The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-16

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Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office
Sept s-lawts
ID POPULATIONS Of the Post Once Department for
and 81 of March, 1917,
l. All deputy postmasfeys authorized send free
through the mails all letters and packages weighing
send, relating the business OF their offices OF the Post
Office Department., endorsing thereon post office 5nsi-
compensation did exceed $500 for the year ending the
h OF June $50 may also send free through the MALI
communications their private business not weigh
;. Members Of Congress and delegates from TERRITORIES
may send and receive free through the mails from thirty
meeting of the Congress- letters and packages not
ceeding two ounces in weight and public documents not
those printed by the order OF either house of Congress- and
publications books procured purchased by Congress-
| or either house. for the use of the members
The privilege allowed to members OF Congress is
extended the Secretary of the Senate aud the CLERK Of the
House Of Representatives during her official terms, which
terminate with the election of their successors.
f. The privilege of the pice President enlarged that
he send and receive Free public documents during his
official term
s. Persons entitled TO the privilege of fanking should en-
dorse on all letters or packages weighing under two ounces
Free, and sign the same, designating the office they fill
weight should be designated by writing the words public
cuments on them and signing them officially as above
offices in the city of Washington and directed opersons
orzed to receive them fee may be designated by stamp
public documents, such other evidence of their char
acer be agreed upon between them and The post
and scaled having such evidence OF character on
the envelope, will be rated with postage, which win be
ence hat it IS pubic document. transmissbe free free
heooE s hs %a 5 e @ psrs0@ a add ond
partmen the other public officers who entitled to
e If ma p s, prior to the passage Of the &c, Of the
speetve Offices will be delivered to the addressed
been made by Congress their pa yment Al letters and
packages issuing from the departments should be marked
the envelope "oicia business and signed by the
w CHI
clerks and by The other officers who were entitled the
official capacity. But such officers have not the rgh, to
I. All newspapers transmitted through The mails will be
hereafter rated with postage, except exchange papers be-
the.ubshers Of newspapers, and ranked BY
persons enjoying the privilege contractors may take
newspapers out Of the mails for sale distribution among
subscribers
g. Transient newspapers, those sent from the office
publication 10 subscribers hand bills circular letters
printed or Autographed, exceeding sheet in size
VIII pay cents delivery at the office and before they
put in the mails all such will be charged by depn
y posmasters prepaid matter in ne way bills and upon
paid with the name of the office from which sent
g. Transient newspapers handbils, circulars, cannot
be received free by deputy under their pvi
ege II such shond be addressed TO them is their duty
with letter postage. fdeposited post office unseaied
addressed to deputy postmasters Others they will ia
postage If sealed they will be rated with postage
and forwarded in the mails
closed in the envelope package under penalty of
ten dollars, unless addressed TO foreign countries.
weight, addressed any officer an or
private in the army of the United States in Mexico
post place the frontier of the United States Dor
derng Mexico will pass free in the mails Each letter
should ' specify ef the @ Of the
during the with Mexico and three months after its
IL Extra commissions allowed deputy postmasers by
the order of the 9th July IS45 superseded by the
of the I'd of March, ISI7.
H. The commissions allowed by the 2.tb section of the
of the Sd March, 1885, repealed and other rates
allowed by the Is section of the act of the LIST of March
On the OF letter postage exceeding 500 in
any year, 40 per
z. On any sum between 800 and 500 in any year. 33I