The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-09
FLUCTUATIONS Of the Pest Onsco Department TO
the enforcement Of the acts of Congress of the t q
and 81 of March, 1917:

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and 3d of March, lSf7:
through the mails, all letters end packages weighing
over two ounces which they may have occasion write
Office Department, endorsing thereon ''posi office bust
ness and signing their names thereto And those whose
ahh of june 1876 may also send free, through the mails
letters written by themselves and free all written
| ing one-hat ounce.
Members Of Congress and delegates from TERRITORIES
may send and receive Free through the mails, from thirty
days before the OF each Congress- until the
meeting OF the next Congress- letters and packages
exceeding three pounds in weight Public documents
those printed by the order OF either house of Congress and
publications books procured purchased by Congress,
or either house. for the nse of the members.
extended See,rta,y Of the senate and he cicri Of he
House Of Representative during their official terms, which
4. The privilege of Pee President enlarged hut
he may send and receive tree public documents, during his
o. Persons entitled the privilege of franng should
dorse all letters packages weighing under ounces
Free, and sign the same designating the office they fill
| and all public documents which exceed ounces in
weight should be designated by writing the words publc
on Them and signing them officially above
The character of public documents issued from the public
offices in the city of Washington and directed persons
specifying the office from which they issue, and the words
public documents" such other evidence of their char
acter as may be agreed upon between them and the post
master OF the city of Washington. Any document folded
the envelope will be rated with postage, which win
med by the delivering postmaster, upon satisfactory ev-
through the mails 10 the person addressed.
D. All letters and packages from and to the heads of de-
partments, or the other public officers who entitled 10
me rpnGng privilege prior 70 the passage Ct The ac, OF the
3D. OF March lso in relation to the business Of theirre
without any charge oil postage, appropriation has
been made by Congress for their payment All letters and
the envelope oica business and signed by the heads
of the departments or, under their direction by their chief
ranking privilege prior the of 1915, designating their
official capacity But such officers have the right
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4 All newspapers transmitted through the mails will be
hereafter rated with postage, except exchange papers be-
persons enjoying the privilege; and may take
newspapers of the mails for sale distribution among
| subscribers
g. Transient newspapers, those sent from the Office
of publication to subscribers, handbl circular letters
printed or Autographed, exceeding sheet in sze
will pay upon delivery the Office and before they
put in the mails and all such viii be charged by depu
~ pomasters prepaid matter in the bills and upon
their accounts of mails sent and stamped or marked
| 'paid' with the name of the office from which sent.
O. Transient newspapers, handbs circulars, cannot
pc received free by deputy posimasers under 'he priv
to them the sender under cover, charged
with letter postage. Ifdeposed in post office unseaed
any case be forwarded by mail without prepayment, Of the
postage scaled 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
H. Letters, newspapers, and packages not exceeding
in weight, addressed any officer, muscian
any post place the frontier of the United bor
derng Mexico will pass free in the mails. Each letter
bona,nr TO the army The law viii continue IN ipse
during the with Mexico and for three months xrr It's
termination.
II. Extra commissions allowed deputy postmasters by
the order of the 9th ofuy, ls5 superseded by the act
IL The commissions allowed by the oath section of the
Of the 81 of March, 1885, repealed, and other
allowed by the l section of the net OF the 1s OF March.
1877, in lieu of them, as follows: :,
On the amount OF letter postage not exceeding 500 in
any one year, 40 per cent.
2 On any sum between 800 and 800 in any year, 353
s. On any sum between $500 and 81, 400 in year. 30
per cent
A. On any sum over 81 400 in a year, l2b per cent
s. On the amount of letters and packets received for dis
bution at offices designated by the Postmaster General
for that purpose, per
o. The letter postage includes all hostages received,
except those which arise from newspapers, from the
Offices of the publishers to subscribers and from pamphlets
and magazines that all prepaid postage upon transient
will be treated as letter postage IN the settlement OF accounts
o! posInasters
magazines, and pamphlets, 90 per cent
T. AS the OF postnasters have TO be settled
masters will credit themselves with 40 per cent upon the first
twenty five dollars received in the quarter and for any
between twenty-five dollars and hundred dollars in the
quarter at the rate oil So per cent and upon any sum be-
hundred and six hundred dollars received in the
quarter, 30 per and any sum SIX hundred
dollars received in the quarter at the rate OF l2s cent
The commission accounts will be settled heretofore,
except that the annual compensation which posmaers
are limited, will be computed for the fiscal year
ing of July and ending the 30h of June, and in due
proportion for any period Less than year.
/ g. No other allowances be made posmasters
cept exceeding $4,000 per
num- and the surplus of such receipts may be applied
e expenses of the Office under the direction of the Post
master General. The emolument or box-rent account
be accounted for regularly in the quarterly returns
and Tor the same quarter as other proceeds OF me oce
ending the 3st of March, lsl7 will adjust their
according to the above allowances
March H. 1917.