The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-04

forfeit ana pay tnIoe hunoleQ oOitaIh.
Eighth. Petitions 10 either branch of
Congress shall pass free in The mails.
Ninth. All communications addressed 10
any Of the franlKing officers above de-
scribed, and not excepted In the forego.
ing classes, must be prepaid By postage
stamps. The frankiDg privilege herein
before granted shall be limited 20 pack
ages, weighing not exceeding four ounces,
except petitions to Congress and con-
eressional or executive documents, and
such publications or books as have or
may be published, procured, or purchased
by order OF either house Of Congress, or
a joint resolution Of tho two houses,
which shall be considered as public doc
uments, and entitled 10 be franked as
such; and except also seeds, cuttings,
roots, and scions, the weight Of the pack
ages Of which may be fixed by regulation
Of the Post Master General.
Instruction No. AZ,
First. Communication may be ranked
by the President 10y himself or Score
tary,) by tue Vice President, and by
esch member of the Cabinet, without be-
ing certified TO be "oflcial."
Second. The fourth class Of franks can
only cover official correspondence, and
tbs words "oiiicial business" must be
upon the envelope and signed by the Of
ncia Thanking. For such official cores
pondence the Thanking privilege is al
lowed TO tho following officers The
First and Second Comprollers of the
Treasury the Solicitor Of the Treasury;
the Auditors Of the Treasury the Treas
ury of the United States the Regist y
of the Treasury the Assistant Secretary
of State the Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury the Assistant Secretary Of the
War Department; the Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Navy the Commissioner of
the General Land Office the Commits
sionsr of Customs the Commissioner of
Patents; the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs the Commissioner of Pensions
the Assistant Postmaster General; the
Adjutant General of the Army the
Quartermaster General; the Inspector
General The Commissary General of
Subsistence the Paymsster General
che Chief Engineer; the Surgeon Gener-
81 tho Colonel of Ordnance the chiefs
of bureaus of the Navy Department;
and the Superintendent and Assistant
superintendent Of the Coast Survey the
Superintendent of the Census the Com
missioner of Agriculture the Commits
sioner and Deputy Commissioner of the
Internal Revenue; the Provost Marshal
General; the chief clerks of the Execu-
tive Department; Senators and Repre-
sentatives in the Congress of the United
States; delegates from Territories the
Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the
House of Representatives.
Third. Attention is specially directed
to the sixth clause of this section, wi ich
changes the former law. All cor s.
pondence addressed 10 any executive
department, or any officer in IL, must now
be pre- paid, except official communica-
lions written by some officer of the de-
partmeDt, or an officer under its control
or responsible to it and in such cases,
under the words "oillcial business" on
the envelope, the officer must sign his
name with his official designation. All |
other persons, and all officers wrlung to
departments with which thsy are not
connected, must repay their postage |
all communications TO the President not
written by public officer, and all to Il .
Vice President, must be pre- paid.
Fourth. The seventh clause Of this
section prohibits all Thanking by post,
masters, or TO them, except upon their
flcial communications TO the depart
ment, and TO each other. In such cases
the envelope should bear the certificate
official business" signed by the post
master writing
Postmasters can no longer receive
printed matter free.
Fifth. The weight Of packages of
seeds, cuttings, roo 9, and scions, TO be
franked, is limited 10 twelve ounces.