .
year, 80 per cent.
4. On any sum over s., AGO year. l2l per cent
B. On the amount of letters and packets received
for distribution at Offices designated by the Postmaster
General for that purpose, per cent.
G1FThe term letter postage includes all hostages
received except those which arise from newspapers,
sent from the Offices of the publishers to subscribers
and from pamphlets aud magazines-so that all pre-
paid postage upon transient papers, handblls, and
circulars, printed Typographical. viii be treated
as letter postage in the settlement of accounts of
posmasters.
6. On ali arising from the postage news
papers, magazines, and pamphlets, 80 per cent.
7. As the accounts of posmasters have to be settled
quarterly, and their commissions allowed for that
time, the postmastcrs will credit themselves with 40
per cent upon the first twenty-five dollars received IN
the quarter, and for any sum between twenty-five
dollars and hundred dollars the quarter, the
rate of 33t per cent and upon any sum between one
hundred and six hundred dollars received IN tie quar-
ter, 30 per centum; and any sum over six hundred
dollars received in the quarter al he rate Of Ia per
centum
g. The commission accounts viii be settled here
tofore, except that the annual compensation to which
postmasiers are limited will be computed for the ifs
cal year commencing The first of July and ending the
Both of June, and ia due proportion for any period