Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-06-06
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 AN ACT to omcnd " An At to prescribe
 Me rules cf postoge n Me Conteder0te
 StoteS of Amertca, ond .tor Nher Pur-
 poses," approced Februory g, 1SGl
 SECTION l. 1He Congress- ofMe Contede- rote .StateS Of 1merica do endct, That so much of the first section of an act entitled :" An act to prescribe the rates of postage in the Confederate States of America, and for other purposes" approved February g, 1861, as relates to sealed packages con tainins other than printed or written mat ter, including money packages, be and the same is hereby so amended as to require that such packages shall be rated by weight and charged the rates of letter postage.
 SEC. ,. -1nd be < fu1fher cnacted, That the second section of sail act be amended as follows, to-wit: That all newspapers published within the Confederate States, not exceeding three ounces in weight, and sent from the office of publication to actual and bona fde subscribers within the Con- lederate States, shall be charged with pos tage as follows, to-wit: The postage on the regular numbers of a newspaper, published weekly, shall be ten cents per quarter; pa pears, published semi weekly, double that amount; papers, published thrice a 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 charged on each additional ounce in addi- ton to the foregoing rates: On those pub lished once week five cents per ounce. or fraction of an ounce per quarter; on those published twice a week ten cents per ounce per quarter; on those published three times 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-hve certs per ounce per quarter. And periodicals published oltener than bi.monthy shall be charged as newspapers. And other periodicals sent from the office of publication to actual and bona .fde subscribers shall be charged with postage as follows, to-wit: The pos tage on the regular numbers of peri. odical, published within the Confederate States, not exceeding one and 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 quar- terly or bi-monthly shall be charged two cents an ounce; and regular subscribers to newspapers and periodicals slal be requir- ed to pay one quarters postage 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, hand bill, engraving, pamphlet, periodical and magazine, which shall be unconnected with any manuscript or written matter, anc not exceeding three ounces in weight, ane published within the Confederate States two cents; and for each additional ounce or fraction of an ounce, two cents addi tional; and in all cases the postage shall b' prepaid by stamps, or otherwise, as th' Postmaster General shall direct: and books bound or unbound, not weighing over fon pounds, shall be deemed mailable matter and shall be charged with postage, to b prepaid by stamps or otherwise, as th' Postmaster General shall direct, at two cents an ounce for any distance. And upol all newspapers, periodicals and books, a' aforesaid, published beyond the limits o the Confederate States, there shall be chars ed postage at double the foregoing speclhee , rates. The publishers of newspaPssrs, sta, % periodicals within the Confederate ,Is q, may send and receive to ana nices ,s' of nub- E'nt, t:a.;,n 1 one copy of each publication free nf hostage. Ali newspapers, unsealed cir cnlars. or other unsealed printed transient matter placed in any post office, not fol Emission but for delivery only, shall be elll ged postage at the rate of one cent each ca.
 SEo. 3. And Je a further enacted. That the third section of the above recited ael be. and the same is hereby so e@eRR3