Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1847-03-27

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and Sd Of March. 1917
l. All deputy PostmaSterS are authorised TO send
free, through the mails, all letters and packages not
weighing over two ounces, which thew may have Oc-
cason 10 write or send. relating to the business Of
their offices or Of the Post Office DEPARTMENT eDdors-
ing thereon post office business and signing Their
thereto. And those whose compensation dd
not exceed $500 for the year ending the Both of June
lS4o, may also send Free through the mails letters
written by themselves, and receive free all written
communications, on their private business, not
weighing one-haf ounce.
= Members Of Congress and delegates from Ter
riorieS may send and receive Free through the mails
from thirty days before the commencement of each
Congress until the meeting of the next Congress,
letters and packages 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. or books procured purchased by Con-
gress, either house, for the use of the members
3 The same privilege allowed to members of Con-
greSs is extended tie Secretary Of the Senate and
the Clerk Of the House ~ Representatives. during
ther Official terms, which terminate with the election
OF their SUCCESSORS
i. The privilege Of the Vice Presidtnt is ENLARGED
so that he may send and receive free public docu-
mefis, during ms official term.
.. Persons entitled 10 the privilege Of franking
should endorse all letters or packages weighing
Under two ounces. Free and sign the same, cesg-
naiing the office they fiji; and all public documents
which exceed two ounces IN weight should be desg-
mated by writing the words " public documents" ON
them, and signing them officially as above Tie
character OF public documents issued from the public
offices IN the city of Washington and directed 10 per-
SO authorized TO receive them free may be designa-
ted by stamp specifying the Office from which they
Issue, and the words public documents" or such
other evidence Of their character as may be acreed
upon between them and the postmaster Of the CITY Of
Washington. Any document folded and sealed not
having evidence % character tho cpxpnne
VIII be rated with postage which will be reunited BIZ
the delivering postmaster, upon satisfactory eyidence
that 1t is public document, transmssble free through
the mails TO the person addressed.
q. All letters and packages from and TO the heads
of departments, the other public officers who were
entitled TO the franking privilege prior the passage
of the act of the Sd of March, loi5, in relation 10
the business of their respective offices, VIII be delw-
cred to the persons addressed, without any charge IF
postage, appropriation has been made by Con-
gress for their payment. All letters and packages
issuing from the departments, should be marked on
the envelope - 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 tie franking privilege prior to the act Of
1915, designating their official capacity. But such
officers have not the right TO send receive free
their private letters or papers
7. All newspapers transmitted through the mails
Will be hereafter rated with postage, except exchange
papers between tie publishers Of newspapers, and
these ranked by persons enjoying the privilege and
contractors may take newspapers out of the mails
for sale or distribution among subscribers
:. Transient newspapers those not sent from the
Office of publication to subscribers, lanGblls or cir
cular letters printed Autographed, not exceeding
one sheet IN size, will pay 3 cents upon delivery al
the office and before they put III the mails and al
such viii be charged by deputy posmaslers pre-
paid matter in the waybllls and upon their accounts
of mails sent, and stamped or marked pald" with
the name of the office from which sent
@. Transient newspapers. handblils or circulars,
cannot be received free by deputy posmaS;ers under
their privilege If such should be addressed to them.
is their duty them 10 The sender under
new cover, charged with letter postage. If deposited
in post Office un>ealed, addressed to deputy post
masters or others, they Will not IN any be for
warded 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 cannot be
enclosed in the envelope package under
penalty of ten doars, unless addressed TO foreign
countries.
IL Letters newspapers, and packages not exceed
ing ounce IN weight, addressed 10 any officer.
musician private IN the army of the United States
in Mexico or at any post or place on the frontier Of
the United States bordering Mexico will pass free
in the mails. Each letter addressed should specify
utter the name of the person, +" belonging 10 the
army" The law Will continue IL force during the
war with Mexico, and for three months after lis ter
minatIon.
- Extra commissions allowed deputy postmas;ers
by the order of the 9th of July lSlJ are superseded
by the act Of the 81 of March. ls47.
- The commissions allowed by the 9th section
of the act of the Sd of March, lSi5, are repealed
and other allowed by the LIST section of the act
of the lst of March, ISL, IN lieu of them. follows
l. On the amount Of letter postage, not exceeding
500 in any year, 40 per cent.
,. On any sum between 500 and 500 in any
year, 33I per cent.
g. On any sum between 800 and So 100 in n
year, 80 per cent.
T. On any sum over - 100 year, 12a per cent.
). On the amount of letters and packets received
for distribution at Offices designated by the Postmaster
General for that purpose. per cent.
6s-Ihe term letter postage includes all posiages
received except those which arise from newspapers.
sent from the Offices of the publishers To subscribers,
and from pamphlets aud magazine>->o that all pre-
paid postage upon transient papers, handbills and
circulars printed tlogra phIcal, VIII be ireaied
as letter postage IN the settlement of accounts OF
postmasters.
g. On all sums arising from the postage news
papers, magazines, and pamphlets % per cent.
T. As the accounts of postmastcrs have 10 be settled
quarterly, and their commissions allowed for that
time, the posimasiers viii credit themselves with 40
per cent upon the first twenty FIVE dollars received IN
the quarter. and for any between twenty five
dollars and hundred dollars IN The quarter, at the
rate of }t per cent. and upon any sum between one
hundred and hundred dollars received in the quar-
ter. 30 per centum; and on any sum SIX hundred
dollars received IN the quarter at the rate of IL. per
! centum.
s The commission accounts Will be settled here
toore, except that the annual compensation to which
postmasters limited VIII be computed for the hs-
cal year commencing the first OF July and ending the
Goth of June, and in due proportion for any period
less than a year.
O. No other allowances can be made to postmasters
except box-rents TO amount not exceeding 81 600