Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-26
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An % amend IAN act to prescribe rates OF postags in
the Confederate States Of America, and Tor other purposes
SS he Congress of the Confe5era States Of Amer
ca do es That Of the first section OF an act entitled
act prescribe the rates Of postage in the states
Of America, aud for other purposes aIpLoItIl
1861 ealed packages containing otheI printed
or written matter incluarg packages re- ana me sane
ae9 by weight ami charged he OF letter postage
said act he amended as lows Tha all neEspapersPub-
shed within Confederate States not exceeding T ounces
boa s Subscribers within Confederate States, shall be
charged with postage follows to wit: ThePoage on e egu
M quarter papers published weekly double that amount;
~ pers published thrice week treble that amount par pub
sh-a SIX times week. that amOnn and papers pub
lsosd u-Iy ST. - b there hall he charged On each
additional addiOB to tn, foregoing rates Oh uo
nsnel tbs nutIisbed tbT times week fifteen cents
bi cents per ounce per quarter peolicals published
9 tSso hi NOR tbIy shall be charged as Newspapers
ni other perodics sent from OF publication to
tus and subscribers shall be charged sh poase as
follows to wis The pos4ge the regular numbers OF pc
,i published within the Confederate sats, not exee ding
one and half weight, and published monthly shall be
two and half cents pr quarter for every additional ounce or
racon OF an ounce two and add tona Published
semi thIy double that amount and periodicals Passnt
quarterly or bmonhy shall be charged two eentsan ounee
petiodcals required
10 pay quarters postage thereon in advance az TIE once
delivery unless paid at the ONCE Wnere puuslsu ~
there a be charged upon every other and each CIR
cuar not sealed, hand bill engraTag psu ph peodcs snd
mt gazDe. which shall be uneonLeeted with any
written matter and exceeding three ounces in weight ana
unfinished Confederate States two cents and o ea
additional ounce fraction of two cents addhOn
and all cases postage shall be prepaid By stamps or ohr
wise as the Postu Gen=Rl shall direct And DooAs
or weighing Overf0ur pounds, snail be aeed
matle matter shall be charged with postage TO e pre-
Maid by STAMPS otherwise the Postmaster General sha d
rect at two cents for distance Ana upon al
and books, saf ey ond
the limits he Confederate there shall be charged post
re at double foregoing specified rates The Pubhers
rs or periodicals thin ts confederate state may send
AMI receive to ard each other, from their respective oss
OF one copy each publication free OF pos a. e. All
espap rs unseaed ercnaIs other unsealed prini trans
Gent m er placed in post Office not for snsm sion u
T del very vny shall be charged postage at The rate oil one
cent EACH go. -. -..- -r.,. -.
SEC Andbe further enacted, That the third seton Of the
soVe cited act be- the ssmeis hereby so amended as 70
authorize h Postmaster General to provide and furnish ter cent
stamps and stamped enVecpesl and that toe provsons Tec
lions and pna prescribed by said section OF said act Tor
tous OF the same two five and twenty cent
amDs end a envelopes shs all respects, apply TO the
deuompa ion OF stamps and stamped nVeloI herein provided
for. -.-.-.,
STC And be further enacted That the proviso contained
in the fifth section Of be amended to extend 10
the chiefs Of the contract appointment and naIc bureaus OF
be Post Office the privilege therein conferred upon
IN Postmaster General his chief CLERKS TIE autor OF s
treauy the Postoce Departments OF snsst
the mails OF postage letters, packages or oe
relating exclusively to the cfcs dues or TO- the bnIess
the Post department suDsc to the restrictions ana
precris dprovso and that this act shall take en
| and be in fore from and after its passage ..-,
! Approved May Is, 1861. glo's"t"