Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-20

| assistants and deputies, for the interchange of
| uthcial communications only.
And no person entitled by law to the ranking
privilege shall exercise said privilege otii- fWiso
.nan ny MS written autograph signature on the
franked shall be charged with the legal rate of
| postage thereon.
Sec l8l. That the franking privilege of Sem
ators, Representatives, and Delegates in Con-
| of the House, shall commence with the term
| for which Their are elected, and expire with the
| first Monday of December following such
| term.
1872 That all books or publication which may
! be procured or published by order of Congress
| shall be considered as public documents, and
| may be franked as SUCH f'f'
Sec. 49, That the maximum weight for frank
| ed and free mail matter shall be four ounces,
except petitions to Congress, congressional and
cations interchanged between publishers, and
| packages of seeds, cuttings, roots, and scions,
the weightof which latter may be fixed by reg
1 ulation of the Postmaster General "
Sec 1884, That the following mail matter shall
| be allowed to pass free in the mail: +
FIRST. All mail matter sent to the President or
| Vice President -,- Fl. .st-.l.. j.
Second Official communications addressed to
| chiefs. heads Of bureaus chief clerks, or frank
| ing officer Of either of the Executive Depart
| ments. H.. +.r,. ......
Third Letters and printed matter sent to
Senators, Representatives or Delegates in Con
gress, the Secretary of the Senate, or the Clerk
| of the House of Representatives.
| Fourth. Petitions to Congress.
| Fifth, Copyright matter to the Librarian of
Congress, if marked on the package copy
right matter"
Sixth. All publications sent or received by
| the Smithsonian Institution, marked on each
package Smithsonian Exchange"
| Seventh NEWSPAPERS, periodicals, and mag
! azines reciprocally iDterchanned between pub
fishers, and not exceeding sixteen ounces in
| weight; to be confined toa single copy of each
| publication.
| Eighth Weekly newspapers, one copy to
| each actual subscriber within the county where
| the same is printed and published; but carriers
shall not be required to distribute such papers
unless posiageis paid upon them at the usual
rates.
Ninth Notices to the publishers of the re-
fusal or neglect of subscribers; to take newspa-
pers, magazines, or other periodicals from the
post office; to be sent under such regulations as
the Postmaster General may prescribe.
| Tenth. Dead letters returned to the writers
thereof
Eleventh Medals, certificates Of thanks Or
other testimonials, which have beer, or may
| be, awarded, by the legislatures of the several
States and Territories to the soldiers thereof to
be sent by the adjutant generals of said State
and Territories, under such regulations as tbs
Postmaster General may prescribe.
Sec 1885, That all mail matter to and from
Mary Lincoln, widow of the late President
Abraham Lincoln, shall be conveyed free during
her natural life. ..s
Sec 1856. That all mail matter not hereinafter
specially made free must be prepaid by postage
stamps
Sec. 1877. That if any person, having the right
to receive letters Free shall receive, inclosed TO
him, any letter or packet addressed to person
not having that right, it shall be his duty tore
turn such letter or packet to the post office,
marking thereon the place from whench it came,
that it may be charged with postage.
Sec. 1SS. That the Postmaster General may
direct the publication of the list of -deliv-
cred letters in any post-ottlce by written list
posted in some public place, or, when he shall
deem it for the public interest, he may direct
the publication of such list in the daily or
weekly newspaper regularly published within
the post-office delivery which has the largest
circulation within such delivery; and where no
daily paper is published within the post-ofice
delivery, such list may be published in the
daily newspaper of an adjoining delivery hav-
ing the largest circulation within the delivery
of the post-office publishing the list; and in
case of dispute as to the circulation of Compel
ing newspapers. the postma :ter shall receive ev-
idence and decide upon the face. Such list
shall be published as frequently as the Post
master General may deem proper, but not Of
tener than once week.
Sec 1e9. That the list of non-delivered let
tiers addressed to persons foreign-born may be
guage most used by them, which shall be Sc
lected in the manner prescribed in the proceed
ing section.
Sec 1870. That, under such regulations as the
Postmaster General may prescribe, all postmas-
tiers are hereby authorized to register, in the
manner prescribed by law. but without pay
ment of any registration fee, all letters con-
tanning fractional other currency of the
United States. which shall be by them sent by
mail in the Treasurer of the United States for
| aroptiop and shall ha tho dutv If the
postmaster at the city of Washington. in the Dis
trict of Columbia, to register, in like manner.
without charge, all letters containing new cur.
rency returned for currency redeemed, which
shall be received by him from the said Treas
urer in sealed packages, marked with the word
register over the official signature of the
said Treasurer.
Sec 191. That every postmaster shall post. in
a conspicuous place in his Office, copy of each
list of non-delivered letters Immediately after
its publication. lr
Sec 1872 That the compensation for publish
ing the list of non-delvered letters shall in no
case exceed one cent for each letter SO publish
ed
Sec. 1873. That all letters published as non-de-
livered shall be charged with in addition to the
regular postage, to be accounted for as part of
the postal revenue.
Sec I94 That the Postmaster General may
regulate the period during which undelivered
letters shall remain in any post office, and
when they shall be returned 10 the dead letter
office; and he may make regulations for their
return from the dead letter Office to the writers,
when they cannot be delivered to the parties ad-
dressed.
Sec. 195. That all domestic letters, deposited
in any post Office, for mailing, on which the
postage is wholly unpaid or paid less than one
full rate as required by law. exc ept letters law
fully Free and duly certified letters of soldiers,
sailors, and marines in the service of the Unit
ed States, shall be sent by the postmaster to
the dead letter office in Washington: ,Prouidsd,
That in large cities and adjacent districts of
dense population having two or more post Of
fees within o distance of three miles of each
other, any letter mailed at one of such Offices
cry of such Offices, which shall have been in