Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-26

of the United States, Vice President; the Sec
retarles of State, of the Treasury, of War Of
the Navy; Attorney General; Postmaster Gen
eral, and the Assistants Postmaster General;
the Comptrollers of the Treasury, Auditors,
| Register, Treasurer, and Commissioner of the
General Land Office; and such individuals who
shall have been, or may hereafter be, Presi-
dent OF the United States; and each may re-
ceiVe newspapers by post, free Of postage I
Sec. q, act of1S25.
Sections 1I3 and 100 show the existing law
on this subject as it applies to postmaSters.
- rms section, with the exceptions contained in
Nos. lie, 113, II4, II5 II6. and III was repealed
by the act Of Sd March 1si5, (See No III j but is
virtually regarded as revived by sections i21 and
Sec. los. And be it further enacted, That
If any person shall frank any letter or letters
other than those written by himself, or by his
order on the business of his Office, he shall, on
conviction thereof pay fine of ten dollars,
and 1t shall be the special duty of postmasters
to prosecute for said offence PrOridei, That
the Secretary Of the Treasury, Secretary of
State, Secretary of War, Secretary of the
Navy, and Postmaster General, may frank
| letters or packets on official business prepared
in any other public office, in the absence of
the principal thereof And if any person,
having the right to receive his letters free of
| postage, shall receive enclosed to him. any
letter or packet addressed to a person not
having that right, it shall be his duty to re-
turn the same to the post Office, marking there
on the place whence it came that it may lie
| charged with postage. And if any person
shall counterfeit the handwriting or frank
OF any person. or cause the same to be done,
| In order to avoid the payment of postage
each person so offending shall pay, for every
such offence, five hundred dollars. Sec Is,
| act Of 1926.
Sec. Io6. And be it further enacted, That
every printer OF newspapers may send one pa
per to each and every other printer of news
papers within the United States, free of post-
age, under such regulations as the Postmaster
! General shall provides Sec. %, act OF 1925.
x See section q above, for renewal of this pro-
vision.
Sec los. And Be 1t further enacted, That
the Commissioners of the Navy Board, the Ad-
jutant General, Commissary General, Inspcc-
| tors General, Quartermaster General, Pay
master General, the Secretary of the Senate,
| Clerk of the House of Representatives, and
the Superintendent of the Patent Office, be
authorized to frank, and to receive letters and
packets by post, free OF POSTAGE Sec. 4, act
OfA March, 1927.
sBy virtue of the allowances for free matter
made in sections l2l and 126 all heads OF Govern
ment Departments and Bureaus are now allowed
TO send ard receive, free Of POSTAGE letters and
packets relating to the business of their respective
offices.
Sec. 109. AJ,G be 1t further enacted, That no
postmaster or assistant postmaster shall act as
agent for lottery Offices or under any color of
purchase or otherwise vend lottery tickets nor
| shall any postmaster receive, free of postage
or frank, lottery schemes, circulars or tickets.
| For violation of this provision the person Of
| tending shall suffer a penalty Of fifty dollars
| Sec. 6, act Of March 2, 1927.
| Sec ll0. De 81 enacted, That it shall be
lawful for the Governors Of the several
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| all laws and reports, whether bound or un-
| bound, and all records and documents of their
| respective States which may be directed
| by the Legislatures of the several States, 70
DO transmitted to the Executives of other
States; and the Governor of the State trans
| mitting the same shall, in addition to his
| frank, endorse the kind Of book or document
| enclosed, and direct the same to the Governor
| of the State to which the same may be sent.
| Act Of JURe 30, 1884.
Sec. Ill ARd be it further enacted, That
| the twenty-seventh section of the act of Con-
| greSs entitled 81 An act to reduce into one the
several acts for establishing and regulating
| the Post once Department, approved and
| signed the third day Of March. in the wear
| one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five.
| and all other acts and parts of acts, granting
| and comforting upon any person whatsoeverf
| the right and privilege to receive and transmit
| through the mail, free of postage, letters.
packets, newspapers, periodicals., or other
matters, be, and the same are hereby, utterly
abrogated and repealed.t Sec. 5, act Of 81
| March, 1916.
Exception In favor of Governors of States.
| and members of Congress, and in favor of Presi.
dent and former Presidents, and Mrs Madison
and Mrs. Harrison; and privilege extended to
PoStmasters whose compensation is less than 500
| per annum. See sections 113, lis, 1l6, liz, us
| This section has not been formally rescinded
although il is considered implicitly SO by sections
/ l2l and lbs.
See. liz. And be IL further enacted, That
from and after the first day of July next mem
bers Of Congress and delegates from Terrific
| riet may receive letters, not exceeding two
| ounces in weight, free of postage, during the
recess of Congress, anything to to the contrary
| in this act Notwithstanding; and the same
franking privilege which is granted by this
| act to the members of the two houses of Con-
grcSs, is hereby extended to the Vice Presi-
| dent of the United States.* Sec.1, Gct of 81
| March, I845.
Sections III and l29 extend this privilege
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