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


ment Propided, That In all such cases
the envelope shall be marked "oaiciAl,"
with the signature thereto Of the officer
writing the Communication. Seventh.
Post Masters have also the tracking priv
ileee for their official communications 10
other Post Masters Procfde5, That IN all
such cases the envelope shall DO marked
4" official" with the signature of the
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 20 either branch Of
Congress shall pass free in the malls.
Ninth. All communication addressed TO
any Of the ranking officers above de-
scribed, and not excepted in the foreeo.
ing classes, must he pre-. paid by postage
stamps. The franking privilege herein
before granted shall be limited 10 pack
ages, weighing not exceeding four ounces,
except petitions 60 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
q joint resolution Of the two houses,
whieh shall be considered as public doc
umeDts, 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. AZ.
First. Communications may be ranked
by the President, 10y himself or Secre-
tary,) by tue Vice President, and by
each member of the Cabinet, without be-
ing certified to be "oficial."
Second. The fourth class of franks can
only cover official correspondence, and
the words q, iIicial business must be
upoR the envelope and signed by the Of
fetal Thanking. For such official CORES
pondence the Thanking privilege is al
lowed TO the following officers: The
First and Second Oomptrollers of the
Treasury the Solicitor Of the Treasury;
the Auditors of the Treasury the Treas
ury of the United States the Regists r
of the Treasury I; the Assistant Secretary
of State the Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury T; 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 I;
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 Sur erintendent and Assistant
Superintendent OF the Coast Survey the
Superintendent of the Census the Com
missioner Of Agriculture the Commits
sioner aud Deputy Commissioner Of tho
Internal Revenue the Provost Marshal
General the chief clerks Of tue Execu-
tive Department; Senators and Repre-
sentstives ia tho Congress of the United
States; delegates from Territories the
Secretary OF the Senate, and Clerk of the
House of Representatives,
Third. Attention ia specially directed
TO the sixth clause of this section, which
changes the former law. Ali cores
pondence addressed TO any executive
department, or any officer in II, must now
be pre- paid, except official cOmmunica
tions written by some officer of the de-
partmeDt or on officer under its control
or responsible to it and in such cases,
under the words "oficial business on
the envelope, the officer must sign his
name with his official designation. All
other persons, and ali officers writing TO
departments with which they are NOT
connected, must prepay their postage.
All communications TO the President not
written by a public officer, and all to the
Vice President, must be prepaid.
Fourth. The seventh clause of this
section prohibits all Thanking by post
masters, or to them, except upon their
official communications TO the depart
ment, and 70 each other. la 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, roofs, and %soions, to be
franked, is limited 10 twelve ounces.