Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-17
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Al to amend act to prescribe the rates CT postage in
the Confederate Bates Of America and for other purposes
SECTION The Congress Of the ConfJerae States OF Aeri
c. dc enact That much Of the first section Of
Amerea ana Tor oteer purposes approved February 3,
o as relates TO sealed packages containing other than printed
or written matter including packages he, and the
sheeby amended require that such packages shall be
rated BY weight ami charged The rates Of letter postage
sac Ard be further enacted That the second section Of
said act be amended olows wit newspapers pub
ishei within the Confederate States exceeding three ounces
N weight and sent from the once Of publication to actual and
bona file subscribers within Conieratr States be
charged with postage as follows to Wit repu
per quarter papers published weekly double that amount
Papers Published thrice week treble that pub
shed six times week. that amount and papers pub
shed daily, seven times that amount And newspapers
weighing than three there hall be charged each
additional ounce in addition to tbs foregoing rates pub
Der ousrer on those pubIisbed tbr times % Sft a. %
per ounce quarter. those published times week,
oftener than tban hi mortbIv shall he cbsPySaf az ]
All other periodicals, sent from Office Of publication
us and iona hde subscribers shall be charged with postage
follows to wt The postage Oh the regular plumbers of pc
odc published within the Confederate States not exceeding
and half Cunces weight and published monthly shall be
two and shsf quarter every additional ounce or
fraction OF tioua published
semmonthly, double that and periodicals published
quaerlyr bmonth shall be charged CO.
regular subscribers newspapers lured
TO one quarters postage thereon in advance the Office
Of delivery, unless paid at the office where published And
there shall be charged other
culAr not sealed hand bill engrsv phe periodical and
magazine which shall be unconDected with any manuscript
written matter, and not exceeding three weight
published within the Confederate States
additional fraction Of additional
and all the postage shall be prepaid by stamps or
wise the Postmaster General shall direct And books
ornamental not weighing four pounds shall
malabe matter. and shall be charged with postage be pre-
paid stamps otherwise the Postmaster shall d.
rect at two cents for distance. Ard upon
periodicals. and books aforesaid published
the limits Of the Confederate states there shall charged post
double the foregoing specified rates The publishers
periodicals thin th Conffd
and receive and from each other from their respective Offices
Of publication copy each publication All
neTspsptrs uDsAd ciTcnlsT other unealed
ont tier placed in airy post office for Transmission,
rr del only, shall be charged postage the of
cent each
And further enacted That the session Of the
above cited be- and the hereby as to
authorize the Postmaster General TO provide and furnish
stamps and stamped envelopes: and that proYsons resc
tons and pna prescribed BY said section
lGOns Of the in relation two twenty cent
stamps snd STAMP ed envelopes hs all respects apply the
denomna ion OF stamps and stamped enVeoe provided
for
And be it further enacted, That the provso contained
in the fifth section c the said act extend 10
the chiefs Of the contract and nanc
the Post Office Department the privilege therein conferred upon
the Postmaster General his chief CLERK and the auditor
treaiury for the Postoee Departments through
the mails free Of postage letters packages other matters
relating exclusively oca the business OF
the Post Office department SUBJECT the restrictions penal
prescribed said provo that this take edect
and be in fore from and after its passage.
Approved May Is, 1851 jyl6 laWfw