Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-19
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A. 90, % amend san act to prescribe the rates of postage in
the Confederate Of America and for ether purposes
HE Congress OF the Conteera States of Amer
enact That's much OF the first section o. On act
san Art 10 recrre the pog in the Confederate states
Of America and for other purposes apProVei -
1861 as tead packages containing osher tsn Pr
or written matter, including packages te and u sane
hereby amended require that such packages shall be
rated BY weight charged the rates OF letter postage
sac Ard be further enacted That the second section Of
sad act he amended tOw That all newspapers pub
49,: g.; he ConfIere staes not exceeding three
in weight ard the oce Of publication to actna and
bona subscribers within the Coneierar States Aa De
cbsTeed with as follows Wit Thspos on the regu
In tsr If newspsrer published weekly shalte ten cents
per quarter; papers published semi SeeNy uOAOe
~ published thrice week treble that amount par es pub
ifsb T times week six times smonnt and papers pub
Iished daily, times that amount and on ne~spape
weighing more three there 'hal be Charged On e
additional addition the foregoing rates on these pun
isei weeks five cents ounce S an oun
per quarter those published three tmes WeeA uen
ar ounce per quarter those pubhed SIX times wees
thirty per per quarter And PeL9cals PuDu
ofener than bi monthly tha be charged as
AMI ether periodicals. from the office OF Pu9eaen % &C
tupl and fde subscribers shall be charged WIN
roiica published within the Confederate staes not exec G9g
ole and half weight, and pnblsned @
two and ahalf cents par quarter At Ior every
fraction Of an ounce and haf cents add tona
semi monthly, double that amount ana peILoalsS'
quarterly bi monthly shall bechaIs Two
regular subscribers and shA
to pay quarters postage thereon, IL hbs5 And
of delivery, unless paid at the once "neIe - ,
there shall be charged upon other new aer ard eaeh CIR
@ which Shall be unconne.ted with sny manuscript
written matter, exceeding three ounces N Wegt am
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addt nal ounce or fraction of two cents acdloG
and the postage shall be prepaid by stamps or ON
Ese as the Postmaster GengTa shall direct AND BOOKS
or oauen Weighing over four po1nds shall be scented
mailsbe matt r shall be charged with postage 70 e
maid nv stamps or otherwise the Postmaster General snail at
rect al tFo cents for disarce ana upon al
ne spauer periodclle and books as Acre
TIE limits Of lie Confede states there shall be charged post
ace At double the foregoing specified rates ne publishers q
npaper or peri thin the Confederate states may
nJ receive 10 and from each other from their respective ON
NJ publicton one copy each publication es OF pos are Al
"a unseaed circulars, other unseaed printed trans
Gent ms tier pscei post Office not Tor uani l
fr del very only shall Je charged postage at The rate OIL one
1 cent EACH -, ~ .o.,;or ~ +ve
above cited act be- the ssme eeey 90 amended as 20
anboe the Postmaster General to provide and furnish yes
s,ampy and stamped envelopes and that the ProYsons esC
IONS and pepa ties prescribed BY said section OF SAID ACT LOT
Iaons OF the same relation to two hve and twenty
STAMPS ana stamped envelopes shs Lin all rePec Apply 20 ~
denoipa ion OF stamI and IS herein puu
for 81, $50, -.. -. ,,,r;.o contsinsI
in The ann section c said set he amended IS % extend
the he OF the COMPACT appointment and nnalce bureaus
the Post Office Department the privilege therein conferred uI
The Postmaster General his chief ceTE and Il auditor OF t
taa,urv for the Pos6fce Departments OF uansInsng
ne MATS nee OF postage any letters packages, or other matter
satpc exclusively the official duties or To the business
he POST office depa suUect to the restrictions and penal
ties presc b. said proyiso and that tins act snail take ea
| and be in fore from and after its passase 49,,
| Approved May Is, ls6l. ylo-l4"7"