The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-12

mas Deeb hanoeu US Dy the
President Of The Convention, Tor publi-
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Change In the POst OFFICE Law.
The new Post Office Law goes into OPP
Grafton Aon the flfstU f July and eome.
very Important and radical changes hav-
ing been made in the Post Office Laws
aud Regulations, at the request of our
city Post Master, we call the attention of
officers, soldiers and citizens TO some Of
them
ain Section Sd il is enacted THAT no
mail matter shall be delivered by the Post
Master un Ill the postage due thereon shall
have been paid; and no box at any Post
Office shalt be assigned 30 thesuse of any
person until the rent therefor has been
paid for at least one quarter, &C."
Instruction kNo.f3 says this section
absolutely prohibits the delivery of any
letter, newspapere pamphlet or package,
whatever, until the postage thereon shall
be paid" Post Masters must strictly
conform 70 H."
We are requested to state, in this con-
n%ection, that no mail matter will be de-
posted in any box at the Nashville Post
Office on Wednesday next, the first Of
July, unless thu box rent is paid. All
the paid box rents expire on Tuesday,
the Both. Remember, owners of boxes,
that this is a matter over which the Post
Master has no control, and it ia one in
which he can exercise no discretion.
Sec, 22d fixes the rate of postage, and
is as follows: "0n all domestic letters
transmitted in the mails of the United
States, and not exceeding one-half ounce
in weight, shall be uniform AZ three cents;
and for each half ounce on fraction there
of of additional weight, there shall be
charged an additional rate Of three.
cents, 20 be in all cases prepaid "by pos
tage stamps plainly affixed TO such let
ter" "
Instructions No. 22d prescribes that
"on and after the LIST Of July, 1868, the
single letterrste of postage will be three
cents throughout the United States. The
Pacific rate Of ten cents is abolished"
,IiAn additional rate Of three cents is
required for each additional half ounce
or fraction. II must be prepaid in all
cases, subject 90 the exceptions Mention
ed in section 81.
Drop letters are regulated by Sc 28d,
as follows: "The rate Of postage Oh all
letters not transmitted through the mails
of the United States, but delivered thro'
the post office or it's carriers, COMMONLY
described as local or drop letters, and
not exceeding one-half ounce in weight,
shall be uniform at two cents, and an
additional rate for each half ounce, or
fraction thereof, of additional weight, TO
be in all cases prepaid bypostage stamps
affixed to the envelOpe'O Of such letter; but
no extra postage or earriers' fee shall
hereafter be charged or collected upon
letters delivered by carriers, nor upon
letters collected by them for mailing or
for delivery 4..l...
Instructions No. % preacribes chat
on and after July LEI, 1868, mail letters
are collected and delivered without any
charge. All local letters, however, are
chargeable with two cents postage, to be
prepaid by stamps in sll cases."
Section 10 of the law limits the weight
of packages TO be sent by mail to four
pounds.
Instruction No. II directs that on and
after the LIST Of July, 1868, postage must
be prepaid upon all mail matter except
LIST. Matter lawfully frsnked.
I'd. Foreign letters which are regulated
by special convention.
Sd. Printed matter regularly issued
and sent TO regular subscribers.
4th. The letters mentioned in section
q of this law.
Instructions No. 81 directs as follows /;
1st. Letters written By commissioned
officers in the military or naval service
cannot be certified as soldiers or naval
letters.
I'd. Letters written by commits
stoned Oficersan and p~riyates in the military
service, or in the naval service, Gem
braeing the marine cOrps), on which the
postage is not prepaid by stamps, must
be plainly marked ON the outside, over
the address, soldiers letter or naval let
ter, (asCthe case may be-, and this GER
t~ifiicate eigned with his official designa.
ton by q field or staff officer of the
regiment to which the soldier belongs, or
by the officer In command Of his detach-
ment, or of the post, or by a surgeon or
chaplain at a hospital. In the navy or
marine corps by the officer in command
of the vessel, or by q chaplain or surgeon
board, OF by the officer commanding
a detachmentof marines on shore. n
3D.. II any military or naval letters not
thus duly certified shall be deposited at
any postoitlce for mailing, they shall
nevertheless be mailed, but rated up with
double postage, to be collected on de,
as IN other cases Of unpaid letters.
Especial attention is called TO the Law
and Instruction in relation TO The Frank
ing Privilege. All officers OF lie Army of
the Cumberland would do well TO give il
their particular attention. Unless they
exercise great care they will subject
themselves 20 the modification of taxing
their official correspondents with double
postage, and perhaps OF having their
communications refused or not attended
10. Care should be taken TO have their
letters paid in full as any unpaid por-
ion is charged with double postage.
The law in relation 70 ne ranking
privilege is as follows
"See. No. ~. Authority to frank