The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-12
The Post ONCE Department.

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We hasten to lay before readers the reguia-
tons which have been adopted by the Postmaster Gene
rail- under the laws passed at the close of the last session
of Congress They embrace variety OF new and nte
resting provisions, which ought to be thoroughly under
stood by the people themselves, well by all the
postmasters The attention of this last and important
class of officers throughout the country is specially in
vted to them. ,
Regulations of the Post Office Department for the enforce
I;.4,s q ~ Il acts Of Congress Of the l' 3D. and q
l. All deputy sostmasters authorized send free,
as h nnd @
send relating business of their offices OF the Post
s Ssss thereon thereon Gs' whose
exceed 5000 for the year ending the
81 ya"e BY nas end ss e ali
communications their private business not weigh
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 Congress- letters and packages not OK
ccedng two ounces in weight and public documents not
printed by the order of either house OF Congress and
publications books procured purchased by Congress
| or either house, for the OF the members.
3. The privilege allowed to members OF Congress
extended the Secretary Of the Senate ard the Clerk q Ae
terminate with the election Of their successors
he may and receive ee public documents during his
official term. ,
orse all letters packages weighing under two ounces
" Free and sign the designating the Office they fill
land documents
weight be designated by writing the words public
docuncnts'' hcm and signing them officially as abcye
The character of public documents issued from the public
Offices city Washington and directed to persons
tlorized receive them ee may be designated by stamp
specifying the office from which they issue, and The words
pubc documents" such other evidence of their char
ac,e may be agreed upon between them and the post
OF the city of Washington. Any document folded
and scaled, not having such evidence OF is character on
the envelope, viii be rated with postage which will be re-
United by the delivering postmaster upon satisfactory ev
dence that it is public document, tanslnssibe free
through the mails TO the person addressed.
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parnents the other public officers who entitled to
the ranking privilege prior to the passage OF the act OF the
3D. of March, 1915, relation to the business OF their
speciive Offices will be delivered to the persons addressed
without any charge of postage as an appropriation has
been made by Congress for their payment All letters and
packages issuing from the departments should be marked
the envelope ocia business and signed by the heads
of the departments or their directions by their chief
clerks by the other officers who entitled to the
rankng privilege prior to the act of I8l5 designating Their
official capacity. But such officers have not the right to
send receive, Free their private letters or papers. .
All newspapers transmitted through the mails VIII be
hereafter rated with postage, except exchange papers be-
tween the publishers OF newspapers and those ranked py
enjoying the privileges and contractors may take
newspapers OF the mails for sale or distribution among
| subscribers. ~
8 Transient newspapers those sent from the office
of publication subscribers, dblls circular letters
printed Autographed not exceeding one sheet in SIZE
will pay cents, upon delivery at me oice ana before y
Nv postmaers as prepaid in the way bills and upon
ile accounts OF mails sent, and stamped OF marked
| "pad' with the of the office from which sent
D. Transient newspapers, handbs, circulars, cannon
be received free by deputy postnasers under hef P,v
ege II such should be addressed to them, IT is their duty
20 return them the sender under new cover chargea
with letter POSTAGE II deposed in post ohce unseaeu
addressed deputy posnasters others, they WIN not ~
any forwarded by mail without prepayment oil he
hostage scaled they will be rate with letter postage
and forwarded in the mails
To- Leers addressed different persons cannot be EN-
closed the envelope package under penalty o.
ten dollars unless addressed to foreign countries.
II. Letters, newspapers, and packages not exceeding