The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-04-06


privilege prior TO the passage of the Act o
The Sd of March. lS45, in relation 10 the bust
ness of their respective Offices, will be deliv-
cred TO the persons addressed, without an,
charge of postage, as an appropriation by
Congress has been made for their payment
All letters and packages issuing from the
Departments. should be marked on the ell
velop official business and signed by tie
heads oil the Departments, or, under their
direction, by theiL chief clerks and by the
other officers who were entitled to the frank
ing privilege prior 10 the Act Of 1915 6esig-
mating their official capacity. But such off
GERS have not the right to send or receive.
free, their private letters or papers.
4. All newspapers transmitted through
the mails will be hereafter rated with post
| age except exchange papers between the
publishers OF newspapers, aud those ranked
by persons enjoying the privilege; aud con-
tractors may take newspapers out OF the
mails, for sale or distribution among SUBJ cIi-
bers.
.. Transient newspapers or those not seut
from the Office of publication to subscribers,
handbills or circular letters, printed or lilho-
graped, not exceeding one sheet IN size, will
pay centsupon delivery at the office and
before they are put in the mails, and all
such will be charged by Deputy Posimasters
as prepaid matter in the way bills ard upon
their accounts of ma Is sent, and stamped or
marked paid with the name of the office
from which il is sent.
y. Transient newspapers, haudhills, or
circulars, Cannot be received free by Deputy
POstmaslers under their privilege. If such
should be addressed TO them, il is their duty
to return them TO the sender under a new
cover, charged with letter postage. If de-
posted in a Post Office unsealed, addressed
10 Deputy POstmasters or others, they will
not in any case be forwarded by mail without
prepayment of the postage. IL sealed they
will be rated with letter postage, aud for~ar
Ged in the mails.
10, Letters addressed to different persons
cannot be enclosed in the same envelop or
package, under penalty of ten dollars IN
less addressed to foreign countries.
ii. Letters, newspapers aud packages not
exceeding one ounce in weight, addressed to
any officer, musician or private in the Army
OF the United Statesin Mexico, or at any posi-
or place on the frontier of the United States
bordering on Mexico, will pass free in the
mails. Each letter so addressed should spec
ify after the name of the person, belonging
| to the Army The law will COZ aue in force
during the war with Mexico, and for three
months after its termination.
H. Extra commissions allowed to Depu
| ty Postmasters by the order Of the 9th Of Ju-
| ly, l945, are superseded bv the act OF the Sd
of March, I847.
| IL. The commissions allowed by the 24th
section of the Act CT the Sd Of March, 1916
are repealed. and other rates allowed by the
Isl section ofthe Act OF the LIST March, Is
| AZ, in lieu of them, as follows:
!. On the amount Of letter postage, not
exceeding SlO0 in any one year, 40 per
cent.
,. On any sum between 500 and 500
IN any year 80 l2 per cent
3. On any sum between 500 and 50, 100
in year, 80 per cent.
4. On any sum over g, 400 in year.
l2 l-2 per cent.
5. On the amount Of letters and packages
received for distribution at Offices designated
by the Postmaster General for that purpose,
per cent.
O. = The term letter postage includes all
hostages received, except those which arise
| from newspapers, sent from the Offices Of the
publishers, and from pamphlets and maya
zines-so that all prepaid postage upon trans
lent papers. haudhils, and circulars, printed
or lithgIaphed, will be treated as letter post
age in the settlement Of accounts Of Post
masters.
6. On all Sums arising from the postage
on newspapers, magazines, aud pamphlets
so per cert
7. As the accounts Of Postmasters have to
be settled quarery. and their commissions al
lowed from thai time, the POstmas,ers will
credit themselves with 10 per cent, upon the
Grst twenty-five dollars received in the quar-
ter, and FOR any sum between twenty five aud
one hundred dollars in the quarter, at the
rate Of 1919 per cent; and upon any sum
between one hundred and six hundred dol
ais received in the quarter 80 per cent; and
on any sum over six hundred dollars received
in the quarter, at the rate Of l2l-6 per cent.
6. The commission accounts will be set
tied as heretofore, except that The animal
compensation TO which Postmas,ers are linn
tied, will be computed for the fiscal year com
mencing The Isl Of uly. aud ending The Both
Of June, and in Que proportion for any period
less than year.
.. No other allowance can be made to
Postmasters except box-rents foauamount moi
exceeding $4,000 per annum, a The surplus Of
such receipts may be applied TO the ex-
penses OF the office, under the direction of
the Postmaster General. The enolument
or box-rent account must be accounted for
regularly IN the quarterly returns, and for the
same quarter as other proceeds of the Of
fee.
10. Posimasiers in their returns for tie
present quarter ending the 3lst Of March, l6
~, will adjust their accounts according to
the above allowances.
C. JOHNSON, Postmaster general.
March -. 1917.
DIN FEEDER ATTSM