The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-08
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GRAFTON on the frat Of July and some
very important aud radical changes haV-
ing been made In the Post Office Laws
and Regulations, at the request OF our
oitV Post Master, we call the attention oil
officers soldiers and citizens TO some OF
them:
0In Section Sd it 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 shalt be assigned TO the use of any
person until the rent therefor has been
paid for at least one quarter, &c"
instruction No. says this section
absolutely prohibits the delivery of any
letter, newspaper, pamphlet package,
whatever, until the postage thereon shall
be paid" Post Masters must strictly
conform TO IT,"
We are requested TO state, in this con-
nsction, that no mail matter will be de-
posted in any, box at the Nashville Post
Office on Wednesday next the fret of
July, unless the box rent 10 paid. All
the paid box rents expire on Tuesday,
the 30h. Remember, owners Of boxes,
that this is a matter over which the Post
Master has no CONTROL and IL Is one in
which he exercise no discretion.
Sec. 22d fixes the rate Of postage, and
is as follows: "0n all domestic letters
transmitted In the mails of the United
States, aud not exceeding one half ounce
in weight, shall be uniform st 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 TO such let
ter"
instructions No 22d prescribes that
"on and after the LIST of July, 1868 Che
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. II must be prepaid in all
. cases, subject 20 the exceptions mention
ed In section a."
Drop letters are regulated by Sec. Esd,
40 follows: "The rate of postage on all
letters not transmitted through the mails
of the United States, but delivered thro'
the post Office or its carriers commonly
described as local drop letters, and
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 carriers fee shall
hereafter be charged collected upon
rsNH letters delivered by carriers, nor upon
letters collected by them for mailing or
rFt for delivery"
Instructions No. 20 presoribes chat
on and after July 1si, 1868, mail letters
are collected and delivered without any
charge All local letters, however, are
prepaid by stamps in oil cases"
Section 16 of the law limits the weight
Of packages 20 be sent by mail to four
pounds.
instruction No. II directs that on and
after the LIST of July, 1863, postage must
be prepaid upon all mail matter except
rf4 1st. Matter lawfully frAnked.
I'd. Foreign letters which regulated
by special convention.
3D.. Printed matter regularly issued
and sent to regular subscribers
4th The letters mentioned in section
81 of this law.
instructions No 81 directs as follows:
LIST. Letters written by commissioned
officers in the military naval service
cannot be certified as soldiers or naval
letters.
I'd. Letters written by non commits
stoned officers and prvates in the military
service, in the naval service Gem
bracing the marine corps) which the
postage is not pre-paid by stamps, must
be plainly marked the outside, over
the address, soldiers letter or naval LETT
ter, Gas the case may be) and this GER
tificate signed with his official dssignas
ton by field or staff officer of III
regiment to which the soldier belongs or
by the officer in command OF his detaoh.
ment, or of the post, or by a surgeon or
chaplain at hospital. In 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
a detachment OF marines on shore
Sd. II any military naval letters not
thus duly certified shall be deposited at
any postoftioe for mailing, they shall
nevertheless be mailed, but rated up with
double postage TO be collected on de.
livery, IN other Of unpaid Letters
Especial attention is called to the Law
and Instruction In relation to the Frank
ing Privilege. All officers fthe Army of
300 the Cumberland would do well to give il
their particular attention. Unless they
exercise great 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, as any unpaid Dor
ion 10 charged with double postage
The law in relation to the franling
privilege is as follows:
Sec. No. 42. Authority TO frank
mail matter is CO Inferred upon and limited
20 tho following persons First. The
President of the United States, by him
self or his private secretary, Second
The Vice-President of the United States.
Third. The chiefs of the several execu-
tive depart ments. Fourth. Such priuoi-
pal officers, being heads of bureaus or
chief clerks of each executive depart
ment, TO be used only for oflicial commu-
nioatons as the Post Master General
shall by regulation prescribe. Fifth.
Senators and representatives, in the Con-
grsss Of the United States, including
delegates from Territories, the Secretary
of the Senate and Clerk of the House Of
Representatives to cover correspondence
Ia and from than and ali nrinted fooiter