The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-07

II E0ULATlONs OF the Post Once Department for
the enforcement Of the acts of Congress lst 3D.

d EQUATIONS OF the Post Once Drpartment 10,
and 8d OF March, lS47 n
l. All deputy post'asters authorized send free
through the mails all letters and packages weighing
send relating TO the business of their offices of the Posi-
oiice department, endorsing thereon post office bust
ness, and signing their thereto. And those whose
did not exceed $500 for the year ending the
h OF June 1876 may also send Free through The mails,
letters written by themselves, and receive free all
oommnicatonson their own private business weigh
| ing over one-ha ounce.
may send ana receive free through The mails from thirty
meeting OF the pext Congress- letters and packages
ceedng two ounces in weight, and public documents
printed by the order of ether house Of Congress- md
publications. books procured by Congress,
The same privilege s allowed to ebers of Congress-
extended TO The Secretary Of hs Senate ard s Clerk c e.
termine with the election Of aheir successors
L. The privilege of the Vfce President is enlarged, that
ne may send and receive Free public documents, during
s. Persons enttled to the privilege of fraing should
dorse on all letters packages weighing under
Free, and sign the same designating the Office they fiji
and all public documents which exceed two ounces IN
documents them, and signing them officially above
The character of public documents issued from the public
thorized them free may designated by stamp
specifying the office from which they issue, and the words
Pubc Documents, such other evidence their
acter may be agreed upon between them and the post
master Of 'lie city Of Washington Any document folded
the envelope will be rated with postage, which will be
mitted by The delivering postmaster upon satisfactory evil
through the mails to the person addressed.
o. All letters and packages from and the heads Of de
partmens or the other public officers who entitled
The ankng privilege prior the passage Ct the OF The
3D. of March, 1885, in relation the business of their
spective offices, will be delivered the persons addressed
without any 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 otcia business" and signed by the heads
OF the under their drecto by their chief
clerks, and by the other officers who entitled the
ranking privilege prior TO the OF 1885, designating their
official capacity But such officers have not the right to
T. All newspapers transmitted through the mails will be
hereafter rated with postage except exchange papers be-
persons enjoying the privilege and may take
newspapers out of the NAILS for sale distribution among
g. Transient newspapers those from the office
of publication to subscribers handblls circular letters
will pay cents, upon delivery the office and before they
are put in the mails and all such will be charged by depu
postmasers as prepaid matter in e way bills and upon
8. Transient newspapers handbills, circulars
be received free by deputy posnastes under their priv
ege Hsuch should be addressed them, il their duty
viii letter postage dePosited in post office unseaed,
case be- y ma nsy S e
postage If sealed they will be rated with letter postage,
TO- Letters addressed to different persons cannot be
closed IN the same envelope or package under penalty OF
ten dollars unless addressed to foreign countries.
III, Letters, newspapers and packages not exceeding
ounce in weight addressed to amy officer musician,
private in the army OF the United States Mexico,
any post place the frontier Of the United States Dor
derng on Mexico, viii pass free in the mails Zach letter
TO e TSe a s viii e
during the with Mexico, and for three months after its
termination.
IL, Extra commissions allowed deputy postnasters by
the order of The 9Th ofJuy lS4 superseded by the act
Of the 3D. of March, 1871.
10 The commissions allowed by the 9th of the
act Of the Sd Of March, 1915 repealed and other rates
allowed by the LIST section OF the of the LIST of March.
1877, in lieu of them, follows:
l. On the ofleuer postage, exceeding 800 in
4 On any sun between 800 and $500 in any year. 1884,
per cent.
B. On any between 500 and 81, 400 in year, 80
per cent.
4. On any sum over So, 400 in year, 12s per cent
s. On the Of letters and packets received for dis
trbution offices designated by the Postmaster General
o. The letter postage includes all hostages received,
except those which from newspapers, from the
and magzinesso that all prepaid postage upon transient
papers, hand bills, and circulars, printed autographed,
Will treated as letter postage in the settlement OF accounts
of postnasters.
g. On all arising from the postage newspapers,
magazines, and pamphlets 80 per cent
T. As the of posnasers have be settled quar-
tery and their commissions allowed for that time, the post
will credit themselves with 10 cent upon the first
dollars received in the quarter, and for
between twenty-five dollars and hundred dollars in the
quarter, the rate of 1874 per and upon any be-
tween hundred and six hundred dollars received in the
quarter, 30 per cenum and any six hundred
dollars received in the quarter, at the of l2a cent
g. The commission will be settled heretofore,
except that the annual which posmasters
limited, will be computed for the fiscal year commenc
the lst OF July and ending the Both of june and due
proportion for any period less than year.
g. No other allowances can be made to postDasters
cept to an amount not exceeding 900 per an
num- and the surplus of such receipts may be applied to
the expenses OF the otce under the direction OF the Post
master General. The emoument or box-rent account
be accounted for regularly in the quarterly
and for the quarter other proceeds of the Office
10. Posunasters their for the present quarter
ending the 3lst of March, lSi7 will adjust their accounts
G. JOHNSON, Postmaster General