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Bi llllll! & SMITH.
Southern (fonfcdcriuii
SUBSCRIPTION & ADVERTISING SCHEDULE
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Duly, per annum.... >5 00
Wrkklu, pet annum, i 00
Payment requiredinvariably in advance.
ADVERTISING.
One Square of 10 Hues or less, one insertion, >1; and
Fifty Cents for each subsequent insertion less than one
ni >nth.
LD.A.IIsY rates.
1 mo. 2 mos. 3 mos. 4 mos. 6 m05.,12 mos.
1 Square,.. >7 >lO >l3 >l6 >2O >BO
2 Squares,. 10 13 16 20 i 25 40
fl Squares,. 13 17 1 21 ' 24 ) 30 50
4 Squares,. 16 20 | 24 ! 2S | 85 55
5 Squares,. 18 23 2S 82 40 60
5 Squares,. 20 25 30 35 48 65
7 Squares,. 22 t 2S 34 40 45 70
S Squares,. 23 ; 30 37 43 50 75
9 Squares,. 24 82 40 46 55 | 80
10 Squares,. 25 83 41 48 60 ; 85
yearly advertising, with the privilege of change, will
be taken at the following rates :
For one Square, renewable once a month, > 85
For three Squares, 50
For one-fourth Column, 60
For one-half Column, 110
For one Column, 220
All Tabular work, with or without rules, and adver
tisements occupying double column, will be charged
double the above rates.
Advertisements not marked on copy for a specified
lime, will be published until ordered out, and charged
according to the above rates.
Advertisements Inserted in the Daily, and Weekly
editions, will be charged 50 per cent, additional to the
regular daily rates.
Yearly advertisers will be limited to the space con
tracted for. They will be charged extra at regular rates
tor Wants, Rents, Removals, Copartnerships, Notices to
Consignees, Ac., and payment demanded quarterly.
Transient Advertising must bk paid for in
Advance.
No advertisement will appear in the Weekly paper
unless by special contract.
Advertisements to be inserted io the Weekly paper on
ly, or at irregular intervals in either of the papers, will
be charged >1 per square for every insertion.
Announcing candidates for State, County, and Muni
cipal offices, >5 each—to be paid in advance in every
Instance.
All advertisements for Charitable Institutions, Milita
.« and Fire Companies, Ward, Town and other Public
Meetings, will be charged half price.
Marriages and deaths are published as news; but
obituaries, Tributes of Respect and Funeral invitations
as other advertisements.
Editorial Notices in Local Column will be charged 20
cents per line.
The paper, under no circumstances, to be included In
» contract.
No deduction or variation will be made from the fore
going rates. ADAIR &. SMITH.
FRATERNAL RECORD.
MASONS.
ATLANTA LODGE, No. 59, F. A. M., meets on the sec
ond and fourth Thursday nights In each month.
LEWIS LaWSHE, W. M.
J. M. Beams, Secretary.
FULTON LODGE, No. 216, F. A. M., meets on the first
and third Thursday nights in each month.
DAVID MAYER, W. M.
K. J. Massey, Secretary.
MOUNT ION Rf»YAL ARCH CHAPTER, No. 16, meets
r.n the second r.nl fourth Monday nights in each
month. L. J. GLENN, H. P.
C. R. Hahlei?rk, Secretary.
JvoN BURR COUNCIL Os ROYAL AND SELECT
MASTERS, No. 18, meets quarterly, on the first 1 ues-
Jay in January, April, July and October.
LEWIS LAWSHE, Th. 111.
J<.bh M. EoSttsq, Recorder.
(<EUR DK LION COMMANDEBY, No. 4, meets on the
r r-t and third Wednesday in each month.
W. W. BOYD, M.-. E.-.
W. T. Mkad, Recorder.
ODD-FEIXOW S.
L’t NTiiAL LODGE, No. 2?, meets every Tuesday night.
T. P. FLEMING, N. G.
WriLtAM Wilson, Secretary.
EMPIRE ENCAMPMENT, No. 12, meets on the second
and fourth Friday rights.
WM. H. BARNES, Chief Patriarch,
W. W. BOYD, High Priest
T. P. Fleming, Scribe.
MECHANICAL.
FULTON MECHANICS’ ASSOCIATION meets 2d Frl
day in each month, at Engine House, No. 2.
C. M. CALDWELL, President
J Axues Nosik, Jb., Secretary.
BANKING.
BANK OP FULTON—Alabama Street.
E. W. HOLLAND, President.
A. Cashier.
AGENCY CENTRAL RAILROAD 4 BANKING COM
PANY—Office on Alabama Street.
A. W. JONES, Agent.
AGENCY GEORGIA' RAILROAD 4 BANKING COM
PANY —Office on Whitehall Street near the Railroad.
WM. W. CLAYTON, Agent.
AGENCY NORTH-WESTERN BANK—Office at Wash
ington Hail. W. P. INMAN, Agent.
ATLANTA INSURANCE COMPANY—Office, next dom
to. Georgia Railroad Bank.
J. P. LOGAN, President
Periso Brows, Cashier.
ATI, ANT A FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Meets quarterly on the third Monday evening in Jan
uary, April, July and October.
WM. BARNES, Chief Engineer.
8. B. SHERWOOD, Ist Assistant.
R. F. MADDOX, 2d Assistant.
F. M. JOHNSTON, Secretary.
JOHN F. EZZARD, Treasurer.
ATLANTA FIRE COMPANY No. 1, meets first Monday
In each month. 4. H. MECABLIN, President.
W. E. Misos, Secretary.
MECHANIC FIRE COMPANY, No. 2, meets first Friday
night in each month.
LEVI RICHARDSON, President.
C 0. Rodim, Secretary.
TALLULAH FIRE COMPANY, No. 8 meets Ist Wednes
day in each month. JOHN F. EZZARD, Presid’t,
Johs Mclesdon, Secretary.
ATLANTA HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY, N-o,
meets first Saturday night in each month.
FRANK JOHNSTON, Foreman.
Noah R. Fowler, Secretary.
Confederate States of America, 1
Quarter-Master’s Dep’t, •
Montgomery, Ala., July 12th, 1861. J
The following is published for the information
of those whom it may concern :
Vl EMBERS of Companies passing over the
. various Railroads, on their way to join
their Regiments, must have written or other
satisfactory evidence of their being members
of the Company, before being furnished with
transportation.
The evidence must consist in a written cer
tificate .rom the Captain, saying that he is a
member, and is on his way to join the Com-
R ’°s . must produce a written order from
the Captain, sayingthat he must join hisCom
pa“y- t , James l. calhoun,
AuglSti Major 8. A., A. Q. M.
1861. 1861.
SALMONS & SIMMONS,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers In
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC ORT GOODS,
Corner of Whitehall and Alabama Sts.,
Atlanta, Georgia.
NEW SPRING STOCK!
ONE of our firm having returned from Mar
ket, where he has just completed an exten
«ive purchase of nnr
. . Spring Si >ek of
aßfeA''. DRV GOODS,
'll IP L " r lll * <C
of sdvising the p ri>
lie of the same.
~ Our stock of
Staple and Fancy Goods
were never more attractive. The supply of
BLEACHED AND BROWN SHEETINGS ANO
SHIRTINGS. Ao„
is ample.
Crepe If’Jbiglaiif,
Hareg-e Jlnglais,
French Chinli,
.Mozambique.
Rrode Rhine.
and a splendid assortment of
f*i(tin X Fancy Xi I Its,
Silk .Mantles.
Ifusters, He..
may be found among our assortment ala,-,
Ladies’
ALEXANDER Kli> (IL<> VES, itfLh
Every variety of Ladies’ and Misses’ SHOES,
manufactured in Philadelphia expressly for
our trade. A more beautiful lot of
CARPETINGS, OIL CLOTHS AND MATTINGS
we have never displayed in Ibis market
All of which we will sell low for CASH.
Orders promptly attended to.
SALMONS A. SIMMONS.
Atlanta, March 28, 1861.
SILVEY & IIOIIGHERTI,
“2- 7~C2>'-
/Lt/ - \ 11 AVE just rocci ved
, a large lot <>l
nbw
o o i) s.
HOOP-SKIRTS from 3 to 50 Springs.
VIRGINIA PLAIDS,
PRINTS, GINGHAMS,
MUSUNS. BAREGES,
DRESS SILKS,
Military Buttons, Trimmiiifs »f all kinds,
MOSQUITO BARS,
GLOVES, HOSIERY and
RIBBONS, of great variety
A large variety of
STAPLE GOODS.
Also, a splendid assortment of
.TTCWFIT.R.Y, 'WA.TC’HEF’,
A heavy stock of
ALL. KINDS OB' SIIOEM
AU bought for Cash, and will be sold cheap.
SILVEY & DOUGHERTY.
Atlanta., July 3—dAwlf.
BUTLER & PETERS,
(Successors to High, Butler A C 0.,)
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
FOR the PURCHASE ANO SALE OF
T F .VfV F S S KF F R O If IT C K
Cotton, Groceries. &<•.
ATLANTA GEORGIA,
HAVE in store, at their Fire-Proof Ware
House, on the corner of Forsyth street and
the Railroad, (opposite the State Road pepot.)
100 BARRELS LARD OIL:
50 BALES YARN ;
JOO BARRELS LARD;
200 KE<iSPR IM EI>E AF LA R1);
1,000 BARRELS FLOUR.
May 4.
COKE! COKE!! COKE!!
AT THE GAS WORKS.
A LARGE quantity for stile at the usual price
of 12J cent per bushel.
Feb. 21— dtf. J. F. WARNER, Supl.
WHISKY I—3oo barrels Pure Corn Whisky
in Store andfor s ale by
unelfl BUTLER A PETERS.
THE PUBLIC GOOD BEFORE PRIVATE ADVANTAGE.
ITLIiVIT UiftlUlll, Slimv MOOING, OCTOBER 20, 1861.
JUST OUT!
THE IMPROVED EDITION
OF
HARDEE’S
rw' I N if A NTRY
AND
TACTICS!
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2 Vole., 21 mo., cloth plates $2.50
2 Vols., Bvo., paper, plates 2.00
2 Vols.. Svo , paper, no plates ...1.50
FOR SALE BY
•iuiy 7 j. McPherson &. co.
SOUTHERN
AIWT!
FIRE, LIFE AND MARINE
INSUR A N C E I
’I’HE subscriber rcprceeais the following first
1 class INSURANCE COMPANIES, with
strong Capitals and large Surplus ;
Alabama Insurance Company. Montgomery,
Capita) $300,000.
Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance <Jom=
pany, Richmond. Capital $270,000
Merchants’ Insurant e ('ompaiiy, Richm’d,
Capital...,., $311,000.
Authorized Capital $500,000.
Old Dominion Insurance Company, Rich-
mond, Capital, $300,000.
Valley of Virginia Insurance Company,
Winchester, Cepittil,..,, 355,000.
These Companies insure Buildings. Mer
chandize, Household Furniture, and Personal
Property in city, town or country on the most
favorable terms, consistent with prudr-ncc and
safety.
Marine risks, on river and the sou-—Life
risks on white persons o( both sexes also on
the life of Negroes.
AH losses honorably adjusted and promptly
SAMUEL SMITH,
GENERAL AGENT,
Office, corner of Whitehall A Alabama streets,
over Salmons >t Simmons’ Dry Goods store.
Aug. 15— tl.
WM. 11. BARNES, ----- THUS. P. FLEMING.
BABNKB & FLEMING,
WHOLESALE
Produce Dealers,
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
MASo NI C JI A I, I, RUI T, DTN G ,
fOpposite Passenger Depot,)
AT UAN T7\, G- JU O.
—o
PROMPT attention
PAID TO
FILLING
LIBERAL ADVANCES
I’ONBIGNMEN'I’f’.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED ON THE
CASH SYSTEM
E—X—C--L—U—S—l—V—E—L—Y ’
o
Prices Current mailed to customers v'cekly.
Wholesale Produce House,
A’OIV ov HAX.n,
LAPvD, ) at ( CORN.
LARD, L ffames, ? CORN.
LARD, ) A- Fleming, ( CORN-
M AMINIC H ' 1.1..
Zr? Store..
BACON, ) at ( FLOUR.
BACON J Barnes. {FLOUR.
BACON, I A: Fleming. ( FLOUR.
ALL
ORDERS ) at ( AT THE
WILL BE ! Barnes. {LOWEST
FILLED, )d- Fleming, ( PRICES.
FOR CASH,
Consignments solicited.
Liberal advances made.
Largo Stocks kept <>n band.
Orders filled with dispatch.
50 Casks Bacon—to arrive.
800 Barrels Flour—to arrive.
5,000 Sacks Prime White Corn—in store.
40 Ferkin K’gs Fresh Lard—in store.
General Commission Business attended to by
BARNES & FLEM I NG,
Masonic Building,
March 18, 1861. Atlanta, Georgia.
India Klibber Goods.
THE undersigned has a good supply of India
Rubber Coats and Blankets on hand.
Atlanta, Aug. 14-ts. D. MAYER.
Georgia railroads
- I®?
Augusta to Atlanta. 171 Miles--Fare,..,..55 50
GF/'RGE YONGE, Superintendent.
MORNING PAIfSKNGKn TUAJS,
Leaves At’anta, daily, at 9.05, A. M.
Arrives at Augusta at 6.20, P. M.
Leaves Augusta, daily, at 0.30, A. M.
Arrives at Atlanta at..... 9.45, A. M.
NIGHT PASSSNGRR TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 7.15, P. M.
Arrives at Augusta at ................. 5.56, A. M.
Leaves Augusta al 2.30, P. MJ
Arrives at Atlanta at .11.45, P. M*
This Road runs in connection with the Trains
of the South Carolina and the Savannah and
Augusta Railroads, at Augusta.
ATLANTA A WEST-POINT I?. R.
Pymmit£luin>nn-
Atlanta, to West-Point, 87 Miles—Fare,..s3 50.
GEORGE G. HULL, Superintendent.
OAT PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 10.10. A. M.
Arrives a.f, West Point at 3.10, P. M.
Leaves West Point, daily, st 3.00, P. M.
Arrives al, Atlanta at..... 7.51, P. M.
NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 0.30. A. M.
Arrives at West Point at..., 5.46, A. M.
Leaves West Point, daily, at, 3.15, A. M.
Arrives at Atlanta at 7.59, A. M.
This Road connects with the Montgomery A
West Point Road at West Point.
D FSTEHNA- VI’I.ANTU R VTI.ROAI).
Atlanta to Chattanooga, 138 Miles—Fare,....ss.
JOHN W. LEWIS, Superintendent.
BAY P ASS HNGR It TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 10.10, A. M.
Arrives at Chattanooga ai. 7.00, P. M.
Leaves Chattanooga, at 1.45, A. M.
Arrives at Atlanta at 10.00. A. M
nicht PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta 7.30, P. M.
Arrives at Chattanooga.. 5.35, A. M.
Leaves Chattanooga 4 20, P. M.
Arrives at Atlanta- 3.45, A. M.
This Road connects,each way,with the Rome
Branch Railroad at Kingston, the East Ten
nessee and Georgia. Rialroad at Dalton, and the
Nashville A Chattanooga, Railroad at Chatta
nooga.
MACON A WESTERN RAILROAD.
S ' " 00 “I;Itlft
Atlanta to Macon, 102 Miles—Fare, >4 50
ALFRED L. TYLER, Superintendent.
Macon A Western Railroat* Company, )
Macon, Georgia, July 30, 1861. J
ON and after Sunday, 4th of August, the
Passenger Train will run as follows :
Leave Macon 10 A. M.
Arrive, at Atlanta 4 P. M.
Leave Atlanta 11 A. M.
Arrive at Macon..., 5 P. M.
The 11 A. M. train from Atlanta connects at
Macon with the Central Railroad 10 P. M.
train for Savannah, and South-western Rail
road at 11.45 P. M. for Columbus.
ATLANTA
(dI)TH IMi 11/11,1,.
I HAVE just returned from the North with a
large stock of READY MADE CLOTHING,
ifftl aatl a,u read y to supply the cit- ,n. ~n.
llb/1 fi izens of Atlanta and the snr- ft ||Al
I 111// rounding country, with i </|jj//
(OATS, PAN’rs,
VKSTS, SHIRTS,
Handkerchiefs, Neck-ties,
H ATS, CAPS. SOCKS, and everything else
>n the Clothing line, ol good
'luaiity and at LOW PRICES.
All who desire BARGA INS
-r : should give me. a call.
—AI.HC, ON HANTI —
J cwel ry ! Knives I
C o in b s I
A.r«<l oiKer Kotioiis.
M. OPPENHEIMER,
Whitca.il street, nearly opposite
march !stf Eddle.nan A Bank
A bady Teacher,
11/ ISHING to reside in the South during the
V» war, will accept a school or a situation
as teacher in any Southern State on very mod
crate terms. For particulars, address
J. R. V.,
Scottsville I’. 0..
October 1-dtf. Albemarle Co., Va.
F ORCAS II I
1 DGfi nOfl SEGARS for sale, at pri
-1 Vk/kz ces ranging from sl2 to
SBS per thousand. Sent to any part of the
Confederate States bv express. Satisfaction
guaranteed. LIPMAN, BUTLER & CO,
aug24-.3m Forsyth Georgia.
0/Y BBLS LARD OIL just received on con-
DV signment and for sale by
june 1 BUTLER A PETEEI3.
FHILANJIEB I’. VI ASK, LVCIF.SK B. DAVIS.
PEASE & Iffl,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
GROCERS
—AND—
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
In Winship’s Iron Front Building,
Peach-Tree Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
Have on hand and for sale:
SALT, FLOUR,
RICE, SUGAR,
TVHEAT, RYE,
CANDLES,
SOAP, SODA,
STARCH, SPICE,
PEPPER, GINGER,
CITRON,
CURRANTS,
SALMON,
OYSTERS,
LOBSTERS,
TOMATOES,
STRAWBERRIES, in her
metically sealed Cans ;
PICKLES,
PEPPER SAUCE,
MATCHES and
YARNS,
For the Retail Trade.
25 BBLS. SPTS. TURPEN-
TINE, to arrive.
PEASE & DAVIS.
Atlanta, Sept. 28—ts.
FRESH
DRUGS & MEDICINES.
HUNNICUTT, TAYLOR & JONES,
•A V \ SIGN 0F THE
Jh&Mk GOLDEN EAGLE
iy.. Corner Peachtree
T y ’ and Decatur sts.,
' ATLANTA, GEO.
HAVING unequaled facilities for the pur
chase and Direct Importation of goods, the
Proprietors would respectfully call the atten
tion of Physicians, Merchants, Planters and
the public generally, to their extensive new
and carefully selected stock of DRUGS, MED
ICINES, PERFUMERY, FANCY ARTICLES,
PAINTS, OILS, AND DYE STUFFS, which
they arc now prepared to sell on the most rea
sonable terms for Cash or approved paper In
addition to their stock of Staple, Drugs and
Chemicals, they have a full assortment or
TOOTH, NAIL, HAIR AND PAINT BRUSH
ES, DENTAL ANF» SURGICAL INSTRU
MENTS, Ac., Ac.
They are also Sole Proprietors and Man
ufacturers of TAYLOR’S ANTI-DYSPEPTIC
ELIXIR. march 30 ’6l.
J. H. LOVEJOY,
A Retail
ffIIICER,
And Dealer in To
bacco, Wines, Li
. quors, Cigars, Ac.,
Cherokee Block, Peach-Tree Street,
A.tlanta, Georgia.
feb2s-ly
Notice.
W. HUNNICUTT, Esq., at Hunnicutt,Tay
kJ• loi A Jones' Drug Store, is my legally
authorized agent to transact all my business
during my absence from the State. My broth
er, John R. Whaley, and Mr. Wm. James are
fully competent, and will contract for any kind
of brickwork in my name.
aug 14-diwtf. C. A. WHALEY.
SCHOOL OF THE GUIDES,
OR THE PRACTICAL SOLDIER, designed
lor the use of the Militia of the Confede
rate States—sent by mqil on the receipt of one
dollar. j. McPherson a co.
June 8
SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE for sale by
PEASE A DAVIS.
NEW SERIES: VOL. I-NO. 211.
>outhciw tfonf cdcraxD
Old Papers
For sale at our Pleading Room. Price fifty
cents per hundred.
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Our General Traveling Agent.
Mr. J. T. Hall is our General Traveling Ag't
to solicit and receipt for subscriptions and ad
vertisements for the “Southern Confederacy,”
Mr. T. C. Duval, of Rome, is also author
ized to receive cash, and give receipts for the
“ Southern Confederacy.”
The “Confederacy” lias more than three
times the circulation of any paper in Georgia,
North of Augusta., and is fully equal to that of
any paper in the State.
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Post offices of Members of Congress.
ALABAMA.
R. W. Walk er.... Florence. | J. L. M. Curry ..Talladega
11. C. Jones Florence. J. G. Shorter Eufaula
0. J. Mcßae Mobile, i Robt. H. Smith... .Mobile.
W. P. Chilton.. .Montg’ry.| Nich. Davis.., Huntsville.
ARKANSAS.
W. SV. Watkins..Carrollton.|R.W. Johnson.. Pine Bluff.
11. F. Thomason, Van Buren. Albert Rust. .Little Reel
A. H. Garland.. Little Rock.|
FLORIDA.
Jackson Morton... .Milton JJ. B. Owens Cottage P- Ci
G. T. Ward.. ..Tallahassee.)
GEORGIA.
A II Stephens, Crawf’dv’le. A. R. Wright , Rome.
Howell Cobb Athens. T. R, R. Cobb Athens.
B. H. Hill LaGrange. M. J. Crawford.. Columbus.
T. M. Foreman.. Savannah. R. Toombs....Washington.
E. A. Nisbet Macon. A. H. Kenan. .MiUedg’v’le.
LOUISIANA.
C. M. Conrad. New Orleans.] D F Kenner, Newßlver P 0.
A.deClouet..'StMartinv’le. H. Marshall.. .Black Jack.
E. Sparrow Providence) J. P. Perkins.... Ashwood.
MISSISSIPPI.
J. T. Harrison..Columbus.i W. P. Harris Jackson
J A PCampbell..Kosciusko. W. Brooke Vicksburg,
J. A. Orr ..Houston.) W. S. Barry Columbus,
NORTH CAROLINA.
W. W. Avery..Morganton. T. Ruffin Goldboro'
J M Morehead, Greensboro’ R. C. Puryear. .Huntsville.
G. Davis Wilmington. B. Craige Salisbury.
W Nil Smith, Murfr’sboro’ A. W. Venable.Brown,sv’lt
A. T. Davidson.. .Murphy.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
L. M. Keitt..Bennettsville. R. B. Rhett... .Chariestan
W. W. Boyce. .Winnsboro.’ C G Memminger, Ch’Jseton.
J. Chesnut Camden. W. P. Miles... .Charleston.
R. W. Barnwell... Beaufort. J. L. Orr Anderson
TEXAS. _____
W. B. Oeiaitree. .JetVerson. T. N. Waul. QonzalM
W. S. Oldnam.. ..Brenham.| J. Hemphill... Austin,
J. Gregg Fairfield.) L. T Wigtall,. Marshall.
VIRGINIA.
J. A. Sedden Dover. W. C. Rives.,... Cobham.
C W Russell..Nat’rl Bridge. W H Macfarland, Richm’d.
R. Johnson...Collierstown. W. Preston Abingdon.
T S Bocock, Ap’mattox ch. W R Staples, Chrlstiansb’g.
W. B. Preston.. Blacksburg. R. A. Pryor.... Petersburg.
J. M. Mason.. .Winchester. R. E. Scott Warrenton,
W Brockenborough,Lex’n R. M - T. Hunter....Lloyds
TENNESSEE.
J H. Thomas. ...Columbia.i D. M. Currie Memphis.
J F. House.. .Clarkesville. J. D. C. Atkins Paris.
T. M. Jones Pulaski.) Wm. H. DeWitt. Carthage,
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NEW POSTAGE ACT,
The following law has been enacted by the Congress
of the Confederate States of America :
LETTER POSTAGE.
An Act to prescribe the rates of Postage in the Con:eu
erate States of America and for other purposes.
The Congress of the Confederate States of Amer.e..
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-w!<:
For every single sealed letter, and for every letter ;r:
manuscript or paper of any kind, upon which informa
tion shall be asked for or communicated in writing o.
by marks or signs, conveyed in tne mail for any dis
tance between places within the Confederate States ol
America, not exceeding five hundred miles, five cents,
and for any distance exceeding five hundred miles,
double that rate; and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce in weight shall be deemed a single
letter, and every additional weight of half an ounce,
or additional weight of less than half an ounce, shall bt
charged with additional single postage; and all pack
ages containing other than printed or written mat
ter —ar.d money packages are included in this class
—shall be rated, by weight as letters are rated, inu
shall be charged the rates of postage on letters; ano al!
drop letters, or letters placed in any post-office not tor
transmission but for delivery only, shall be charged
with postage at the rate of two cents each ; and in'aH
the foregoing cases the postage must be pre-paid by
stamps; and in all the letters which shall hereafter le
advertised as remaining over or uncalled for in any
post-office shall be charged with two cents each in addi
tion to the regular postage, both to be accounted for nt
other postages of this Confederacy.
POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS, PAMPHLETS, AND (> I l>
ER PRINTED MATTER, INCLUDING BOOKS
And be it further enacted, That all the Newspaper
published within the Confederate States, not exceeding
three ounces in weight, and sent from the office ot pub
lication to actual and bona, fide subscribers within Jie
Confederate States, shall be charged with postage as
follows, viz: The postage on the regular numbers o! a
newspaper published weekly, shall be ten cents per
quarter ; papers published semi-weekly, double thM
amount; papers published thrice a week, treble that
amount; papers published six times a week, six times
that amount, and papers published daily, seven tin.es
that amount. And on Newspapers weighing more than
theee ounces, there shall be charged on each additional
ounce in addition to the foregoing rates, on those pub
lished once a week, five cents per ounce, or fraction oi
an ounce, per quarter; on those published twke a
ten cents per ounce per quarter ; on those published
three times a week, filteen cents per ounce per quarter;
on those published six times a week, thirty cents per
ounce per quarter; and on those published daily, thirty
five cents per ounce per quarter.
And periodicals published oitener than bi-mon<htj
shall be charged as newspapers.
And other periodicals, sent from the office of pubheu
tion to actual and bona fide subscribers, shah be charr
ed with postage as follows, viz: The postage on the reg
ular numbers of a Periodical, published within the Von
federate States, not exceeding one ano a half ounces In
weight, and published monthly, shall be two and a hah
cents per quarter ; and for every additional ounce or
fraction of an ounce, two and a half cents additional- i:
published semi-monthly, double that amount. And pe
riouicals published quarterly or bi-monthly, sbal. e
charged two cents an ounce; and regular subscribers tu
newspapers and periodicals shall bo required to pay
one quarter’s postage thereon in advance, at the otiic.
of delivery, unless paid at the office where published
And there shall be charged upon every other news
paper, and each circular not sealed, hand-bill, engrai -
ing, pamphlet, periodical and magazine, which shall be
unconnected with any manuscript or written matter
and not exceeding three ounces in weight, and publ’sb
ed within the Confederate States, two cents; and for
each additional ounce or fraction of an ounce, two
cents additional; and in all cases the postage shall be
pre-paid by stamps or otherwise, as the Postmaster-
General shall direct.
And Books, bound or unbound, not weighing over lorn
pounds, shall be deemed mailable matter, and shall be
charged with postage, to be pre-paid by stamps or oth
erwise, as the Postmaster-General shall direct, at two
cents an ounce for any dist nee.
And upon all newspapers, periodicals and books, st
aforesaid, published beyond the limits of the Con-'ed
erate States, there shall be charged postage at cioubi,-
the foregoing specified rates.
The publishers of newspapers or perl^ lcal3 within
the Confederate States, may send an' l recefvefto and
from each other, from their respective offices o publl
cation, one copy of each publics^ oll * Wee of postage.
All newspapers, unsealed circulars, or otner unsealed
printed transient matter, pl“ce<l In any post-office, net
for transmission but for sflßll be charged
postage at the rate of one cent each.