The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-01

msnt, TO be used only for official commuq
nicAtionF, as the Post Master General
shall 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, 10 cover correspondence
70 and from them, al all printed matter
issued by authority Of Congress, aud all
speeches, proceedings, and debates
in Congress-, aud all printed mat
Ter sent TO them; their ranking
privilege TO commence with the term for
which they arc elected, and TO expire on
the first Monday of December following
such term of Office. Sixth. All official
Communications addressed 20 either of
the executive departments of government
by an officer responsible 10 that depart:
ment Prorded That in all such cases
the envelope shall be marked Official"
with the signature thereto OF the officer
writing the communication. Seventh.
Post Masters have also the franking priv
ilege for their official communications TO
other Post Masters Provided, That In eli
such cases the envelope shall be marked
writer thereto; and for any and every
such Endorsement of "Official" falsely
made, the person making the same shall
forfeit and pay three hundred dollars.
Eighth. Petitions TO either branch of
Congress shall pass free In the mails.
Ninth. All communications addressed TO
any of the franking officers above de-
scribed, and not excepted in the forego-
ing classes, must be prepaid by postage
stamps. The ranking privilege herein
before granted shall be limited TO pack
ages, weighing not exceeding four ounces,
except petitions to Congress and con-
gressional 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
joint resolution of the two houses,
which shall be considered Gs public doc
uments, and entitled to be ranked 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. Communications may be ranked
by the President, (by himself or Secre-
tary,) by the Vice President, and by
each member Of the Cabinet, without be-
ing certified TO be "offlciall'
Second. The fourth class of franks can
only cover official correspondence, and
the words official business" must be
upon the envelope and signed by the of
fetal franking. For such official corres-
pondence the Thanking privilege is al
lowed to the following officers: The
First and Second Comptrollers of the |
Treasury; the Solicitor & the Treasury;
the Auditors Of the Treasury tha Treas
ury of the United States the Register
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
sioner 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 Paymaster General;
the Chief Engineer; the Surgeon Gener-
al the 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 aud Deputy Commissioner of the
Internal Revenue; the Provost Marshal
General the chief clerks of the Execu- 4
tive Department; Senators and Repre-
sentatiyes 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, which
changes the former law. All cores
pondence addressed TO any executive
department, or any officer In it, muSt now
be pre- paid, except official communic6-
lions written by some officer of the de-
partment, or an officer under its control
or responsible TO it \; and in such cases
under the words "ofiicial business" on
the envelope, the officer must sign his
name with his official designation. All
other persons, and all Officers writing to
departments with which they are not
connected, must prepay their postage.
All communications to the President not
written by public officer, and all to the
Vice President, must be prepaid.
Fourth. The seventh clause of this
section prohibits all ranking by post
matters, or to them, except upon their
official 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, roots, and soions, TO be
franked, is limited 10 twelve ounces.