The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-06-08
NEW lpOSTAGE ACTS.
,,r,cr To TUE PUBLIC AND INSTRUCTIONS
10 POaTNAsTERs.

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The following laws have been enacted
=, the Congress Of the Confederate States
If America
LITTER Posiagr.
AZ ACT TO prescribe the Rates Of Postage
in the Confcratc States Of America. and icr
other purposes.
The Congress OF .hc Confederate States of
america do enact 1ba, from anil after such
,,riod W. the Postmaster General NAV by proc
,mation Announce, there shall be- charged the
Glowing rates Of postage, towit For every
.ncle scaled letter, aud for every letter in man
script or paper Of any kind upon which infor.
nation shall be asked for or communicated in
writing or by marks or signs. conveyed in the
mail ior any distance between places within the
confederate States Of America, not exceeding
s,c hundred miles, five cents and for any dis.
lance exceeding five hundred miles double that
rate and every letter or parcel M exceeding
bait Az ounce N weight, shall be deemed sin
elc letter. ind every additional weight Of half
an ounce. or additional weight OF css than half
Oh ounce, shall be charged with additional sin
rr postage end oH Jaekagrs containing other
fiaa PRINTED or rrifisn maffsr-dnd moneg paak.
fres are included ~ ms siass-sAaH he rated Ly
i-fighf as hfiers are rated. and shall be charged
he rates OF postage on letters and all drop let
ers, or letters placed in auy postoHce no, for
ran,,nission but for delivery only shall be charg.
I ed with postage at the rate Of two cents each I;
gui in all the foregoing cases the postage must
be prepaid by stamps; and all letters which
shalt hereafter hc advertised remaining over or
+ uncalled for in any pos,oilice shall bc charged
| with two cents each 10 addition to the regular
b<Stt, ia ,.,. .t..J
ages of this Conicderacy.
Postage on Newspapers, Pamphle,s, anil otAer
printed matter, including Book,.
Ard be ii further enacted, That all newspapers
Published within the Concrate States. not cx.
cco,iing three ounces In weight. and sent from
the Office OF publication to actual and bona Eds
subscribers within the Confederate States. shall
he charged with postage az follows, viz: The
postage on the regular numbers Of a new spapcr
published weekly shall be ten cents per quar-.
ter; papers published semi weekly double tina,
amount papers published thrice week. treble
that amount; papers published six times week,
SIX times that amount, and papers published
daily seven times hat amount. And on news
papers weighing more than three ounces there
SHAH be charged on each additional ounce in al.
lition TO the foregoing rates on those published
once week. tive cents per ounce, or fraction Of
an ounce, per quarter on those published twice
a Tcck te'i o,s's per ounce per quarter; on those
published three times week, fifteen cents per
ounce per quarter; on those published siN times
week thirty cunts per ounce per quarter and
on those published daily, thir'yfyc cents per
ounce pr quarter.
And periodicals. published cfteuer than bi-
monthly shall he charged as newspapers.
And other periodicals. sent from the Office Of
publication 10 actual and bona hdc subscribers,
.hal BE- charged with postage as follows, viz
The postage on the regular numbers Of period
ical, published within the Confederate States.
rot exceeding one and half ounces in weight
and published monthly, shall he two and a halt
cents per quarter; and for every additional ounce
nr traction Of an ounce, two and II half c,.ats
additional if published semi-mon,hly double
that amount. And periodicals published quar-.
Icrly or hi-montbly. shall be charged two ceuts
an ounce and regular Subscribers TO newspapers
and periodicals shall be Repaired 10 pay opc
,lgartcrs postage thereon IN advance, Mt the
office of delivery. unless pail a, the Office where
published
And there shall be charged upon every other
newspaper, aud each circular not sealed, hand
bill, engraving, pamphlet, periodical ard maya.
,inu. which shall bu uneunurctrd with ans maIi-
uselipi or written matter. AMI not exceeding
three Dances IN weight "'d published w''hm ihe
Confederate State. two ccnis and FOR each adj
diond ounce. or fraction " an ounce. two cents
additional: apI in all eases The postage shall Ice
prepaid by stamp, ar oiherw ise As tho l'usinas-
TER Gcncrd shall direct.
y i BOOKS noun" ., uhp"'h', h'' weighing
over 'ouF pounds st"H De "'''n'" "'s''a"' mat
ter ana shah ps chafV"i WIN P'N'asc' W ~
prepaid by stamps or o'h'rWse' rs 'No '"''-
master 'eocf"i 'hh'' "'fee' III wv" 'ou'S hh
ounce ior any distance
ANA upon "'t "Mspalus' Pf'""y'S, "n'
"onkS' US ",o,'sa,"' f'"1s"'u o'!"''" ,u' u'h'''
U, INC Commensurate Ho''S' '"''o 'n''' :" o'H''t
oo n'''ase az uono'e 'hp 'o'seolps Sl'cc'ncu ,aus
,ne p"on,ne,s VI Nv. slAl"Is W po,',",'"'
~''"'n Tue ,"'"'''"'e suits n''' s'oo ""u "
''Ne !. ""o 'o'. eacn o'u''' "o" Wv" ivSl"'
we o'"'es "' p""hoa''o''' wv e"P! ." e"'" i""
i'ca'ion 'feo' f"'ass'
Nli newsp'pc,s, Hnsea." c,,V.''s' ., o,uo'
nNs "r'' F'nu"s' ',''"s'," n'''''' I'ao'u ~ ",
p"s'"''c", ,"' ,o' "a's''sS'o" "u' "" "'.'o'!
only sh.' he eha'sen Ps'"sc III '"e '"'u VI o'''
ccnt cach. >, ~,
ffdMaHs |'ie'"se
Aud be il further enacted, That iron aud at
r ru' S ' n,v H shall he abolished Provided
That the Postmaster General aud his chief clerk
the chief Of the Contract, Appointment, and Fl
nance Bureaus and the Auditor OF The Treasury
for the Posioiice department, shat i'e and they
are hereby authorized 10 transmit through the
mail, free Of postage, any letters packages, or
other matters relating exclusively to their official