The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-17

lie of the acts of Congress Of the LIST, I'd,
anu a. a,autv po,tostes are authorized to send ree
= 40 mSils ali letters and packages weighing
,u which they NAV have occasion write
over wv oe business of their Offices or of the Post
% nenaTtmenr endorsing thereon .pos Office bust
ness d NOT exceed $500 for the wear ending the
eoh If lime 1876 may also send Free through the mails
eters wiuem 10y m heir own private business not weigh
eo'' n'sr one-balf ounce
ing oya Of ConS,s, and dslepates from Territories
a a and ysce;ve free through the mails fom thirty
NAY Sse h. commencement Of each Congress until the
meeting Of the Congress- letters and packages not eA
yoanI7,no three pounds in weight Public documents
boe printed by the order of either house of Congress, and
or hooks procured or purchas ed by Congress-
| ppr either house, for the use of the members.
The same pr vieeo allowed to members of Congress- is
ns Of R,pYsetatipcs during their official terms which
,p""inS,e with the election OF tler successors.
Ths nriyege of the Vice President is enlarged so that
Ia NAV send and receive free public documents during
osjc ai'al term
Persons entitled the privilege of frankiag should
,re ON ali letters or packages weighing under ounces
Free" and sign the same designating the office they fill
WEIGHT should be designated by writing the words 'publc
iIor1men,, on them and signing them officially above
in the civ of Washington and directed TO persons a
oizd 10 receive them free may be designated by stamp
necing the office from which they ISSUE and the words
nnbc documents or such other evidence of their char
meter as NAV be agreed upon between them and the post
Of the city of any Of ss sea
the envelope, will be rated with postage, which will be re-
,itad Inv postmaster
isns-, tIat il is a public document transnissble free
hrnlgh the mails to the person addressed.
Xii letters and packages from and TO the heads of de-
OF pv v por to the passage of the act of the
"a Of March, 1875 in relation to the business of their re-
pectye offices will be delivered the persons addressed,
ybont anv charge of postage as am appropriation has
been made by Congress for their payment All letters and
pa ,Se envelope oca business and signed by the heads
Of the departments, Or under their direction by their chief
rks and by the other office rs who were entitled TO the
nriveqa prior to the act of 1876 designating their
icial CAPACITY But such officers have not the right to
end ar rereye free their private letters or papers
' All semspaprs transmitted through the mails will be
rated with postage except exchange papers be-
tween HE publishers of ewsn,ptrs and those ranked bv
aewspapes out of the mails for sale or distribution among
snbsclribers
Jnus,t ne,,snopers or those not sent from the office
publication 10 subscribers bandbls or circular letters
p,eJ op hogranbeJ not exceeding one sheet in size
I ars pn aal;ver, a. he eotce and be,re ,hsv
are mt in he mai and ali snch viii be CHARGED by dep
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t accounts Of mails sent and Stamped or marked
paid with the name of the office from which sent
a Transint a,ysn,nars b.nd;lIs or o;rc.rs cannon
ece;wsd free bv dentv nnsna siers nnder heir nriv
e sncb sbond he addressed TO hem il is their dn,
return them to the sender under new cover. charged
dJassad n dp,,, sters nr oers thev viii not IN
any be forwarded by mail without prepayment Of the
and 5Sr,yarled in The mails - feV'
TO- Letters addressed to different persons cannot be en-
d IN ,la sane envelonc ar ,ackave nndar nsna, or
len dollars miles, addressed to foreipn Countries
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