The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-16

REGULATIONS OF the Post ONCE Department for
N the enforcement OF he aets OIL tongues VI INC ISL ~
and 81 of March, ls4'
All degufv posfnasters are authorized to send free,
through the mails all letters and packages not weighing
over Two ounces which they may have occasion TO write OF
end relating the business of their offices or OF the Post
oe bs grd @5ne bero tRose whose
did exceed $500 for the year ending the
m of June 1876 also send free, through the mails,
letters written by themselves and receive free all written
communications their own private business not weigh
ing over one hall ounce.
5 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- letters and packages ca
cecding ounces in weight, and public documents no,
exceeding three pounds IN weight Public documents are
those printed by the order of either house of Congress- and
publications or books procured or purchased by Congress-
or either house, for the use of the members
The privilege allowed members of Congress, is
extended TO the Sereta,y Of the Senate and the Clerk q ne
House Of Representatives. during their official terms which
terminate with the election OF their SUCCESSORS.
l. Tho privilege Of the Piee President is enlarged that
he may send and receive tree public documents during his
8 Persons entitled to the privilege Of ankng should
orse all letters packages weighing under two ounces
Free and sign the same designating the office they M
and all public doc'nnen,s which exceed two ounces IN
weight should be designated by writing the words pubi
doeent, on them and signing them officially above
The character OF public documents issued from the public
Offices the city OF Washngton and directed to persons au
hozed to free, may be designated by stamp
specyng the office from which they ISSUE and the words
may be agreed upon between them and the post
master of the city of Washington Any document folded
nd
the envelope, will be rated with postage, which will be
ntted by the delivering ponaster upon satisfactory evil
dence that it is public document, transmissibe free
through the mails to the person addressed
g. All letters and packages lron and TO the heads OF de-
parments or the other public octs who were entitled to
The ranking privilege prior to the passage CT the act OF the
3 of March, 1915, in relation TO the business of their
specve offices, will be delivered to the persons addressed
without any charge OF postage, as appropriation has
been made by Congress for their payment All letters and
packages issuing from the deparinen's should be marked
othe departments, under their direction, by their chief
clerks and by the other officers who were entitled to the
ranking privilege prior TO the act OF iso designating their
official capacity. But such officers have not the right
send receive, free, their private letters papers
All newspapers transmitted through the mails will be
hereafter rated with postage except exchange papers be-
the publishers OF newspapers and those ranked by
persons enjoying the privilege and contractors may take
newspapers of the mails for sale distribution among
subscribers.
s. Transient newspapers, those sent from the office
of publication subscribers hand-bls circular letters
printed or autographed exceeding sheet in size,
will pay cents upon delivery the office and before they
put the mails. and all such will be charged by depu-
posmasers prepaid matter in the way bills and upon
their accounts of mails SENT and stamped marked
paid" with the name of the office from which sent.
8. Transient newspapers handbis, or circulars
be received free by deputy posmasers under their priv
ege If such should be addressed them is their duty
them the sender under cover, charged
with letter postage. Ifdeposited in post office unseaed
addressed deputy postrasters Others they will in
any be forwarded by mail without prepayment of the
postage. Ifened they will be rated with letter POSTAGE
and forwarded in the mails.
TO- Letters addressed different persons be
closed in the envelope package under penalty of
dollars, unless addressed to foreign countries.
H. Letters, newspapers, and packages not exceeding
ounce in weight addressed to any officer musician,
private in the army Of the United States in Mexico
post place the frontier of the United States Dor
addressed should specify after the name of the person.
belonging TO the army" The law will continue in
during the war with Mexico and for three months after its
termination.
IL Extra commissions allowed deputy postma sters by
the order 9Th oJn s5 are superseded by the act
49, The commissions allowed by the oath section of the
the Sd of March, 1915, repealed and other
- O OI In.
1877 in lieu of them as follows:
On the amount of letter postage not exceeding 800 in
On any between 800 and 500 in any year, sss
On any sum between 800 and S2, 400 in year, 80
per cent.
A. On any sum over So, 400 in year, I2t per cent.
On the OF letters and packets received for dis
rbuton at offices designated by the Postmaster General
Tor that purpose, per cent
% The term letter postage includes all hostages received,
except those which arise from newspapers, sent from the
offices of the publishers to subscribers, and from pamphlets
and that all prepaid postage upon transient
papers, hand bills and circulars printed autographed,
treated as letter postage in the settlement of accounts
On all sums arising from the postage newspapers,
magazines, and pamphlets, so per cent ,.,
'ery and their commissions allowed for that tme the post
masters will credit with 40 per upon the first
twenty-five dollars received in the quarter, and for
between twenty-five dollars and hundred dollars in the
Quarter at The rare OF @ per cent and upon any sum be-
quarter 80 per cenum and on any six hundred
dollars received in the quarter. at the Of l2A per
The commission will be settled heretofore
except that the annual compensation to which posnasters
are limited will be computed for the fiscal year
the LIST of July and ending the Both of June, and in due
proportion for any period less than year.
y No other allowances can be made to posmasters
cept box-rents amount exceeding $4,000 per
mum, and the surplus Of such receipts may applied to
The expenses of the Office under the direction of the Post
master General The emolument or box-rent account
nnst be accounted for regularly in the quarterly returns
and for the same quarter as other proceeds of the office.
TO- Postnasers in their for the present quarter
ending the 3lst OF March, lSH will adjust their
according TO the above allowances.
G. JOHNSON, Postmaster General.
March IL, 1917.