Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-08-07
RATES OF POSTAGE
IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.

Sec l. The Congress Of the Confederate States
Of Imerica do enact That so much of the first
ton of an Act entitled ian Act to prescribe the
rates of postage in the Confederate States Of Amer
lea and fer other purposes" approved February %,
1861, as relates to sealed packages containing other
than printed written matter, including money
packages, be and the same is hereby so amended
TO require that such packages shall be rated by
weight, and charged the rates Of letter postage.
SEC 3 And be it further enacted, That the sec
ton of said Act be amended as follows to wit: That
all newspapers published within the Confederate
States, not exceeding three ounces in weight, and
sent to the Office of publication to actual and bona
de subscribers within the Confederate States shall
be charged with postage as follows, to wit: The
postage on the regular numbers of a newspaper,
published weekly, shall be ten cents per quarter;
papers published semi-weekly, double that amount;
papers, published thrice week. treble that amount;
papers, published six times week, six times that
amount; and papers, published daily, seven times
that amount And on newspapers weighing more
than three ounces there shall be gong rates On
those published once week. five cents an ounce or
traction OF ounce per quarter; on those published
twice week, ten cents per ounce per quarter; on
those published three times week, fifteen cents
per ounce per quarter; those published six times
week, thirty cents per ounce per quarter; and on
those published daily thirty five per per
quarter And periodicals published oftener than
bi-monthly shall be charged as newspapers. And
other periodicals sent from the Office of publication
to actual and bona de subscribers shall be charged
with postage as follows, to wit: The postage on
the regular numbers of periodical, published with
IN the Confederate States, not exceeding one and
halt ounces in weight, and published monthly shall
0e TWO and half cents per quarter; and for every
additional ounce or fraction of an ounce two and
half cents additional; if published sernimonthly,
double that amount. And periodicals published
chollI Ioo nc
an ounce; and regular subscribers to newspapers
aud periodicals shall be required to pay one quar-
ter thereon in advance at the office of delivery,
unless paid at the Office where published. And
there shall be charged upon every other newspaper
and each circular not sealed, handbl, engraving
pamphlet, periodical and magazine, which shall be
unconnected with any manuscript or written matter
and not exceeding three ounces in weight and pub
hShed within the Confederate States, two cents; and
for each additional ounce or fraction of an ounce
TWO cents additional; and in all cases the postage
Snail be prepaid by stamps, or otherwise, as the
Postmaster General shall direct; and books bound
or unbound, not weighing over four pounds, shall
De deemed maable matter, and shall be charged
with postage, to be paid by stamps or otherwise,
as the POstmasterGeneral may direct, at two cents
an ounce for any distance And upon all newSpa-
PerS periodicals and books, as aforesaid published
beyond the limits of the Confederate States, there
snail be charged postage at double the foregoing
specified rates. The publishers of newspapers or
periodicals within the Confederate States may, send
ana receive to and from each other from their respec
1--WE 1--WE offices of publication copy of each publca,
aGh Tree OF postage, All newspapers, unsealed cir
culars, or other unsealed printed transient matter,
paced IN any post Office not for transmission but
LOT delivery on y, shall be charged postage at the
rate of one cent each
DEC. g. And be itfurther enacted, That the third
section of the above recited Act be and the same