The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-12

maat Pnovid<d, That Ia ali suoh caseS
the envelope shalt be marked "oiicial,0
with the signature thereto Of the officer
writing the COMMUNICATION. Seventh.
Post Masters have slso the ranking priv
ilege for their official communications to
other Pest Masters; Rr9nded, That in all
such cases the envelope shall be marked
" official With the signature of the
writer thereto and for any and every
such Endorsement of official y 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 MALE.
|, Ninth All Communications addressed to
any of the franking officers above de-
scribed, aDd not excepted in the forego-
ing classes, must be pre- paid by postage
stamps, 1.-THE frapking privilege herein
before granted shall be limited TO pack
ages, weighing not exceeding four ounces,
except petitions to Congress and con-
eressional 7or executive documentN and
such publications or books as have or
may be published, procufed. or purchased
by order of either house of Congress, or
a joint resolution of the two houses,
which shall be considered as public doc
uments, and entitled 10 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 42.oT tni 4,La
First, Communication may be franked
by the President (by himself or Seere-
tsryO by the Vice President, and by
each member of the Cabinet, without be-
ing certified to be 'oificlal."
Second. The fourth class Of franks can
only cover official correspondence and
the words "%oflcial business" must be
upon the envelope and signed by the Of
fetal frahkihg. For such official cores
pondence the ranking privilege is al! I"
lowed TO the following officers. The
First and Second Comptrollers of the
Treasury the Solicitor Of the Treasury;
the Auditors of the Treasury the Treas
ury of the United States ; the Registsr
of the Treasury the Assistant Secretary
of State the Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury the Assistant Secretary of the
War Department the Assistant Seore-
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 CommlssSry General of
Subsistence the Paymaster General {
the Chief Engineer; the Surgeon Gener-
81; the Colonel of Ordnance the chiefs
of bureaus of the Navy Department :
and the Superintendent and Assistant.
Superintendent of the Coast Survey the
SuperintendentOf the Census the Com
missioner Of Agriculture the Commits
sioner and Deputy Commissioned Of the
Internal Revenue; tue Provost Marshal
General the chief clerks of the Exeou-
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 g4t 1s.-8 |
Third Attention is specially directed
Z to the sixth clause of this section, which
changes the former law. All cores
pondence addressed to any executive
department, or any officer init, must now
be prepaid, except official communion
tons written by some officer of the de-
partment, or an officer under its control
or responsible to it and in snch cases,
under the words "oficial business on
the envelope, the officer must sign his
name with HE 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 q public officer, and all to the
Vice President, must be prepaid.
Fourth. The seventh clause of this
section prohibits all ranking by post
masters, or to them, except upon their
official communications TO the depart
ment, and tO.eaoh other. Ia such cases
the envelope should bear the certificate
g official business" signed by the post
master writing.
Postmasters can no longer receive
printed matter free. itat,4 t..I .4Il
Fifth. The weight of packages Of
seeds, cuttings, roofs, and scions, TO be
roukad IL lnntfaA 20 ttynl,.. c,.aoou