The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-02-01

ness And for any and every such Endorsement
a-ely made, the person makirg the same shall
forfeit and pay ,hnV haGdred dollars.
Payment II Pos,oge ia Hga,y ssfR Posing,
Stamps and .S'amp,d Earcig-' are pro
rbifd
SECTION /. The Congress Of the confyicrate
States OF America DO enact, That until postage
STAN ami stamped envelopes can be procured
and distributed the Postmaster Geueril may
order the postage Of the tonle1crAcy 90 be- p7v-
paid in money under such rules and regulations
as he may ADOPT
Rq-ai of "A, Lsii,y Reg,s,-etioa Spsiem
And be il further enac;ssl Tha, the third acc
ton Of an act eaiitlrd Al act further % amend
Oh act oitlilrd An act to rslace and mndif}
the rates Of postage IN the Cnid states. ard
hr other pufp~es passed MARCH third. eighteen
hundred AID iiiiy one approved March Bird. -i5. DO
whereby the letter registration system was es,sb-
lsshed BE- and il hereby repealed from, and after
the DAY wbcn this act zoe, into effect
C0nrcytar of .Had Matter by Eryres, -
and oih,y Ciayfer,d CoBlpqs,ci
SIC 8 That il shall be- lawful for the Poet
master General 10 allow express AND other char
tered companies 20 carry letter. and al) mail
matter Of every description. whether the same
b. enclosed IN stamped envelopes az pre- paid hy
siamps or money, bui If thc same be- pre- psid
in money the money shall be- paid 10 snmt poet
master. Sho shall stamp tie same paid and shall
nccaun, to the Post Office Department for che
same 10 the same mauuer as fs7 letters a"nt hY
the mai and II pre- paid by stamps then the
express ~ other company rc.it .Hg .uch I'i'rr-
for delivery shall obl'rnlc s.yA stamps UNDER
the penalty 81 rs, hundred dollars inr each fail
are 10 h- recovered hy action NJ debt in any
court having jurisdiction thereof no the name of
the Postmaster General mr. Che Use Of the Con
h.trnie States but if said letters mr. mail mat
ter shall he received by such express or other
company not for delivery bat 90 bs mailed ibCn
the matter sp carried shall be- pre- paid at the
same rate that he existing las requires 10 to be-
PAID from The point where b. m1y be received by
such company 10 the point uf ~ destination, aud
the postmaster whore such company may mail
the same. shall delsce the siump- upon the same.
Sc 6 b. it further enartod That agents
Of any company who may carry letters under
the provisions Of This act. shall be- required TO
take an oath that b. will faithfully comply with
III, law Of the rouc,ipmic State relating lo IN"
carrying Of letters or other mail matter Bnd oh
li'ernting postage stamps which oath may be-
administered by any justice OF the peace and
NHali Ne U wiring hiNl ~iAIFfi ~ NNt'u hEfllt VT
messenger ard filed in the Post-Ohcc Depart
inrnt
Approved VI rch eth l-Gl
AN Act 20 continue 10 iDfrr certain laws Of
the Unit d State of America.
( BE it enacted hy the Confederate States Of
America in congress assembled, That all III,
laws of the United States OF America in force
and in lse n the Confederate States of America
on the ur4, day uf \nmtmber last and not in
consistent with the Constitution OF the Con ed
crate States, be- and the samr ara hereby coniin.
ued in force until oiterci or repeated by the Con
gress.
Adopted. February o. 1861
I Postmasters Returns must be made to clos
| on the 3Isl March the Juth June, the Both Sep
I tcmber. and the 3lsi December. iu each year
And the Return for the fractional part OF ia,
current quarter which cnda june Both next, must
be- promptly rendered 10 the Chici Of the Fnanc,
( Bureau Post oficc Department. Montgomery
/ Alabama, IN the form and manner prescribed
I by existing laws and regulations.