The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-20
| ID POPULATIONS OF the Post Onice Department for
N the enforcement of the of Congress of the LIST, 3D.

Is POPULATIONS or the Post ONCE Department for
n the enforcement of the of Congress of the LIST, 3D.
and 3D. OF March, 1917
l. All deputy posfnasters authorized send free,
through the mails, all letters and packages not weighing
which they have occasion 70 write or
send relating the business of their offices OF the Post
Office Department. endorsing thereon post office 6usl,
ness and signing their thereto And those whose
compensation did not exceed 5000 for the year 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 not weigh
ing one-half ounce. 4
may and free, through the mails, from thirty
days before the commencement OF each Congress- until the
meeting OF the next Congress- letters and packages not
cceding 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 purchased by Congress,
| or either house, for the use of the members.
extended the Secretary of the Senate aud the Clerk Of The
House Of Representatives during their official terms, which
| terminate with the election Of their successors.
The privilege of the Yee President is enlarged, that
he may send and receive ee public documents during his
s. Persons entitled the privilege of ranking should
dorse all letters packages weighing under two ounces
and all public documents which exceed ounces in
weight should be designated by writing the words public
The character public documents issued from the public
offices the city of Washington and directed topersons
horized to receive them fee be designated stamp
specifying the office from which they issue, and the words
pubc documents, such other evidence of their char
master Of the city of washington Any document folded
and sealed, not having such evidence of its character on
the envelope will be rated with postage, which will be
United by the delivering postmaster upon satisfactory evil
dence that it is public document, uansmissble free
through the mails to the person addressed
All letters and packages from and the heads Of de-
partmcnt the other public officers who were entitled to
3D. OF March, is5 in relation business of their
speeve offices will be delivered TO the persons
without any charge of postage, appropriation has
been made by Congress for their payment An letters and
pa 3 IN an5 b be bsads
Of the departments or, under their direction, by their chief
clerks, and by the other officers who entitled to the
official capacity But such officers have not the right to
send or receive, free, their private letters papers
Z. All newspapers transmitted through the mails will be
hereafter rated with postage except exchange papers be-
persons enjoying the privilege and contractors may take
newspapers out of the mails for sale or distribution among
g. Transient newspapers those from the office
publication ubscrbers, handbs circular letters
will pay cents upon delivery the office and before they
put in the mails, and all such will be charged by depn
their accounts of mails sent, and stamped or marked
paid" with the name Of the office from which sent.
" Transient newspapers. handbs circulars, cannot
be received free by deputy postmaers under their prv
ege. If such should be addressed them, it is their duty
to return them the sender under charged
with letter postage. Udeposed in post office unsealed
aS to deputy , Of Others ney w not
postage sealed they will be rated with letter postage
10. Letters addressed different persons cannot be
closed in the same envelope or package under penalty OF
H. Letters, newspapers, and packages not exceeding
one ounce in weight addressed TO any officer musician or
any post place the frontier of the United States bo
dering Mexico win pass free in the mails Each letter
to e af s hs @ s n e
during the with Mexico and for three months after its
IL. Extra commissions allowed deputy postmasers by
the order Of the 9th ofJny 1885, are superseded by the act
H. The commissions allowed by the 24th section of the
Of the 3D. Of March, 1885, repealed and other
allowed by the LIST section OF the act OF the st OF March,
lS47, in lieu of them, follows;
l. On the of letter POSTAGE exceeding 500 in
q On any between 800 and 500 in any year. sss
g. On any sum between $500 and ~, 400 in year. 80
per cent
D. On the OF letters and packets received for dis
b9tion at offices designated by the Postmaster General
tor oI that At purpose, per cent
except those which arise from newspapers sent from the
nagaznes-so that all prepaid postage upon transient
papers, hand bills and circulars printed autographed
be treated as letter postage in the settlement OF accounts
g. On all arising from the postage newspapers,
magazines, and pamphlets, 90 per cent
As the accounts of posnasiers be settled quar-
tery and their commissions allowed for that time, the post
twenty five dollars received the quarter and for any
between twenty-five dollars and hundred dollars in the
tween hundred and six hundred dollars received in the
quarter 30 per centu and any six hundred
8. The accounts will be settled heretofore
except tina, the annual compensation to which postmasers
limited will be computed for the fiscal year
ing the st Of July and ending the Both of june due
proportion Tor any period less than year
.. No other allowances can be made postmasters
cept box-rens to amount exceeding 1000 per
and the surplus Of such receipts may be applied
the expenses OF the Office under the direction Of the Post
master General. The emolument box-rent account
must be accounted for regularly in the quarterly returns
and for the same quarter other proceeds of the office
TO- Posmasers in their for the present quarter
ending the 3ls of March, l8H will adjust their accounts
according to the above allowances.
c. JOHNSON, Postmaster General
March IL, 1877
T.m'n"ny Hall, opposite the Park and CITY Hall, Mas
street, New York.
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