Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-03-01
AN ACT, Toibe'entitled an act to prescribe
the rates Of postage in the Confederate states
If America and fcr nfhar rurnoooe


SECTION l.. The Congress- Of the Confede-
rate States Of America do enact, That from
and after such period as the Postmaster Cen
eTal may, by PROCLAMATION, annOunce, there
shall be charged the following rates Of postage,
to-wit For every single letter sealed, and for
every letter 10 manuscript or paper Of any
kind upon which Information shall be asked
for, or communicated, in writing, or by marks
or signs, conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places within the Confederate States
Of America, not exceeding FIVE hundred miles,
five cents and for any distance exceeding Ave
hundred miles, double that rate and every
letter or parcel, not exceeding half ounce in
weight, shall be deemed a single letter, and
every additional weight Of half an ounce, or
additional weight Of less than half an ounce
shall be charged with an additional single post
age; and all packages containing other than
printed or written mstter-snd money packages
are ineiuded in this clsss-shall be rated By
weight, as letters are rated, and shall be
charged double the rates Of postage on letters
and al drop letters placed in any post Office
lot for transmission, but for delivery only,
shall be charged with postage at the rate Of
two cents each; and in all the foregoing cases
the postage must be prepaid by stamps; and
all letters which shall hereafter be advertised
as remaining over or uncalIed for in any post
Office, shah be charged with two cents each in
addition to the regular postsge--both to be
accounted for as other Postages Of this Con
federacy.
SIC. 3. Ind be It further enacted, That all
newspapers not exceeding three ounces In
weight sent from the Office Of Publication to
actual and bona fde subscribers shall be
charged with postage as follows, to-wit the
postage on the regular Members Of a newspa-
per published weekly within The State where
published, shall be six and a half cents per
quarters and papers published semi-weekly
double that rate and papers Published thrice
a week, treble that rate and pa pers published
daily six times that rate and The postage on.
an newspapers to actual subscribers without
The State where Published, shall be charged
double the foregoing rates, and periodicals
sent from the Office Of publication to actual
and bona fde subscribers, shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-wit the postage
or the regular numbers Of a periodical not ex
ceeding one and a half ounces In weight, and
published monthly, within the State where
published, shall be three cents per quarter IL
published semi-month.y, double that rate and
for every additional ounce OF fraction Of an
ounce, double the foregoing rates shall be
charged and periodicals published quarterly.
or bi-monthly, shall be charged one cent an
ounce; and the postage on all periodicals with
out the State where published, shall be double
the above specified rates; and regular sub
sclioeIs 70 newspapers ana PerlodIcdis snail
be required TO pay one quarters postage IN
advance. And there shall be charged upon
every other newspaper and each circular not
sealed, handbill, engraving, panphlet periodi-
cal, and magazine, which shah be Income cited
with any manuscript or written matter not ex-
ceediDg three ounces in weight, two cents, and
for each additional ounce, or fraction Of an
ounce, two cents additional; and in all cases
the postage should be prepaid BY stamps, aud
books bound or unbound not weighing over
four pounds shall be deemed mailAble matter,