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rtogat Afalr. f the .u "late jepr
States. visi
..AN"ACT,'to be entitled an act to w
prescribe the rates of postage in the no
Confederate StatesA of America, and Uot
for other purposes.. ea,
SaCTIr)N 1. TDe Congress of the Con- ,'"
federate States of America do enact
¶[hat fromt and after such period as t he,
Posttaastor GU;ueral may by procia- a
rtation antlounct, there shall be cltarg- .
ed the toll wing rates of postage, to
wit: For every single letter stcaled
and. for every hltter in manuscript or:
paper of any kind upon which ilfntr- t
mation shall be asked for, or comlnu-iII
uicato in writing, or by marks-or sins 11
cotreyed icthe mail for tiny distance
betwpon plaeos.within the Confclrate era.
States of America, not exceeding 50()
miles, 6 .cents; and for any distanice
excel.litg 500 miles, double that rate;
and every le:ter or palrcc!lnot exeed- r
ing half an ounce in weight. shall be
deemed a single letter, anid every a;- a
ditioual weight of half an otulnce or ad- tih
ditional weight less than half an ounce sll
shall be charged with an a;dditiontal
ingle postage; and all packages con
taitiing other than prilted or writt:en
mttier, aLnd monley pac .a'es in
eluded in this class, sh:llt te rated l ri
weight as letters are rated, anll shall
be chitrgaed double th*"ates of po)st:ag ,
on letters; and all drop letters or let
ters placed in any pstaffice not for
'raneluission but fr tdelvcry only. ,
mhall be ch urged w'i ii pos:a.. :1t lin
rate of two cents each; and in all thei"
foreg.)ing cases thel petage must be '
prepaid by stamll - .lt, all Jetters
whih shahll ,_.reai.tter be' advertised .is
retmaiilng -over ,,r uucak; l fir in allny
postlttice s!hall be, chargu.d with two
cents each ni addition to the remgnlar
postage. b.,th to he aceiqtumteda for as
ether postages oft' thli t ,0nt.ieratio i.
" Sac. 2. And be it fur/her enacted, It
['hat all newspaLpers ,t:at ec'e.'e.l ai
tbhree ouuces..iltweighlt, scuat t'ro,n tll
iffice ,of publlica;im ;o aectui an.ii be,
ataft le subscribers, sith ll be chargedl
witu p stage as tollows,, t0i-wt: 11
postage on the regular numbers of a.
newapaper pabli.ait we i\ ,V,.
the Statte wtlere pubii.hed, stait be ,i
sunts perquarter; and papers publish
.di: semi-weekly, dtoubie tht r1ait;
lnd papers published l riee it week.
reble their rate; and pitpers publish
uid daily, six times that rate; aii.
the postage on all ewspapelrs to ac
.nal snbscribers without the State
vhere published, shall be cdarged
double' the foreginrg.rate--; and 1e1.
tadicals sent fromn the ,ffi:e of p.:.,,i
CAticn to actual and honaiJ'testiu-c i
,Jers, shall be charged w.ttll jot g..
follows, to-wit; the. pi.t.a"cs e on Ia .
,regular numnler5 of a perio.dictl, u..
rexceeding one and a haif outac.e i:
aweight, and published :no;it iill, wit,.
nthelO State where publisih d .ill .•
3 cents. per tu irter; if puib.l h
demli-mil.uthly, eaiublie that r.tt; ,.
.ar ,.very addirionl oatnct " A r.u-:.
of an ounce, doble. the t;,rea,in.
r.attS shall be cltarge:l; aftd l, 'l,,"i
cals published quarterly or b)l-monut l1t
,ltall be chlargd , one cett an it :i.e.
a-nd the postlge ,1t all ,:tri, l,'ail
vithout the Statte where lrib h.ii,i
,hall be double tilt anot .-'sa- "'i,
gates; and r.egular u:~i. , rý t.
.aaqwspapers and perio.l.cmtis shall t,
required to pay one aqu:rtaer's 1p as,.:
Tm advance. And tlteiie siidll Ieahln.g
,d upon every otlher newspapetr al
each circular not ,sealeli, had hill. ,-l
graving, papnltl It, poirtuie' l aml,
i:i thmine which shall he unc)tnilact,.t
,it any nmanust'rilit or wrilttenl Inmt
tar, not erxceeditg three outltes ill
weight, 2 .centS; aild fr ei.t a.il :1a
tional OutLeH trl'-ct inla cfi nlai ounci1'it, -
ce:nts adldiiional; ati in all casc.s tilse
postage slh:tll be pr'i'p .iIl i\" stlampo.
And books boutd or utolaiutall. lila
waighing ov-r four l.zIuLnds, shall I,
dtoed mailabl tr, and tlbieiml t'. hall ba
charged with p:,st;tgj, to be, pr-'p:i,
by stamps, at 2 ceits par oulct, t,.
:atny distanc. Th' J li..pbsl rs fia,.ws
papters or periodicals may send t,
each other, from .thl.ir resplective offi
e, s of publication, freae of ..staga.
,_ne copy of each piublication,
bW. 3. And Se it frt.hkr en.acted.
l'hat it shall be trie duty of tih
P'ostmaster General to provide ana
furniah to all Depty L:nstmn:astersand
:o all other persona agplying anld pay
ipg thieretfor, suitable postage stamps,
and stainped envelopes ot tim denom
inultin of two.contstfive eents, and
twenty cents, to tacilitate the prte
payment of postage provided for in
:his act, and any parson who shall
ftwge or cmIinttrtirt aly p~ostage *tb H lpl
provided or furnished under the pro.- T
visions of this or any former act, ex)
whether the saint) are impressed. or ics,
printed on or attached to ullveilopes.ur by
not, or ally dies, plate or engraving vt~l
tllvrctfto, ofr sltla inal , or pt.l'll, or1CQl
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i";I-iLia Jli~ d f Ilttly t1 ( le ttdert iener.1
t~tmde, t11)t~i1-iOOle~ii
;Iteli ll iilfiaorit?' a.,1 pay tales 8300r;y aT
"."u; I , \ l" p )ttitgi ,. lii' itti jr it 1',15;;11 x- .L
I /lig' d clict it. to nO ititi c ii i th , -tic
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10: iii'ltl o tlit rsof Ilt , i'tao lhc e ia rte. !
11 sent; tediiti lt t It V1!'y innt~ch eas to Ilt
I)(· pll ~titty I aiictI~l~t Sty Litgaly suchO
1',,st n ý:ter r.1" rra . :114d ifa ti' 14tnr
tl: .h t t;all pa ligi ' sl ia oii 4to i lr t e re1
Lilt, ove r illtt " II s it tl't! :1th" lost^e.r ,u"l
whI IL j) ticthIC aL t bu ine , and t fo ru itlV atal r
n4 t
tay- 'y thlt. rttteS o )Lis(,titgi' in thle I reuioc
icedtate. ad for other purpous$ , n t14
e (1 co~I~llars Ir every suchotliRnse, to 1116
01 rdMmci3 8U, p !r~e iII'CIJ
and in 1 whereby tile leoter ret
pr- :io i. syAtei, wbe it abllhd, hi' anti is
rn IieretUy r.p#a.Ict Iiiitii alid a ft,"r t 1 t'l
half daywhen itslict goess mtlt ) Cti it 1t.
r"li~ec. a5 Be. t f e~ ~tar' ft' 'Lit
That no ht,tterws shah be catii*ei by the
express; or other chartered comlpanf- A F,
it's, unless the same s~ll Abe ~rpaid Pul
by brinig enclosed, in .&a stamped en
vetlop o~f this Confederacy; anti 7f
company violatjng the )tsrovil~ibar 01
ot 4='aOtJ f'or each oftense to be recoly I h
era-l lIv acetion ot (lel't in any court of thea~
tis~~ ( ,iinte'datritcv haviing cibgli~tZ~lCl t~
t lie, ettf, in thet namea. and for the' use
I - ". 8f1e it: /'trthevr enacted, `l haat 11y,
tia"iit' i~ta sti'lt(- lbe mill( is hc'ra'hy at
thoiztti/ed Ito aaiaka' till uiactsar~i'or- a:l
1'1 r','t1: sf rtii'.clt- ltra-lee~ t~td.''n ot
tilt-:II~uov~l ofthe tI1'r - 1 týtltl(t
I$OSSJIKIA. BANNER. tI
ret
1 lI1. Bossaie~r Bannaer is published (Il'"~
at W~iile~vaa, JI:., ati tihree dollars' perL
:LQttII l1 ini hi tgli souii-crihtiers. Ativer t
tistaiiiiit si iii(ietatd at $1I per sqln' airi t P
I-ol t A:,at-s of le~ss;, andl 00( cata1ti for vac h ti
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, tall
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wi((t (i/ untli ry mehantsr ,," Ia l save time,
Til \rVbe ,"nd Ixvne by-w ised all~tt
ttil thir' trher for JOB t'"PItlN1'1t, &il ,,at
the- Newaet Offcn Shttllirta:1ep1ort.1 La.
' 'IW3C~(bOi iklbLt~9 TOnMERCU- .C
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- A POLTICAL & IrTE+RARY NEWSPAPER
Published Daily. 'T'ri-Weekly and Ctv
W veekly. Sue
coF
THUplitical cretc'ti of tale alarctt_ 11:1
ry vottuii in lilt i piviple"R of tit. 13A(
I )enttteniatic ptarte. :. utid (Iowat it,
f theL Vir ,uia mid Kentucky lt('kV - olel- I.AI
(t11))s ot 1 ý9ul$ I( 1799---1 h iovel.'
e *i3"gut3. ut ttly 6l:11,"5. L Strict 0,11- ººit
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14 a,\n./eki jrp r tu.;; he will , V.c as ch.'ap to
o4111 ide of' News 11,1:1x8. Ale ll ir
,,"1g1' tll lall bethrti psr CCitigtlPil here.
h." t irIoth c It.
T11 L Itl I'' Iubli "c ;lel.ll ('I'1t 1(: l1 :1-
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s% t"0 s1)n;114In .\l ý_tir l lturr, l r1)rti( ai
tur, ". St~rvw ar i~lxi:n l;
('e'lic11 Farm 1:x1)9~ul, t":(. Its able 1::
l at ful, y pr~p-red1 at a1 llours day and
]itiht..
Mbrsveporf Pricear C'urrnrat.
Corrected 4:: ~y for the D aily New
SEGAR..R . .... 8 'a' 110
COFFPEE........ .. O() ii, 104 .
HlrcEr.. ...... ... ! . 7'
BA(CON. Shroulders. L -Q -
lkltlnls .... U 'a' l~l
LAR KI. It).... ... 16i -.
ikopr.~...... ..... lU 'f !}
1 BI ..... ..... 4 "a.' 54
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(!I1.. ...".". 1 :i( 4a
1.rir . &(i> .. . - j 00 au -
1 t,( )l it. Ir" Lp jit I .. 7 00j 'a 9 00
ll2!"..--·-- """-" 4 U0 /u
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4 :[...iK \ .. . . . *j- ..(. i .
I' I :'t~ I A1 I , '4 9 ar Inue :II 344 ()n 4 . +
j4AUot~ti :. India. - 1. ('
Keutuckv - ra Iw
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N1 tL t'_s EIS. tiý ' o uS'
LARD ( 1.1.... " 4
'l'ii'l.inr.d.". 4. t( l (V 'aO
ºa 1F .4 Iuxduu." .. ;O 'a !)
21 100 ~ 0 kjo
V~~~ ~ ~ ~ I\:lt.. ... 0 (rt 14t
tlt· i -."i -i (I 40
;$CI ]l Illi\.· · · I ))ii ' 3
Ilet I . .I . lntl . ott ',t
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4 1 'I p. _ . 12 l'a 0 4U
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4,i j u'1Ii( . 'ji 49 lie-ad. I .i qtv :3 rJe''a 4 ttt
i14"4"1' (*:: t it". b" 1 (111 n'..
t el1 itli ] ........-;........2 $ .'. 4 9 00
II4'u'~ 4 0( 1. gu t 4a 7 Ok)
Mtt I, jith .'s. I~ti. I9 lend. I t J :; il" 4.h) US
2s1 elti:liiv.........30 0(ttia00 (44
~tlrrc~l~c ~ I I idle ~Izei~tie't·
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1-7Vt: (eN eYlt.'............ . 3 (:a, 13 .1
"1-1 S ;eiep ..... 23 1,t qy3Ua4(
L'ti lI~i:E \\AX.. .... . . . " 0,. a 4.0
6 10 -
I~ll~t. 300----- Pitwa 1/u.taU
pagM. I'r·IA $6'Q oId by.1
are1- Joklh.0 3pj.lu~[ /IsTlU
mud- C & C. MERRIAM.
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