Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-08-14
RATES OF POSTAGE
IN THE COM IDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.

Sec l. The Congress Of the Confederate States
Of america do enact, That much of the first sec
tion of an Act entitled "an Act to prescribe the
rates of postage in the Confederate States of Amer
ica and fer other purposes" approved February 23
1861 relates to sealed packages containing other
than printed or written matter, including money
packages, be and the same is hereby amended as
to require that such packages shall be rated by
weight and charged the rates Of letter postage.
Sec 2. And be ii further enacted, That the Sec
ton of said Act be amended as follows, to wit: That
all newspapers published within the Confederate
States, not exceeding three ounces in weight, and
sent to the Office of publication to actual and bona
de subscribers within the Confederate States, shall
be charged with postage as follows, to wit: The
postage on the regular numbers of newspaper,
published weekly, shall be ten cents per quarter;
papers published semi weekly, double that amount;
papers, published thrice week. treble that amount
papers, published six times a week, six times that
amount; and papers, published daily, seven times
that amount. And on newspapers weighing more
than three ounces, there shall be going rates: On
those published once week, five cents an ounce or
fraction OF ounce per quarter; on those published
twice week, ten cents per ounce per quarter; on
those published three times a week, fifteen cents
per ounce per quarter on those published six times
week. thirty cents per ounce per quarter; and on
those published daily, thirty five cents per ounce per
quarter. And periodicals published oftener than
bl-monthly shall be charged as newspapers. And
other periodicals sent from the Office of publication
to actual and bona de subscribers shall be charged
with postage as follows, to wit: The postage on
the regular numbers of periodical published with
IN the Confederate States, not exceeding one and a
half ounces in weight, and published monthly, shall
be two and half cents per quarter; and for every
additional ounce or fraction of an ounce two and
half cents additional if published semi-monthly
double that amount And periodicals published
quarterly or bi-monthly shall lie charged two cents
an ounce; and regular subscribers to newspapers
and periodicals shall be required to pay one quar-
ter thereon in advance, at the office of delivery,
unless paid at the Office where published And
there shall be charged upon every other newspaper
and each circular not sealed, handbill, engraving
pamphlet periodical and magazine which Shall be
uncOnnected with any manuscript or written matter,
and not exceeding three ounces in weight and pub
shed within the Confederate States, two cents and
for each additional ounce or fraction Of an ounce,
two cents additional and in all cases the postage
Shall be prepaid by stamps, or otherwise, as the
Postmaster General shall direct; and books, bound
or unbound, not weighing over four pounds, shall
be deemed mailabe matter, and shall be charged
with postage to be pre- paid by stamps otherwise
as the Postmaster General may direct, at two cents
an ounce for any distance. And upon all newSpa
pers, periodicals and books aforesaid, published
beyond the limits of the Confederate States there
Shall be charged postage az double the foregoing
specified rates. The publishers of newspapers OF
periodicals within the Confederate States may send
ana receive to and from each other from their respec
tive ofhces of publication one copy of each publIca
ton free of postage, All newspapers, unsealed cir
cuars, OF other unsealed printed transient matter
Piaceo IN any post office, not for transmission but
Tor delivery only shall be charged postage at the
rate of one cent each.---
Sec. 3.-And be it further enacted, That the third
section OF the above recited Act be aud the same