The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-01

y OSCILLATIONS Of the Post Office Department. for
and Sd OF March, 1917:
l. All deputy pOstmasters authorized send Free
through me mails, all letters and packages not weighing
over "p ounces, which they may have occasion write
send relating the business of their offices of the Post
ness and signing iher names thereto And those whose
did not exceed $500 for the year ending the
oh oil June, 1916, may also send Free through the mails,
letters written by themselves, and receive free all written
recommendations ON their own private business, not weigh
Members Of Congress and delegates from Territories
may send and receive free, through the mails, from thirty
Gays peore e commencement oil each Congress, until the
meeting OF the next Congress- letters and packages
ceedng Two ounces in weight and public documents not
exceeding thee pounds IN weight Public documents
those printed by the order of either house OF Congress- and
publications or books procured purchased by Congress,
| or either mouse, for the use OF the members.
B. The privilege allowed members of Congress is
extended to the Secretary Of the Senate and the Clerk Of The
terminate with the election of their successors.
The privilege of the pe President is enlarged, that
he may send and receive iree public documents during his
Persog entited the privilege of tranking should en-
dofse on all letters packages weighing under two
Free and sign the same, designating the office they fill
and all public documents which exceed two ounces in
documents on ,hem and signing them officially above
The character OF public documents issued from the public
hozed to receive them iree be designated stamp
specifying the office from which they issue, and the words
acer as may be agreed upon between them and the post
master OF the city of Washington Any document folded
evidence character
the envelope, will be rated with postage, which will be
United by the delivering postmaster upon satisfactory EVIL
dencc that it is public document, transmissble free
through the mails 10 the person addressed.
All letters and packages from and to the heads of de-
partmen or the other public officers who were entitled to
the ranking privilege prior the passage CT the of the
3D. OF March, 1885, in relation to the business of their
pectve Offices will be delivered the persons addressed
without charge OF postage, appropriation has
been made by Congress for their payment All letters and
packages issuing from the departments should be marked
on the envelope olcia business and signed by the heads
of the departments, under their direction by their chief
clerks, and by the other officers who entitled the
official capacity But such officers have the right
send receive, Free their private letters 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
persons enjoying the privilege and may take
newspapers out OF the mails for sale distribution among
subscribers.
8. Transient ne,cspapcrs those from the office
of publication subscribers handbills circular letters
printed or autographed exceeding sheet in sze
will cents upon delivery at the office and before they
put in the mails and all such win be charged by depu
~ postmasers prepaid matter in the way bills and upon
their accounts of mails sent and stamped or marked
paid" with the Of the office from which sent.
Transient newspapers handblls, or circulars cannot
be received free BY deputy posmastes under their prv
ege fsuch should be addressed them, is their duty
to them the sender under cover, charged
with letter postage. deposi,ed in post Office unseaed
addressed to deputy postasters Others they will
any case be forwarded by mail without prepayment OF the
and forwarded in the mails.
10 Letters addressed different persons be
closed in the same envelope package under penalty
ten dollars unless addressed to foreign countries.
H. Letters, newspapers, and packages not exceeding
private in the army Of the United States in MEXICO or at
post place the frontier of the United States bor
derng on Mexico, will pass free in the mails. Each letter
'belongng to the ARMY The law will continue IN force
during the with Mexico, and for three months after its
termination
H. Extra commissions allowed deputy postmasters by
the order of the 9th oJuy 1885, superseded by the act
ID The commissions allowed by the oath section of the
act OF the 3D. OF March, 1885, repealed and other rates
n ~ nj n "a
lSi7 in lieu OF them, as follows
On the amount of letter postage, no, exceeding 500 in
2. On any sum between 500 and 500 any year, 335
per cent.
3. On any sum between 800 and 81 400 in a year, 80
per cent
4. On any over 81, 400 in year, l2l per cent
On the of letters and packets received for dis
trbnon at offices designated by the Postmaster General
for that purpose, per cent
except those which arise from newspapers from the
offices of the publishers to subscribers and from pamphlets
and magaznesso that all prepaid postage upon transient
papers, hand bills and circulars printed Autographed
WILDE treated letter postage in the settlement Of accounts
6. On all sums arising from the postage newspapers,
magazines, and pamphlets, so per cent.
T. As the accounts of posnasters have to be settled quar-
tery and their commissions allowed for that time, the post
masters will credit themselves 40 per upon the first
twenty-five dollars received in the quarter and for any
between twenty-five dollars and hundred dollars in the
quarter the rate OF 3 cent and upon any sum be-
tween hundred and six hundred dollars received in the
quarter 30 per centum and any six hundred
dollars received in the quarter at the rate of l2 per cent
VIII be settled
except that the annual compensation to which postmaers
limited will be computed foe the fiscal year comnenc-
ing the LIST Of July, and ending the Both of June, and in due
proportion for any period less than year
8. No other allowances be made to postnasers
cept box-rens to amount not exceeding 900 per
mum, and the surplus of such receipts may be applied to
the expenses OF the Office under the direction of the Post
master General, The emolument box-rent account
be accounted for regularly in the quarterly returns,
and for the same quarter as other proceeds OF the office
TO- PosmaserG in their retuns for the present quarter
ending the 3ls of March, 1S7, will adjust their
according to the above allowances.
c. JOHNSON, Postmaster General
March 1917