The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-20
LAMENTATIONS Of the Post Once Departments for
II the enforcement of the acts OF Congress OF me is Ad


II the enforcement OF uio ac'S vi So"s'eS' " w - -
and 3D. OF March, ioi' -, -, g.
l. All dspuy postnosigs are authorized TO SEND rec
through the mails, all letters and packages not weigng
aver two ounces, which they may nave occasion W
d relating TO the business of their offices or OF the Post
e,ddee Department, endorsing thereon post ONCE 9us
nen @ dir exceed $500 for the year ending the
sh Of June 1916. may also send free through me mails
letters written by themselves, and receive liee al
COMMUNICATIONS their own private business mol we'gh
ing over one-half ounce.
NAV send and receive free, through the mails rom ity
days before the commencement Of each Congress unei ne
meeting the next Congress letters ana nov ea
ceedmg ounces In weight ana Pubc aoculheh.s hot
exceeding three pounds in weight Public aocunien'S nie
those printed by the order Oh eher house oi
publications or books procured or ny congress
or either house, lof Tue use Oh the iheihpSis,
g. The privilege allowed to members OF congress is
extended the Secretary Of the senate and me CterS e
House Of Representatives. during hef Official 'erns WHICH
terminate with the election Of their successor ,a,
The privilege OF the vcs Pssdest eniarged SO hni
he may send and receive free pubic documents during ms
g. Persons ented to the privilege Of ransng should en-
all letters or packages weighing under TWO
and all public documents which exceed two ounces in
weight should be designated by wrting tae WORDS Puonc
documents on them and signing them olncay as
The character of public documents issued rom the public
offices in the city oil washington anu dJoou W M @
specifying the Office rom when lhey Issues ana ,e wptas
pubic documents or such other evidence OF Their char
n mast Of the city Of Washington Any doeumen, folded
and sealed not having suen sv'aence oi s 1 @ u
ned by The delivering postmaster upon satisfactory EVIL
dence that II Is Pupnc r nocu dasd eo
parrnens the other public officers who entitled to
the ranking PVege prior 10 te passage ~ lo &c, VI e
Sd of March, 1885, in relation to the business OF their re-
pecve offices will be delivered to the persons addressed
without any c9age OF fosse' as an ,,e md
packages issuing from the DEPARTMENTS should be marked
the envelope piica business ana signed by the heaas
oe departments, under their direction by their chief
clerks and by the other officers who Were entitled to the
ankng privilege prior 70 he act Oh io4p, uesgnatis e
official capacity But such officers have not the right to
send or receive, free, their private letters or papers
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 n
Transient newspapers, those not sent from the Office
qualification subscribers, handbils circular letters
printed Autographed not exceeding one sheet IN size,
Ware put the mails and all such will be charged by depu-
pos,masers prepaid matter In the way bills and upon
their accounts OF mails sent ans stamped or marked
O. Transient newspapers, handbils, circulars, cannot
be received free by deputy posmasters under their pv-
egc II such should be addressed them, it is their duty
return them to the sender under new cover, charged
with letter postage deposed in post office unsealed,
addressed deputy posnastes others, they will not in
any be forwarded by mail without prepayment of the
postage If sealed they viii be rated with letter postage,
and forwarded in the mails
TO- Letters addressed to different persons cannot be
closed the same envelope package under penalty Of
ten dollars unless addressed to foreign countries
H. Letters, newspapers and packages not exceeding
private in the army of the United States in Mexico,
any post place frontier of the United States Dor
derng Mexico will pass free in the mails. Each letter
addressed should specify after the of the person,
Belonging the army" The law will continue in force
during the war with Mexico and for months after
termination sI
H. Extra commissions allowed deputy postmasters by
the order of the 9th ofuly S5 superseded by the
ofthe 81 Of March, ISl7.
IT, The commissions allowed by the oath section of the
the Sd of March, 1915, repealed, and other
allowed by the LIST section of the act of the LIST of March,
1871 in lien of them as follows:
any one year, 101er cent
on any sum between $loO and Slo0 In any year, 33t
per cent
3. On any between 800 and 81, 400 year, 30