The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-04
Nashville Auiua.


yerv important aud radical changes hav-
inr been made In the Post Once Laws
and Regulations, at the request OF our
o,tv Post Master, we call the attention OF
officers. soldiers and ciusena TO some OF
them:
mail matter ahall be delivered by the Post
Master until the postage due thereon shall
have been paid; and no box at any Post
Og1ce sbal be assigned TO the use OF any
maroon until the rent therefor has been
pa,d tor at least 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 10 IT,"
We are requested 10 state, IN this con-
nection, that no mail matter will be de-
posted in any box at the Nashville Post
Office on Wednesday next the hrst OF
July, unless the box rent is paid. All
the paid box rents expire on Tuesday,
the S0ih. Remember, owners Of boxes,
that this 10 n matter over which the Post
Master has no control, and II Is one in
which ne can exercise no discretion.
Sec. 22d fixes the rate Of postage, pnd
is as follows "0n all domestic letters
transmitted In the mails Of the United
States, and not exceeding one half ounce
In weight, shall be uniform at three cents;
and for each bali ounce or fraction there
of, of additional weight, there shall BE-
charged an additional rate Of three
cents, TO DO in all cases prepaid by pos
tago stamps plainly affixed TO such let
ter"
Instructions No. 22d prescribes that
"on and after the Let Of July, 1863 The
single letter rate of postage will be three
cents throu bout 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. 1t must be prepaid in all
GASES, subject to the exceptions mention
ed Ia elton o."
Drop letters are regulated by Sec. 23d
as follows: "The rate Of postage on al
letters not transmitted through the mails
of the United States, but delivered thro'
the post Office or its carriers, commonly
described as local or drop letters, and
not exceeding one half ounce in weight
shall be uniform at two cents, and an
add iional rate for each half ounce, OF
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" fifs $3.50 Etf
Instructions No. % prescribes "that
on and after July Let, 1853, mail letters
are collected and delivered without any
charge. All local letters, however, are
chargeabls with two cents postage, TO BE-
prepaid by clamps 10 all caaes,"
Section l6sf he law limits the weigh
Of packages TO be sent by mail TO -four
pounds.
instruction No. II 6irscts that on aud
after the Lot Of July, 1863 postage must
be prepaid upon all mail matter except
let. Matter lawfully franksd.
I'd. Foreign letters which aTs regulated
by special convention.
Sd. Printed matter regularly issued
and sent 10 regul ar subscribers.
4th. The letters mentioned In section
q of this law.
Instruc ions No. ~ directs as follows:
let. Letters written by commissioned
officers in the military or naval service
cannot be cettihed as soldiers or naval
letters.
I'd. Letters written by non commits
stoned officers aud privates in the military
service, or in the naval service, Gem
bracing the marine corpse, on which The
postage is not prepaid by stamps, mu, I
be plainly marked on the outside, over
the address, soldiers letter or naval let.
ter, Gas tho case may be-, and this GER
tiflicAte signed with his official design -
ton by q field or staff officer OF L.
regiment 70 which the soldier belongs o.
by the officer in command OF his detaCh
ment, or Of the post, or by . surgeon or
chaplain at q hospital. la the navy or
marine corps by the officer in command
Of the vessel, or by chaplain or surgeon
on board, or by The officer commanding
detachmentof marines on shore.
Sd. II any military or naval letters not
thus duly certified shall be deposited at
any postofice for mailing, they shall
nevertheless be mailed, but rated up with
double postage, 10 be collected on de.
livery, as IN other cases Of unpaid letters.
Especial attention is called to the Law
and Instruction Ia relation 20 the Frank
ing Privilege. All officers ofthe Army of
the Cumberland would do we'll TO 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 TO have their
letters paid In full Aa any unpaid por-
ion 10 charged with double postage.
The law in relation 10 the ranking
privilege il as flllows
Sec. No. AZ. Authority 10 frank
mail matter is conferred upon and limited
to the following persons First The
President of the United States, by him
self or his private secretary. Second.
Tho Vice. President of the United States.
Third. The chiefs of the several execu-
tive depart menis. FOul tn. Such prinei-
pal olllcero, being heads Of bureaus or
chief clerks Of each executive depart
ment, to be used only for official oommu-
nications, as the Post Master G neral
shall by regulation prescribe. Fifth,
Senators and representatives, in the Con-
gress Of the United States, including
delegates from Territories, the Secretary
Of the Senate and Clerk of the house Of
Representatives, TO cover correspondence
70 and from them, and all printed matter
issued by authority Of Congress, and all
speeches, proceedings, and debates
In UOnQneaa aud ali n.i,tnl mat