Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-11-28
SANTA FE, SATURDAY NOV. %, 1868.
81 BsC RIPTIOEt
The Franking Privilege.


~ ne ioiiowinS Is 'ne section OF The Post
Office regulations, and the instructions of
the P. NJ. General thereon, approved March
4 ls6s in refsronco IN tho sranrio,, ,r;,.;
w -, w e p'''
cse' paoliSh py request;
Sec ~. Ana De nJNrther enacted, That
authority to frank mail matter is conferred
upon and limited to the following persons:
FIRST Inc PRESIDENT oil the United States,
oy himself or his private secretary Sec
ond. The Ycepresident of the United
States. Third. lhe Chiefs OF the several
executive departments. Fourth. Such
principal ohcers, being heads OF bureaus
or Chief clerks iof each executive depart
ment, TO De used only Tor Official commnni'
cations, as the postmaster General shall
Dy regulation prescribe. Fifth. Senators
ana representatives In the Congress ofthe
un'ted states, including delegates from
Territories, the Secretary Of the Senate and
CLERK OF the House OF Representative, to
cover correspondence to and from them,
aud all printed matter issued by authority
oil congress, and all speeches, proceedings,
and debates IN Congress, md all printed
matter sent TO them; their franking pri,
vllegO TO commence with thetcrm for which
iney are elected, and to expire on the first
Mqaaay OF december following such term
OF once, o'xtl. All oiiiclal communca
tlons addressed to either OF tho executive
departments ol government by an officer
resPonsloie 70 that department; Provided
mat IN al such cases the envelope shall
90 marked 'ofilelal," with the signature
thereto OF the oillcer writing the communi
cation seventh Postmasters have alsC
thc ranking privilege ior their oilcla
communications M TO other postmasters: Pro
ylaed, mat IN a'l sacli u. cases the envelope
snail DC marked "olnclal, with the sigma
ssorn s~ob I ;ndorson ] - n"s ns, ,o' "'y anu
mad. tbo ner."n mar;ro. ~" S'V," a"', '''Su' S
forfeit and INV tbrse bonTrcd I '%IT J"Iior' o''"'
TnSth s pati,;na so' 70 a;th" Huu'to' Io''sIS'- g.
80 sia,l nosa e.ao ~ L'' th ''";'." :I y, oVl
Eli .omr'naio',ion' YI ~ adS1I a no "'''''' n''''li
tho frankinS oficorS ahnro s doao,; y, aa'' ~ u
unt I a,cnnta5 s ~ ,Ln $500; sooaG u0SI''Oeu uuu
ho nrsnaid bv ~ noat. ,at ,o, a or '''TIes uS
;nc nripiloaa bpreiuSofora lra,oa tDJ XIII ,'H'A IN
ii9;tsd To nocEasos woi'.h;n "'ot mt sn"'a . "
;no forr on~oos ovoont an,;sa 'ia no' oNVVou C
Grass and congrossiopsl S pr avennti'o doom 0o,,
Sents and sneb nnblioa,ioOa Oa'i.U y. Loo,.a uV'u
hayo NJ nav ho nnhl;shod osoa,'ra uV0n1 T." "
n~rcba,ad <, ~ orad, ouI ~ o;,Ia p,vou'gI' r. w. y
a.r'ss w : ;o;nt % .oaoi,.;ea VI Je, Aoa'e y. ooi W
Sou9os nhisb & .h,,i 0,u,Ou ho "nO;aoaa y, Va 'a0 wv
liz Socumnnts [ % .nd oD,;tIoS NJ t1e'eo t r u.s. Ruu
snch and evoaa, @u ''0u a,ao uooJ W W .tanAe,
roo,s and soions tLo oU Di,uS. Su'.'ns y
aros os wh;sh mav ',o ho ssnS %DS ~, VI .ue paoA
os ~ ,bo poa,mast"s . conasoI So noI " ''su''''o'
" '"' ''A'''' 'en0'a'
INSTRUCTION NO. ~ FIRST, Communica
tions may ee ranked oy the President
tioy nlmsell or secretary, by the Vice.Pre
sldent, ana py each member Of the cabinet
Without oeihg certified to DO Official"
Secend' Inc ionrth class OF franks cal
only cover ohlclal correspondence, and tn
WORDS "olnc'al business must be upon tn
envelope ana signed oy the Official frank
ing for sacn ollc!al correspondence tn
ranking privilege !, is allowed to The fol
loving Umcors; Inc FIRST and secon
NompIollers Oh tne treasury; the Sollclto
Oh lho treasury; the Auditors Of the Urea
suryi 'ne treasurer 0l the United States
e. .ne Hsssse' o. u 'ae treasury; the Assls
taat SECRETARY e ~ ol o1ate; the Assistant Dec
@ rc.ary Vi .h .he ireasnry; u1 inc Assistant se'
I Io'arS ., 'ne WEI y department; the Asslt
s;oner If tbs General an 'I ionj b sae ,S Honuls y M
missioner of Of Gnstoms. tbe % Commia ,,u si""n HUu