The southerner., 1863-06-27
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ACTS.
N0lice to the Public and Mst7'atc-
tioas to Post M0sterS.


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The following laws have been enacted
bv the Congress Of the Confederate States
of America:
Letter Posfoge.
GAN ACT to prescribe the Rates Of Pos
tace in the Confederate States of America,
and fer other purposes.
s.The Congress of the Confederate States
of America do enact, That from and after
such period as the Post Master General
may by proclamation announce, there shall
be charged the following rates Of postage,
to wit: For every single scaled letter, and
for every letter in manuscript or paper OF
any kind, upon which information shall be
asked for or communicated in writing er
By marks or signs, conveyed in the mail
for any distanee between places within the
Confederate States of America, not ex-
ceediag five hsndred miles, five cents; and
for any distance exceeding FIVE hundred |
miles, double that rate; and every letter
or parcel not exceeding half an ounce in
and every additional weight of half an !
, ounce, or additional weight of less than
half an ounce, siiaN be charged with add-
tioRal single postage; and all packages
! centoining other than printed or acrihen mat
ter--Gtd money packages ave mc}eaed an sEs
class sAaH be rate4 by sceiyht as letters are
| rated, and shall be charged the rates of
! postage on letters; and all drop letters,
: or letters placed IN any post office not for
transmission but for delivery only, shall be
charged with postage at the rate OF two
cents each; and in all the foregoing cases
the postage must be prepaid by stamps;
and all letters which shall hereafter be
advertised as remaining over or uncalled
tor III any post Office shall be charged with
two cents each in addition to the regular
postage; both to be accounted for as other
postages of this Contcdcracy"
Nct0Slo72ca Posfogc.
"And be it further enacted, That all
newspapers published within the Confc,lc-
rate States, not exceeding three ounces in
weight, and sent from the oIficc of publica-
ton to actual and bora Gde subscribers
| within the Confederate States, shall be
charged with postage rs follows, viz: The
postage on the regular numbers Of news
paper published weekly, shall be ten cents
per quarter; papers published semi week
ly, double that amount; pawns publ shed
thrice week, treble that a mount; 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 charged on each additional ounce
III addition to the foregoing rates, Oh those
published once a week, five cents per
: ounce, CT fraction of an ounce, per qu;t,-
ter; on those published twice a week, ten
cents per ounce per quarter: on those
: published three times week, fifteen cents
tpcr ounce per quarter; and those publish
S ed six times week, thirty cents per ounce
=, per quarter; and on those published daily.
h thirty-fve cents per ounce per quarter.
''And periodicals published oftcner thar
: bi-monthly shall be cha gcd as newspapers
ssAnd other periodicals, sent from tht
6 Office of publ cation to actual and bona Jid
: subscribers, shall be charged with postage
7 as follows, viz: Tie postage on the regular
Il numbers of a periodical, published within
the Confederate States, not exceeding 'ont
II and Il half ounces in weight, and published
+; monthly, shall be two and half cents PEI
), quarter: and for every additional ounce
: or fraction Of an ounce, two and a hal
II cents additional if published scmi-month
IL ly, double that amount. And periodical
y published quarterly or bi-monthly, shall
n be charged two cents an ounce; and regu
iar subscribers to newspapers and period
1t Gals shall be required to pay one quarter
10 postage thereon in advance, at the offic
ie of delivery, unless paid at the Office wher
published.
"And there shall be charged upon ever
other newspaper, and each circular no
sealed, handbill, engraving, pamphlet
periodical and magaziae, which shall b
unconncctcd with any manuscript or writ
ten matter, and not exceeding three ounce
in weight, and published within the Cor
n federate States, two cents; and for eac
oh additional ounce, or fraction OF an ounc.
,v- two cents additional and in ali cases th
postage shall be prepaid by stamps {
~ otherwise, as the Post Master Gener;
- shall direct.
'All books, bound or unbound, a.
nd weighing over four pounds, shall be deem
,to ed mailable matter, and shall be charge
bv with postage, to be paid by stamps
Nv otherwise, as the Post Master General sha
on. direct, at two cents an ounce for any di
- tance.
rhe "And upon all newspapers, perio5ica
us and books, as aforesaid, published beyol
tho the limits-of the Confederate States, the
or shall be charged postage at double the fol
ed going specified rates.
,ers s'The publishers Of newspapers or pc
,tv odieals>Within the Confederate States, m
tho send and receive to and from each 9th,
| rom their respective Offices of publicatio
,cor fine copy Of each publication, free of postag