The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-01
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paid for at least one quarter, &c"
Instruction No. says this section
Absolutely prohibits the delivery Of any
letter, newspaper, pamphlet or package,
whatever, until the postage thereon shall
be paid" "Post Masters must strictly
conform TO It,"
We are requested to state in this con-
necton, that no mail matter will be de-
posted In any box at the Nashville Post
tf ~ Office on Wednesday next, the frat of
July, unless the box rent 10 paid. All
the paid box rents expire on Tuesday,
the seth. Remember, owners of boxes,
A.. that this is q matter over which The Post
Master has no control and II is one in
81 which he can exercise no discretion.
Sec, 22d fixes the rate Of postage, and
is as follows "On all domestic letters
transmitted in the mails of the United
States, and not exceeding one. half ounce
in weight, shall be uniform at three cents;
and for each half ounce or fraction there
Of, of additional weight, there shall be
charged an additional rate of three
.r cents, TO be in all cases prepaid by pos
tage stamps. plainly affixed to such let
ter"
hH Instructions No. 22d prescribes that
ION and after the LIST of July, 1868, the
single letter rate of postage will be three
cents throughout the United States. The
Pacific rate Of ten cents is abolished"
An additional rate of three cents is
required for each additional half ounce
or fraction. II must be prepaid in all
cases, subject to the exceptions mention
ed in section 81"
Drop letters are regulated by Sec. Esd,
as follows "The rate of postage on all
,ss letters not transmitted through the mails
Of the United States, but delivered thro'
as the post Office or Its 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
bein all cases prepaid by postage stamps
affixed TO the envelope of such letter; but
extra postage carriers fee shall
hereafter be charged or collected upon
letters delivered by carriers, nor upon
letters collected by them for mailing or
for delivery" .tt
Instructions No. 20 prescribes "that
on and after July let, 1863, mail letters
are collected and delivered without any
charge. All local Letters, however, are
chargeablo with two cents postage, 10 be
prepaid by stamps in all cases."
Section 16 of the law limits the weight
of packages to be sent by mail to four
pounds.
Instruction No. IL directs that on and
after the LIST of July, 1869. postage must
DO prepaid upon all mail matter except
LIST. Matter lawfully franked.
ID Foreign letters which are regulated
by special convention.
Sd. Printed matter regularly issued
and sent to regular subscribers.
4th. The letters mentioned in section
27 of this law.
Instructions No ~ directs as follows:
lst Letters written by commissioned
officers in the military or naval service
cannot be certified as soldiers or naval
letters.
I'd. Letters written by non commits
stoned officers and privates In the military
service, or in the naval service, Gem
bracing the marine corps), on which the
postage is not prepaid by stamps mus
be plainly marked on the outside. over
the address, soldiers letter or naval let
ter, Gas the case may be), and this GER
tifiicate signed with his official designa
ton by 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 surgeon or
chaplain at hospital. In the navy or
marine corps by the officer in command
OF the vessel, or by chaplain or surgeon
on board, or by the officer commanding
a detachment Of marines on shore.
Sd. II any military or naval letters not
thus duly certified shall be deposited at
any pOstofIice for mailing, they shall
nevertheless be mailed, bat rated up with
double postage, to be collected on de.
livery, as in other cases of unpaid letters.
Especial attention Is called 10 the Law
and Instruction In relation TO the Frank
Ing Privilege. All officers ofthe Army of
the Cumberland would do well to give it
their particular attention. Unless they
exercise great care they will subject
themselves to the modification of taxing
their official correspondents with double
postage, aud perhaps Of having their
communications refused or not attended
TO- Vess should be taken TO have their
letters paid In full, as any unpaid por-
ION IL charged with do uble postage.
The law in relation to the franklin