The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-14

very important and radical changes hav-
ing been made in the Post Office Laws
and Regulations, at the request of our
city Post Master, we call the attention Of
officers, soldiers and citizens TO some Of
them:
"In Section Sd il is enacted that no
mail matter shall be delivered by the Post
Master until the postage due thereon shall
have been paid; and no box at any Post
Office shall be assigned to the use Of any
person until the rent therefor has been
paid for at lesst one quarter, &c"
instruction No. 3 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
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 the box rent is paid. All
the paid box rents expire on Tuesday,
the 30th. Remember, owners of boxes,
that this IL q matter over which the Post
Master has no control, and it is 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 tho mails of tho United
States, and not exceeding one.hslf 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
cents, TO be in all cases prepaid by pos
tage stamps plainly affixed 10 such let
ter"
Instructions No. 22d prescribes that
"on 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. It must be prepaid in all
cases, subject to the exceptions mention
ed in section ~"
Drop letters are regulated bv-S c. 23d,
as follows; "The rate of postage on all
letters not transmitted through tho mSils
of the United States, but delivered thro'
the post Office or its carriers, commonly
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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 by postage stamps
affixed to the envelope of such letter; but
no extra postage or carriers fee shall
hereafter be charged or collected upon
letters delivered by carriers, nor upon
letters collected by them for mailing or
for delivery"
Instructions No. % prescribes "that
on and after July 1st, 1868, mail letters
are collected and delivered without any
charge. Ali local letters, however, are
chArgeabls with two cents postage, TO BIO
prepaid by stamps in all cases."
Section 16 of the law limits the weight
of packages TO be sent by mail 10 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 franked.
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
~ Of this law.
Instructions No. ~ directs az follows
LIST. 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 ~priyates in the military
service, or in the naval service, Gem
bracing the marine corps), on which the
postage is not prepaid by stamps, must
DO plainly marked Oh the outside, over
the address, soldiers letter or naval let
ter, Gas the case may beg, and this cer-
t~ificate signed 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 q hospital. In the navy or
marine corps by the officer in command
Of tho vessel, or by n chaplain or surgeon
on board, or by the officer commanding
. detachment Of marines on shore.
Sd. IT any military or naval letters not
thus duly certified shall be deposited at
any postofice for mailing, they shall
nevertheless be mailed, bat rated up with
double postage, to be collected on de.
livery, az IN other cases Of unpaid letters.
Especial attention is called TO the Law
and Instruction in relation to the Frank
ing Privilege. All officers ofthe Army of
the Cumberland would do we'll 10 give IL
their particular attention. Unless they
exercise great care they will subject
themselves TO the modification of taxing
their official correspondents with double
postage, and perhaps OF having their
communications refused or not attended
to. Care should be taken 20 have their
letters paid in full, as any unpaid por-
ion is charged with double postage.
The law in relation to the franking
priyilege. is as follows;
"seo. No. AZ. Authority to frank
mail matter is conferred upon and limited
to the following persons: First. The
President Of the United States, by him
self or bis private secretary. Second.
The Vice. President Of the United States.
Third. The chiefs Of the several exeou-
tive depart ments. Fourth. Such princi-
pal officers, being heads of bureaus or
chief clerks of each executive depart
ment, TO be used only for official commu-
nicAtions, as the Post Master General
s hall by regulation prescribe. Fifth.
Senators and representatives, in the Com
gress of the United States, including
delegates from Territories, the Secretary
of the Senate and Clerk Of the House Of
Representatives, TO cover correspondence
TO and from them, and all printed matter
issued by authority Of Congress, and all