Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-02
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Al act to amend san act to prescribe the I

Al act TO amend san act 10 prescbe OF postage
the Confederate States Of America ard for ether purposes
approved February %, 1861.
SECTION J. Congress the Confederate States Of Amer
enact Of the first section Of act entitled
prescribe the o postage in the Confederate States
Of America and for ether purposes approved February B
1861 eae packages containing other than printed
written matter including money packages be- and the
hereby amended as require that such packages shall be
rated by weight and charged The rates postage
Sac Ard further enacted That the second section Of
said amended oloWs tot THAI all newspapers pub
shed within the Confederate states not eang three ounces
weight, from the Office Of publication to actual and
bora subscribers within the Coniedeatr States shall be
charged with postage IS oHoW 10 WIT on ns regu
newspaper published weekly shall he ten cents
per quarter papers published ssmEeekly double that aoun
published thrice week treble that PaePuo
shed six times week. six times that smOnnt and papers pub
sbed daily, times that amount and Newspapers
weighing mere than three ounces there haAi be charged On een
additional ounce addition to the foregoing rates on those pub
hed week. i've cents or fraction Of an ounce
per quarter en- those published fifteen
per per quarter those pubhed SIX times wee
otener than than bimopthy lhs be charged neHsp, pe
Ami ether periodicals. from Office OF publication to
follows, wit: The postage the regular numbers of
odica published within the Confederate States, not exceeding
and quarter for every ounce
fraction Of two and half cents add tona Published
double that amount and periodicals. pubishtd
quarterly bmonth shall charged two centsan ource ard
regular subscribers TO
of delivery, unless paid at the os where published And
sealed hand BILL engraving pamphlet, periodical and
which shall be uncOnnected with manuscript
written natter exceeding three in weight and
published within Confederate stas cents and for each
additional ounce fraction Of ounce two cents additional
all the postage shall be prepaid BY stamps or o
Postmaster General shall direct And books bound
or Weighing pounds, snail be deemed
masbe shall be charged with postage to be
paid by stamps otherwise the Postmaster General shall d
rect at for any distance AMI upon all
peOdcae and books Aforesaid published beyond
the Confederate States there shall be charged post
age at double foregoing specified rates. The publishers
newspapers perasw thin the Confederate states may send
from each other from their respective offices
publication copy each publication free All
neEspaprs unseed cTcnaTs other unsesled printed trans
placed post Office not for nut
r delivery Unly shall be charged postage at the rate Of one
cent each8 -
SEC And be it further enacted That the third section Of the
above and the sames hereby amended as TO
authorize Postmaster General TO provide and furnish ten cent
stamped envelopes; and that the provisions res
tons and ena prescribed said section Of said act for vio
n relation to tWo five and twenty cent
envelopes hsn all Tespects apply TO me
denomna stamps and stamped envelopes herein provided
for.
SIC And be it further enacted That the provso contained
in the the said act be amended to extend to
the chiefs contract appointment and finance bureaus OF
the Post Office Department the privilege therein conferred upon
Postmaster his chief CLERK and tie auditor Of the
treasury for Posce Departments Of transmsng through
the mails postage srs packages other matters
relating exclusively the official duties to the business OF
office department to the restrictions and penal
prescribed b said prOviso and that this act shall take eject
| and be in fore from and after its passage.
Approved May Is, leCl jyl6-laW4F