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Postal Aminrs of the .Cnafederate States. ". AS ACT, to .be entitled an act to prescribe the rates of postage in 1ttv' (~wt;'derate States of Amer'ica, and /;r .ott/r purposes. :·;tr'l'IO 1. The Cotvgress of the Con trid'erate States of Anu'ric' do et(art, 'rlhat froLi and after such period as the Postina ter General may by procla inltioili announce, there shall be charg edtlhe following rates of poEtage, to wit: For every single letter sealed ntli for every letter in manuscript or ,itape'r of any kind upllon which infor nation shall lie asked for, or coininul nicato in writing, or by marks o si.gns eonveretd i the Mail tfir an111 distanllce }je;stleen places within the Collfedrate StateS of Actericali , not exceet'tfding S00 illtils, 6 cenits ; and for ail-v li staili'c ,exce-eding 500 mniles, double that rate ; and every letter or parcel not exe-ed ing" hllanf in ounce in weight. shall b1, deemed a single letter, and ev'ery al ditional weight of halft'n tolitxe ot.r ad ditional weight le's than half an ounltce shuall be char;,td with :ai additional sin gle p).stage; taud all lpackagesl Cnll taniluig other than lprinted or writteni nma+ttei,' and 'T6ix6tiy packages ili Sul, dtl inll this clas, shall be rateld br weiiht as letters are rated. andt shall be charged doiuble tle lr'es t' oft nla ,ill l-tt'rs; alnd all lrop lett.rs. or lIt te'rs placed in any plstoticbt not oir transmission but fur delivery only, shl:ll be chargQd swithl plstage( at the rate of two cents aclh; aind iii allrtlie tforegoing cases the pstage ulli.it be prepaid Iby StIllnmps; and all letters which shall hereaftetr lit' advertised a. remaining over or uncalhled tor in ailx pestottice shall be chl'rged with tr, cinits eat'hi in addition to) the regular postage, both to be accounted t,or ;is other p)stages of this Cont'deration. -" ,i:. 2. And be it firt/ver, ,ý,ratl. i That all nLewspapoer- not exceeding three ouunces in weight, stut from the .iilice, of publicatito:. tot actual ;idh,, ,a i,tl .-ubscriber., shall be char,'ed with postage as follows, to-wit : the p-, :Ia_; on th regular numnbers of,. a Inewipap.:r plublished wee klv w'ithiiu th. 8:a e whcore publi=hed, shall e el.j C:ts et,,r tuarter; lland paperl - pulislh e'ti Silti-weekly, double tlint rate: ianUt pap,-Dirs lpublis5hed thrice a vwetk, trbi their rate; and pape'rs .-l:llis.h e-d daily, six tiine that rate: and thil, postag,, on fill newspapers to, a tuial sutl,.cribers withoult I tt StIltt wiher.,: ptill-hid, shall ie cha;ilrged (! 'ille ' tlJi furoig rates: anlld lperi S:tlir- snlit fromi the otlice otf pluhli calo,,:, to actual and hor .fil td suls-ctri I, .':. Xtll'11 lie Chl.rgd wl itih p,l-tage as fi.,al ,, to)-wit; the posllie lat nl t he ri". .tllAr uhters of a leriatlh:il. ant ex'teding tne and a half onto' in1' v. ,i'ht. and published monlthl-, wtiilt i :t *iiState whilert pibhlishud, -ha: ll ,. :tceuts per qtntuter; if published c-ti-monthly, double that ret,: and{ : o-u.c.-nt cIe, dtoui le thel tltti'it, ill r: . '-s shall be ch mrged : llt p-ll'iiili t....p ulmiished quairti'rly ,,r' hi-mtounthlv ý':. .. i,, ctha'rgetd one ('1'W ;tu llunce' : t:.i te post,, ge oi t al l peri,,iclnals '. -i.Oult the Stat whre wh lr l pitliel.. -.i:i. li, dotble thi. alove spe ied elery n and regular silltCri,llrs to FV'tsspalpers and p~eri(odlicals shallll Ie ret' 4li'red to pay tilote tll;trtr'.s t-tal,.tt. Sin ianle. .And ther'e shiall ho char.' ttd lo every othtr nettl-pap\,r offd e:-.,. reicular li it seledi'l, handlbil, il,'n »r:ivi¢ilg, p11un1phlet. 'periodical wltil it 1'in''Z n which shaltl le allitcon-c'ted i' alit anit;il.ipt 4it or written'l inl:lt . .:..: ,xceedii_ three ula:'cs ill S, " j., 2 centsi; and ftir ,acht addtli 1 imal o'tce.or fi-acti'ox f an ounc', ": ' ..:ts adiditi'ul; and in anlt wt. es flit A.. b.i ,)ks liuuid or unitiund, not v .g:ing ,iver fbur poundls. shall lit' dv ..'1.,d 'i aihibh: lllntmt'il', alltil sh.dt l lI -4*a.I , with plostaJge, t, le ri.laild ;iai ui.tanc'i. The ]uliltl]i.h-rs iut'lii'\W o(j copy of each |ublihcatioi. 'i'han it,. hall he iii. duty of the .1' ,stmnaster .Ge'ntral toi 1.roavide and :'::.shi to -ill .t0putyy5ostm:lsturrs aid it :ll othvr piwsons a'plying-and pay ing thi'tretiir. suitable postage stamnps, .mad stimpled envelopes ot the denlom" int:iion of two cents, five cents, and twenty cents, to taiilitate the pre paymnlnt of po.stage. provided fin" in thii act. and4heay ".ersoni' who shall forge or counterfeit any postage stamp provided or furnished under the pro- '1 visions of this or any former act, e whether'the satie are impressed or it printed on or attached to envelopeisor I) not, or any dies, plate or engraviug V therefor, or shall miake, or print, or ct knowingly use or seol or have in pos- tl sessioln, with inttent to uSe or s.all..any t s-uch fatlse, forgred or counterfeiti'd e lies, plate, engraving or postag.e ti stanlp, or who shall make, or print, or ti authorize, or prucutre tQ be iuade or o" printed, any pastagc stamps of tlt kind..provided and .futrnishied by thle , PitsstmasterGieneral as :f1 iresaid, witIt- h ,out the especid authority and diree- tl tio oif the l'ostollic'e I)elpartlnt, or " w'll,v, after such postage stamnpis hai\ve i bee.n printed, shall, with intent to tie- :t firautl the revenues of the Postoflice tl Department deliver any ,ostag, ' stipllii-s ti aniy ptirson t ,tl pt''t -sot s tllliher huthla litch as s-I1:11 })o aulllio'riztdtl t, - r"cceive\ ' tiit.' -lilne iby I v il-struntltntlir if writing, duly t'xe.cutred iuntl'r thit shall, lon lonvictit1ln thiltr. ,f i.e dt.t' iinw1 Su'ilt: ofr filoniy. lli[ iti. ' puiushtal ]N -I at tiilll, , I clltle _ tct t .il t' iti, ,,r l' ilt p r'i ulllll t1 n ot ii ix ct'te d inl; liv , . ,ear l'-. 'tr by - ll 1 tth such t.ill' and in ilt ri.oin-i iltellt . illd the itxl tit.l s 'of prl'oclu'il. anl ll provilliii till su l it tit lal t lieU - } and lettlr nllv tlo, i , :it t l',t tvidedt i i;i or alutll rizet l I this a t. shall tit'. paid after beting a-,justd liy tht ..Allu ditr of tlhe J.1'u toalic,, I )'elartlnitnlt oll the certiticttcof tilt'. I'.-tlna.rr l" .i .rall ll't of ai'y 11"l it." il t T ll i.;lrll arising tt fro t ii th , l'\it Itt'.- i ,iti til I'o t- 1 uftice I)t'plirtimr i nt. '""tee 1. _I a? I, if "-;-r/ht tr /cir/ti. iThat it hall bi ' it, ll ii- ,ot' vftr i',Istllll a ter t,, u; lt,'' e ~ .,t_ i lt'il t',,i ill sutch maell rllllt' as :h,' P tu-tlt!ti tlt' ( 'l1 1'r1i shall dirlct. all i o. l t lg t .tauti s to'i tlii. .,onftdracyt " to |tttr i's }tt,- it.ed in.llh- ,tti-e r'fr deli\ery or to,, e siL'it by mail.; andi it'any. i'ostiatrst¼ert i -'-usuin t , tti-e rs inl tli -nil: wlith sui |ttat;lg c ntalllps attach:ll ti s1hall o,,tit to diit'ac, ilt' the lll e, it .li-i ll liti t!ihe ditl -. ~' the lf ' l stunailter toi wit - 11 tti'i-c.la s bi r tl'ch t ,r.-- shall ei eilt lti,, lh livery. to I't." tei' -tainlpstui re- I puot;i t.'-t jt'll t e , 'e"lu'itu n , lw r t , the I',tumi ster (;qlt'ral. Ani lt'[atly p.i' son ial shall e, ollr itttulilu'e to r n. i p esl'at' e'lin iit -pstt i "t , :11\t " ti t. i, ta ' Ttllal plS w\thit'h shall iha'l t t:,iit It;,r,, ,tbr ttused titr like, liti ,uipt " , .sui t h t itnll'l ' "n shall be -u,:j,.vt t, a 111'&iiV ,i' lift' 11 dollars ifor Vatr\' t-uch tn, --.. tol i,.i t ' t i... _l.. ' / iv i t;,, fi . r, , t. llThat t'ro1m i anl eer:'t, tshe e,) t lihnii t ti fl t't titclt in ll n tiit }, tht c tt'l' llki tl t prt'i\'i -,te I-ha ll I ,t , li h 'il': it',J hc, -h:il the t -- ru-and t. r it ,h .r- i S.lll i -s l tcitef,'l rks. i'i t ht , Ai di in - l 'e . 1- ' ri'i n i'rt "- i _ f "1 1 11 ihe, . i -, -i, .i a t entit't',+ :li ,rlCt t, retl i c itd ' lalloi :3. 15.5; wheTrebur the letter regisrcttl-1 lth it1ugh tl.t, mails.. #'r', ,t" posrage. all'y 1''tt,"r' . tac'k '. ,s, ,1" tc 1i1'"-' ll, It tit-n slsti' . ,xcl -i -stl i thi .-ir at i-l { iai Pt1ii ., ,r I,, til' hi, -iu - . . of th," ltirebi, ri3)tl' 't l-iunlandl . tler the i dhilla 11 t'all' iut ,'r" .-,ch ' edoset t. 111' +Ant'k ,tt , i l t, rr |,a ka..- t, 1,' ~,lit fr,'e ,+'t osl itage t,\o trthir ,,;vii •i'llttttulre , tll, words, 't )ti 11ial 1)usi- ( n,.ss.'and for any such endorsemlent falsely made, the person .so iff, qldini shall forfeit nud pay.taxe.s 30; am'i ,,rood,,dd furt]her. the s,.v,'all D1)ep n, Postmaster-. thr,,lighut t Coni',fdert-i ate Shall shall lb,' and hereby are al.=l thoriz,.,1 to -..iiil tlhrolngh tile , m iii-. t frct ofpo lule a:ll i'ttet's atid' lpack day when this act go,:-- into effect. !l "Se~c. 5 Be it. further enacted, etc, Thnt no letters all.albe carried by' the express or other. chartered ctimllln- - ies, mkllss the stunt' shall be prepid( I)%- lbeing enclosed ill a stanllpte ell vATiqi of this ('o» fedteracv; 1 and y iný". (eotnil-an violati111 the 1)1'pro'visiol (,f this act .4i.1ll ,1 rtt'it antid pa tilt) witul Of :3i00 for eacht-ttl i e h e to ht' I''ctov t1V("( lby :ctioli of deb0t in alii ('iotlrt of this ( C)i.tedri'le CV h111aving cOgil1iZIit'et thler'e'f: in the tiiane :aid for thie use ufthis C'ontd4'eracv. Scec. 5 Bet it/ i,'ct/err tcdnuee1, '.l.hut I li,- L'ostlriaste~r U t'erluI utiftile (Jimn tctlei.'titt.' 'tatt-s 144 awiil is perl't.tiv aiL i114)rizI-41 to mauke all niewessiy ar raugen14nlti for the trmisp.il rtatltio of t sinail's betwyeent the territtu'ies (it' this :ii(1 otliher G ovt/ I1llt1t5, sitllje't( to tI. apliprio.vl oft tile P'esidleit until "1;s t111,'?l.1 1.I!~ 1:0J: L'.1\N :R ]305511:R1 IIAN EU. ~L,(Ti)'~ Sl1i3i(ti: sier lhaillir is pu.ld ire-d atilttlll It, :L tl4sl stib-csrilat '. Atqlvei' I i-('lli'its i lI-1.'t1'(1 :It '1 pel'1 441 r /rt' 11I'.1 illi tI t o fi 4. 4-..h ll -,t) tiirlS x ill'jlt hi. :4 irtlit'tl:4t Ill..]'!' lals. 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TIt it ls tltlilapi-.ll 1i.1. the a l,is., 114l it, tlit t1.V il t -1 , r"', 1- ii to ,l " 4 .;li Ii-4 III trint' the rt'11dit1g 4~t~i=1"il4 , C lf tltV .' 41111 bl . it t m to rt'till= t a ~: itit. ont"tlt' sr it ei tutticI'sv 1!ir a t tlilt..cn sv tit'. 1tthei-1rt orde tirtJ,' P1N'ilit.a ,th News~',-' Qffti t,-lsi.O Shreeo t. lr (lt THLE CIIJL ZVS .TON 1[RW , R Y. A PICLJTI('AL & LITEIRARY NEWSPAPER 1'ublislawd Daily, T'i-11eekly ant " % eekly-.. . 11, IE politicnl, creied of tlhu M2ercu r~y Cullristhl ill tiLe - rlhiucipe1a3. of thu I ºviicratic. pearty, as laid down in the Virginia aund Kentucky ltesolu tionls of 1798 aindt 1799-thu Sovcer eighty of the St:ater, a Strict. ('oxlr sitricticeui of the .ltedrral Cuiisitalt ion by the (Jeue;ral (:overiuieut, thw Agentt of th.u 6Latei FIre Trade, and sit I'.eonsi~ tlilc iil A( lri lliat istrttc,1n of t)Ie. (;(·,,,ritd (3overinneit. 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