The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-19

ID POPULATIONS Of the Post Office Department for
n the enforcement of the acts of Congress of the ls a.
and 81 of March, 1871
l. All deputy post,nasters authorized send free,
through the mails, all letters and packages not weighing
send relating the business of their offices OF the Post
Office Department. endorsing thereon post office 9usl-
ness, and signing their names thereto And those whose
compensation did exceed $500 for the ending the
Both of June. 1896 may also send Free through me mails
letters written by themselves and receive free all written
communications their private business not weigh
ing one-half ounce.
may send and receive Free through the mails, ifom thirty
days before the OF each Congress, nni the
exceeding three pounds in weight Public documents are
those printed by the order of either house of Congress- and
publications books procured purchased by Congress,
or either house, for the use OF the members. 60
g. The privilege allowed 10 members OF Congress
extended the Secretary Of the Senate and the Clerk Of the
House Of Representatives during their official terms, which
terminate with the election of their successors
T. The privilege of the Fce President enlarged, that
he may send and receive free, public documents during his
Persons entitled the privilege Of ranng should en-
dorse all letters packages weighing under two ounces
and all public documents which exceed ounces in
weight should be designated by writing the words public
The character of public documents issued from the public
offices the city of Washington and directed toperons
specifying the office from which they ISSUE and the words
''pubic Documents such other evidence of their char
master the city of Washington. Any document folded
and sealed having such evidence of its character on
mted by the delivering postmaster upon satisfactory evil
dence that it is public document, transmisble free
g. All letters and packages from and the heads OF de
parnen the other public officers who were entitled to
3D. Of MareE isi5 in p relation to the business Of der
spective offices, will be delivered the persons addressed,
been made by Congress for TIER payment All letters and
packages issuing from the departments should be marked
the envelope ofcin business and signed by the heads
of the departments, under their drecon by their chief
clerks and by the other officers who entitled the
franz r,ri, 10 The tpfI
official capacity But such officers have not the right to
send receive, fee their private letters or papers.
a. All newspapers transmitted through the mails will be
hereafter rated with postage except exchange papers be-
tween the publishers of newspapers and those ranked by
newspapers out OF the mails for sale or distribution among
of publication subscribers hand-bls circular letters
printed or autographed not exceeding one sheet in SIZE
will cents. upon delivery the office and before they
are put in the mails and all such will be charged by depu
" postmasters prepaid matter in me way bills and upon
their accounts of mails sent and stamped marked
paid" with the name of the office from which sent.
g. Transient newspapers handbls, circulars, cannot
be received free by deputy postmasters under their priv
ege. Ifsuch should be addressed them, their duty
to return them to the sender under new charged
addressed to deputy postnasers Others they will not in
any case be forwarded by mail without prepayment of the
postage. if sealed they will be rated with letter postage
and forwarded in the mails.
10. Letters addressed different persons be
closed in the same envelope package under penalty OF
ten dollars unless addressed to foreign countries.
81 aad nv oce not
private in the army OF the United States in Mexico at
o ss sss ON ne @ e u Ea e so
80 addressed should specify after the name Of the person
during the with Mexico, and for three months after its
IL, Extra commissions allowed deputy poslmasers by
of the 3D. Of March 1871
H. The commissions allowed by the 2lh section of the
of the 81 of March, 1915 repealed, and other
allowed by the LIST section of the of the ls of March,
lS47, in lieu of them, follows
The n Lei uDt
any one year, 40 per cent.
q On any between 800 and 800 in any year. 3sl
per cent.
g. On any sum between 500 and s24oO in a year. 30
A. On any sum over So 400 in a year. l2J per cent
s. On the of letters and packets received for dis
tbution at offices designated by the Postmaster General
for that purpose per cent.
O The letter postage includes all hostages received,
Offices of the publishers to subcrIer and from pamphlets
papers hand bills, and ccunrs, printed or Autographed
will be treated letter postage in the settlement of accounts
of posmasters
g. On all sums arising from The postage on newspapers
magazines, and pamphlets, SO per cent
As the accounts OF postmasers have to be settled quar-
tery and their commissions allowed for that time, the post
will credit themselves with 40 per upon the first
twenty five dollars received in the quarter and for any sum
between twenty five dollars and hundred dollars in the
quarter, the of 1874 per and upon any be-
tween one hundred and six hundred dollars received in the
quarter 80 per cenn on any sum over six hundred
dollars received the quarter, the of l2t per
The commission accounts will be settled rs heretofore,
except that the annual compensation which
limited will be computed for the fiscal year
ing the LIST Of July and ending the Goth OF june and in due
proportion for any period less than year.
g. No other allowances can be made postmasters
cept boxrents TO amount exceeding $2 900 per
num- and the surplus of such receipts may be applied to
tue expenses of the Office under the direction of the Post
master General The emolument box-rent account
be accounted for regularly in the quarterly returns,
and for the quarter other proceeds OF the office.
TO- Posmasters in their returns for the present quarter
ending the 3st of March, IS41 will adjust their
according to the above allowances.
G. JOHNSON, Postmaster General.
March IL. ISi7.
Tammany Hall, opposite the Park md city Hall,
street, New York.
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which has spread throughout the United States, and,
indeed, throughout Europe and at which the European
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