The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-05-24

| Dl-mOmtutE- su14l ne cudt1r4 two cents
y ounce. and regular subscribers 10 new
- papers and periodicals SHAH be require
t. paw one quarters posta@ thereon
g ,.dyance. at the office Of delivery. unle
IS paid al the Office where PUBLISHED.
~ And there Shall be charged upon eyei
4 other newspaper and each circular nj
sealed. hqnd-bin, engraving pamphle
/ periodical and magazine, when shall Z
Q unconnected with any manuscripts
% written matter and not eyceA1ing thrs
x ounces ii weight. and published with
the Confederate States. two cents an
Tor each additional ounce. or fraction
y an oupee. two cents additioml: and
D | an cases the postage shall be prepaid d
4. stamps or otherwise, as the POST Mastt
b, General shall direct.
q And books, bound or unbound. nd
i weighing over four pounds, shah q
j. doomed mailable matter, and shall 1
charged with postage, to be TFe-paid b
stamps o. otherwise, as the Isst-Maste
Z General shall direct, at two cents a
r. ounce for any distance.
"And upon all newspapers, Periodical
& / and books, as aforesaid published bevon
the limits Of tie Confederate Staes. ther
shall be charged postage at dalble TIA
foregoing specified rates.
sThe publishers Of newspapers or u,
/ I riOdicals within the Confederate State
may send and receive to and from eac
other. from their respective offices Of pul
location. one copy Of each publication FIRE
of postage.
other unsealed printed transfer 1Inatte
placed In any post-oiiice, not tram
mission but Tor delivery only. all q
charged postage al the rate Of be cen
each.
Fraakiag Privilege.
/ .Ant- 1-Aait further enacted. 4 fror
nld after the 49, when this &C int
effect the ranking .sivileue b
/ abolished Provided, Thar. IA Ma,
| ter General and his chief clerlz.ths 49,
Of the Contract, Appointment and Fl
nance Bureaus, and the Auditor of the
Treasury for the Post-Ofiee Department.
shall be and they are hereby authorized
TO transmit through the mail. free Of
postage, any letters, packages, or other
matters relating exclusively to their OIL
cial duties or to the business of the Post
Office Department; but they shall, in
every such case, indorse on the back of
the letter or package to be sent free of
postage. over their own signature. the
words Official Business" And fer any
such Endorsement falsely made, the per-
son 50 offending shall forfeF and pay
three hundred dollars. And provided
further, The several deputy pOstmasters
throughout the Confederate States shall
be and hereby are authorized 70 send
through the mail, free OF postage, all let
ters and packages which It may be their
duty or they may have occasion 70 trans
INIT to any person or place, and which
snail relate exclusively TO the business of
fba5r Taaf,a-fft-fa offfaaz IN. ~ the f1siuae.
of the Post-Ofiice Department; but N
every such case the deputy postmaster
sending any such letter or package shall
indorse thereon, over his own signature.
the words .'PostOfiice Business" And
tor any and every such Endorsement false
liz made, the person making the same
shall forfeit and pay three hundred
dollars
Pigment Of Postage in Hoaep ta@ Posture
Stamps and Stamped EHrsl3pcs ar pr0r5fea
SECTION 1. The Congress of the Con-
lederate States of America do enact. That
until postage stamps and stamped enVel-
opes can be procured and distributed, the
Post Master General may orderthe postage
ofthe Coniederacy 10 bepre-p aidinimoney,
under such rules and regulations as he
may adopt"
Repeal Of the Letter Rsgistratiu Systen.
And be it further enacted, That the |
third section of an act entitled AN act /
further to amend an act entitled An &C I /
TO reduce and modify the rates of post |
age in the United States, and for other /
purposes. passed March third eighteen 1
hundred and fifty-one,' approved March /
Sd. 1855. whereby the letter registrations I
system was established, be and IS hereby I
repealed from and after the day when I
this act goes into effect.
C5aregQace Of Nal Mater jy eErprsss' and
other Chartered CtmrHies.
CSC. >. That it shall be lawful for the
Post Master General 10 allow express and I
other chartered companies to carry let
tiers and all mail matter of every diseup-
ton. whether the same be enclosed IN
stamped envelopes or prepaid by stamps
Or money but If the same be prepaid
IN money, the money shall be pad to
some post master, who shall stamp the
same paid, and shall account 10 the Post
Office Department fer the same. III the
same manner AS for letters sent by the
mail. and If prepaid by stamps. then the
express or other company receiving such
etters for delivery shall Oblferate such
stamps. under the penaliyo Of hTe nun
ired dollars for each failure. to be recoy-
red bv action of debt in any court hay
nr jurisdiction thereof, in the name Of
ne Post Master General, Coz the use OF /,
he Confederate States but u said let
.ers or mail matter shall be received by
au~h express or other company, not Tor
delivery. but to be mailed, then the mat
er so carried shall be prepaid az the same
ate that the existing law requires It TO be
laid from the point where u may De re-
.eived 10y such company % the point OF
Is destination. and the postmas ter, where
uch company may mail the same, snai
ieface the stamps upon the same
SECTION 6. Be it further enacted, That
gents Of any company W1o may carry
etters under the provisions o. t1!a ACT
hall be required TO take On OATH that ne &
rfII faithfully comply egil h the law OF the
~ a~srs States relating 70 the carry
nc Of letters or other mil matter ana
,biitaratinr postage stamps. winch oath
navs1s administered bT any justice on ihe
,eace. and shall be Ia writing ana signed
BIZ sueh agents or mezeu-sr- ana nled IN
he Post Office Department
approved. March l5ih. 1901
AN ACT 10 continue IN force certain laws
of the United States 81 AilleFleA-
..Pa ia further enacted bV the Coufeder-
.te states Of America Il Congress aseun-
led That all the laFs OF tle United
,tlfss of Arnerica. In force and I'D use n
- Confederate states 81 Amarlcl GA the
i-st dav OF Novenber lts.- and not in
.ansistent with the Constitution ot the
'anled crate States. be ana the same are
,arebv continued in force until altered or
epealei by the Congress.
Adopted February g. l''l-.
Post Master. Returns must b. made 70
49, "a tb. slst AI7-eh. tie aatH june,
he s8th September. sai the 3lst Deem
- f. each xear. Aad the Return fer
be fractional part of 1be current guar
er. winch ends june 90 Next must p
.-ousatlv rendered e the Chief Of F.
49, R1rss1 Post once Department.
Iontsomerv. AlabamA in the form and
manner prescribed + existing laws and
equations
The efors in Teaussee are said 70 he ]
ctteF and more pressing th4h az any