Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-06-17

AN ACT TO PRESCRIBE THE RATES OF
Postage on Newspapers, Periodicals, Books and tran
slent and other Matter, and to repeal in part the
second section of the Act approved May the thir
eenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, to amend
y" An Act to prescribe the rates of postage in the
Confederate States of America, and for other pur-
poses" Approved February the twenty third,
eighteen hundred and sixty.one.
me congress Of the Confederate States Of Ameri-
ca DO enact, That the rates of inland postage on
newspapers published in the Confederate States, and
sent to regular subscribers shall be at the rate of
one OF cent for each paper not weighing more than
three ounces and for every additional ounce or rac-
ton OF an ounce, one-half cent additional shall be
charged on each paper, and periodicals published
oitener than semimonthly shall be charged as news
papers The inland postage on other periodicals,
published in the Confederate States and sent to &C
tual subscribers, shall be- on the regular numbers
OF periodical not exceeding one and half ounces
IN weight one cent on each number, and one cent
additional. on each additional ounce or fraction of
an ounce: Regular subscribers to newspapers and
periodicals shall be required to pay the postage
thereon quarterly in advance, at the office Of del1-
cry, unless paid at the postoce of the place of pub
LEGATION. The inland postage on every other news
papers, and on each circular not sealed, handful,
engraving pamphlet periodical, magazine, or other
paper, which shall be unconnected with any manu-
script or written matter, and not exceeding one
ounce ID weight, snail De one cent, and for every
add ional ounce or fraction of an ounce one cent
additional, and books, bound and unbound, not
weighing over four pounds, shall be deemed malta.
BILE matter, and the inland postage on them shall be
at the rate of two cents ounce or fraction of an
ounce, and the postage all such fractional matter
and books shall be prepaid in all cases except whep
sent by officers, musicians privates of the army,
as provided for in the act of July 2Oth 1861 rela-
ting to the prepayment of postage in certain cases.
And upon all newspapers, periodicals and books
published beyond the limits of the Confederate
States. postage shall be double the foregoing rates.
On each number of a newspaper, nnsealed circular,
| or any other unsealed printed transient matter,
placed in any postof6ce not for transmission, but
for delivery only, the postage shall be one cent.
Sec q That this act shall take effect, and be, in
hundred and sixty-three and that the second sec
ton Of the act approved May the thirteenth, eigh
teen hundred and sixty-one entitled "An Act t.
amend an act to prescribe the rates of postage in thu
Confederate States of America and for other purpo
SEES, approved February twenty third, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-one, be and the same is hereby re
pealed from and after that date, except so much o
said second section as authorizes the publishers
newspapers or periodicals within The Confederat.
States to send and receive to and from each othe
from their respective offices of publication one COPY
of each publication free 6postage.
| Approved April 20, 1862