The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-06

~ n-NVAAIAONb ~ the Rost Ofoce Department for
md Sd OF March, lsl7. si X .'s-''-'p' -
l. All deputy postnastes are authorized to send free
two ounces, which they may occasion
end relating the business OF their offices the Posi-
and saaas her hsa , Hee who
compensation did exceed $20 for the year ending the
Oh OF June. 1876, a-o send free, through the mails,
letters written by themselves and free all written
communications on their private business weigh
O. Members Of Congress and delegates from 7s,itorie,
nay send and receive free, through the mails. from thirty
lays before the commencement OF each Congress- until the
meeting of the Congress, letter and packages
ss poam, %
hose printed by the order OF either hosc of Congress- aud
sSs Sou or SSGI pcosa Or by Congress
Inc same privilege allowed 70 members Of C9ngress
s r"s s s ss n e.
ermln , with the election Of their successors
he send and receive free, public documents, during his
s Persons entitled to The nrvi,ege Of faak;uv .hooa en-
dose on all letters or packages weighing under two
Free and sign the same, designating the Office they fill
weight should be designated by writing the words "pubc
documents" ihem and signing them officially above.
offices in the city of Washington and directed
hozed TO receive them free, be designated by stamp
pbic documents" such other evidence of their char
acer may be agreed between them and the post
master OF the city OF Washington. Any document folded
and sealed having such evidence of its character
the envelope will be rated with postage, which viii be
mitted by the delivering postmaster, upon satisfactory evil
dence that il Is public document. ,ransmissble free
XII sps ' and + as a ani ID the head. of
partmens the other public officers who entitled to
e Of Ma 5 m G the he If as q fsi Of
spective Offices will delivered persons addressed
Seen made Sy by for pa mn All and
packages issuing from the departments should be marked
the departments Or under their direction, by chief
clerks, and by the other officers who entitled The
ranking privilege prior Of 1916 designating their
official capacity But such officers have the right
send or receive, free, their private letters or papers
T. All newspapers transmitted through the mails will be
hereafter rated with postage, except exchange papers be-
tween the publishers of newspapers and those ranked by
newspapers Out Of the mails Tor sale or distribution among
subscribers 2
s. Transient newspapers or those not sent from the Office
of publication subscribers handb circular letters
printed or Autographed, exceeding sheet in size,
will pay cents upon delivery the office and before they
put the mails, and all such will be charged by depl.
posmasters prepaid matter in the bills and upon
'paid" with the of the office from which sent
g. Transient newspapers, handbis circulars, cannot
ege II such should be addressed to ihen it is their duty
to them to the sender under new charged
with letter postage fdeposed in post Office unsealed,
addressed deputy posnasters Others they will not in
any be forwarded by mail without prepayment of the
and forwarded in the mails IN
TO- Letters addressed different persons be
ten dollars, unless addressed to foregn countries.
IL Letters and pnskn ,es not eScaeng
private in the army OF the United States in Mexico,
ANY post Or rnss on ne @ Of ne uGed stes bor
50 addressed should specify after the name Of the person
eongng to the Ms,c Ihe a law continue bs " prHe
termination.
the order Of The 9TH ofJny lsa5. superseded by
of the Sd of March, lSf7
net Of the Sd Of March, 1916 are repealed and other
allowed by the l section OF the act OF the LIST OF March,
1917, in lieu of them, follows:
j. On the of letter postage not exceeding 500 IN
any one year, 40 per cent.
q On any sum between 800 and 500 in any year, s3l
per cent
g. On any between $500 and 49,, 400 in year, 30
per cent.
a. On any sum over ~, 400 in year, l2a per cent,
s. On the of letters and packets received for dis
rbntion offices designated by the Postmaster General
Co. The letter postage includes all poages received,
except those which arise from newspapers from the
offices of the publishers subscribers and from pamphlets
and that all repaid postage upon transient
papers, hard bills, and circulars, printed Autographed.
will be treated as letter postage 10 the settlement oil accounts
s. On all arising from the postage newspapers,
magazines, and phlet, 80 per cent.
T. the Of postmasers have be settled quar-
tcrly their commissions allowed for that time, the post,
will credit themselves with 10 upon the first
twenty five dollars received in the quarter and for any
between twenty-five dollars and hundred dollars in the
tween one hundred and hundred dollars in the
quarter 30 per and on any six hundred
g. The commission accounts will be settled as heretofore
except that the annual compensation to which postnasers
limited, win be computed for the fiscal commenc-
ing the LIST of July and ending the Both of June, and in due
proportion for any period less than year
g. No other allowances can be made to postmasers
cep box-rents amount exceeding $4,000 per
num- and the surplus of snch receipts may be applied to
the expenses of the Office under the direction of tho Post
master General. The emolunent box-rcnt account
must accounted for regularly in the quarterly returns
and for the quarter other proceeds of the Office
TO- Postasers their for the present qnarer
ending the 3Is of March, 1877, will adjust their accounts
according 70 ''s a0ot G. JoHNsoN Postmaster General
March IL. 1917.
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