Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1847-03-25

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postage. If deposited in post y
sealed, addressed TO deputy post A
or others, they will not in any cal
forwarded by mail without prepaymd qSss'''
the postage. If sealed they will be fa|
with letter postage, and forwarded in iM
mails.
10. Letters addressed 10 different per-
sons cannot be enclosed in the same en-
velope or package without penalty of
ten dollars, unless addressed TO foreign
countries.
II. Letters, newspapers and packages
not exceeding one ounce in weight, ad-
dressed to any officer, musician, or priv
ate in the army of the United States in
Mexico, or at any post or place on the
frontier of the United States bordering on
Mexico, will pass free in the mails, Each
letter so addressed, should specify, after
the name of the person, "belonging to
the army" The law will continue in
force during the war with Mexico, and
for three months after its termination.
10. Extra commissions allowed deputy
postmastcrs by the order of the 9th of
July, 1915, are superseded by the act OF
3D. March, lS47.
49, The commissions allowed by the
24th section Of the act of the Sd March,
1916, are repealed, and other rates al
lowed by the LIST section of the act of the
LIST March, 1S47, in lieu Of them, as fol-
ows:--
|. On the amount ofle,ter postage not
exceeding $l0O in any one year, 40 per
cent.
2. On any sum between 500 and
$500 in any year, SO Is per cent.
3. On any sum between $400 and
$4,000 in the year, 80 per cent
4. On any sum over $4,000 in year,
l2 10 per ct,
b. On the amount of letters and packets
received for distribution at offices de-
sgnated by the postmaster general for
that purpose, 7 per cent
The term letter postage includes all
hostages received, except those which
arise from newspapers, sent from the Of
fees of the publishers to subscribers, and
from pamphlets and magazincs-so that
all prepaid postage upon transient papers,
hand bills, and circulars, printed or
Autographed, will be treated.as letterpost-
age in the settlement Of accounts of post
masters.
6. On all sums arising from the post
age on newspapers, magazines, and pam
phIets, so per cent
7. As the accounts Of postmastcrs have
TO be settled quarterly, and their com
missions allowed for that time, the post
masters will credit themselves with 40
per cent, upon the first twenty-five dol
lars received in the quarter, and for any
sum between twenty-five dollars and Gre
dollars in the quarter at the rate
OF 80 l-3 per cent; and upon any sum
between one hundred and six hundred
dollars received in the quarter, 80 per
centum; and on any sum over six hundred
dollars received in tho quarter, at the
rate of ~ 10 per cent.
g. The commission accounts will be |
settled as heretofore, except that the an
nual compensation to which postmasters
are limited, will he computed for the fs-
cal year, commencing on the LIST of July,
and endiog the 30th June, and in due
for any period less than Il
year.
8. No other allowances can be made
10 postmasters except box-rents TO an a.
mount not exceeding $4,000 per annum,
and the surplus Of such receipts may be
applied to the expenses OF The office, un.
der the direction of the postmaster gener-
al. The emolument or box-rent account
must be accounted for regularly in the
quarterly returns, and for the same quar-
Ter as other proceeds of the office.
10. Posmasters IN their returns for the
present quarter ending the 3lst of March,
l847, will adjust their accounts according
% the above allowances.
c. JOHNSON, Postmaster Gen.
March ~, l847.