The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-10

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the enforcement Of the of Congress of the ls 3D.
and 81 of March, 1917:
l. All deputy oosfnasters are authorized to send Free
over two which they may occasion write
send relating TO the business of their offices the
and signing their names here,o And ,Hose whose
did exceed the year ending the
,oh Oh June 1886 may also send Free through the mails
letters written by themselves and all written
eommuncaons ON their own private business, not weigh
Members of Congress and delegates from Territories
may send and receive free. through the mails, from thirty
days before the commencement OF each Congress- until the
meeting OF the Congress, packages
ss pesnd, Iess nnd
those printed by the order of either house of Congress- and
or either house, for the use of the members.
The same privilege allowed to members of Congress n
House Of Representative during their official terms which
terminate! Ia, with the election Of their successors
ne may send and receive iree public documents during his
s. Persons entitled to the privilege of fraing should en-
orse on all letters packages weighing under ounces
Free and sign the same, designating the office they ill
weight shond be designated by writing the words public
doc uments on them and signing them officially above
offices in the city of Washington and directed persons
horzed to receive them free be designated stamp
specifying the Office from which they issue, and the words
public documents or such other evidence of their char
aeer as may be agreed upon between them and the post
master OF the city of Washington Any document folded
and sealed not having snch evidence of its character
ed By he devsring postmaster upon N satisfactory y evil
dencc that it is public document, uansmissibe free
An letters and packages from and to the heads of de-
parten or the other public officers who entitled TO
81 Of pxe aG 10 hs to e G s qq he ct the
pective offices, will be delivered the persons addressed
BEEN made cosss for Ss payment All and
packages issuing from The departments should be marked
of the departments, under their direction by their chief
clerks, and by the other officers who entitled the
Ba such o aSs o nave @ e o
send or 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 privileges and contractors take
newspapers out OF the mails for sale distribution
Transient newspapers those not sent from the Office
OF publication to subscribers hand bills circular letters
printed or Autographed not exceeding sheet in size,
VIII pay cents, upon delivery at the office and before they
are put in the mails and all such will be charged by depu
Y postmasers as prepaid matter in 5e way bills and upon
paid with the name Of the office from which sent.
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ege If such should be addressed he it is their duty
with letter postage Ifdeposited in post office unseated
addressed 10 deputy posnnascrs others they will not in
any be forwarded by mail without prepayment of the
postage. If sealed they will be rated with letter postage,
and forwarded in the mails.
closed in the envelope package under penalty Of
ten dollars, unless addressed to foreign countries.
one ounce in weight addressed to any officer musician Of
private in the amy of the United States in Mexico,
derng Mexico, win pass free in the mails Each letter
10 e fs @ @ 9
during the war with Mexico, and for three months after its
termination.
H. Extra commissions allowed deputy postmasters by
the order Of the 9th oJa 1885, are superseded by the act
b. The commissions allowed by the 2ih section of the
act of the d of March, 1885, repealed and other rates
allowed BY the LIST section the act of the LIST of March
lS47 in lieu of them, follows
On the amount of letter postage, not exceeding 500 in
& On any sum between 800 and 500 in any year 33l
8. On any sum between 500 and So 400 in year, 80
per cent
4. On any S2, 400 in year, I2a per
D. On the amount of letters and packets received for dis
tributon at offices designated by the Postmaster General
D; The postage includes all hostages received,
offices of the publishers subscribers and from pamphlets
and that all prepaid postage upon transient
will be treated as letter postage in the settlement of accounts
of postmasers.
magazines and pamphlets, 90 per cent.
T. As the posna be settled quar-
tery, and their commissions allowed for that time, the post
will credit 10 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 Of 335 per and upon any be-
hundred aud hundred dollars received in the
quarter 80 per and any hundred
dollars received in the quarter athe OF III cent
The commission accounts will be settled heretofore,
are limited will be computed the fiscal year
ing the LIST Of July and ending the Both of june and due
proportion for any period less than year
O.. No other allowances be made to postmasers
cept box-rens exceeding 900 per
num- 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 quarter as other proceeds of the office
TO- Postmaster, IN their returns for the present quarter
G. JOHNSON, Postmaster General.
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