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To any foreign, ,cothtrys aud all newspapers con-
veyed ia the mai. shall be subject 10 postage. ex-
cept those sent by the way OF exchange between.
the publishers of the newspapers, and except those
franked by persons enjoying the fanking privilege,
and newspapers sent from the Office of p1blica-
tion and all Landbills circulars printed or ltho-
graphed, not exceeding one sheet, shall be subject
TO three cents postage each. TO be paid when de-
posted in any post Office TO be conveyed IN the
mail and it shall be lawful for any contractor or
mail carrier 10 transport newspapers ou: OF the
mail for sale distribution to subscribers, and the
Postmaster General shall have authority TO pay or
cause TO be paid sum not exceeding two cents
each for all letters or packets conveyed in any
sci or steamboat not employed 10 carrying the mail
from one post place TO any other post or place IN
the United States, subject TO such regulations as
the Postmaster Genera. may prescribe; and such
publications or books as have been or may be pub
lished, procured, purchased by order Of either
House Of Congress, joint resolution Of the TWO
Houses shall be considered as public documents,
aud entitled to be franked such; and it shall
not be awful to make any allowance compensa-
tion TO deputy postmasters in addition to their com
missions authorized by law excepting the receipts
from boxes, of which all beyond two thousand dol
lars shall be applied in defraying the expenses oil
their Offices, and to be accounted for in the same
'nanner as they are required to account for their
commissions, and excepting the special allowance
made by law to the postmasters at Washington
city and New Orleans. aJ .e s'5sst 81
SEC. ID. and be It further enacted, That so
much OF the aet approved the mira Gay oi Malch
A. D. eighteen hundred and forty-6Ve, entitled
An act reduce the of postage, to limit the
and the abuse of the franking privilege,
and for the prevention of frauds the Post Office
Department." and of all other acts relating to the
Post Office Department, or the service Of that de-
parment, as is inconsistent with this act, be, and
the same is hereby, repealed.


JOHN w. DAVIS,


-- Speaker of the House of Representatives. .
"j -4 G. M. DALLAS,


Vice President of the United States and


President of the Senate.


Approved, March 8, I847


nf JAMES K. POLK.