Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-04-01

they are put in the mails, and all such will be
charged by Deputy Pcstmasters as prepaid mat
Ter in the way bills aud upon their accounts of
Mails sent, and stamped or marked "paid" with
the name of the Office from winch sent
8. Transient newspapers, handbils, or circu-
lars, cannot be received flee by Deputy Postmas-
tiers under their privilege If such should be
addressed TO them it is their duty To return them
to the sender under new cover, charged with
letter postage If deposited in Post Office I'M
sealed, addressed to Deputy Postmasters or 9TH
ers, they will not in any case be forwarded by
mail without prepayment of the postage. If
sealed, they will be rated with letter postage and
forwarded in the mails.
10. Letters addressed to different persons can
not be enclosed in the same envelope or pack
,ge, under penalaIy Of ten dollars, unless adj
dressed to loleign countries.
H. Letters, newspapers, and packages not
Exceeding one ounce in weight, addressed to any
officer musician, or private i'll the Army of the
United States in Mexico, or at any post or
ing on Mexico, will pass free in the mails. Each
letter so addressed should specify after the name
Of the person, "beIonging to the Army" The
law will continue in force during the war with
Mexico, and for three months after its termiua-
ton.
! H. Extra commissions allowed to Deputy
Postmasters by the order of the 9th Of July. l945
are now superseded by the Act Of the Sd of
March, IS47
10. The commissions allowed by the Oath
section of the act of the Sd of March, l945,
are repealed and other raes allowed by the LIST
section of the Act Of the Ist March, lS47, in
lieu of them as follows,
L. On the amount of letter postage, not ex-
ceeding 500 dollars 10 any one year, 40 per
cent.
2: On any sum between 500 and $500 in
any year, 33 l.2 per cent.
3. On any sum between S400 and So, 400 in
a year 80 per cent.
A. On any sum over $4,000 in a year, Il
l-2 per ct.
5. On the amount of letters and packets re-
ceiyed for distribution at offices designated by
the Postmaster General for that purpose, Z pei
cent
O. The term letter postage includes all
hostages received except those which arise from
newspapers, sent from the office Of the publish
ers and from pamphlets aud magaznes-so lha
all prepaid postage upon transient plpers, hand
bills, and circulars, printed or autographed, vii
be treated as letter postage in the settlement o
accounts of Postmasters.
g. On all sums arising from the postage OF
newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets, so pc
cent.
T. AS the accounts of Postmasters have tC
he settled quarterly, and their commissions allow
ed from that time, the Postmasters will credi
themselves with forty per cent, upon the frs
S25 received in the quarter and for any sum be
tween $25 aud 500 in the quarter, at the rat
Of 33 10 per cent and upon any sum between
800 and 5000 received in the quarter, 80 pc
cent and on any sum over 5000 received il
the quarter, at the rate Of IL I-2 per cent
8. The commission accounts will be settle,
as heretofore, except that the annual compensa
ton to which Postmasers are limited, will b
computed for the fiscal year commencing tn
LIST of July, and ending the Both of June, ant
. in proportion for any period less than year.
8. No other allowance Can be made to Post
masters except box-rehts to an amount not eX
cteding So 900 per annum, and the surplus c
such receipts may be applied to the expenses c
the offices, under the direction of the Postmas
ter General. The emolument or box-rent &C
count must be acc ouned for regularly i'll tn
quarterly returns, and from the same quarter a
; o,her proceeds Of the office,
TO- Posmaslers i'll their returns for tn
present quarter ending the 3Ist Of March l947
will adjust their accounts according to the aboy
allowances
G. JOHNSON, Postmaster General
March, IL, lS47.